The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-31

From beginning to end of the ses-
sion of tho General Assembly of 1871.
the members will work under high
pressure. For variety of Important
subjects which must be considered and
decided. for volume of analytic and
debatire work I" he accomplished for
Intensity of public interest. the ses-
sion has not been cqualed since that
which Immediately followed and was
cocNistent with the constitutional Con-
rention of 1907 For amount OF
PUBLIC business compressed into the
short space OF sixty days, Il has not
been surpassed In generation. Night
sessions without number, committed
hearings intermInable, oratory unrc-
strained save for lack Of time visits
OF sovereign citizens and delegations
from tho home counties and cities
await the members.
There will be little time indeed for
pct measures, or for the conaidera
ton OF experiments in government. or
for reforms proposed by specialized
local interests. The necessities of the
situation demand nothing but work
speedy. faithful. ineXorable
Whatever record is made by this
Legislature. 1t will be one long to be
remembered. For good or bad. 1t must
act; il is impossible that il can make
negligible report TO the people of
Virginia.
Meets Sc1t Week.
A, noon on Wednesday. January 10.
1912. Lieutenant Governor j. TAYLOR
Ellyson will call the Senate of Vir-
ginia TO order, and after prayer will
proceed to swear in the members for
the term of four years. The election
of officers will then be gone into. BY
trtr 90, ~
last Senate. the choice OF Its officers
will hereafter be fo- your years in
stead of two, SO as to make them hold
during the life of the men who elected
them. Clerk Marshall b. Booker, Ser
geant at Arms Frank B. Watkins,
noorkeeper s. NJ. Donald and Assistant
noorkeeper James Walsh will be re-
elected without opposition. unless some
one enters the list at this late day
While this Is going on I'm the Sena te
the House will be called to order by
Clerk John w. Williams, who is the
only hold-over official. lie will swear
In the members. and will then con-
duct the election for Speaker Richard
Evelyn Byrd has no opponent The
latter will take the chair and the
other officers Will be chosen All en-
ployes of both houses will have been
chosen at separate cancuses of the
Senate and House Democrats, which
Will be held OH the night preceding
the opening of the session.
Officers of House.
John W. Williams. clerk OF the
House of Delegates and Keeper of the
Rolls of Virginia. Will be reelected
with no opposition. as will Sergeant
alarms j. NJ. Johnston. S. NJ New
house is first doork keeper, and H. b
Truslow is second doorkeeper. There
are several candidates for one or both
OF these offices. and the situation seems
to be little mixed MFR. Newhousy
has heard of opposition to himself.
although it had been understood that
all the contest was over the other
office. The caucus will decide
IL is unlikely. that the five Republl-
cans In the Senate or tho nine IN
legislative offices. oven for a complI.
mentary vote. az 1t is not usually
done. They have. OF course a right
to do this.
The speech Of nomination OF Richard
Evelyn Byrd for Speaker Will be de.
iivered in tho House caucus on Tues
day night by Alden Bell, of Culpcper.
Get Governors Message.
Roth houses being fully organized
members of joint committee from
zach will wait upon the Governor and
inform him that the General Assem-
bly, LIS ready for business. and Invite
him TO make such communication as
he may desire. He will respond with
message OF good WILL and In few
minutes he will dispatch his secreta-
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