Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-03-12
HOUSE PRESENTS SILVER
SET TO SPEAKER HOUSTON
Scene OF Marked Good Will in
Closing Hours of stormy
Session.
Silver Tokens Also Presented to
Clerk John W. Willians-NliliiS
Pays High Tribute to Brewers Ser
vices on Appropriation Committee.

Iu the rush OF the closing hours yes
t"rhay. the House Of Delegates found
i'm" for bri"f periods TO suspend work
.,ud present with their compliments to
"a" speaker and other officers silver
tokens in remembrance" Of the Hurity
"nd good viii that AaE marked their
citations at tn" present session.
rho ceremony al ct-nakiu" is an
annual one. and is not without Its
touch of sadness. Nlcu who fought
'acn other bitterly IN debate. and who
IN tn" hca, OF battle gave utterauCe TO
many sharp words. buried every yes
'ii,c OF hostility under forty fn,homs
~ GOOD viii and joined with In. rest
~ compliri"uting the Speaker and III
pas ing 'rihut" to the valuable leader
shin OF indiridunls
Delegate Browning Of Orange, hal'-
"a the business Of In" BODY ut l":@J
o'clncll and took tho iioop' with - grace
ful speech, ii which lac 'uloriZed TIA"
Speaker and the spirit o? courtesy amN
fairness that has marked his adIuin-
isrration in most trying session.
BROWNING PAYS
TR,nIll: TO HOUSTON
concluding his warm tribute 70 the
even tcmperaIncnt and un"isiurbcd
polse Of tn" presiding officer MIR.
browning said:
Ills nature would no; permit him
10 bc otherwise than courteous and
nhivnirous His judgments durul, this
session were born or the highest con
,"ption Of equity and fairness, hu,
'h.y lacked nothing In inst.c" and
NrmucsS.'
with ,hese words. Mr.. Browning car
ried to the Speakers desk an imposing
salad set OF sterling silver. CONSISTING
~ twelve plates, and a large bowl
ana spoon. ON tho bowl was an
.raved legend setting forth that the
-ir, Was "a memorial from the House
or Delegates 10 Speaker Harry Houston.
Tho Speaker Acknowledged the trI-
bw'- OF his fellow members in a speech,
iu which he referred with deep feel
us 10 tho emotions that the event In
~pi-cd in him. Naturally happy in
wuTdS and manner, the Speaker WAS
for tho FIRST time overcome. llc paid
tribute to the spirit OF cooperation
tina, had been shown is members OF
III factions aud parties and OF tho
consideration which has ~ nll times
rccn accorded him.
UEPuBLICANs JOIN IN
PRAISE or HOUSTON
Hofore the Sneaker began his speech
~ ACKNOWLEDGMENT, Deliberate Lowry.
minority leader. read resolutions signed
,N every Republican wouber ~ the
House declaring ,hrlr appreciation OF
,ne courtesy and fairness w}th which
,a. Speaker has dealt with tile nil
uorIiy. The resolution was received
Ni'h applause
Delegate Gordon, lau'i iu the House
AN ohIec,or rather than as :, peace
maker, here arose WIN 81 motion that
am the members stand up iu uiorsc
men, OF tho tribut" just paid the
sneaker by Nj. Brow -4uG. a1t The
lppsc stood up TO 'nau.
Recovering his poisc. Speaker iious-
son fclicitnted the House on the cf-
rcteut manner IN which II had dis
posed az the business Of TIA, session.
.vcrv member. ne said. hld reason FOR
Generalization. III his grar"fulucss Tor
he blindness OF his friends he extended
tn. members a blanket Invitation 10
ISL, him at his homo In iampton-hy-
i.-s"a. adding, however. that lac
understood the train service WAC pour
aud that Hampton had some sort o.
spid"mir The members. agreed with
he Speaker that the duties OF the
state have not succeeded in destroying
mis- sense OF humor.
The committee appointed By the
Hous" 20 max. the presentation -
speaker Houston was composed OF
Delegate George l.. Browning chair
man. ana Delegates !. II. Price g y
Hoyvlcs. -. r. slant anu T. II Witteu.
r,cEs MAKE THEIR
rUESENTiTIUN To SPEAKER
Tnc c.rcmoulcs continued with tho
instrumentation Ia the Speaker on be
half Of the pages Of safety razor
The gift WAS presented for the pages
J,v DcIcrat" Rrowni.G. Delegate
Ienlcy. OF Wiulamsburc, took the rioor
as another representative Of The pages
in the presentation az silver GIT
20 clerk Of the House John w VII
lIans.
Delegate Mcctzc. of Prince William
brought "a the front two deliberately
caparisoncd umbrellas proscntin" ono
t" First Doorkccpcr : VI Ncwhousc.