The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-15
HOUSE OF DELEGATES
Practically Whole Day Spent In Can.
wasting General Election Vote.

Practically Whole Day Spent In Can.
wasting General Election Vote.
AT the beginning of the House pro-
ceedings yesterday, Mr.. Jennings pre-
sented his resolution OF the day before.
providing for a joint session of the
General Assembly to canvass the votes
for State offices. 1t was adopted n
It's author was appointed to convey a
message to this effect to the Senate
A joint resolution was offered by DR..
II. o. Stephenson. of James City, re-
commencing the college OF William and
Mary to the Carnegie Foundation. The
reasons for this action are because OF
Its past history and its services In
training those men who were OF such
value TO the early days OF the republic.
On motion of Captain Baker, Of Ches-
terfield, the resolution was referred to
the Committee on Schools and Colleges.
Senate Agrees.
Senator Hartman reported that the
Senate had ~concurrcd In the resolution
adopted in the House Thursday re-
gardtng the John observation-disclosures
Mr.. Page. of Hanover. reported the
illness OF his colleague. Mr.. Edwards,
the member from Hanover and King
William.
A call was read for a Joint Democra.
tic caucus at 8 P. NJ. next Thursday.
Clerk Williams announced that the
mileage Of the members would be paid
to-day.
On motion OF Mr.. Jennings, IT vas
resolved by the House, the Senate
%concurring, that bills offered to amend
existing laws should have the amend
ments UNDERSIGNED. so that the chanEez
could be easily located by the SOM
mittees.
Move John Smith.
Mr.. Jennings offered a joint resolu.
ton to the effect that the John Smith
statue should be removed to the por-
trait gallery IN the State Library
Building; that the Dust of Lafayette
tunda: that hereafter no statue. pic
ture or bust should be placed in the
rotunda without the consent OF the
General Assembly, and that no further,
be made In the main floor OF
the Capitol without a like consent.
Speaking to his resolution, 1lr. Jcn-
nlnss commended that the plaster cast
OF John Smith Is incongruous and out
OF Keeping with the Washington
statue. The bust of Lafayette. on
the other hand, he said, which is by
the same distinguished sculptor,
should be placed by that OF General
washington.
Speaker Byrd called the attention
OF MI. Jennings to the fact that un-
less the Public Property COMMITTEES
were discharged. his resolution would
properly go to that committee. Tho
member from Lynchburs moved that
the committee be discharged, but
withdrew his motion upon suggestion
by Mr.. Cooke, of Norfolk. that the
resolution should go to committee. Mr..
Jennings's idea was, of course, to So
cure Immediate consideration.
senator ELAN here announced that
the Senate had agreed to the Joint
regarding the joint Assem-.
bly,.
Senator'S Appear.
The clerk called the; list of new bills
and had barely concluded when the
Senate. headed by President Pro TEN.
Edward Echols. appeared at the door
Of the House. Seats We're provided for
the Senators, the members Of tho
House rising as they entered. Speaker
at once announced that senator
Ward, of Frederick and Judge Yarrell,
of Greenesville. should be the commit
tee to have charge Of the count.
It was necessary to open and read
out the vote OF every county for every
candidate, Members drifted in and
out through = long hours of the ar
ternoon, chatting freely, smoking and
Willing away the time as best they
Mr.. Wingo. OF Richmond. at
one time suggested the absence OF d
quorum. but waived the point wfen
Judge Yarrell said that 1t was best to
set the job over while there was a.
supposed quorum present.
It was nearly dark when the. work
ga finished. On motion of Captain
the Joint Assembly adjourned,
the Senate returning to its chamber.
No other business appeared. and at
1:35 7. NJ. the House adjourned to
noon to-day