The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-11
SENATE

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son tapped the initial session Of the
senate to order at high noon, calllng
upon Rev. W. j. Young. D. D., of the
Centenary Methodist Episcopal Church.
TO denver the prayer Clerk Booker
read tho list of the members.clect Of
the Senate OF Virginia. following which
the Senator'S took tn formal onth OF
office, swearing fesity TO the state Of
virginia and the Constitution OF the
United States. and promising on their
oaths not TO night duel or engage in
deadly combat during their term OF
Office.
senator Echols. OF Augusta moved
that the rules adopted by tho Senate
OF 1910 be made the rules OF the pres
cnt Senate. The motion was carried,
with an amendment offered By Senator
GraVott, OF Caroline, adding to the sec
ton Of Senate rules which governs the
right OF the floor in certain cases the
provision that tho speaker taking the
floor under this provision be required
TO refrain from saying anything that
might influence legislation.
Argument About Page.
4 resolution offered By Senator Saun-
ders. OF aliddlesex. authorizing the clerk
OF the Senate 10 appoint an additional
page. to be paid the same salary as the
other four pages. out OF the conting en-
fund set aside for that purpose brought
out speech OF opposition from Sem
ator Echols. who thought that to create
new Offices this early in the term
would be making a bad start. He ad-
V!sed postponcment OF this matter Nm
u! the press Of husinceB later on in the
session demanded the appointment of
another page. Considerable complaint
was mado during the last campaign. ne
said. OF tho extravaganza of the last
Legislature. and the present body
would do we'll to so slowly in adding
TO it's expenditure
Senator Saunders explained that in
asking for tho appointment OF an ad-
diionsl page he had no appointee of
his own in mind and no personal plans
10 further. and that no merely offered
tho resolution in the interest OF Clerk
Booker and his assistants. who, he said,
were frequently during the session
called upon TO perform duties which
belong rightly to the pages. The res
olution was put to a vote and lost
Officers Elected.
The formality OF electing the officers
chosen at the CAUCUS of tho night be
fore followed. All were elected without
"a dissenting vote. Senator Rison. OF
littsylvania. nominated Senator Echols,
ot Augusta. for the Office OF president
pro TEN. OF the Senate. The other on
GERS were nominated rs follows: Clerk
~ D. boOhuF, pS SENATOR EomOnQSCb,
of Halifax; Sergeant alarms f. b
Watkins. by Senator Gayle. Of Buck
lngham: First Doorkeepcr S. NJ. Dom
aid. by Senator Echols. OF Augusta.
Assistant Doorkeeper Green, bp Senator
G. L. Fletcher, OF Fauquier. and Door
keeper to the Gallery Walsh, by SEN
ator A. C. Hartman. of Richmond city.
Senator Fletcher moved the appoint-
mcnt Of n committee to notify tho
House that the Senate was organized
and ready for business. The motion
was carried and the committee appoint
ed. 4 resolution was carried directing
that a committee of five hc appointed
from the Senate to act with a similar
committee of seven from the House in
waiting upon the Governor and inform
ing him that both houses were organ
lied and prepared to hear his annual
message To serve on this committee
the chair appointed Senator Echols,
Senator Saunders, Senator Lcsner. SEN
ator Paul and Senator Crockett Those
reported that tho Governor was unable
to be present in person and that his
message would be transmitted to tho
Senate.
MesEnGe Received.
Secretary Ben Owen. of the executive