Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-01-11
UPPER CHAMBER
REFUSES TO ADMIT
10th, INDEPENDENT
Qualifications of Ninth Dis
trict Man Referred to
Committee. ssI
BREWER IS ELECTED
SPEAKER OF HOUSE
John w. Williams Is Chosen
Clerk for His 10Th
Term. M
HARTMAN Is SEtGEANT-AT-AR
Hes"i"ti0n Proposing Abandonment
or Wnr Memorial Library Ruled
Not Properly before House.
BREWER IS ELECTED
SPEAKER OF HOUSE
HARTMAN is sEnGEANT-AT-AnMs
Hes"i"i"" Proposing Abandonment
OF Wnr Memorial Library Ruled
Not Properly before House.

Failure of Marvin Smithey. dele-
gate from Brunswick County. TO GET n
vote on Il resolution proposing that
the members OF the Democratic caucus
or the House OF Delegates pledge to
the people that they Will not ISSUE
bonds for public road Improvement
AT this session, and further proposinr
TO abandon the proposed war memo
rhai building and To repeal the acts
OF tue General Assembly. creating n
library building and auditorium as a
memorial TO the soldiers. sailors, ma
rihcs ana women who served In tha
world war. featured the Democratic
caucus held last night In the House
"t delegates, at. which ,ffcers for
the ensuing term were. nominated. ST.
While tho House was transactinr
IT'S businoss. The Senate caucus -,l..
clined 10 admit Senator F.. Percy
Loth. OF WaYnesboro. representing
the Ninth Senatorial District. and re-
ierred the matter OF his qualification,
To committee yet to be named. Sem
atcr l.oth ran as an Independent and
hcteaied Senator c. II. Jordan. OF
Staunton, an Independent. who pre.
viously defeated w. II. Landis, Demo.
crat. senator Jordan was not re-
ceived into the Democratic caucus of
the Senate until his second session.
senator 10th, on account of Illness,
did not attend the session two years
ago.
senator Rison PrcsidcS
senator George Il. Rison. of PittsyI-
wanna. caucus chairman, called tha
senate caucus To order and presided.
On motion OF Senator James T. CAV.
non. of Richmond. former Senator 4.
&. Harman. of Richmond. was mont:
mated scrgeant-at-arms to MI a va.
cahcE' ana II. NJ Pattie. OF Madison,
an" N"'ahu wise. were nominated for
"""' 'h"ePer ana assistant doorkeepcr,
respectively.
senator James T. Cannon also of.
tered the motion to admit Senator T.
fercS 10th. OF the Ninth Senatorial
pistricf, To the caucus. Opposition
was entered by Senator Marshall
Booker. Of Halifax. and others. ana
senator G. Walter Mapp. Of Accomac,
proposed referring the matter To "a
committee OF three, yet to he named
by the chairman OF the caucus.
House Caucus Moves Smoothly.
The House caucus moved smoothly
and the entire business was trans
acted within an hour after DeIcgate
X Lindsay Gordon. OF Louisa, called
the body To order.
The roll call developed tho largest
attendance OF members at the initial
caucus IN quarter OF century.
chiefly because OF the Democrp,in in
gam in the last election. Delegate
THOMAS w. Ozlin. OF I.unenburr.
nominated James III. Pricc. OF Rich
m"nd, for caucus chairman. onJ
moved hat the nominal ton be mado
hahimons, which was done. De,e
gates ozlin ana Fuller escorted tba
chairman TO the rostrum. and AR.
tricc expressed his appreciation of
the honor. He said the chief com.
pcnsation OF member of IA. ,..,s-
iature was the friendships made. us
nearby Welcomed the new members.
Delegate J. Sinclair Brown. OF Roa.
"oNe county, WAS unanimously nomi-
mated clerk OF the caucus.
Elect Isrcwcr Speaker.
Delegate Parke Deans NJ rslc 90,
Misht. presented the name OF Rich-
ard L. Brewer. Jr.. OF NansAmonJ
ms the nominee for Speaker OF ths
House. Seconding speeches vera
made by Edwin II. Gibson of cut
pener. who declared Mr.. Brewer,a
record in The last session "fair and
impartial and without blemish.'
II H' Fuller. OF Richmond; ID. X,
iitts. OF Aihemarle: Il. Lindsay DOR
don, OF Louisa: Alfred Il. smith. oe
Norfolk. and X. Q. Norris, OF Lam
caster. followed with words OF CON-
on motion OF Mr.. Norris.
Ihe nomination was made unanimous.
MIR. Brewer promised the old and
the new members, and the minority
members. that hs would be fair In
his dealings. II am not hero a.
czar. bat as your friend" he con-
clnded.
n. T. pratt, or Caroline. placed
John W. Williams in nomination for :.
clerk OF the House. secondinx
speeches were made by n. Lindsay I
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