Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-04-03
LAST DAYS.
PathOS and Fun Mark
the Close Of General
Assembly.
BLACKSTONE REMOvED-ROBIN
SON CHOSEN.
Old Vets Bring Tears and Cheers

| WV 'NsS III hS hSuiS anu tEktIS.
After arguing throughout the entire
day the House voted to remove Judge
j. w. G.. Blackstone from the bench of
the Eleventh judicial Circuit, and an
hour later the Senate concurred in the
resolution. There was but one negative
vote to the resolution in each house.
1t is said that ex-Judge Blackstone
will tight his removal before the Supreme
Court in June
On the roll call for removal of JUDGE
Blackstone one vote (Sutherlin, Repub-
lican) in the House and one Garter,
Democracy in the Senate voted against
removal. In the House those absent.
or present and not voting were Glenn,
Goffigan, Jennings, M. M. johnson,
Lowry, Luce, Richardson, Robinson.
Rogers, Weaver and Wilkins-11. In
the Senate those absent or not voting
were Chase, McAlexander, Noel, Parson
and Walker.
The next day, after one of the storm.
lest and hottest Democratic caucuses
ever seen, Clarence w. Robinson, of
Newport News, on the tenth ballot was
elected to succeed Judge Blackstone.
There were four in the field, ex-Judge
Edgar Montague dropping out first;
Ohio f. Mears next, and N. B. Wescott
being left to ightit out with Robinson.
Though there were many resolutions
thanking officers and attaches, and a
number of presents were passed around.
little or no business of Importance was
transacted by the General Assembly at
its final session Friday, apart from the
election of Judge for the Eleventh
Judicial Circuit.
An interesting and touching scene
was witnesseu in the lower branch
when Delegate Featherston, on behalf
of Major j. N. Stubs. presented Con-
federate badges to all the Civil War
veterans in the Legislature. Among
those presented with badges was Hon.
L. A. Jet, of Northumberland.
When Major Stubs was called upon
ne was evidently deeply touched.
There are moments in life," he said
slowly, when one would rather be
silent than to speak.
81 am proud that l have been a mem.
of the Legislature of 1908. Thirty.
eight years ago l was directed by nv
people to come here and represent them.
1t may be my last session. A few more
days at best and the end will come. The
shadows of life are frightening rapidly
toward the east. No man can describe
the ties that bind the Confederate sol
diers together. / am not ashamed &c
shake my old comrades by the hand,
and wanted to leave them some little
token of remembrance of the session
just about to end"
Here Major Stubs called his "old
comrades, Captain Lipscomb and Col
onel Johnson, doorkeeper and sergeant
alarms, respectively, of the House., and
handed each handsome pair of sleeve
buttons. Shaking them by the hands
with God bless you," as his parting
salutation, the veteran soldier and leg.
islator could not keep back the tears,
and the lips of his crippled comrades
quivered as they tried to thank their
old friend.
From this scene of pathos the House
turned to one of much gaiety. Hon.
John Orr Daniel, the member from
Fauquier and Loudoun, offered thi.
resolution:
, whereas there remains unexpendeC
| in the House contingent fund the sun
q OF cents, and whereas the member.
Richmond city are not entitled to mile
age, therefore be it
Resolved, That the said sum of .
cents be distributed among the sale
Richmond city members, according t.
the relative value of their services il
the Legislature.
The resolution was adopted afte,
/ being amended by Mr.. Cation so as tc
prevent Mr.. Cox, his deskmate, from
; drawing more than cent, and the chair
appointed Mr.. Daniel to distribute the
fund in accordance with his resolution,
This bit of humor created great laughter
just before the Senate adjourned sine
die Senator A. R. Hobbs, of Prince
George, offered the following resolution,
which was adopted:
Harmon is a good nam. good as know,
me secret OF his success has been that he Is
always slow.
Mann is a strong man; always armed,
IL Mann is elected Governor don'G be alarmed
The Senator from Louisa, whose name is Sims
ms rendered good services and disregardS
whims.
Lassiter is a good lawyer. and farmer. too
LaSsiber speaks well, but never gets through.
Garrett is popular. Garrett is my friend:
Garrett and wrestle. but that is to an end
Echols Is q fine mafi, Echols is strong:
should Echols leave the Senate hope he will
not stay long.
wickham is useful in the Senate chamber
useful at home;
have known Wickham on a commit tee re-
port to stand alone.
Holland is strong man, strong as I've:
"hen ne comes back TO the Senate he is yoine
Walker is a talker; Gunter is not;
"hen Judgeshlp is involved he can make Il
mighty hot.
Noel is Republican, and he's agile as a cat;
When he comes back to the Senate hope n,
VIII be Bryan Democrat.
lincoln is Republican; he is every bit of that
Whe1 he comes back to the Senate hope n,
viii be a Daniel Democrat.
Saunders has been useful, is useful still:
All have against him is, he attacked NV sul.
phur match bill.
Have seen him stride over the Senate MT
rapid gait.
Hart, from Roanoke. think made a great lean
! a 70 ,ohoa