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Times-Dispatch Want Ads are business pro? moters. "> Bi^patrl TUB DISPATCH FOUNDED IB?. TUB TIMHJH FOUNDED 1*84 WHOLE NUMBER 17,064. RICHMOND, VA., WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 10, .1906, _tfc_. ! To Till vacant roomn, i | use Timer. - Disp.tU'li j Want Ad).. PRICE TWO CENTO. To Our Law Makers: May Your Stay be Pleasant and Your Acts Wise GOVERNMENT US MISSION IT HOME Time to Consider Need of New Public Build? ings. Say Democrats. TOO MUCH MONEY IS SPENT ABROAD Cannon and Tawney's Cries For Retrenchment .When Urgent Home Aprpopriations Are . Mentioned Not Compat? ible With Foreign Outlays. (From Our Regular Correspondent. WASHINGTON", I?. ?'.. Jan. 3.?The t? -.j.-f-ti.-n uf public bulicllriK I'lll or no publia biil?dln? liili ?h b?lng agitated morn violently now than ever Iwfore. li appeal? thai the ?entiment UiIh year Um it -HUH In? is overwhelmingly I" favor ?i an omnibus bill. making appropria? tions for now government buildings in Various sections of the country. But Speaker Cannon aha Chairman Tawey, ? ?: the ?pproprla'tiqng Cornihltt??, are understood 1<? be dead ?et aguinst the in-nmin-. The cry or economy In gov? ernment.il appropriations n? as strong this 3-i-.-ir ?il it ?as last, if not stronger. The President asked sixteen million dollars 3'M the completion of the Panama Canal, ui, ratli.-r, for the prosecution of the work and some of the most economically In . l!:i?d members of the majority In Con? gres? voted t<> give lUrn th?; amount, though In." refuse,* to Itemlz?.- the pro? posed expenditures. Even the course of the President in paying such enormous salaries to men employed In ?onectlon with the ranal enterprise .though flies' : . ver saw th? Isthmus, went uricnsured, ?i: I the Senate gol hold of the bill. ? both thirties took a hand In in - -'?K-itinK th? manner in which the ? mi. y li.is been expended and will be .?i- m in the future, Home Missionaries. \\ h.?,. ill-- sentiment,? among the i'lenio cr.it?. has always been in favor of the economical administration of-government. ?1?re i. :i growing ??-elllig that too much money is being spent nbroad, in the dis? tant Idles of the sea, among naked ?savages, who do ripl appreciate the bless? ings ?f frf"' circulation or the long areen, .n?l too little at h'.ine. There hau not been ? general approprla,llon bill, nor ? general river ahd hnrtior i.'il for several years. In many cas?s (hero is real de mand for improved federal buildings, and harbor and river iniprovement Is ur ?--? ntly needed Ht many (mints, nut sue-h needs do not appear to l/e in a way to be attended to at an .early date. Several hills providing for new public buildings in Virginia towns, or the Im? provement of bid oiick, have been Intro duced. Heprcaentutlvi; Glass said to-day th.it In- had nr> doubt nT the passage of iiis bill appropriating ?>?-*?.<?>} for tin? im? provement ot the Federal huilding at rtoanoko, but lie admitted lie was not hopeful that a general bill would bo passed. Tile bills providing iin>),i*v) for ; be prectlonvof a Federal building at Manchester and a similar bill for a 1'iibllc building at Winchester will also h? passed, probably, sli.iuld mi omnibiitj Irtv be enacted. Swanson Shows Up. Members of Congress who have been looking for C?ovcrnor-elect Hwanson in vain for the pas-t few days were glad c3ened to-day by th?; Intelligence that he would be. here t'j-morrow. Mr. Swanson has not returned from . Chatham since the Christmas holidays. WhcOior he has hecn engaged In the preparation of his -.iiMiiKur.il address or has merely been trying to escape the Importunities of office-seekers Is hot known. Certain it Is that by reason of his prolonged slay at homo he has missed seeing many persons who have come here to lay before him their claims or the claims of friends for places In the new State administra? tion. Repr?sentative Joncs said to-day ho did not know that ho would have, anything to say during- the debato now pending: on the. Philippine tariff bill in Committee ?>f the Whole. As senior Democratic member o? the Committee on Insular Af-' fairs, Mr. Jones ?s espe'cially well in? formed concci-tiing conditions in the archi? pelago, and visited the islands last sum? mer with the* Taft party, obtaining a pient deal of information concerning eco? nomic conditions in the Philippines. He said he preferred to discuss bills emanat? ing from tho Insular Committee, several of which have been reported. So far us i ho present bill, reducing the tu riff on sugar and tobacco Imported from ?lie Philippines, in concerned, Mr. Jqncs Ihinks Us passage woujd ?iccomplisb good In an indirect way, In that it would make the hcet sugar Republicana favor our getting rid of the Islands. The insurrection of ?lie hcet sugar members-that Is, tho Re? publicans from the Northwestern' States is a striking condition'of latter-day poll tics in Washington.. They claim, to ha**?, the .hill beaten, but there Is a very great doubt of this. It will probably pass, us it has the sanction, oyhe Committee on "Ways and Moans, the chairman of which, Mr. Payne, tho floor leader- of tho Ro puhllcans, is leading the light for It. Bull Type Next Time, Colonel. "Not it word of nowBj," said Represent? ative Slemp, the lone' Republican member from Virginia, or tho an tiro South, for that matter, when I accosted him ut tho Capitol to-day. "1 wouldn't give it to you . if there were news. You follows uro not my friends, You" say l a/tii losing my iiitluence in Washington with tho Presi? dent. I'll show 'you. But I won't-'glvc ,yju any news." And lite colonel used foul naughty language, And the coirq Hpondent went away heavy-hearted, for It is recorded on the. tablets of. his mem? ory that on one ocousioi'vMi*', Slemp hud Blv.-u oui mi item Which was' worthy of -.Continued tin Third* Page.) BACON INSULTED THE PRESIDENT? That Is the Aged and Able Senator's Inter? pretation. SHARP WORDS OVER MORKOGAN AFFAIR Dangerous Colloquy Narrowly Avoided When Senator Spoon- | er Challenged Propriety of Publicly Discussing, Mo? tive for President's Attitude. - (By Associated Pre?*.) j WASHIN-GTC?,, January ?.-The pro ' prlcty at discussing In open Senate a resolution Introduced by Senator Bacon, . calling upon the President for an ac ; ? ?nut. ut his appointment; of delegates to a proposed conference on Moroocan af i fair? to I? held by European powers at i Algeciras, Spain, was considered for four ! hours to-day. anil then by strict party ? vote it was decided thnl the resolution - should b?. executive business. Senator i Bacon, In mipporting his resolution' con ! t? mied for a puUlc discussion, anil Sen? ator Spooner d.Hlared thai the adoption of the resolution would be an encroach ni? nt by th?? Senate upon the constitu? tional rights of the President and vir? tually would charge him. In a manner amounting almost to Insult, with Igno? rance of Ills duties an chief magistrate. Offense was taken by Senator Bacon to the remark? of Senator. Spooner, the former declaring emphatically that lie did not PKr?"*"1 to be cliarKed with Insulting the President. Mr. S[KX>ner said that he did not mean to imply that it had I been un Insult to Inlroduco the resolu? tion, but that It would be an affront to the President to adopt a measure which questioned the executive on a matter I In which he was Bell within hi? own ? rights. Insisting that it. could not see ( tho distinction, Senatoi- Bacon said that j If It would amount t?> an Insult lor the Senate to ??dnpi the i-p-solutlon. It wouid he just as much so for him U> offer ft. "I do n?jt understand your login." re? plied Senator 8p?>oner, "but If that Is your conclusion and you Insist upon con? struing your course as on action of the Senate, or course, I cannot flinch iorra the cons?quence?."' Tho Wisconsin senator's reply ended what lisd threatened to be a dangerous COlIoqU}'. "In speaking in favor of the public dis? cussion. Senator Uli...:. Bald that the matter does not involve a treaty, and. therefore, that It was eminently proper to have a public debate on the measure. He said that the public should know Just what It Is proposed by the conference In Spain, and whether the action of the President in naming delegates to par? ticipate would Involve the United States In a contract to carrr out the decision of the conference. He pointed out that the Interests of France and Germany In Moroccan affairs are vital, aid action In favor of the Interests of either of these countries would be offensive to tho other and that the I'nlted States hy partici? pating would Incur the enmity of the aggrieved country. Senators lionge. and Spoonertook the position .that the action. #of the President In appointing delegates would not. bind this guvernment In any manner for the reason that .any contractual relations with a foreign government can he made binding only by a treaty, rnttfled hy the Senate. They argued that the President In his own way Is empowered to negoti? ate treaties, whether by appointing- dele? gates to international conferences, by exchanges with forelg? representatives, or through the employment of secret agents, If neod he, and that It would be I highly Improper for the Senato to in? terfere In any manner. Arguing that the interests of the United States In Mo? rocco aro purely commercial, Senator Spooner said it was the duty of tho President to see that these are not ob? structed by European Interests. COSTLIEST BOOK EVER PRINTED GlMIIG HERE Catalogue of Bisjhop, Collection of Jade, Costing $100,000, For State Library. (Special to The Times-Dispatch.) NEW YORK, January 9.-Tho most costly book over, printed has just been shown In the Museum of Natural History by Dr. George F. Kunz, who had charge o? the principal features of the work. It Is a catalogue In two .volumes of tne Heber R. Bishop collection of jade ob? jects, which has no rival In the world, and which was presented to tho Metro? politan Museum of Art by the late Mr. Bishop, together with $155.000 to provide ? a suitabto room for the objects, and ! nearly as much' more for their mainte? nance, . I This retnarkablo catalogue has taken twenty-five fovirp to preparo It, It Is 1 printed on the lliiest llnon paper, bound In green levant, oiich copy containing 670 pages and weighing 12t pounds. Only one hundred coploB have been prlntod, and the, cpst? has boon .100,000, or $1,000 . a copy. There are 150 full page illustra? tions by artists of Europe, Asia and America. Individuals who will receive copies of the work are the Prince of Wales, the Oerman Emperor, the Czar of RtiBSla. the Quoon of. Holland, th? Emperor of Japan ? mid the Emperor of China. Five copies will remain In New York. Of the. othqr copies, one will he sent to Hie Virgin!? Btate Ubrary In Richmond. WITH US AaAH?, AND WELCOME! ROGERS' MIRTH TO CUE TO WRATH Supreme Court Is Asked to Do What Commissioner Has Not Accomplished. TREATS HEARING AS FUNNY Balks At Question ' "W bother Standard "Oil Is Doing* Busi? ness In Missouri. (Uy Associated Press.) NEW Y?KK. January 9.??The itu?astIon whether Henry II. Rogers can be com? pelled to tell .Xttorney-General nerbert 8. Iladley. of Missouri, whether the Standard Oil Company, of New Jersey, owns or controls the oil companies which aro selling oil In Missouri, as separate companies, will be placed before tho Su? preme Court of New York State to? morrow. All tho Important questions which Mr. Rogers baa declinad to answer by advice of counsel In the last three days of the hearing In this city, were presented to tlje Supreme Court to-day by counsel, aoting in behalf of Attorney General Hadley, and the court was asked to order Mr. Roger? to show cause Why he should not answer them. The court Issued the order and It waa served on William V. Rowo. counsel for Mr.. Rogers, while the hearing was still In progress lato to-??ay. Mr. Hadley said after con? sultation with the counsel that he under? stood that he would hav? to be represent? ed by counsel ln,thls argumont, but that he hoped to get In a few -words before the court. The quostlons are in a diversity of form, but In substance they all are: ' ?'Does the Standard Oil Company of I New Jersey, either through Itself or any j other person or corporation, own, hold or control a majority of the stock of the ? Waters-Pierce Oil Company, of Mis- ! souri, the .Standard Oil Company, of Missouri, the Standard Oil Company, of Indiana and tho Republic Oil \_orhpany, , of New fork." Powerless Commissioner. No matter In what form the question has been put, Mr. Rogers has declined to answer It. The commissioner before whom the evidence is belng'taken It with? out power to* compel an answer, but the Supronie Court possesses the authority to order Mr. Rogers to be punished for con? tempt of court if he deollnes to answer after being ordered to do so by that court., An lnterostlng feature of the hearing to-day was an JnvitaUon sent by Mr. Hadley to Thomas W. Lawson, of Boston, requesting him to c?tne to New York and testify, if he can give any Information as to the three' companies Mr, Hadley is trying to drive out of Missouri. When the hearing adjourned to-night Mr. Law son's reply had not been received. Thjhks It a Joke. RIK Rogers again declined while on the stand to-day to disclose the stock own? ership of the throe companies, and was severely admonished by Mr. Hadley to treat the hearing seriously. ' and not as "funny." A number of other ?Standard Oil officials and employes wero ?examined, ?but declined to answer most of Mr. Had ley's questions. The subpoena 'server, who has been try- ' Ing for several days to summon H. Clay Pierce to testify ?before the commissioner In this oaso, notified Mr, Hedley to-night that he has been unnble to get Mr. Pierce, who, ho said, had sailed away on a steam yacht. DELIRIOUS DOCTOR DIES BY HIS OWN HAND (By Asaoclated Press.) NEW YORK. January ?.-"Dr. Robert W. Steger, who ?was found last night un? conscious In his room at the Audubon Hotel, diod to-day at Bellevue Hospital. Ho drank a mixture of chloroform and morphine. The reason ha gave for self destruction wee that he had had fre ! quont attacks of homicidal mania, and ! that he feared In the end he would kill ?.hoine one. He earn? from a Tamil?' promi? nent In Nashville, Tentu' HOPES TI SPIKE CONS JFUILEH. Governor Heyward, o? South Carolina, Deplores and Con? demns Disregard of Law. MUST PREVENT LYNCHINGS Special Appropriation for Ptirposa Has Been Spent, But Not a Single Conviction. iBy ?^jiiociated Press.. I COLUMBIA, S. C, January I*.?Gover? nor D. C. Ileyward, in his message sub? mitted to the Genera! ?assembly of South Carolina to-day, expresses gratification in tying able to report an Improved condition In the State finances. ' "The only cloud which throws a shadow over tlie. State is the unsatisfactory con? dition of the dispensary." said the Gov? ernor, adding: "No one can deny that the prosant atmosphere surrounding the dispensary le a grave reflection upon South Carolina, for it is a Stnto tnsti rution that any odium which attaches to its operation necessarily attaches to the State." He regards the action of those coun? ties voting to abolish dispensaries as a rebuke to the mode of operation rathei than a repudiation of the system, "It Is imperative for the honor of the State," says the Govc-rnoi, "that existing condi? tions should be Immediately remedied," and he adds that it is incumbent upon the General Assembly to give the matter most serious consideration, at the same I time renewing recommendations for ? changes in the dispensary law.? The Gov [ ?wnor said it shouid never be the policy i to force dispensaries upon counties or communities desiring prohibition, and said l?gislation should bo enacted to freo the system from ahust? which have crept in. "In my last two messages." says the Governor, "I thought it my duty to cull your attention to the absolute necsaslty of adopting- more stringent measures for the proper enforcement of law, and par? ticularly for the prevention of lynch Ings." Not a Single Conviction. Speaking then of the special appro (Contlnued on Seventh Page.) THE WEATHER Forecast: Virginia?flair "Wednesday and Tnursday; slowly rising temperature; light west winds, shifting to south. North Carolina?Fair Wednesday and Thursday; warmer Thursday; light, va? riable winds, becoming south. 'Conditions Yesterday. Richmond's woatlier was fair and cool. Range of tho theremomoter: 0 A. M.20 G P. M.83 Vi M*..2? I'P. M.31 3 p. M.35 12 midnight..,30 Highest temperature yesterday. 35 .Lowest temporaturc yesterday...19 Mean temperature yesterday.....?.?7 Normal temperature for January.87 Departure from normal t??mperaturo.... 1q Conditions in Important Cities. (At S P. M., Eiuiteru Tim??.) Plata. Ther. High. T. Weather, Augusta . to "j* Clear Atlanta, Chi.34 4i) Clear Buffalo, N. V.3-' S4 Clear Cliurlixtton . ?w 4- Clear Chicago, III.34 34 (?ear ; Cincinnati, o.rt ?8 Cur Davenport. ?W ?H Clear Detroit, Wich.'?4 <N Clear 1 tatter??. N. C...v.W ?}? *;!""?? 1 Jacksonville.43 4S Clear ; Mobile.4: 48 C ear Norfolk, Va......-..-.g ?S \ C ear . Oklahoma City.;-,.-. ?>' ?g ?!*ar Pltutmrif. Pa.,. ? S ?'o?r Tampa. >'la...:.. 4* !" Clear ? Washington ....t...... a ? Clear Miniature. Almanac, January 10,. lOOfl, Sun rise?..-?? '.'. T;26 ? HIGH TIDE. Sun' sets.?.-.... 6:10 Morn ng-. ?i-,30 1 Moon rises,,.. M2? menina;. ?;U CITY MAY GIVE SITE FQ? FAIR Mr. Dabney Offers Resolution Appropriating $25,000 For This Purpose. MAYOR SENDS LONG MESSAGE Alderman Ziinnifnnarm Retires Froii3 Public Service?Ses? sion Very- Lon**r. In the oourse of a lengthy ????hsIoii hold ! last night tli? B?>ard of Aldermen trans? acted a mass of routine and special business, ih? most Important matter en? gaging the attention of the body being a resolution offered by Mr. Dnbney to appropriate J25.00U for. the purchase of a site for thn proposed '"Virginia State Fair. The appropriation Is conditional upon the raising of $f,ij.o00 additional by tho. Fair Association. Thn matter- was referred (o th? Finance Committee. A lengthy messago from the Mayor, containing a number of recommendations first claimed the attention of lb?. Board and causod considerable dismission, some of the members saying that Inasmuch us committees aro already/ considering most of the recommendations offered hj>. the Mayor, they objected to the Mayor's getting tho credit. With tho under? standing that the committees should have ail credit duo them the, various paragraphs of the message were referred to the proper committees, and the whole ' message was ordered printed. The message being thus properly dis? posed of, Alderman ?lmmermann's res? ignation us a member of the Board was tendered and accepted, and a resolution was offered appropriating "125,000 to tho proposed State Fair. The Proceedings. At roll call the following members wero present: Mr. Turpln, president, and Messrs. Adams, Bennett, Blair, Dabney, Guiist. Mann, Minor, Rennolds, Satter iield. M. F. Sea-y, doorge ,1. Seay, Wash? er and Wood. Mr. George'J. Seay, the newly elected member from Monruu Ward, who was named at the last' meeting to succeed Mr. H. P. Beck, resigned, was Introduced and welcomed by the president. . Mayor McCarthy sent In a lengthy message, filled with tlnioly recommenda? tions, which the clerk read to the Board. The Mayor's recommendations follow: 1st. fhat two trestles on Seventh Street, one operated by the Atlantic Coast Lino'Railway, und one by tho Tredegar. Iron Works, being now dan? gerous to, "passengers 'on street car lines, be ordered raised to u proper height. (Referred to Committee on Streets.) ' :-d. Tho Mayor urrj-.'s th? Council to at once proceed to acquire-by-purchase or condemnation- the property on the north. side of Marshull Stroot from l?lghth to Ninth, so no to tear down all of the. buildings th.oro.pn, except thu Marshall house propor, so as to form a lawn In front of the proposed new High School building, the build? ing to bo fronted south. If noct?ssarv the Mayor thinks a bond Issue for this purpose would bo advisable (Ro forrod to tho Finance Committee,) 3d. The Mayor recommonds that the Clarke Spring property, be not ?"Oid to tho Hollywood Company, but to Miss Arents. (Roferrad to tho Finance Committee.) 4th. The Mayor urges tho Immediate povemont of the south sido of Broad Stroet fromi Belvldoro Street, west to Lombardy. (Referred to Street Coin mlttoe.) 6th. Tho Mayor recommends the re? peal .>of all ordinances allowing mer? chant? to uso throe foet of oidewalka upon which to display goods, show oaseB, signs, &b. The Mayor says this ordinance Is a relic, of Ttlohmond's village life. (Referred to the Commit? tee on Btreota.) ,i ? Hth, The Mayor, renomniends thn creation of the office of a fetmilH war? (Continu.?!, ra Twelfth Pau?.) Ceremonies Incident to His Inauguration to Be Very Simple. WILL TAKE OATH IN THE HOUSE After Delivering Inaugural Ad? dress to Joint Session, Will Entertain at Buffet Lunch? eon at Mansion?Success of Administration is Foreshadowed. Governor-el<?ct Claude A. Swanson has mapped out his plans for his Induction Into the executive office on February 1st, and he Iiiin decreed that the coromonles Inci? dent thereto shall be simple and demo? cratic to a degree. Governor ?tn<l Mrs. SwanAon, who are now at the New Wlllard In Washington, ?will como to Richmond on January Wtb, and will stop at the Jefferson Hotel until they take up their oliode In the execu? tive mansion. Governor Swanson will com? to the Capitol on Thursday morning, February 1st, and after exchanging greetings with Governor Montague will proceed to the hall of the House of Delegates, where h? will, In the presence of a Joint ses? sion of the Legislature, take the oath of office before Judge James Keith, presi? dent 'of the .Supreme Court of Appeals. The new Governor will then deliver a brief Inaugural address, which will con? cisely outline the salient features of his administration. After the c?r?monie* In the House, which will be simple and un? ostentatious, if the wishes of the now executive are observed, he will go to the mansion und receive tlio members of the General Assembly, the State and city officials, and such eltlzetis as may .l?.^lre to call, between ill? hours of 2 and 4 I>. M. At the Mansion. The entertainment at tb? ?mansion will !>??? in the iiatur?* of a buffet luncheon, and li is likely that n great many prominent people will culi i o wish ihe Governor and Mrs. Swanson a iiapp.?. \{t? In th.? man? sion and His Excellency a successful administration. These arrangements aro subject to slight changes by Governor Swanson. but in the main they will stand a? outline?! above. The public eye in Virginia Is naturally turning toward the new admlnlstrntloih and there Is h growing feeling that Gov I ernor Swatison is going to make :in i gressivc, clean-handed and popular cxe? tlve. Hl8 official staff of assistants. Secre? tary Ueu. P. Owen, Jr., und Assistant Secretary Merklaud, will go Into office with the new ?Governor, though Measrs. Ritchie and Biller may remain for a while lo familiarise their successors with the working of their new place?. Mr. Owen, however, will need but little "breaking In," a? h? served as Governor Tyler's secretary for a period or four years. The slmpillcty which will mark the advent of the Swanson? into Hie mansion Is largely owing to the recent bereave? ment of Mts. Swanson, occasioned by the death of her mother, trie late Mrs. Lyons Whether Governor Swanson will sub? mit a message to the Legislature, or embody his recommendations In his Inaugural address, is not dotlnitaly known, but the better Impression seems to be that he will, shortly niter his induction Into office communicate his views on pub? lic questions at sonic length In writing, to tho body. STEAMER STRUCK A SUBMERGED WRECK (By Associated Press.) NliW YC'RK. January lft.-Whilo the steamer City or Atienta waa leaving port this afternoon hound to Savannah, sho met with a mishap which caused her commander. Captain Fisher, to put the vessel shout and return to her pier. It Is believed that tho steamer ?truck it submerged wreck in the lower bay und was damaged to such an extent that an .examination below the water line was thought advisable, Uli SUCCEEDS DUKE W. D. Duke Elected Secretary Treasurer of tbe W. S. and R., F, and P. (I?""?)!!! Our Regular Correspondent',) WASHINGTON, D. <-'.. January 9.?At a meeting of the director? or the Wash? ington .Southern mid Richmond, t'rod crloksburg and Potomac, In this city to? day, XV. D. Duke was ?ducted assistant, to president, and secretary-treasurer. Thu lasr two positions were held by V. J. Duke, father of XX'. D, Dulte, at time uf his death a few days ago. The office, of genural manager, which \V. D. Duko has held for several years, Is abolished. The office of assistant to tho president Is ? a new one. Assistant General Manager C. XV. Gulp was elect? ed general supernltondent. and the office of assistant general manager was uhol lshed. P. IC. Kellogg win elected assistant seo crotary-troasurer. May Declare Therri Void. . The State ?Corporation Commission will peti? tion the Legislature to annul the following charters, because of the failure of th? incor? poratorsto pay the recording fees: '< ? Oenariil Fir? Assurance Corporation of Amorloa, October ITth. M. .-Freeman, secretary, Rlohmond. The trusto?? of the Flor?n?:? l.iithrop Pas? Liternry nnd Charltsiilii Fund, lncorporstail, November Olli. Ro?-weU Ias??. Richmond, Webeter Oi'lglnsl S:e?l i"*n\up'JI* Vood Corporation, September -J6. 1*06, t.lmvlW O. Wllhlte, isicreury, Richmond. LAWMAKERS WILL - ASSEMBLE TB-flH Cardwell Wins Speaker ship. Lee and Church? man Both Retiring, GOV. MONTAGUE TO READ MESSAGE His Excellency to Appear Person? ally Before Joint Session?All Old Officers of Both Houses Again Named. Caucuses Are Party Love Feasts. With the tolling of the hour of ?100? to-day, the two houses of tho general Assembly of Virginia will be rapped t< order In the now Capitol building, anA will proceed at once to organlae, by th? election of the officers chosen in the sepa? rate Democratic caucuses last night. One of tile striking events of the day will likely be the personal reading fry Governor "Montague of his mess-ago to the Oeneral Assembly, before a Joint ses? sion of the two houses. It Is understood that Iiis Excellency lias practically de? termined upon this course, and the de? parture will make the occasion, full of public Internst. Party Love Feasts. The party rueotings Inst night were In the naturo of love feasts, and ?if all the officer? for 60th branches, the only new mini selected, waa FTon. William D. Card? well, of Hanover, who was nominated for speaker of tho House by aoolama tion and amid much enthu-sln??in. Colonel l.ee and Mr. Churchman, both rellreil from tho contest early In (he afternoon, and efitcml heartily Into the nomina? tion .if their competitor. Tho Senate caucus was held In tin- old hall of the House of Delegates and lasf-ii less than three-quarters m" sxx\ hour. All the ortu-er-? of the old bod} . chosen by acclamation nnd.no fighl liroKe over any proposition. The itintd WHS :i"nu?rl.ali!v ?:i---_?.-. :, .-? .., ;. . ,?. beiiifr Hon. 1'. Harding Walker-, i--' \.,.-r - umberland. Judge ' Wiliiui?? ?;,v\. ? Mann was re-elect od caucus Clio inn n, and upon taking th? gavel made ,1 hi f speech, tin declared ihm his 1.--...,.-,?.,. v had been questloned by some n ??-..,?? and thnt ti touched liin. d epl : ', h called tu p're/lde over tin* Democratic caucus of the Semite of Vlrg ni.i. The business uf th<- body ?1, ;.,.. ? ,| liatched with great facility, the *n!!->writ> Qfricera being chosen io succeed Uh-i-i selves, by acclamation; I'residont Pm Tern. Henry T. Wlekh??i. Hanover; Clerk. Joseo?i Button) Vppomattox; ser geuut-At-.Avms, Frank 1!. \Vatkins, Cliar I..11-: Doorkeeper, S. M. Donald, \u?us?.->. After the election of four pages, the caucus adjourned, subject to the call of the chair. Tho House caucus, held ?11 the Assen? My Hull of Un* Mechanics Institute; Inst ed fie- neurlv two hours, luit -.bore were no serious fights. A good d?nl of pent-tip oratory "broke loose," however, and there was 11 brilliant hut ?rood natured eoll'.Ruy between ''Uncle Pain" Powell, of Brunswick, ami Hon. Pembroke Petti*, of 3"luvnnna. Enjoyed By All. This wan n most enjoyable feature ami kept the .members in ? roar of laughter. Mr. Pettlt, who bad placed Mr. A. .1. Taylor, of his count?. In nomination tor Sergoanl-at-nrms, admitted that Mr. Tay? lor liml been sometimes Inerrular in party matters, but wine nmv a Democrat of the strone-ost strlne. Dr. Powe-11 did n"t think a man with such a'record should bo offered In a Democratic caucus for piece. Mr. Petth rejoined that there was A time when the member from Brunswick came to tho lIouEP under Irregular condl t'ons. and the doctor Insisted upon1 ex? plaining it 11 the circumstance* of his fight. In which be said a "rhu*." hn.l ?deprived h'm of a nomination ho had fair? ly won before bis party. Dr. Bnend "a8: In" nn a point of order, anil reminded 'the Brunswick man of iiie old adage about people In tilass liousos ,.??? throw? ing stone.-!. This hiade the <*'?iloriuy & ihren cornered one) rrtuch to tho delight of th? member*. Dr. Sn?ijrl endeavored to cut Dr. Powell off. but there were er'cs of "go on" coming from nil over the hull mingled with elieers and handclapplng. Eighty-four of the eighty-eight mem? bers were present, and the meeting wan greatly enjoyed, everybody ;-r*.** ?-'?a*' tr be In fine iiiunor. But Little Opposition Wltn Messrs Deo and CuurcJiuiari out of tho race for speaker, onpouiUon ;.** reared to but two of the obi mlicc.-??. Mr, Taylor entered agaius: S?rgeantrat Ann? Johnston, but he got only seven vote? when tue "W" had been rea-oiied on roll cali, On motion lit Mr. Pettlt the nomination of Mr. Johnston wat mad? by aoolamation, Mr. WUKaiy lr!>.-, or Louisa, got on? votejagainst Captai : L'pscomb for second doorkeeper, an i i fore the roll call was completed, Cup'.:, u JLilpHcomb was named by ucclaniatlon .1 motion of Rev, L. J, Haley, who had placed Mr. Li'l.y'.s na-iie bet'oro the U.?lv lion. Jolin Vf. Churchman, of Augusta, was mado caucus chairman, ??n?! llmi. Charles T. Bland, o? Portsmouth; secre? tary. The officers chosen "were as follows: Speaker, W, D, ('uni well, of Hanover; Clerk, John A3?. Williams, of Olb-s; . .Si-r Roant-at-Arms, J. M.. Johnston, of Roek bt'lilgo: Firm Doorkeeper, S. M. N'u-w linuse, of CUlptJpcr: Second poorkeepor,' V. 1-3. l.lpscmiil?, of King and Queen, Captain Cm-dwell briefly thanked tin* onuouH for the great honor conferred upon him. and was warmly congratulated by a larg? number uf his colleagues, A Day o? Interest. The day will bo one of striking. Ptiblio interest at the Capitol. It will It. the. occasion of the organization ?>f '.he finit General Assembly ti: ?t ha? as?.embl*d In the new building-, and of thn .reading