Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-01-12
UNITED STATES SENATOR
TO BE NAMED THURSDAY
Joint Session Will Nominate Daniel to
Succeed Himseif-W. w. Sale is
Elected-Senate Chairman and ed
win p. Cox Chosen for the House
9yrd Addresses the Meeting.
Especial to Daily Press.)

RICHMOND, VA. Jan. 11.-Declar-
ing that tax equalization is first In
importance of all the matters to come
before the session of the general as
sembly, Speaker Richard Evelyn
Byrd III his speech of acceptance be-
fore the house Democratic caucus to-
night, asserted that the remedy, and
the only remedy, is to subordinate the
local assessors and commissioners of
fhe reevnue to a central authority, re-
presenting the whole State.
Thirty senators out OF "a answered
TO their names. There were n pres
ent in the house, out CT 81.
The senate elected w. W. Sale, OF
Norfolk, as its chairman, succeeding
Senator Mann
Officers Reelected.
All CT the senate officers were re-
elected as follows:
president pro TEN. Edward Nichols;
Clerk, Marshall b. Booker: Sergeant
at Arms, Frank B. Watkins; Door
Keeper, S. Mcdonald.
Edwin p Cox, of Richmond, was
chosen as chairman of the house eau
Gus. Richard Z. Byrd succeeds him.
self as speaker. John w. Williams as
clerk, ]. NJ. Johnson as sergeant at
arms. s. NJ. Newhouse as first door
keeper and p. Z. Lipscomb as second
doorkeeper.
There were no contests for these
Offices
Republicans in Basement.
The Republicans of the general as
sembly held a joint caucus in COM
mittee room No. 4. in the capitol base
ment They decided to make no nomi
nations fer any Office for senate or
house offices. but selected Senator
John c. NOEL. of Lee. as their floor
leader in the upper house. AND c. S.
Pendleton, of Scott, as leader in the
house of delegates. They stated that
the nomination of a candidate for
United States senator
A decision on the part OF the
senate Democrats that hereafter the
officers should be elected every two
years instead of four and a PROPOSE
ton to have Republican representa-
ticn on the finance and rules COM
mittees were features of the senate
caucus. The latter proposal was
made by Senator Charles Gravett, but
was defeated by a vote of 10 to IL,
after a considerable lively discussion.
viii Nominate Daniel
Joint caucus nominations for a
federal senator to succeed Daniel
and for a member of the Supreme
Court of Appeals and other judges
as well as for certain states officers
will be held Thursday night
The nominee for the senatorship re-
ferred to will be Daniel again, and
the choice for the Supreme Court will
he Judge Cardwell. the incumbent
Some Pet Bills.
The pet bills of the various legis-
lators have not been widely spoken
Ct yet. but there are three who have
announced matters that will receive
their attention.
Delegate John A. Curtis. Of the
Richmond delegation, is charged to
the hilt with oyster legislation and
will put up a fight for the betteTment
OF conditions in that regard.
Senator Early. from Greene county.
still takes the stand in regard to
football legislation that he took last
year and unless the arguments on
the ether side are particularly con-
vincing he viii oppose any restriction
ia. that regard that may be brought
up.
Delegate John n. Rev. c. Acccmac.
has come to the legislature this win
ter with the avowed intention 10 deal
a blow to the Southeastern Tariff As
soc:ation. Mr.. Rev wants open com
petition among the insurance ccmpan-
Us and has a bill to present before
the house providing that when a
company takes a risk On a building
end the building is burned the CON-
rany must either pay the fun amount