The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-10


/ @naszs'Esa ss a & p.z.arsa!s
/ ties would arise when 1t was found
necessary to cut down certain appro.
priattops later. Senator Charles L.
| GraVatt, of Caroline, declared himself
III laror Of the Richmond mans idea
nut thought that a substitute resolu.
ton calling upon the various depart.
| * 10 submit an estimate of inc
appropriations tney VIII need, Within
ten days. would meet tho problem
| better Senator Folkes objected tina,
! hnch estimates would i'll every case
! tend to be III excess oil what was act
| uaiiy needed, and would defeat the
| OBJECT which was desircd-an carly
consideration and passage of the appro-
| priat ton bill
! Upon this Senator Grava;t offered an
amenument 10 senator Folkes's resoiu-
| tion. extending the time WITHIN whtcl,
The Flnance Committees OF the Senat o
! ana House be required 10 report 10
their respective bodies, from fifteen TO
thirty days. In this form It was car
! ried by the close vote OF ten 10 eight.
| Il roll Gull revealed thirty-two Of tho
| thirtS-hFe Democratic senators to be
| present. almost half OF them preferrinr
not to vote on tho resolution
Senator John X. Saunders of Saluda
| offered q resolution providing that the
terinB OF the offices OF clerk sergeant
! alarms, and doorkeepers. be extended
from TWO TO four years. 1t was saopt-
ed unanimously.
Pages Are Chosen.
! Election OF pages by senatorial
blocks was declared the order of BUSH
ness by the presiding oriicor. 1t re-
in hn
ing pages: Forest Graves. Ward Jones
thompson Rison, and Johnson Cook.
rage Rison Is the son OF Senator
/ george t. Rison, OF Pittsylvania.
senator n. c. Hartman, of Richmond
CITY. introduced motion. which was
seconded and carried, authorizing the
chuirman to appoint Il steering COM
inittee TO consist of five members. To
serve on this committee Chairman
iihon, appointed Senator J. Nj Hart
OF Roanoke. chairman; Senator A. r.
Hobbs. of Prince George: Senator ~
Is. Early, Jr OF Greene; senator Bland
Massie. OF Nelson; and Senator II. c. |.
Aloncurc. OF Stafford.
1t was moved and carried that the
house caucus be requested to join the
senate in joint caucus on Thursday
night at o'clock Adjoul nment fol-
lowed at $3.50 o'clock.
ilousc Caucus.
captain w. w. Baker, father Of the
House called the caucus 10 order on
his side. and Robinson Moncuro -
alexandria. called the roll
John S. Harwood, OF Richmond. nom
mated Edwin Z. Cox. also OF this city.
Tor chairman OF the caucus for The
session. This was seconded by judy.
martin Williams, of Giles, and was
| made unanimous.
On motion OF S. II. Love. OF Lunen
burg, seconded by c. w. Throckmorton.
OF Henrioo. Berkeley D. Adams, of
| charlotte. was made secretary of tn.
| caucus.
The rules of the House Of Delegates
were adopted MS the rules of tho eau
| Gus
Alden Bell. OF culpeper. nominated
| Richard Evelyn Byrd for Speaker al
| though he forgot to call the name OF
ms favorite Captain Baker did 1, In
the seconting speech
Clerk Is Elected.
| Foliowing the speech of Mr.. Byrd,
Judge I,,, villa ms nominated John w.
! Williams, OF Giles. for clerk OF the
| House lie said that the position was
| the most important within the gift OF
| the House. Mr.. williams has h..n
clerE for ten years. and prior 10 hi.
| hrst election nc was journal clerk FOR
| eight years. Many complimentary
things were said In the seconding
speeches, made by Walter TansiiI
Oliver. OF Fairfax: w G. Parker OF
! Portsmouth, ana Mr. Love. Mr., Wu.
mans made neat speech of accent.
auce
j NJ Johnston. for eighteen yea-s
sergeant -at-nrms, was renominat.d
the speeches being by II. A. White ~
hocEoridge, and John w stephonso n
Of Bath. ''"''7o"'
Mr.. tIarwood nominated coon., 8 N
SeWhouse lor tirst doorkecper, saving
ne had tried to ring a Bell" referring
~ MS contest last summer for the scat
ron. Cnipener held by Mr. Bell. In &c.
cepting' Mr., Ncwhouso said that ur
Lamb"
For second doorkeeper. tho ,o,,ow,r :.
nominations were made: ]. d. pev.
no1ds, 81 P!ttsylvania. by ]. NJ. Cironorv
and 9. w Anderson. both Of bIs ,,1,,,.
W Thomas w. Colley. OF Wosh,,y,nn
by ReT f. G. Buck OF that c,intv
, and Mr.. Love: C. 4. Truslow, by " n
Peyton. OF Stafford: H. r. Houston 80
hampton, and Messrs. Oliver ana NJ
). ". Farrar. OF Richmond nv r,,,,,,
John a. Curtis. Mr.. Trusiow', ,o.a
was so large that friends OF his ,nnn-
announced. "a(
Warm Debate Ensues.
Then came the resolution ,r,,. ..
senate regarding the Code. Judy, WI
mans moved Its adoption. Mr. wb,ta
OF fockbridge. vigorously opposea ~
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