Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-01-07
STATE LEGISLATURE
VAS FEW REPUBLICANS
Democrats VIII Practically Have
no Opposition in The
State House.
office HUNTERS ARRIVE EARLY
Clerk Williams of the House is In
His Office Ready for Business
Newport News and Hampton Send
Men to Richmond Who Are Anx-
lcus to Serve State.
Especial 10 the Daily press.l


RICHMOND, Jan. G.-Clerk John
". Williams, of the Virginia House
OF Delegates. already is installed in
his new Office in the basement Of
the Capitol, and has everything in
readiness for the coming of tho law
makers.
Il will devolve on him to call the
EoAsc to order when it meets next
Wednesday, January 10, as his Of
iice is a continuous one
after Clerk Williams raps things
to order. prayer will be offered by
Rev. DR.. Cecil. of Second Presbyte-
rjaD Church, and then Mr. Williams
VII read n communication from the
s@cretary of the Commonwealth, an
nonncing the names of the members
OF The Legislature. Next will follow
tl.e roll call, after which the oath
vii be administered.
GLOWING the Swearing i'm pro-
Cas- will come the election of n
sn akor, and after that the choice of
the new clerk (the old clerks term at
tins juncture ends), and the sergeant
q arms and two doorkeepers. This
vu,k completed, the lawmakers will
h. ready for business, and the official
BAL Will be started a-rollng in the
House.
Wickham Presides in Senate
The Senate will he called to order
"a
r. T. Wickham.
Jerk Williams. of the House, will
haze no opposition, as no other can
did.lte has as yet announced himself
for the office.
r. appears, however. that the SER
foant at arms, Captain j. NJ John
sion, of Rockbridge, and the two
Goorkeepers-Colonel S. NJ New
house. of Culpeper. and p. E. Lip
scomb, of King and Queen-will not
faro so well.
IL the new House of Delegates
are twelve Republicans and eighty
eight Democrats. AS yet, it Is not
known whether or not the Republi-
cans will make any complimentary
nominations.
Many "Green" Members.
An exceptionally large number of
green" members will be in the
House this session. But thirty-seven
OF The lawmakers of the last legis-
latiye session are to return.
4 no General Accon,blv ic IN e;, fo,
siN'y days Cunder the old constitu-
tion the term was ninety days. but
The members have the authority, by
three-iifths vote, TO extend the
session thirty days longer
Tho program for the Inauguration
of Governor-elect Swanson has not
yet been arranged nor does it ap.
pear to be known who will admins
lister the oath of Office to him, though
it will probably be done by the pres
idcnt of the Virginia Court of Ap-
peas.
Win Make No Nominations.
Both the Democratic and Repub-
lican executive committees of Hall
fax county have decided to make no
nomination for state senator to sue
coed r. r. Noblin. deceased. This
leaves Fl. a. Edmundson and II. o.
Kerns, both Democrats, to make the
fight for the place.
Booker Comes Out Early.
Marshall r. Booker, commission
mere liant of Hampton, will be a
candidate for the Office of commits
sioner of insurance, should the legis-
latue create such department.
.Mr. Booker is a native of Hampton
and has for years been identified with
Insurance and is perhaps as we'll
post ID upon this subject as any man
in the State.
So far. there have been two other
candidates to announce themselves