HOUSE JOURNAL. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 13, 1904. The House of Delegates was called to order by John W. Williams, Clerk thereof. Prayer by Rev. Dr. Russell Cecil, of the Second Presbyterian Church. A communication was received from the Secretary of the Commonwealth, as follows: VIRGINIA, OFFICE OF SECRETARY OF THE COMMONWEALTH, RICHMOND, VA., January 13, 1904. To the Honorable, the Clerk of the House of Delegates: SIR: As required by law, I herewith respectfully transmit a list of the members-elect of the House of Delegates for the term beginning this day, as ascertained and determined by the Board of State Canvassers at their meeting, held the fourth Monday in November, nineteen hundred and three, the official record of which is on file in my office. Very respectfully, D. Q. EGGLESTON, Secretary of the Commonwealth. MEMBERS-ELECT OF THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES. Accomac-John R. Rew. Albemarle and Charlottesville-W. H. Boaz and W. R. Duke. Alexandria City and County-James R. Caton. Alleghany and Craig-N. E. Spessard. Amelia and Nottoway-Henry E. Lee. Amherst-H. Don Scott. Appomattox-A. B. Thornhill. Augusta and Staunton-John W. Churchman and Silas H. Walker.. Bedford-R. G. Turpin and H. C. Lowry. Botetourt-H. A. Latane. Brunswick-R. S. Powell Buckingham and Cumberland-John R. Moss. Campbell-Eugene Ould. Caroline-E. C. Moncure. Carroll-James Banks. Charlotte-Berkley D. Adams. Chesterfield-W. W. Baker. Chesterfield, Powhatan and Manchester City-Carter H. Harrison. Culpeper-D. A. Slaughter. Dickenson and Wise-W. A. Powers. Dinwiddie Thomas E. Clarke. Elizabeth City and Accomac-C. L. Collier. Fairfax-R. E. Lee, Jr. Fauquier-M. M. Green. Fauquier and Loudoun-W. H. Lewis. Floyd-G. H. Thomson. Franklin-W. L. Garrett. Frederick and Winchester City-E. C. Jordan. Goochland and Fluvanna-Ernest A. Gray. Giles and Bland-George T. Bird. Grayson-H. C. Weaver. Halifax-J. T. Lacy and H. A. Edmondson. Hanover-W. D. Cardwell. Henrico-A. von N. Rosenegk. Henry-W. H. Gravely. Isle of Wight-Wm. E. Howle. King and Queen and Essex-J. M. Lewis. King William and Hanover-W. A. Willeroy. Lancaster and Richmond-John M. Lyell. Lee-W. N. McNiel. Loudoun-John F. Ryan. Louisa-Robert A. Crawford. Lunenburg-George T. Bridgforth. Lynchburg-Tipton D. Jennings. Madison and and Greene-N. B. Early, Jr. Mathews' and Middlesex-George Y. Hunley. Mecklenburg-S. P. Read. Montgomery and Radford-C. A. Heermans. Nansemond-Robert W. Withers. Nelson-J. C. Everett. Newport News-L. P. Stearnes. New Kent, Charles City, James City, York, Warwick, and WilliamsburgA. J. Barnes. Norfolk City-S. S. Lambeth, Jr., and W. H. Gunn. Norfolk County-E. W. Owens and W. G. Parker. Northampton and Accomac-Chas. Smith. Northumberland and Westmoreland-W. P. Sydnor. Orange-J. C. Graves. Page and Rappahannock-J. Hunton Wood. Patrick-A. F. Mays. Pittsylvania and Danville-J. W. Bruce, J. W. Gregory, and James B. Pan nill. Petersburg-John Watson. Portsmouth-William H. Stewart. Princess Anne-George T. Snead. Prince Edward-J. J. Owen. Prince William-Thomas H. Lion. Pulaski-Bruce Clark. Rockingham-J. T. Robson and H. V. Rogers. Richmond City-Charles J. Anderson, S. L. Kelley, Charles M. Wallace, Jr.. Edwin P. Cox, and E. B. Thomason. Roanoke City and County-A. B. Coleman and A. M. Bowman. Rockbridge and Buena Vista-R. G. Mitchell. Russell-J. F. Griffith. Scott-E. A. Hoge. Shenandoah-Samuel J. Hoffman. Smyth-A. C. Beatie. Southampton-B. R. Bryant. Spotsylvania and Fredericksburg-M. H. Dickinson. Stafford and King George-M. K. Lowry. Sussex and Greenesville-J. E. Person. Surry and Prince George-Wm. B. McDaniel. Tazewell and Buchanan-J. P. Royall. Washington and Bristol-W. M. Phillips and W. K. Brooks. The roll was called and the following members answered to their names: Messrs. Adams, Anderson, Baker, Banks, Barnes, Beatie, Bird, Boaz, Bowman, Bridgforth, Brooks, Bruce, Bryant, Cardwell, Caton, Churchman, Clark, Clarke, Coleman, Collier, Cox, Crawford, Daniel, Dickinson, Duke, Early, Edmondson, Everett, Garrett. Gravely, Graves, Gray, Gregory, Griffith, Gunn, Heermans, Hoffman, Hoge, Howle, Hunley, Jennings, Jordan, Kelley, Lacy. Lambeth, Latane. H. E. Lee, R. E. Lee, Jr., J. M. Lewis, W. H. Lewis, Lion, H. C. Lowry, M. K. Lowry, Lyell, Mays, McNeil, Mitchell, Moncure, Moss, Ould, Owen, Owens, Pannill, Parker, Person, Phillips, Powell, Powers, Read, Rew, Robson, Rogers, Rosenegk, Royall, Ryan, Sayers, Scott, Slaughter, Blackburn Smith, Charles Smith, Snead, Spessard, Stearnes, Sterrett, Stewart. Thomason, Thomson, Thornhill, Turpin, Walker, Wallace, Watson, Weaver, Willeroy, Withers, and Wood-96. The members present were sworn in by the Clerk, each taking and subscribing to the oath required by the Constitution. The Clerk announced that the first business in order is the election of a Speaker. Mr. S. L. KELLEY nominated JOHN F. RYAN, of Loudoun. Mr. LOWRY of Stafford nominated C. A. HEERMANS, of Mont FOR JOHN F. RYAN-Messsrs. Adams, Anderson, Baker, Barnes, Bird, Boaz, Bowman, Bridgforth, Bruce, Bryant. Cardwell, Churchman, Clarke, Coleman, Collier, Cox, Crawford, Daniel, Dickinson, Duke, Early, Edmondson, Everett, Garrett, Gravely, Graves. Gary, Gregory, Gunn, Harrison, Howle, Hunley, Jennings, Jordan. Kelley, Lacv, Lambeth, Latane, H. E. Lee, R. E. Lee, Jr., J. M. Lewis, W. H. Lewis, Lion, H. C. Lowry, Lyell, Mays, McNeil, Mitchell, Moncure, Moss, Ould, Owen, Owens, Pannill, Parker, Person, Powell, Read, Rew, Rogers, Rosenegk, Sayers, Scott, Slaughter. Blackburn Smith, Charles Smith, Snead, Spessard, Stearnes, Sterrett, Stewart, Thomason, Thornhill, Turpin, Walker, Wallace, Watson, Willeroy. Withers, and Wood-80. FOR C. A. HEERMANS-Messrs. Banks, Beatie, Brooks, Clark. Griffith, Heermans, Hoffman, M. K. Lowry, Phillips, Powers, Robson, Royall, Thomson, and Weaver-14. John F. Ryan 80 |