Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-01-09
SENATOR Hollis IMPORTANT DILL
introduces MEASURE Increasing the
Exemption OF Income From TAKE
ton From 5000 to si,soo-The I'm.
written Law Appears at tho ve,y
First scsoion-ereat Railway Fight.


RICHMOND, VA, Jan. S--A CON
siderable crowd of spectators. inc,ud-
Ing many ladies'. was In attendance
at noon today when the General Az
seihbiy formally began the work of
me session. Clerk Williams called
the House Of Delegates to order inst
Ms the hands of the big white faced
CLOCK pointed 10 IL. and moment
later prayer was offered by Rev. DR..
russell Cecil OF the Second prouby-
terian church.
Clerk Williams then read certI-
lied list of tho members OF tho body
after which the solons answered their
FIRST roll call for the session OF 1soS.
lne usual official oath was next cd
inihistered by the clerk, after each
member subscribed TO II.
The first business In ordcr an
hounced Mn. Williams, was the olec.
tloh OF speaker. Delegate Alden
Hell OF Culneper, briefly l,.eesented
me nan,a OF Richard Evelyn BYRD 81
Winchester. who was nopsiassed. by
inc Democratic caucus last nIsSt -
no nomination was made by tho No.
publican members.
NOT vote from any OF the o2 men
present was cast against Mr.. Byrd.
ne even got all the Republican bal.
Clerk Williams appointed n com.
mittee consisting OF Colonel Mass,e.
delegate pendleton OF Scott, an5 nal
esate Bell of Culpeper. to escort I'm
now speaker to the chair. Applause
s 81, Mr. Byrd when he appeared.
"e oath OF othce was administered
10 MIN by Judge John II. Inghram 81
the law and Equity Court al Rioh.
mond. -,
Delegate Martin Williams or Giles
then nominated Clerk wtllIama so,
the position D. now holds. A mani.
nous vote was cast for the clerk, srh,
was escorted into the hnlI a,ni,,st
applause by Delegates Williams and
s ,. Mr. Williams had previously
zee, oaeh AZ MS desk, but coyly retired
,ust before his election came I'm Ia
pr'ehy expressed thanks for the hnn-
or conferred on him.
Next followed the election, az sar-
scaht at Arms j. M. Johnson ana
Doorkeepers s. NJ. Newhouse and y
T.. hipscombe Without n slpgIa ~
ception the Republican, ma,n,,n-,
voted for all the Democratic cau,,,s
nominees. oauuus
Colonel Cat of Alexandra
member OF the committee on rules.
onered draft OF the rules to ree,,-
,ate the present session. He said iba,
.hey varied IN no material way from
.he Old rules save that they nrovidad
Tor new standing conrn!ttee-Insr,r-
ahce and banking-and altered ,ba
regulations regarding the privileges
OF the floor. : II,
q reading of the rule regarding tha
pr'viieges of the floor showed that
an outsiders were excluded. save fron,
Inc galleries. DIR. Powell the aIJncIe
sam OF the House, fought virornusJy
against the proposed change as IN.
democratic. Delegate Rev favored
It as fitting medium for excinains,
,nat most obnoxious class--thc ,obby.
ISIS The proposed rules werc adont
them. assiist
.,t,x. was then named to
n ~ ~, Governor Swanson OF the or
summation of the House. and \ fsw
minutes later Secretary Owen sui.
mitted the message of the execut;yo
On motion OF Delegate Cooke ~ Mo-
sage. s'is MES 1,
Proceedings in the Senate.
Lieutenant (tOvorn,. mi &
.ne senate to order promptly at noon
and the session was oper,ed Nth
PRAYER r, BY Rev G. c. Kelly, pastor al q
o n,oad street Methodist church. A
s sta ~ nsn from the secretary Of
cont cont, o, ns,.liying the result of the re-
ed. II II. Z 2 Was present
! - = eau Of the roll disclosed 90 SEN
seors In the chamber. the cIiIv an.
sentee being Senator John \, tfs,t
Nf 70 81