The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-01-20
ASSEMBLY, IS N
IN SESSION
Henrico Representative to Head
Committee on Fish and Game.
Gale and Owens to Succeed
Judge Mann and Late Sen
ator White on Committees.
RICHMOND. VA. Special

With this utterance Lieutenant Gov
ernor EllysoR. promptly at noon We'd
nesday let fall the gavel and called the
upper branch of the General Assembly
to order to enter on the session of sixty
days.
The Rev. Samuel c. Hatcher, of
Broad Street Methodist Church. Of
fered prayer. the members standing
during the invocation.
A communication from the Secre-
tary OF the Commonwealth. ANNOUNCE
ing the election OF Sands Gayle, in
the Eighteenth District. and John J.
Owen, in the Twenty-eighth District,
was received and read and the newly
elected members were called 40 the
clerks desk and sworn in.
The roll was called and thirty-seven|
members answered, the three eXcep-
tions being Senators Lassiter, of Pc
tersburg; Parks, Of Page. and Walker.
OF Northumberland.
Enforce tho Rules.
Senator STROBE. of Amherst, moved
that the rules for the government Of
the last session be adopted for this
session. Senator Gravatt of Caro-
line, called attention to Rule 15, which
provides that none other than men,
b9rs be permitted on the floor.
Last session. said Senator Graz
watt, there were many unworthy and
undignified scenes on the floor of the
Senate. By the admission of per-
sons to the floor there had been great
annoyance to the members"
He had contemplated Offering such q
motion last session. but had deSiSted
because he did not care to offend any
one. but at this time there was no
force the rules. The Senate approved
the motion of Senator Gravatt. and the
rigid enforcement of the rules will be
had.
Want Representation.
Senator Noel. of Lee. moved TO amend
the rules so that the rule applying TO
naming of the committee be amended:
He referred to rule is. section $. of
which provides for a finance committee
OF thirteen. He moved that thirteen"
be stricken out and Fifteen" inserted,
which was offered in order TO increase
the committee with view to getting
Republican representation thereon.
The Senate, without acting on the
proposed amendment of Senator Noel.
adopted the old rules.
Elected Officers.
Senator Echols was chosen president
pro tenn. Marshall Il. Booker. clerk,
Frank b. Watkins sergeant at, arms,
Samuel Nj. Donald doorkeeper. In
every instance the elections were unan-
imous, the Republicans uniting with
the Democrats.
senator STROBE, for the committee to
wait on the Governor. reported that
the duty assigned had been discharged.
that His EXcellency sent his compli
mentS to the Senators and hoped that
they would enact wise legislation He
sa id he would communicates Immediate
~ with the Legislature in writing.
The reading Of the message was be-
gun immediately on its presentation by
Private Secretary owen.
The Senate concurred in the action
of the House, which passed resolu-
tons expressing it's appreciation Of
Mrs. Swanson's services in supervising
the painting and decoration Of the in
terror of the Capitol.
Senator Sale moved tho
Of the rules in order to take up the
resolution at once.
Senator Folkes supported the joint
resolution. and it was agreed to by a
unanimous vote.
Flood of Bills.
a communication giving the list of
/ school superintendent named last
summer was submitted. and. on mo-
ton, the same was referred 60 the
Committee on Nominations.
The nomination OF DR.. ]. NJ. Page.
/ Of the University of Virginia, a
member of the list of eligibles for the
State Board of Education. succeeding
DR.. Charles w. Kent, was read,
! A resolution providing for fitting up
the Senate lobby for a reception room
for Senators and callers. offered by
Senator King. was agreed to.
Senator Keezell. chairman OF the
Finance Committee. announced that
the general appropriation bill. as con-
| C.
/ had been prepared and would be
placed on the desks OF members to-
morrow morning.
Then came the flood of bills They
were on all subjects and In great pro-
fusion Among them were these:
To appropriate $4,000 for a new
! female normal school at Radford.
To provide for the creation OF a
State tax commission.
! To provide for carrying out the rec
~ n
in reference to good roads. by applying
one-half of the franchise tax to the
road fund.
A bill embodying the views of
Speaker Byrd on the qeustion of pri-
mary elections.
To provide for the creation Of the
I office of bank examiner
| leave OF absence was given Sena-
/ tor Parks. who is detained by Illness
| The death of Senator William G
White. Of FIuvanna, was announced
and the Senate at 2:45 adjourned for
the day
Senator Sale Wednesday announced
the following as the members of the
Steering Committee: Halsey (chair-
mani, King, Early, Sims and Rison
1t is understood that Senator G..
Harding Walker, of Northumberland
chairman of the Committee on Fish
and Game, and who was next in tine
ito Judge Mann. will be made chair
man of the Committee for Courts OF
Justice
Senator 4. Ashby Wickham. of Hen
rico, will succeed Chairman Walker
as chairman Of the Committee on Fish
and Game. being the next man 20 Sen
ator Walker.
/ 1t is understood also that Senators
| Sands Gayle. of buckingham, and John
u. Owen. Of Prince Edward. will sue
coed to thc committee appointments
of the late Senator White and Senator
Mann, whom they succeed in the Sen
ate.
Reicw are the Senate standing com
mittees, with Senators Owen and
Gayle i'm places of their predecessors
but dropped down to the end. the
older members being moved up:
Privileges and observation-disclosures
Sale. Rison. Holt, Sims. Hobbs. Hal
sey, Early, King, Edmondson. Owen
ana McAleNander. Clerk, =. f. Tuck
courts OF JuStice-Me Walker
Klson, Lasster, Sims. Wickham