The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-01-13
iSTAIE OFFICERS
/ AND JUDGES NAMED
MANY ROLL CALLS PROVE TINE
CONSUMERS IN THE
HOUSE.
BREAKS A RECORD
HOUSE DECLINES TO ADJOURN
OVER UNTIL MONDAY AND MEETS
TODAY CONTRARY TO TIME
WORN PRECEDENT.
When the House of Delegates was


raped to order yesterday morning
Rev. Mr.. Buck. member from WASH
! jngton county, led In prayer. The
, reading of the journal having been
dispensed with Mr.. Bowman. chair
man of the finance committee. moved
the passage OF House Bill NO. =. out
Of it's order. Under suspension of
the rules and constitutional require
ments the measure was carried
through In a few minutes, Mr.. Bow
man explaining that, as the measure
was to provide for the payment OF
the expenses OF the General Assem-
bly,, the members could draw no pay
until it became law.
The clerk read the list of pages APP
pointed by the speaker: e. p. Davis.
Jr.. James G. Sublet. Il. 7. Sizer and
-. J. Sheehan. of Richmond; J. T.
White, OF Culpeper; II. c. Land, of
Nottoway: Arnold y. Barnes. Hall
fax: Thomas H. Snead, Fluvanna: j.
II. Csase,-Ir-,- Bristol; w. Il. Clark,
Buckingham; w, w. Smith, spotsyl-
vania; Leo A. Dent, Roanoke, and
D. Il. Omps, OF Frederick.
MIR. Cox offered a joint resolution
to proceed to the election of the state
officers and Judges nominated at the
Democratic caucus Thursday night al
1890 O'Clock.
Mr.. Jennings offered a resolution
to protect the flag and seal of Nfr-
ginia. Referred TO the library COM
ruittee.
Mr.. Cox took the chair at this
stage
House bill No. was passed TO
it's second reading
The elections of State officers and
| Circuit Court judges were then gone
! into.
Officers and Judges Named.
CAPTAIN s r. Donohoe was duly
| elected 10 FIJI out the unexpired term
1 of the late auditor, Morton Aafye,
! Roosevelt Page was elected second
! auditor: Colonel J. w. Richardson
/ was elected register of the land OIL
+, flee: c. Lee Moore. auditor of pub
| lie accounts. and Davis Bottom. su-
perintendent of public printing.
! The following judges were duly
! nominated and elected:
| Second judicial circuit, l.. Nc
! Lemore, of Suffolk.
/ Sixth judicial circuit--William e
| Barksdale. of Halifax.
! Tenth judicial circuit--R, Carter
| Scott. of Richmond.
Fourteen judicial circuit--D. Gard
| ner Tyler.
| Eighteenth judicial circuit-Henry
w. Holt. of Staunton.
Twenty second judicial circuit
Fulton kigley.
Corporation Court OF Radford--
! George T.. Cassell.
Bristol city-Joseph l.. Kelly.
! Buena vista--W. p. Houston,
/ Alexandria--L. G. Barley (unexpir-
ed term)
Hastings Court of Richmond, Part
| Ernest II. Wells {unexpired
F.! term).
Law and Equity Court OF Rich.
| monl--Boverly r. Crump, succeeding
Judge John Ingram
I Observation-Disclosures Daoney
/ (unexpired term).
FIFTEENTH judicial circuit-R. Fl. l.
Chichester, succeeding Judge Mason
Hastings Court OF Richm ond--Sam
uel E. Witt.
city OF Alexandria--Louis p. Bar
! ley.
! Corporation Court of Danville--R,
/ w. Peatross.
/ Corporation Court Of Charlottes-
/ ville--Nrcher Dabney.
! Supreme Court Of Appeals---Stafford
! G.. W hltile.
As each election had to be separate
I ard was conducted ny roll csii Il very
/ large part Of the two hours and thirty
! minutes OF the session was consumed
I in the monotonous calling OF the roll
I AT the conclusion OF the various
! elections in which not a dissenting or
/ oposing vote was cast. a communica
ton was received from the Governor
/ announcing the resignation OF Judge
! Walter a. Watson. and the acceptance
| Of such resignation as judge OF the
! Fourth JUDICIAL Circuit.
/ The message of the Governor on
good roads. agriculture iiflig1ation,
/ and the employment of conNlcls on tho
( roads was received but not read. ON
motion Of Mr.. Land Il thousand copies
were oraered printed
House to stay on the Job.
| Mr. Land moved that the House
adjourn until Monday at noon. Dr.
| Stephenson. of James City. vigorously
| opposed the motion. stating tnat he
! was here for sixty days and he want
ed to get Through and go home. He
| felt that the House should not los-
/ a day.
Mr.. Land stated that he was not
afraid OF work. that he made his liv-
ing by working, and that Ii there was
| anything 10 10 nc WAS wiring 10 stay.
but that re understood that there was
! but one bin to come up before the
House on Saturday. and fet that the
House could properly adjourn over.
On viva voce vote the 'noes" seem
ed to prevail and Immediately there
after the House adjourned on mo-
! tfcn of Bowman. meet today
r AT noon. forty-one measures having
been introduced covering a great va
rtery or sut.ecrs.--
Considerable comment, most of it
\ Ms
In over the determination of - House
| To remain on the job or Saturday,
contrary TO tilne-wcrn precedent. Many
Of the Oldest members could not re-
member ever seeing the House re-
main in session the first Saturday of
the session.