Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-01-14
THE SENATE

THE SENATE
The Senate convened promptly Mt
noon yesterday, and in two-hour SEES
sion nstened TO the reading of the Gov
crnors message, dispensed with the
numerous forrnajities incident to or
SANITATION and engaged in preliminary
discussions before settling down to the
specific task of tax revision To-day's
session Will begin at 10 O'Clock
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS j. Taylor Ely
son called the Senate TO order and
prayer was offered by Rev r. ii. Pitt.
GATOR OF the Religious Herald. Sena-
tors were viSibly affected when Mr.
| PITT. In his prayer. made touching ref
erence to the passing of the late SEN
! ator Edward Echols. The desk of the
departed Senator was draped in black
and On 1t stood a vase OF pure white
| roses.
THiRTY-FIvIcS SENATOR'S
ANSWER AT roll. CALI.
Immediately after first roll call. when
| thirty-fve Senators answered to their
| names. the following newly elected
| members took the oath of office: W. L..
Andrews. succeeding John NJ Hart OF
! Roanoke: ". c. Corbitt. of Portsmouth.
succeeding Samuel T. Montague. and c.
| o. Goodrich, of Fredericksburg. sue
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Nominees of the Democratic. caucus
held Tuesday niEht-Senator G. Hard
Ing Walker. of Northumberland, presi-
dent pro tenn. Roland a. Wise of
Southampton doorkcepcr. and the
| pages who served at the last regular
session were all duly elected. Senator
/ George T. Rison. of Pittsylvania in
formed the Senate OF the action of the
! caucus. and presented the name of SEN
| ator walker Tor president pro TEN.
Among those seconding the nomination
was Senator j. Powell Royal of Taze-
well. who said that while he had not
been invited 10 attend the caucus
| speaking for the minority, he desired
To express high regard for the new
president pro tenn
ADOPT RESOLUTIONS
on DEATH OF ECHOIs
| Senator Walker made a motion that
suitable resolutions 10 express the sor-
70" of the Senate at the death OF the
late Senator Ecbols be prepared and
/ the chair appointed the following com
! niftee for the work: Senators c. Hard
| !nS Walker. w. \. Garrett F. 3 Taven-
! ncr, - +. Buchanan, V. NJ. Suwder, John
r. saunders and J. f.. West
Rules Of the last session Of the SEN
ate were adopted as the rules Of the
present session on motion of Senator
John a Lesner. of Norfolk.
! Senator saxon W. Holt, Of Newport
News. was designated by the chair to
! inform the House OF Delegates that the
senate was organized and ready for The
| transaction of business. The usual
greeting exchanged between the
Senate and the House. Senators c.
/ Walter Napp. John y. Lcsncr, James
i. Cannon. Sands Gayle, John Paul
Saxon w. Holt and George L. Fletcher
composed the committee appointed TO
inform the Governor that the Senate
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Secretary Alexander Forward conveyed
! the Governors message TO the Senate,
and II was duly read in full.
LESNIsR AND HARMAN
ON STEERING COMMITTEE
Senators John A. Lesner and Al c.
Hartman were appointed by the chair
as members of the Steering Committee
10 fill committee vacancies occasioned
| by the designations of Senators J. NJ
| Hart and Il. g. i. Moncure
resolution offered by Senator y. B.
Early, Jr., Was adopted by the Senate
expressing sympathy for United States
senator Thomas 5. Martin IN the recent
death of his wife.
senator i>esner, expressing the belief
that one weeks time should prove long
enough for the General Assembly to
determine which OF the two Tux plans
| proposed II would adopt, the commits
sion or the segregation system, and
that the remainder OF the thirty days
| OF the session should be devoted to
perfectins such plan as may be adopted
offered the following resolution:
Resolved by the Serate, the House
OF Delegates concurring, that on We'd
nesday. January 90. 1915, a vote be
taken on the question as to whether
, there shall be adopted by this session
some form of partial segregation"
| The measure was referred to the Com
mittec on Rules.
Senator Lesner explained that he be-
| lieved the Senate, after n week OF de-
liberation, should go on record as adj
vocatinE either the segregation or the
commission plan of taxation, and that
when this point has been settled the
Legislature can spend its time in per-
fectins whichever plan 1t may adopt
The following resolution offered by
Senator Cannon, was adopted:
JOINT SESSION TO
HEAR TAX EXPERTS
Resolved by the Senate, the House
Of Delegates concurring, that n Joint
session OF the Senate and House of
Delegates be held on Friday, January
10, 1915. at IL o'clock y. NJ, at which
time Joseph II. Anderson, s. X. Dono-
doe and Thomas Walker Page. members
of the recent special joint committee
on taxation, be, and they are hereby.
invited and, requested to address the
'rcherai Assembly upon the subject of
taxation: and that the expenses attend =
ant thereon be paid jointly out of the
contingent funds Of the Senate and
House of Delegates"
a resolution offered by Senator Mapp
designed to delay the 1915 assessment
Of real estate pending the action of the
General Assembly on tax revision. was
| referred to the Committee for Courts
OF Justice. The State law requires
that all lands be assessed every five
years, and this Is the year for making
the assessment. Senator Mapp cx-
planned that should the assessment be-
gin now many complications will re-