The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-01-15
THE HOUSE

no HTSt IOrtnal beSBiOn or tho House
OF Delegates was opened with prayer by
Rev. j. Y. Fair, d. D., pastor OF West
minister Presbyterian Church. Clerk
John w Wiiliams presented com
munlcation from the Secretary OF the
Commonwealth. certifying the names
OF members elected and the members
took the oath OF office. Hill Monta-
que. OF Richmond. presented for Speak
er the nanie of Edwin T.. Cox, of Rich
mond. who had been the unanimous
choice OF the Democratic caucus. Sec
ending speeches wero made by Mcssrs
Love- Buck. ,'orris. Mectze and by a T.
Lincoln OF Smyth. the latter speaking
for the Republican contingent not adj
united to the caucus. Mr.. Cox was
elected. and was brought into the hall
by Messrs. Montague, Stubbs, Love.
Buck. Lincoln. Norris and Meetze The
oath of Office was administered by
Judge Ernest II. Wells. of Hastings
Court Part III.
Mr.. Cox brihy expressed his thanks.
especially &c tho minority. He had
nothing TO say with reference to the is
sues before this body. The members
were present to express an individual
Judgment and the Speaker to see that
the Ideas of the majority arc enacted
into laws, and that every man receives
Justice without fear and without favor.
Mr.. Cox suggested one change In the
rules OF tho House. adding 4 commit
tee on appropriations. 10 supervise the
expenditure or money leaving the
Finance Committee to consider mat
ters OF taxation and income.
Favored Open Session.
"Ah TO open committee meetings"
said Mr.. Cox, Il am heartily Ia favor
OF them. Representative government
is undergoing crucial test lii this
country. do not believe that in my
SIX terms there has been a dishonest
man In this House. but open sessions
al icin no
you are not dealing fairly with tho
people. II IL matter that / leave to
the good Judgment or the members to
determine
John w. Williams was reelected clerk
OF the House and subscribed TO the
oath OF Office before Judge Wells. j..
Montgomery Johnson was elected SER
geatn- at arms: Coloenl S. NJ. Newhousc.
doorkecper. and c. A. Truslow. second
doorkeeper. On motion of Martin VIII
liams, OF Giles, the rules OF tho last
House were adopted as the rules OF this
House. with the addition TO Rule 16
which lists the committee, the term
Committee on Appropriations thus
carrying Into effect the suggestion OF
Speaker Cox. The rules were adopted
unanimously. and carry the proviso
adopted at the last session forbidding
the use of the floor TO lobbyists during
the sessions.
MFR. Houston. of Elizabeth City. was
the House had organized for business,
and q similar message was received at
once from the Senate. on motion
of Captain Baker OF Chesterfield, a
resolution was adopted providing for n
Joint committee of seven members from
the House and 1--WE from the Senate to
notify the Governor that the General
Assembly had organized. and was ready
TO receive any communication from
him. Mr.. Baker communicated the res
olution TO the Senate. where 1t was
agreed to. The House members OF the
committee were Messrs. Baker. Will
liams. Stubs, Lewis. Myers. Harris and
Lincoln.
For Regional Hank in Richmond.
While the committee was out Sena-
tor Cannon reported to the House n
joint resolution adopted by the Sem
ate approving Richmond as the loca-
tlon of the regional reserve bank to
serve this section OF the country. It
provides for a special committee rep
resenting the two houses to &c to
Washington to-day to present the
claims of Richmond before the organi-
zation committee. After MIR. Monta-
que had spoken briefly OF the effort
being made to secure one of the re-
gionnl reserve banks for Virginia, and
what it would mean to this section. the
resolution was concurred In unanimous
ly. The Speaker named as the COM
iHittcS from TIE IiouSc oH TeRioHil re-
serve bank Messrs Montague, Chalkley.
Pitts, Easley and Milstcad.
Ben r. Owen, private secretary to
Governor Mann, presented to the House
the message of the Governor. which
was read. He also laid before the
House for reference the report of the
Second Auditor in reference to the
public debt. and the reports of the
Governor. stating that ne has appointed
Robert L. Gardner Judge of the Cor
poration Court of Radford. George p.
Coleman, State Highway Commissioner,
and William Il. Rhea, State Corpora