UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO HOUSE JOURNAL WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 10, 1912. The House of Delegates was called to order at 12 oc'clock M. by John W. Williams, Clerk thereof. Prayer by Rev. James Y. Fair, D. D., of Westminster Presbyterian Church. A communication was received from the Secretary of the Commonwealth, as follows: COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA, OFFICE OF SECRETARY OF THE COMMONWEALTH, RICHMOND, VA., January 10, 1912. To the Honorable, the Clerk of the House of Delegates: As required by law, I herewith respectfully transmit a list of the memberselect 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 Novmber, 1911, the official record of which is on file in my office. MEMBERS-ELECT OF THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES OF VIRGINIA. Accomac-J. Harry Rew. Albemarle and Charlottesville-John S. White and S. M. Page. Alexandria city and county-Robinson Moncure. Alleghany and Craig-N. E. Spessard. Amherst-W. P. Massie. Appomattox-Thomas J. Stratton. Amelia and Nottoway-W. A. Land. Augusta and Staunton-J. F. Templeton and J. R. Kemper. Bath, Highland, Buena Vista and Rockbridge-John W. Stephenson. Bedford-Paul Bargamin and DuVal Radford. Botetourt-C. M. Lunsford. Brunswick-H. B. Moseley. Buckingham and Cumberland-A. J. Terrell. Campbell-A. B. Martin. Caroline S. H. Evans. Carroll-M. Price Webb. Charlotte-Berkeley D. Adams. Chesterfield-W. W, Baker. Chesterfield and Powhatan-W. S. Ivey. Clarke and Warren-A. G. Weaver. Culpeper-Alden Bell. Dickenson and Wise-John W. Chalkley. Dinwiddie-T. E. Clarke. Elizabeth City-Harry R. Houston. Fauquier-W. N. Tiffany. Fauquier and Loudoun-J. O. Daniel. Floyd-J. A. L. Sutphin. Franklin-D. A. Kinsey. Frederick and Winchester-R. E. Byrd. Goochland and Fluvanna-John Rutherfoord. Grayson-S. M. Fulton. Halifax-S. T. A. Kent and Jos. Stebbins, Jr. Hanover-W. B. Walton. Henrico-C. W. Throckmorton. Henry-Geo. L. Richardson. Isle of Wight-J. R. Jordan. King and Queen and Essex-Francis W. Smith. King William and Hanover-W. A. Willeroy. Lancaster and Richmond county-R. O. Norris, Jr. Lee-Arthur E. Robertson. Loudoun Keith B. Wise. Louisa James M. Baker. Lunenburg-S. H. Love. Lynchburg-Tipton D. Jennings. Madison and Greene-John C. Utz. Mathews and Middlesex-J. T. Christian. Montgomery and Radford-U. G. Flannagan. Nansemond-Richard L. Brewer, Jr. Nelson-J. T. Harvey. Newport News-E. W. Milstead. New Kent, Charles City, James City, York, Warwick and Williamsburg— H. U. Stephenson. Norfolk city-Daniel Coleman and B. A. Banks. Norfolk county-Curtis L. Old and George A. Peek. Page and Rappahannock-W. J. Browning. Patrick-S. T. Rakes. Pittsylvania and Danville-C. W. Anderson, W. N. Brown and J. W. Gregory. Petersburg-Robert Gilliam, Jr. Portsmouth-William G. Parker. Princess Anne-J. T. Malbon. Prince William-C. J. Meetze. Pulaski-T. L. Tate. Rockingham-Dr. C. H. Rolston and Geo. N. Earman. Richmond city-Edwin P. Cox, James J. Creamer, John A. Curtis, John S. Harwood and Hill Montague. Roanoke city-William Watts. Roanoke county-A. M. Bowman. Rockbridge and Buena Vista-Hugh A. White. Russell-C. W. Grant. Scott-M. P. Taylor. Shenandoah-R. E. Borden. Smyth-J. H. Wissler. Southampton-L. J. Bain. Spotsylvania and Fredericksburg-C. Richelieu Coleman. Sussex and Greensville-Thomas D. Howerton. Surry and Prince George-W. Stanley Burt. Washington and Bristol-John Roberts and E. C. Buck. The roll was called and the following members responded to their names: Messrs. Adams, Anderson. Bain, Baker, James M., Baker, W. W., Banks, Bargamin, Bell, Borden, Bowman, Brewer, Brown, Thos., Brown, W. N., Buck, Burt, Byrd, Chalkley, Christian, Clarke, Coleman, C. R., Coleman, Daniel, Cox, Creamer, Curtis, Daniel, Earman, Evans, Fitzhugh, Flanagan, Fulton, Gilliam, Grant, Gregory, Harvey, Harwood, Houston, Howerton, Ivey, Jennings, Jordan, Kemper, Kent, Kinsey, Land, Love, Lunsford, Malbon, Martin, Massie, Meetze, Milstead, Moncure, Montague, Moore, Moseley, Mustard, Norris, Old, Oliver, Page, Parker, Peek, Peyton, Radford, Rakes, Rew, Richardson, Roberts, F. B., Roberts, John, Robertson, Rolston, Row, Rutherfoord, Smith, Spessard, Stebbins, Stephenson, H. U., Stephenson, John W., Stratton, Sutphin, Tabb, Tate, Taylor, Templeton, Terrell, Throckmorton, Tiffany, Utz, Walton, Watts, Weaver, Webb, White, Hugh A., White, John S., Willeroy, Williams, Wise, Wissler-98. The members present were sworn in by the Clerk, each taking and subscribing to the oaths required by the Constitution. The Clerk announced that the first business in order is the election of a Speaker. MR. BELL nominated Richard Evelyn Byrd, of Frederick and Winchester. The roll was called with the following result: Messrs. Adams, Anderson, Bain, Baker, W. W., Banks, Bell, Borden, Bowman, Brewer, Brown, Thos., Brown, W. N., Buck, Burt, Chakley, Christian, Clarke, Coleman, C. R., Coleman, Daniel, Cox, Creamer, Curtis, Daniel, Earman, Evans, Flanagan, Fulton, Gilliam, Grant, Gregory, Harwood, Houston, Howerton, Ivey, Jennings, Jordan, Kemper, Kent, Kinsey, Land, Love, Lunsford, Malbon, Martin, Massie, Meetze, Milstead, Moncure, Montague, Moore Moseley, Norris, Old, Oliver, Page, Parker, Peek, Peyton, Radford, Rakes, Rew, Richardson, Roberts, F. B., Roberts, John, Robertson, Rolston, Row, Rutherfoord, Smith, Spessard, Stebbins, Stephenson, H. U., Stephenson, John W., Stratton, Sutphin, Tabb, Tate, Taylor, Templeton, Terrell, Throckmorton, Tiffany, Utz, Walton, Watts, Weaver, White, Hugh A., White, John S., Willeroy, Williams, Wise, Wissler-91. The whole number of votes cast, Richard Evelyn Byrd received, 91 46 91 |