The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-10
STATE EXPANSION
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by his record as a man. peculiarly I;:
ted tor the place."
No other candidate was proposed
and Senator Rison's elccEon was mad
unanimous In accepting the gavel he
expressed appreciation of the high
hohor done hun oy the members of the
senate, and SAID that he did not con.
slider II his province to attemp, to lay
down, even in the most general terms
the policies which sRouia govern tho
body. He was certain, he said, tina,
the Sonate OF 1912, hike those winch
nave preceded, wall prove true to the
oest interests OF the voters who, had
elected it.
All Officers Reelected.
Chairman kison declared the caucus
ready for the consideration OF bust
ness, and opened the noininatlon for
the office of secretary OF the caucus.
Senator Folkes. OF Elchmond city.
moved that the officers OF the Senate
OF 1910 be re-ciected On bloc. and that
the secretary OF the -cnatu he declar-
cd also the secretary II the caucus In
View of the tact that no opposition
candidates for these olices had pre-
sented themselves, senator Foxes
thought that his motion would result
IN saving of time. 1t WAS carried
UNANIMOUSLY.
Ulcers weere declared elected: NJ b.
Booker. clerk; +. b. Watkins, sergeant
alarms; $. NJ. Donald, doorkeeper;
Moses NJ, Green, second doorkecper.
ana James Walsh. doorkccper TO the
gallery.
Upon the announcement By the pre-
siding officer that the caucus WIS now
ready to proceed with the election OF
the other officers, senator Howell c.
Featherston, OF Lynchburgs, asked to
he permitted to introduce at this time
II resolution touching the election Of
reVisers in case the proposed bill for
the revision OF the Code OF Nirg mia
is passed by the present Legislature.
Permission was granted by the chair
Proposed Revision.
In Offering his resolution, Senator
Featherston stated that he was adyis-
I'd that bill for the purpose Of CT
iectinS revision OF the Code would
be introduced at the present session.
similar bills have been heretofore de
ieoted." he said, partly II not primar-
lily, because of the activity OF ahdi-
dates in securing pledges for the posi-
zion of reyiser before the members
OF the caucus were prepared 10 con-
slider such 4 candidacy"
In consideration OF this fact, 10 of
iered the following resolution:
BE is resolved by the Senate eau
Gus, the House caucus concurring, THAT
- is the sense OF the Democratic eau
Gus that the position OF rcviser dixie
that of Supreme Court judge) Is one
u such dignity and Importance that
II should seek tho man, and should not
he sought by any candidate; and FUR
Their that II is the sense OF this eau
Gus that the friends who mean to adj
vance the interests of any prospective
candidates, should take no steps 10
that end until revision bill has
actually passed both houses OF the
General Assembly" 1t was secondcd
10y Senator George Latham Flct .her
of Fauquier. and carried unanimously.
Senator Il. G. Folkes precipitated al
lively definite with a resolution direct
Ing that the Finance Committee of the
Senate, cooperating with the same
committee of the House. report the
general appropriation bill within mr.
teen days of the opening of tho Legis-
laturo. He spoke warmly in support
OF his proposal, and asked that II bc
passed 10 the end that the general APP
preparation bill shall cease to be pass
cd In the dying hours OF the session
on an "I'll tickle you II you'l tickle
me basis. but by fifty-one votes In the
House and twentyono in the Senate,
and upon mature consideration, as tho
state Constitution demands
Consider Appropriations.
senator Saxon w. Holt OF New
port News. favored an early report of
The bill. but objected that IL 81 were
rhssed too early In the session difficult