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2 ; v; READY FOR ITS WOBK, raSXEnAI* . .-ASSKMIWiV AGI»EES- ON A TIJiS O? TROCEDUBE AT LAST. JOINT : COMMITTEES TO ACT. VttrW of Conforming: S<«<b<^« *o .Constitution <o He« Thn* Divided ■ Amoiij? Hnndlnß: Committee*— The Ua?-?"» . Procedure- In Detail. The Action of the Scnat-e in concurring lir the House substitute for:tlr v.v '. Senate joint "resolution for the appointment of a cofnrrilsFlon Toinap' out the work for the General Aes:cml>ly. will. It is believed, have, the effect of. RCtJJng the two bodies down to hard wprk without dolny. The substitute provides for Iho holding of joint sessions of the commlttoc?. Th«: concurred after . a .short d-obat?. nnd'rin "expression of opinion by some of the members that it was :< waste of time and' would really., not- hav« the effect, ol a joint committee, but. in ortf^r to. expe dite business n.« far as possible, and to sshowa dispofUion to do somcUung. the Seriate yielded. Bui,- it will be. a differon.. iblncwlicn it comes to tho considera tion, of r<comm\»ndn lions of the commit- .Thtrc'.wfls a disposition; on -Uic part- of FPme of the senators, to proceed with thS business licforc the body and to enacl 3c-:is;la?ion that might . best m'oet the oonaltlbris and? to. -have the measures Iransmittcd to the House\of Delegates and; let "that body assume the responsi bility "of its acts. . • . . Senator Carksdalc. of .Halifax, made pood his proniss\j"to' present a bill looking to 'tne fair administration of the election Jaws' of- the St-ito. His bill yesterday was in that direction seeking *« have the two leading political parties of the State recognired in' the naming of election .iudges. the chairmen of the two lending parties xr> furnish : .thc. names from which The sr-icctions arc to. be made.. This is iniended as A.compnnion.bill to tho-onv.> wliich ho has prepared looking to pre venting, the. use. of. .money in elections. . The. Senate held a short executi\^ ses : . 'Son-rOnc' minute— in .which the nomina tion of James Ashby.. as Superintendent of- Schools of Staiford was confirmed. SENATE. The Striste convenor at noon. Licu ter.ant-Govemor Willard presiding. Prayer was offered by the Rev. James E. Cock, of Hogc-Mcmorial church. There was. an increase In attendance nf. members, while the number of visitors was smaller than on Wednesday. The Benate got down -to work without any loss of time. Senator. Barksda ler of- Halifax,, offered Ihc following: Each electoral board of each county and rity In- this t'dmmo^wealth shall, on or before the first Monday in June next pre redinß every genendr-flectibn. appoint the ludgcK who are to- conduct the said elec tion: and .in-cjrder, to give representation n:tfar. as possible, to each of the two pot litical parties 'which.. at the general elec' lion, next preceding' 1 the one for which lunges are appointed- cast- the highest. and the next highest iVo.tcs.. the said, clectora? Ix^ard shall, appoint o\ye of said judges at s.Teh precinct from a list furnished by the chairman of the -party organization .re reiving .the lilghest-<Jsumber. of votes at such"election. and . another judge from. a list furriishf'd by the" chairman of the party organization receiving' "the next hiGhest,number.cf voi<*.in.said election.- The bill .further, provides for open meet ings of the boards for the. appointment of judges, which are to be held after thirty flays. notice.--"-" ■*;-■•-'■ ' '.: L ' The bill, was r-efeJTed. to. the committee Dn privileges' and elections. CLERICAL : ERROR REMEDIES. Senator Shackelford. of Orange/present ed the following -joint resolution, which, was referred: . ... .- ■■ • •■ • :. • Whereas. In the joint resolution appoint ing electoral boards for the several coun i!es:and'cities of "the" State, adopted by the : senate and house of delegatt-s' on' March 2S. 1P02.-W. L. Yanccy, J. J. Miller and- Warren H: Haridox were, by a cleri cal: error, named as the electoral board for the county, of. RappahannocK; when no such j.iersous live rr, sasd county, and lu'rwvson of ''said trror." the'general'as sMnlily has failed to appoint an electoral board for said county; tlierefore.' be it Resolved, l»y the senate of Virginia,. the lidu^e of Delegates" concurring. That W. T- ? Yan"cey. 'J. J.v Miller .and \Varreri -A.; Haddox hf. and are hereby, appointed an rlectoral board for the county "of Rappa bannock. '- AND PRIVATE BILLS. • Senator Claytor. of Bedford, -offered -^a? joint resolution "providing far the:appoint ,mcrit of n standing committee to consider, nil special and private* legislation. a"s pro vided Under .<he' -new constitution.- The commHtoe is to consist of-eight members— five on thi» part of the house and three on-lhe'part of the senate- The resolution ■was ajrood to and was to the house. ' The resolution is as follows: Kcsolved, by the. senate (the house of relegates concurring"); Tnat a joint com mittoci of seven mcinbers be iippointed by the hT'UPe of delegAtes and five by the sonatc, which ecromittee-shall be a stand- Ing comniiUee' on special, private and local legislation;"" and any special;' private or local bill introduced In cither, house shall t>c, referred to and considered by Buch Joint committee, :uid returned to * the bouse In which it originated, with a state ment in writing whether the object of the biJll can be accomplished under general law 1 or "by court proceedings, as provided by", section 51." of the' constitution. Such ppecial, private -and local bills to be re forrt-d without reading and without de bate. " - '-■■•■ ■ ■ WILL PAY PENSION! 3 . ■ Senator . -Bfirksdale ■ called- up and ■ jni-.ved"'to discharge the committee from Jurther consideration of" the bill which he offered .yesterday providing "for the pay i::cnt.bf pensioners under pension act of Mefch 7. r.»00, whose clalrns ivere not "ap ■ proved under provisions of act' of April 2. 1901', and fileu in the office of the,audi tor of public accounts prior to Sept. 1, . jjfio."- ■'"' ' ■■• ..•■■■ Th*;" motion n as. agreed to, the com- Tnittoe was discharged and the bill passed by ".the "constitutional recorded vole. Senator, Shackclford, of Orange, present? Hood's Sarsaparilla Has won 'success far. beyond' the effect of 'advertising only. The secret of its wonderful popular ity is explained by its unapproachable Merit." ■ Based upon a prescription "which cured peoj)le considered incurable, . Hood's Sarsaparilla Unitesthe best-knovv-n vegetable rein edie.6, by. such v combination, propor ; ti on ;iuid process us to. have curative , povver pecuHar to itself. Its cures of scrofula, eczema, psorl-* esis, and every kind of . humor, as well fas catarrh and rheumatism-— prove Hood's Sarsaparilla \ the best blood purifier ever produced. Its cures of dyspepsia, loss of appe tite and that tired feeling make it the I &s***>**> . tonic and 6trength ♦•e'sforer tlic world Xi« ever^kiiowß. [Hpod's Sarsaparilla \ Js ii'thorcjiigrhiy'good mediciae^B^in ! Ijto^l^i^TpDAy.;: ; OefrHOOB'S: - ■■ - - ''■ - ' ■ ) ' ■■■■■' I had the worse case of dys : pepsia I think a person ever had ; and thanks to Ripans Tabulcs I am completely cured of it. I think they are the best medicine that has ever been sold. --. - ' ' f ■ •■ ■'■''■■ ■■■-■•■■--- ■-.■■■'.■;- .; : - .. \ ," ' ■' ■".. ■•' "■■ " ' ■ -'■: ■ ""> '.' ■ : ■ At Druggists. Tfae "Five-cent packet is enougli for au ordi nary occasion. The family bottle, 60 cts., contains a supply for a 3 r ear. Ed a' bill, which was finally passed, ex tending the time for the filing of pension claims by persons In all counties of th<^ Sto.te to. Jan. 3. 1903, and for the payment of same when approved by the auditor. THAT STEERING COMMITTEE. A communication from the House, noti fiying the Senate of the passage of a sub stitute for the senate joint resolution, providing for the appointment of a steer ing committee, was taken up and con curred in. * :,-.■:' EXTEND CITY LIMITS. Senator Anderson, of- Richmond, of fered a bill providing for the extension of corporate limits of cities. ..The bill pro vides for advertising of ordinances after adoption by councilß of cities, and par ties adverse interests are to ;be allowed to employ counsel, and the'judge of the corporation : courts - shall determine the matters and decide if the city desiring new^territory can provide poiice and fire protection to tho new territory, together with gas and water and . other conve niences. The bill was referred to the com mittee on counties, cities and towns. ;: Senator Anderson presented the follow ing companion bills: . ■-. .;.:.■■ To provide for changing the boundaries of .wards of. cities and for increasing or diminishing the number thereof. The bill provides that when one ward shall con tain as much as 3,000 more population than another ward, the ward boundaries shall be so changed as to make them as nearly equal as possible. To provide for the representation of the several wards of cities in the councils thereof and for the reapportionment of such representation.- The senate went. into executive session and took up the matter of confirmation of,_ James Ashby as superintendent of schools for Stafford county. Mr. Ashby succeeds George M. Weedon. deceased. The senate was in executive session one minute and tho nomination was confirm ed. ' On motion of Senator Oplc, of Augusta, tne senate, at 1:05 P. M-, adjourned. THE HOUSE There was a very good attendance of members when Speaker Ryan called the house of delegates to order at noon. Rev. RusselL Cecil, pastor of the Second Presbyterian church, offered the opening prayer, a simple, fervent petition for di vine guidance in the deliberations of the body. - ; . . ■. . •■ ' The reading of the journal was dis pensed with. Thereupon the speaker an nounced the new standing committee on special, local and private .legislation- Messrs. Davis, of Petersburg: Clarke, of Prince George^ and Surry; Wal lace, ■of Richmond city; Gardner '"of Henrico: Armstrong, of. Buckingham; Fulton, of "Wise, and AVaddey. of Rock bridge. ' THE EDWARDS RESOLUTION. Mr. Edwards, of King William, offered a "substitute, for- the senate joint resolu tion of Mr. Mann's. It reads thus: Be it -resolved by the house of delegates, the , senate concurring, that articles I, 111. VI and XIV, .entitled, the bill of rights, division of powers, judiciary : de partment and miscellaneous provisions of the sub-division of the constitution, pro mulgated by the convention > which as sembled in Richmond on June 12. 1901. be, and the same are hereby, , referred to the committee of the house, : and tho like committee of the senate, on courts of justice; and. . p . > (2) That article 11. entitled elective franchise and Qualiflcatlon for office, of the sub-division of, the said constitution, be, 'and the same is hereby, referred^to the like committees of the house and sen ate on privileges and elections: and, (3) That articles IV. arid :V.. entitled legislative and executive department of the sub-division of the ,said . constitution be, and the same are hereby, referred to the like committees of the* house and sen ate on general laws; and '. .,"."•'■—■•... . C-J) That articles XII., entitled corpora tions, be referred, to the like ': committees of the house and senate on roads and In ternal navigation, to be considered jointly with the committee on general laws; and (5) Tliat' article V 11.." erititle'd^organiza tion and government of counties, be re ferred, to the committees yon -counties, ■ cities and towns; and that -article VIII.; ent I tied organization and government of cities and towns "be," and the same isihere by,' referred to the like committee of the house and senate on counties, cities and towns, to be considered jointly with courts of » justice;; and^.^rv X : ■ (C) That article IX, entitled education and public instruction, be/ and the same Ih hereby, referred to the committeeVof" the' house oil schools and colleges^ arid like committees; of the senate on public institutions and education; .and, . v ; (7; That-'artlcleX, entitled agriculture and;; immlgratloß.- be.. ; arid * the. sairiV is hereby; ] referred c to ;\thel like ! cbinmltieea of : the houeeTand eenate-on agriculture" and ; mining: apd, ,". . :- : i , , " f.; (B)XTh*t-;art4c!e: XI;V entitled;; public} in^ su^utions; and *■ prisons;! b'eifan'dj the ? ;aime' ,lsl' hereby, >af«<l ifjtojthe I comniittee|of ; v onV aijiums ; and;" prisbniir. i'and? ' fl^ I,T Tj ■# If I—l jvl I I f\j I I IFI?^ r^ y\ I■ * I— l W 4 r%.1 I J ail JL • • ' * jl-*-^.»-*--*-'-*-^ - *^ • . . . ; .. the like committee of the senate on pub lic institutions; and, (9) That article XIII, entitled .taxation and finance, be, and the same is hereby, refer red to the like committee -of the house and senate on finance, which said commit tees are hereby authorized and directed to revise tho statute laws under the article or articles, referred' to them and report by bill or otherwise such necessary changes and amendments as will conform the existing statutes to "the said new con stitution and to suggest such laws under the article or articles referred to them aa they ; may <leem proper,, including such as may be necessary to put the new consti tution into complete operation, such bills to be appropriately referred under the rules of the two houses.. And that said like committees of the. house and senate are authorized to sir jointly for the pur pose, if in their judgment, occasion re quires it. Provided, however, that noth ing herein shall be construed to abridge the right of individual members of of fering bills: on resolutions as now exer cised by them: This substitute is substantially the sug gestion offered Wednesday by Mr. Folkes, save that the various committees are specified. ■ .". .' • .. Mr. Edwards, in advocacy of his substi tute, spoke briefly but earnestly, point ing out that it" would deprive no member of his prerogatives in any way and would, meet and overcome all the objections' to the. senate bill providing for : a ; steering committee. It is, lie said, the natural and logical method of taking up the leg islation to., be ' considered. . ' The house, on a viva voce vote, adopted the substitute, with but. one or two dis senting voices, and this action was or dered communicated to the senate. A joint resolution from the senate; pro viding for the appointment of an elecr toral board for >the county of Rappahan nock, was cpneurred in by the House.' The house thereupon adjourned until noon to-morrow. • INTRODUCED AND REFERRED. These bills were introduced and referred to proper 'committees: By Mr. John Whitehead. by request of the' building .trade councils of the ..city of Norfolk: A bill for the protection of mechanics' unions, laborers, etc, in strikes, lockouts, etc. '- • By "'the same: To authorize tho Home for Needy Confederate Women to use for. the purpose of enlarging its present buildings at Richmond or for purchasing land or for erecting new buildings on a new site the sum of $5,000, which was appropriated to it by act approved April 2, 1902, en titled an act appropriating the- public revenues for 'the two "fiscal years ending, respectively, Sopk SO. 1302, and Sept. 30, 1903. •;.- ' ■ ■■-:-■ ■' • 'a ■ ;r; r - "■' ■ ' LEGISLATIVE NOTES. Gossip Concerning Bills, Legislators, and. Incidents of Sessions. , Mrs. R. P. Bruce, wife of "Senator Bruce, of Wise county, was on^ the floor of the Senate yesterday. . ,: Judge E. . W. Blakey, of .Essex, - former member of the Senate, was avisitor on the floor of | the. Senate yesterday. - .-..-. '■..'■ , An- indefinite : leave of absence was granted by the : Seriate . to " .■*?r<-'--y.:. George W.LeCato,* on motion of Senator Lyle,; Senator LeCato Is ill at his home. Senator * George Wayne Anderson- ; na's'. been named as ' successor, to; Senator Carter Glass as a; member of the capitol commission. ;'': John B. Moon, of Albemarle, was on tho tioor'of the Senate, yesterday. _ Colonel George ;C Cabell, Jr., the mem ber from Danville, will: leave" the "city : Saturday, evening for Pocahontas, ; where he goes in. response to an. invitation to de liver an address , to the Pythiaris of that .town, 1 "; the' ; occasion: being .• the memorial, service- Colonel Cabell will return Jto his labors here on " Tuesday morning. :; There are several bills .that : will- go to the hew. standing . joint J Comriilttee on General,'.' Special; and Private Bills. As_ of . the creation of sucha com-T 'mittee many of .such- bills: will be found unnecessary, the courts j being the prcper tribunal lor;' their , relief or action - asked. | The reapportionment bill -has not- made its';appearance.' - Neither has Mr. dim ming, the meriiber ; from Elizabeth City, who Is, expected -to offer it: .He; will; be here Monday/, arid the bill will go in" soon afterwards.. .. „ . . • ;-£-i-i. .-:', .-;--,-.;--. The committee on the part of the House on special, general^' land local v bills Jsan excellent one.; Mr." Davis," who heado; iC Is one of /the ;best lawj'ers in either house, arid is alert in attention to'hlsdiitlesV and' tenacious of his position when he_;*jke3 one. • : ■■'.■ v '.C ' , Many . of the members,, who^had ; not previously - been ,'present, - wer^'in ;. their; seats yesterday, . conspicuous "'amorisr I them bejns /Delegate ? Robert^ E.'iT ; /e. ; whose ; co T lossalsflsurß{aridicheerfui!>face;;mdke-;him ; necessarily^ so ; In -any li; \ i -?M: : ' IJ; ? -i w :: ; : : Captain \ Arthur ;O^ f Sullivan.'; "nf ;;Mont soniery,-,:Uio^ tvell^inbwn! ? doorkeeper ; ~ot theT : House^ was A^atf Ws£po£tgy*Gterdayt: haying -*wime Ila \ tr^xn;i hJ^ jhoiiioii wher* ih.« : ,wair Hf i»..a« I Wid©!^ kriownj as j perhapa^any . man in v^if^nia^; arid ikjioTi's -I aermany-AQf . the ; promirieritthien ; mk: ' \ ■ -M&m iri^the^Stat^'int^mateiy as.^perh^B;?any^ other num. "' -* , - ? Mr.^Banks; J; the> welshty;' member .-: rronv Carroll; fcas 'had ;: the ; spaco^between nis seat : - and desk ;enlarg».d, and can now sic atathe'deskj";-' . - . ' ' N "- "-,■■■ > I Messrs." Duke" and Scott; the Albemn rl» delegation, were \n tlieir-seats vesteroay. ; Mr..Duke p'.cadfV.'.r.nt guilty/to the.harsn. indictriier.t of - bachelorhood; mr.de bytne, meriibertrrom" Henry (Mr., Gravely),; ano^ was "among those who welcomed the^new. benedict to the^unterrlfied order, cf mar- ; rled men. The Henryicounty ..member had reference to; Mr. vßoaz, the suave bachelor from 7 theVfamous county. ■; ;;;M r -';.' Boaz 1S wedded to his work. - . Delegate Waddey, of Roclcbridge,. has a bill which he will offer in a few «?•>'?•;■ the purpose : of which Is to- enable: tne State to of 'to advantage : those lands delinquent for taxes and onwnicn the taxes due exceed. in value: the realty. Of course,- no one -will buy. these .lands with the liability for this excess taxation* The bill proposes to have a value placed upon such properties in order that tne State may dispose of them and t . draw, some revenue therefrom, rather than have their fictitious value constantly In creasing, yet without a cent of revenue.- The general opinion is. now coming^ to the' view held all along by many that the session .will be a- long one. probably extending, to, or even exceeding, eight, months. Many of the members donot co incide in this estimate, but generally it is believed that they .'have not realized the volume of hard work to be done, and which must be done, carefully. ; The two houses" arc now, about ready to apportion the work among the committees, and when they get to work there will plenty to do. Mr Harry B. Owens, an ex-member of the "House, who has heretofore . for some time been enrolling clerk /or the House has been selected by Clerk Wil liams asßcading Clerk at the dc.«k. Judge AV.-S. Gooch. of Louisa, taking; the place in the enrolling rooms. Mr. Owens is an excellent reader, experienced in legisla tive procedure, and is a cultured. genUe- Mr. Ben. P. Owen, Jr.. connected with the last administration as executive sec retary, was greeting friends. on the floor of the House yesterday. -' ," , A number of tho members have not yet come in, but it is expected. that nearly all. save those granted Indefinite 'leaves. will bo hero by Monday, at whicn ; time both houses will -have gotten down to Jennings, of Lynchburg, realizes the value of time and the uselessness of idle sessions. Whenever there is a -lull in tho proceedings, without. sood. .reason, ho moves to adjourn. Almost invariably some member is promptly on thft noor pleading for the withdrawal of .the mo tion "for just a minute." .'. ? ■ - . Considerable merriment was create-a in the House by the action of the presiding officer (Mr.' Murrell. of Bedford, m the chair), in calling attention to the rules rnquirinsr members to remove their natb during the session. It was during a lull jin the proceedings when the body wao waiting idly, and Mr. John Jackson, a former member of the House, was stand ins in the main aisle; talking to a mem ber and, thinking the House;in recess, had his hat on. Of course, the motion was merely a little jest at the ex-mem ber's expense, and it was greatly enjoyed by The "House. The members began to -row facetions* Mr. Folkes defending his constituent on Uie score or his scarcity of natural head covering, while Mr. Ca ton desired to; know whether the rule ap plied to .ex-members. . A GRACEFUL EXPRESSION. His Fellovr Members of the Honst Presented Silver Service to Dele "gate and airs- Gravely, • ' '• ■.._: j Immediately, after- adjournment of ' the House of -Delegates -yesterday the mem bers remained in their, seats for a little ceremony which proved a pleasant vari ation of the monotony of parliamentary routine, - •' " ' . . Itwasthe presentation on the part ot his 5 fellow-members" of the house to Dele gate W. H. Gravely and! his bride, of a" handsome- set of silverware. The dele gate from" Henry and his fair bride oc cupied a seat/to the left. of the rostrum on the east side of the hall. Colonel George C. Cabell, Jr., of Dan ville one of the most graceful speakers in the 'house, made the presentation, and spoke In his most charming and felicit ous vein. In a spirit of -bright badinage he humorously referred .to the days of Mr. Graveley's bachelorhood and ac cused him of . reading the most tender passages from" Romeo and Juliet, Tom Moore's poetry and Lucile and quoted so liberally from these works as to give rise to the suspicion that the speaker himself was all too familiar with tho poesy of the gentle passion. After this;pleasa.ntry, Col onel Cabell paid an eloquent, earnest, tribute 'to the member from Henry, and expressed in happy terms, the . esteem in which his fellow members held him and which found small expression In the gift >of ; silverware which he thereupon presented on behalf of the members of the house. The speaker's references to Mrs. Gravely were particularly graceful and well phrased -■• - ■ Mr. Gravely, considering the embarrass ment of the moment", made a most pleasing and bright response to the pre sentation, vying in humor with the gen tleman from Danville. He could only ex lain the cruel references of the gentleman from Danville in welcoming him into the order, of benedicts on the theory that misery loves company. The steel of his wit has found its way to my heart,' said Mr. Gravely, but there is no" sting, and his pleasant allusions have more more healed the wound. I am glad to say that ,the county of Henry is at last represented in this body: In .this connection I am sorry to note that the county of. Albe marle is still unrepresented and that the speaker's chair is ; still, vacant., These references to the bachelor members pro voked great laughter. •' Mr. Gravely happily referred to the leg islation pending in the, body by informing his fellow-members that he: did not now need a steering committee to lead. him to the. matrimonial altar.. He referred to the pleasant associations of the . house and the ties of friendship formed there during his service, and expressed in earnest and lifting language : his appreciation of the expression of the esteem: of his .fellow members, and, in concluding. expressed on his-own part 'and on,. the part of the member from Henry", their appreciation of the handsome gift. Both speeches .were received with great laughter- and applause. > Alter the .- presentation - nearly • everj' member present went rorward and was presented to Mr 3. - Gravely. Mrs. Gravely stood the ordeal with charming grace and dignity and quite won the hearts of the members by her cordial acknowledgment of the greetings of her husband's friends. PROVIDES FOR APPOINTING. Important Bill in Relation to Com missioners of _ Revenue. One of the most important bills introduc ed at the present session or the General Assembly, is that offered by- Senator Lyle, of Roahokecity, on tho opening day! This is entitled, "An act 1 to "amend -, section 92, of the Code of ISBT, In relation tq ; commis sioners of the revenue • so 'to permit their appointment by judges of -the Cor poration of Circuit'CourTs"."' Thls : bill' is designed to permit ppsent commissioners of the revenue tbijßticceed themselves,; if appointed by thefcourts, wheras.Uf : elect-; cd. by the people they will be ineligible to succeed themselves.'' The bill ' Is one of groata t Interest , to commissioners in . coun-. ties. /•' . - '• ";.-V 5 -". v .. -" ; t /•Section lio; of. the Constitution, .pre scribes that ''There ' Shall be elected i or ap pointed for four years, . as j the General Assembly ; may provide, commissioners of the revenue for each; county, the number, duties : and- compensation of ; whom, shall L be prescribed by law;; .but should siich commisslchers ;:,of. selection .' be -chosen >by : election^ by i,tlie; people;;] then be ineiigible : for re-electionlHor? the/ office for >the. next, succecdlr.s' term." ? . ; By providing rr t for '. the ;. appointtnenf ; of these ! commiaslphers s by/: tha:i coiirts/S they. niayisucccedsthernsclv«s^>- Otherwise : ,thoy. m«a{ giy«« thViPlacc; to >\ som«, en<>:«lM' after; pnft: four.? year term. The -bill I , promiaeatto, "provoked some It | com es ;; up en recort from . the. corn rnllt**. ■ IIS 10 A CLOSE EIVD OF THE CHaiSTIAN MISSION ARY SOCIETIES COX VENTIOX. PROF. W. F. FOX PRESIDENT". Time and Place of Next Convention Left to the State. Board— Splendid Address on -Evangelization by Dr. Power-Par «« Financial ARcnt. The convention proper of the Virginia Christian Missionary Society. came to an end last night at 10 o'clock, after ? one ? of .the most successful meetings in the. his-, tory of the Disciples of Christ in Vir ginia: The meetings have all been largely attended; the interest on 'the part. of rthe delegates and visitors has been wonder ful: the fellowship has been of such a character as to cause the' convention to be termed one of brotherly love, and the members- will go awny greatly strength ened and benefited for the worK of the coming year. ... , The past year has been one of the best in; the history of the society, and the new year will be commenced with a neat bal ance in ha nd for immediate \ises and with upwards of $fi,ooo In a permanent trust fund. . The election of officers was had yester- day. Prof. W. F. Fox again being elected president. The time and ; place . for .the. convention for next year was, upon the suggestion of the committee appointed for tnat purpose, left to the State Board for determination. Dr. P\ D. x'ower, of Washington, de lighted an immense audience. last night with a splendid address on "Evangeliza tion." The effort was characteristic of the speaker, and was up. to the'standard expected of him. It contained much good advice as to the manner in which the church of to-day should be conducted." After Dr. Power had concluded his ad dress. Rev. Carey E. Morgan set about, to secure pledges sufficient to pay-the-saN ary of the financial agent of the society, for the coming year.: The responses were liberal and ready, and the $1,200 paid to me agent will not be a-matter of further concern to the State Board. . . THE MORNING SESSION. Shortly after 9 o'clock yesterday a small companj' of people joined in -what was known as the quiet-hour service. Rev. J. D.. Hamakef. of Strasbur. r Va.'. .led the convention •" ia'.this,' meeting, of praise and thanksgiving .to the". Great. Head of the Chureh'.for His ; ble'ssings durinfe' the past and "supplication "for re newed ■ favors- in the 'years that are yet to come. -Hymns were sirng- and prayer was offered by different ministers in: at tendance. ■ At 9:30 many more people had come .into the spacious auditorium and President W. J. Cox assumed the duties of Hie -chair. Hymn 842. "Sound the Battle Cry," was sung with vim. after which reports from the. field were-heard. Close attention was given, to the remarks of these brethren on .'the progress made by, the- Christian. Church in the State of Virginia. . Rev. W. J. Hall, an evangeiTst from^Gbrdonsyiile, was the first to spVakr'\lMr..~. Hall has labored extensively in '..thc.'Pie'dfnoht;-sec tion and spoke in a" strong mariner' re garding : the need? of • that, section. .-.He said this circuit Is; woefully lacking .in good church buildings. -Many church edi-. fices have been - recently repaired; but much remains to be done In" this field of labor.- \ -. ■'■■ ■ •• ■;•--. Rev. I. I. Chestnut, \ofFredericksburg! spoke of a grand meeting Which had been conductedvJn that- town, and was -very hopeful of large results in the near future. Rev. H. D. Coitey. -of. the" New", River" district, in.a. very-interesting manner,, told of his labors in that section. : . . The demands of the work in. the Valley, district was represented by Rev. D. S. Henkej, who has, spent much of his time during; the past year, working, on that district. •Rev.C E. Elmore,, pastor of the South Piedmont churches, declared that the need of his district is good church buildings.. Rev. C. O. Woodward; pastor of the Cfci'istian church of Petersburg: said that the cause of his people.in" that city "had been injured -by a -former, pastor," ; who had assumed a bad attitude, toward: theY sister denominations.- He said that- this pastor had, a- habit of telling people of other churches, with whom .he come -in contact that . they were 'on their way to hell.'.' This sporit of -bigotry had done much to.prejudice the people of the city against his. little congregation, but, said Mr. Woodward, "we are overcoming this prejudice, and all is now. more hopeful.".;. Rev. F. F. Bullard.,of Lynchburs.-Va., spoke of the good efforts made by... the. Disciples in Bedford .■■City, /arid Rev. Mr." Owen commented upon the need of more' workers in the Southwestern vDistrict of the State. '"'"M '...." ':■' : "L.-~* At 10:30 an address was delivered "by" RevT Stephen Morton, of Wythevllle, on "How to Increase the Evangelistic Spirit' in Virginia." .--..' •' .. '"■"■-.■ Mr. Morton presented in a vigorous manner the claims of domestic .missions on the hearts, arid consciences of the peo ple. ■ Rev. C. O. Woodward, of Petersburg, a young minister of great promise; next addressed ' the . large ■ audience .' oxi "Vir ginia's Needs," and he 'was. followed' bj\ Rev.' H. D. Coffey, from ": the New River District, whose theme was "How to Hold a Successful Meeting." ' "'"" "Love for God," he said, "is an indis pensable prerequisite to successful meet ings; but," ho remarked, ". system and skilled organization are essential elements of success. We niust call to God for help;; we -must seek His guidance continually, but we must work ourselves and get others to work if the cause is to have free course." - " ■ • ' - : Rev. Robert E. Elmore, - of ■ Tazewell, dcliverea; a speech at 10:45-Ar M. replete with patriotic sentiments- •<■•■ Rev. A. P. Phelps,of Augusta, Ga., de llve:;d an able and interesting address on '.'Church Extension Among theDis cip?es.' Thus closed the morning session. .THE WOMEN- TO-DAY. ; The session to-day will bring the con vention to a. close. The entire day— three sessions— will.be given wholly to the work of the wom'e^-tho Christian Woman's} Board of Missions, auxiliaries of -the whole -State. 1 % The sessions will ..be con- r ducted by Miss -Ellen Kent, -of Louisa, : who .is the. State president The evening ' portion of the program .will be • one of the ; most interesting parts of ; . the entire convention, : because v Mrs. Birdie Farrar! Omer, formerly of this city, but now of Ash\ille, N. C., will be the chief .speaker. The pronouncement that MrE._Omer will be' on. the program means that ' the .large auditorium of the Seventh-Street Church' will be filled, to the" doors, even standing room" being at, a: premium". ,;- " ' The;, women have- a large "amount, of work to dispose of, arid most of the" mem bers of e the convention ;Will remain over .to" -participate, in, the-^proceedings. Few of the delegates will leave the city, before to-night, but! by^ noon -tb r morrow most of, tbTem will have gone -to their homes -■ -- ...THE AFTERNOON, SESSION. ;- " At 2 P. " : Ml, deybtibnal service, led by C. E..' ElmbreJ .. r •'-"••- ■; • ~ : V :- •?-;;?{! :.The : - committee, by. 'its. chairman, "made its; report.;-" ':■•■•*' :■>: ; -,■ ;-, ":■;. ." :\.^;-...: \.^;-... The "Committee on .Ways : . "and .. M^eais madeS'it3sreport^> ';■£_ Pz. ;\ .\ .'■";.'- ■./■ "' ~: : ■■.- --..-. The Coirnmittee' on Time". and Place for Next .Meeting bi ! : the s Convention; was»re ferred :t6: t6' the State Bbard-for its iconaid eratioii. v--.- " ■ , . , ■ -■ v,The I Committee Yon . Nominations the^following^"personsas constituting- ythei State : ;Presid«!nt;:W;jF.iFbx;>First^ Vice^resident. J.:s: Ellett.V Second. ; Vice^ President; s C. : E.^ Richards; ? Treasurer, ~hT? A/ v Carey ; Audi tor;^; F. >T. * Sii tton : I Secre- v tary, E. N." Newman.' Dr. fßawland:: Walker,;; M. V M. '■- Orndbr.ff MT/^T.^Bond;? Cfl \ H^^W^llvPf ,f, J.< (: R,^McWime3J Q^^ GJI- : lespieW L. C. Shelbunw,-. T.-.A. Sp«nc«r, Atg J.^Renf or th. Carey X, Morg?in;;'and- Kfan?c-SMarimallrimeinl>ers of tW 'State* Board, in addition to the ofllcerrf'named- inarned. - . - . - -,r . ~-*£. -\ :* The*;* Committee i-on?;i -on?; Enrolment -;reports| that they: find ; the following niembers. prest . ent:*^ ; Life? directors,' 2: ;ilfe"'membcrs,. s;; annual "S members, r2; delegates, ■ 115 rJ.vlsj' • itors,-U4. Total. 238. ■ f -" " - Rev. '.B:;P. J Smith, State^ Superintend-; ent of Sunday,. Schools, made a brief statei ment -of tho condition ,of . the. schools.; Schools : Jrep6fted, 139.* This 1 report," vhow-;. evervtls notj full; i Scholars, 10,812; collected, : 53.976.65: Valley District, the .best organ ized ; the schools, as a rule, in good con dition. , ', " - .Rev. Richard Bagby addressed the con vention \ brij'ttie; subject ."Reverence in the Sunday-School." He" thought tho-minis ter; in charge : should do all ■•iriihls-p'ov.'er tb inspire the school with a Keen; sense of reverence." s: The superintendent should be' selected with a view to his capacity toVimpress the scnool with this Idea of reverence. The -.teachers, by their own demeanor of character, should slve to the schools an example to. follow after. The song service may do much to cultivate this virtue. Avoid; as much as possible the frivolous selection of songs, and prayers should always be short and sim ple.. ■ . - : ; "'■ .'- ■ '.■■'. ' " ' ■■■ The importance of Sunday-school worK was discussed by Rev. F. P. Bullard. He thought this perhaps the most important service in the church. Preachers are wont to' think their sermons the most impor tant, but. often ; the Lord Jesus is made much more real in the work of the Sun day-school. The seed sown in the soil of "the infant mind is more likely to take effect and produce V fruit than the ser mon, intended-for the more advanced in life. « . ■ '- : ' '■"■' : " ■ ; - : - • Mr.' B. F. Johnson addressed the con vention on Sunday-school work. He ar gtied that every .class should have a ta ble. The programme should be changed each week. He said the Bible should be taught even to exclusion of the Quarter lies. '■-', The name, ; .he said, should be the Bible-school. Quite a number of, questions were asked Mr.' Johnson and answered quite intelli gently, showing: great familiarity with the work. Some Convention Chat. Dr. Power, who; delighted the large au dience last night, is pastor of Garfield Memorial church, in Washington. For twenty-eight years he has been located with this congregation, turning a -7eaf ear to calls from the best churches in the country among the Disciples. He is trreafman, and has enough titles— that he does not use— that would make the ave rage brother happy. He is simply F. D. Power, and his friends frequently refer to him as "Fred Power." Ray. D. S. Henkel, pastor of a group of small churches in the Y Valley. ; was for many years a practicing attorney. He represented the Tenth Senatorial District one term in the. Senate. Mr. Henkef is accomplishing a great work in Harrison-, burg, where a new church has been estab lished during the past few months. : Rev. L. M. Omer, for several years pas tor of the Third Christian church An this city, before the present edifice was erect ed," is attending the convention. He is located now at Asheyille, N. C. Revi B H. Melton, who began his work last Sunday as"; pastor of the Marshall- Street church, Is. rapidly growing in fa vor, and made many new friends during" the convention. The Disciples of the city are expecting great things from him. Rev. Daniel E. Motley, president of the Christian College, which • was established at Washington last summer, spoke last night in the interest, o* —3 college, which is making all the progress that could be hoped for. Rev. Landon A: Cutler, ono of the oldest preachers in the State. In point of service, is enjoying the meeting. Mr. Cutler min istered to Marshall-Street church some years ago,- and is well and . favorably known in the city. Miss Ellen Kent, ; who will direct the deliberations, of the women's meeting to day, is a graceful-. presiding officer, and. the sessions -of the c: W. B. M. are al ways greatly enjoyed by those .who at tend therii. The attendance. "upon the -convention from outside of the city is about 250, just about" the same it was last year. The visitors, greatly enjoyed the address yesterday afternoon made by Mr. B. F. Johnson during the " Sunday-school ses sion. Much was expected "of. Mr. Johnson, and his efforts have been greatly lauded since they" were made. The past year has been a great one with the society. It has had IS men at work during the year. "( They worked 3,103 days. - and . preached 1.910 sermons, and made 4,350 visits in their work. The total number of additions were 1.170. Thesefig ures. of; course, only include the result of the work done by men paid by the so ciety, and not that by others in the State, whose work, if reported, would probably bring the whole number of additions»up to S.OOO or* 4,000 for the whole year. Rev. H. D. Coffey. one of the evangelists of tho society, preached £35. sermons dur-. ing the year, and reported a total of 271) -additions through his efforts.. Evangelist W. H. Boor, who is well known in Richmond, and who has been preaching _for several years at -Martins vllle, Henry county, has recently been called to Bluefield, W. Va. He has not yet announced what he will do with the call. - The State Board enters the new fiscal year with a balance of $721.23 on hand in the general fund, and nearly $7,000 in the trust fund. ■^The society has on hand a sum sufficient for the purchase of a; lot for a new church in Staunton, which, in all proba bility, will be established during the com ing year. A PRIXCE WHiWAJI -VVEDDIXG. Marriage of Mr. D. J. Slmms ond Miss Elizabeth Slmonds. MANASSAS. VA.. November; 13-— (Spe cial.)— Another beautiful wedding took place, at the Baptist church to-night at 7 :SO o'clock. The contracting parties were Mr. D. J. Simms. of Warrenton. Va.. and Miss Elizabeth Slmonds. of Upper Marl boro,. Md. The best- man was Mr. Wil liam Simms, .brother to the groom, and the ushers, were Messrs. James Bocock and F- M. Dooley, of /Washington; W. K. and J. J. Davies, of.Mariassas, and E. E. Simms, of Warrenton. The " maid oi honor was Miss Jesse Slmonds, sister to the bride". The party entered the church to the sweet strains of the^-weddingcho ;. Ms from :<< ljohengrin,"7 played" by Miss Ethel Maddox, of Mariassas. - The happy pair took the' S:3otrainrforja -tour, north- Mr: Sirrims;was private secretary^. to Gen eral \V. "'. Hf Payne, attorney,; for the : South-, errr railwa>v';arid sinee r i General ; Payne's resignation he has been employed in the law l departrrient of the Southern railway, in Washington; The bride is the/daugh ter ; of Mr. John T. Simondsj the former manager of the • magnincent . farm and park property, of Robert Portner; near, this place.- Mr. Simonds and his family of>; three" beautiful daughters made -many friends during their residence- here, and all were', prominently connected- with the local. Baptist church.' ■ Dnnrillc Tobacco- Market. -■ DANVILLE. > VA.'. f November 12.—(Spe cial.)— The- tobacco market was quite ac tivel-to-day. Prices were well " maintained on " all/grades.;' Wrappers are 'still ; In de mahdrtand" comritandinsr>hlgU prices. ;The .various ".^grades , of : "wrappers \ ra~nged In price; from 10 to GO; cents." Prices on other grades were ystatloriary. . - > ■ ' : . ■ , : ; - ~f'z~?.': ..To. Pay for Rcotbry. : *■" .-. : ; The i vestry of Chr iat Episcopal .;. church J •obtained permls'ajon'j in j the"' Circuit \ Court' _ to '} borroTPj J1,200.f -The » moneys twiirjbo^used 'to pay^for jtha ; rwtbry^ro-^ |c^ntlyibbusht^VrheT€ctoryv;N6^^^^ireri-i [abla;; a^et4fa^i?i^tha!^hj^h)^lt|waai * bough'tfand sJSoo^|was}"pa.ld * i^fcashfaiidltJiAl ; balaDC6,su^a s•■ borrowed j. toj xnslcVlt.t'KeS final 3 Eirie To-day we place on sale some extraordinary values ih desirable Oriental Rugs. These; are some of the finest work of the Syr/an* and Uurks, consisting of Daghestans, Ktirdestans, . ..,: \ And, -Fine in the ■ never-changing- vege table dyes , in 3 feet 6x6 feet 6 and 3 feet Bx7 feet in sizes, worth $30 to :$40 v BAPTISTS IN SESSION (CONTINUED FROM FIRST PAGE mitted to the association, and showed th» largest contributions ever made. Tha. to tal contributionsfroniHtae churches to th« several boards were as follows: State missions *".-.-":. .- :?19.Sn,> 5J Sunday-Scnool and Bible Board.. S.ia 53 Education Board 4.313 42 Foreign Missions'........ W.CS7 M Home Missions 13.95 H1 Ministers' Relief Fund 3.043 55 Baptist Orphanage .....' 10,553 50 Total .................. ..595.042 21 The report also save the contributions by associations. The Dover" Association to 'which the Richmond churches belong, led all others V/ith contributions agsrre. gating ?1<5,954.-3, and the Portsmouth Asso ciation, including" the churches of Xor folk. Portsmouth, Petersburg 1 , and Suf folk. ' came next - '-with $13,1 10.57. These two associations always go far beyond the others 'as they include so many city chtlrches. '". The Country Association. Among the county associations the Rap j pahannock is in the lead with contribu tions aggregating ?'3,1t53.53 and the Goshent is next with 54.<K0.5»>. Another associa tion that did -remarkably well is the Accomac, which although, one of the smallest in tne State, gave 54.G00. The contributions to. the various boards were in every single case larger this year than last. The contributions to State missions rose from $15,000 to nearly SSO.QO?: those to foreign missions from J23.000 to I $2G.0u0 and so on VY f or,; the rest. The ; only' i apparent exception, is that the orphanage ■ reports $:0,0nD.9» "against i- y.193.5.>y .193.5.> last year. But the latter includes a special gift of 310,000, so there is an actual gain of nearly 52.0C0 in. the current collections. . . . iiAn Exile from Vir.ssi.nl:*.?? Dr. W. R. L.-Smith. of Richmond, called attention to the presence of one of the exiles from Virginia, Rev. Lansing Bur rows, of Nashvflle:iTenn., who upon be ing recognized by ''tile president, respond ed in a characteristic speech. He said the first meeting of the General Associa tion he ever attended was held in Rich mond in 1565; when as a lad he reported its proceedings for the press. Amons other visitors who were recognized -were Rev. J. T. Eager, of Louisville, former missionary to .Italy, now financial agent for the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. - Professor \\~. O. Carver, of the same! institution, and Rev. E. A. Jack son, of Bahia, Brazil. In the afternoon session during a dis cussion of the Work of home missions mention was made of the prolonged and extreme illness of Dr. J. T. Ticher.or. of Atlanta, so long the secretary of the Home Board. This called forth eloquent tributes from 1 Drs. -J. B. Hawthorne, H.~ "IV. rßattle, and J. S. Dill. MINISTERS' RELIEF FUND. The report of the trustees and treasurer of the Baptist' ministers' relief fund was read by f the -resident, —.: T. H. F.llett. of Richmond, and contained the follow ing items of interest. The receipts of the -board from the churches during 'the year amounted to $3,947.95. an increase of 5723.15 over re ceipts last year. The receipts from all sources for the year aggregated $5,2!?. which was an increase over last year of 5814.23.' The benefactions of the y«i* amounted to S-J,715. an 'increase of 5135 - over, last year.'. The disbursements ss> ceeded by $767.05 the receipts from the churches. During the year the number of persons assisted by the board was sixty-five. Three of the * beneficiaries " nave, died sr.d five new ones have, been added sinco the last annual; report was suomitteu. The report was ably discussed by Dr. B. Turpln, of Charlottesville, and Mr. L. E. Barton, of Suffolk: ' THE BAPTIST -ORPHANAGE. At the evening, session, in the ahsenc* of Dr. E. W. Winfrey, the Introductory sermon was preachec by Rev. J. W. Wiirt man. of South* Boston. . He. more, than met the' expectations of. the great . throns o. ncople. preaching an'exceedingly strong and thoughtful sermon. r ' Dr. TV. E. Hatcher of Richmond, read the report on the Virginia .Baptist Or phanage, located ; at. Roanoke. This u» still fa very youngMnstkution,. but it » already the most valuable possession of the Virginia Baptists,- excepting Rich mond .College alone. Besides valuab'-? real estate, it has -about J30.0C0 worth of buildings. It is the most complete or phanage'-in the. State, and has 130 chii "dren. 1 ■;-■-■ ; . • ;■'■■' •■" :■ ■ . During the past year the administra tion building, which is the central and most important- one. has been completed at a cost of. about J26. 000. and the cot tage erected- by the Portsmouth Baptise Association,-, designed for very small chil dren. ;is ; rapidly approacning completion- The orphanage has a* welt equipped farm, a: work .shop, a-knitting mill, and other industrial equipment [ and appliances cfer signed especially to give the children such training as wilL enable them to ea-S a living: after leaving:- the • institution. 'The receipts the year ; have been larger than- ever before, beins -tip-wards of 512.000.-for current -expenses and sonr.a 'IS.OOO for building and permanent improve ment. - [-) „ It was announced that the board tbi» morning. "re-elected .president- of the or phanage for'thc comlnjr year. Rev. W. : V.'' Savage, after making a stir ring speech/ took a collection of .mor* than ., a thousand dollars for equipptaS ■the administration building. ■'- ■"/-. "■'- '•'! v; . " .-. », . ~ , . ."; , • ' -■ "A Lynehbnrjc . Wetldinsr. LYNCHBURG.VA.. November 13.— <Sp<4 ""elftl.)— At"' a i o'clock last - night: at Epipk; any Episcopal i church, in -the presence o. a\ large congregation. .Miss Henrle Cand* ler wa3 married to Mr. AU'red H. Blou- COWB. ''■'- ' ''■ .":;■" "'•.',';- The ceremony was *perr"orrr i ctl by Etev. T. H.Lacey. the rector, and Mm. Minn«r tjerode presided at the 'organ. Me^rs. O: £ Ross-and. John- : Jcnks were the »*" «rs: ; ;Ml3sMarj- Laccy wasrnaid of honor. andfMrJ ,Wr;T. "^Harhs'b v erger. best tnstn. The*' bride was V escorted to the altar b>* ; her, brother? iCandter. whi> She "wore a brown-cloth ; tra^el!iri^s«lt,- while^hcrimaid of honor with hat | tcv-matclj?iTh«ftbrl4e a daush:er <?* [ Mr»:|Cornella:;C*ndler,€ of Wo3t Lya^' I bars, 5 and ! ls' a s . very ; attractiys; youny la*f 'Thf sroom i» thf» - well : kn6wr, .Elevent* fatr^et 5 p6Tb tdgrapher, . -,: -x. -* - ..,- ;: \:-..