OF THE

HOUSE OF DELEGATES

OF THE

STATE OF VIRGINIA

FOR THE

SESSION OF 1878-9.

VIRGINIA STATE DOCUMENT

Public Documents
University of Virgiuia Library

RICHMOND:

R. E. FRAYSER, SUPERINTENDENT PUBLIC PRINTING.

1878.

Virginiana

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HOUSE JOURNAL.

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1878.

The House of Delegates was called to order at 12 o'clock M. by
Breaker ALLEN.

Prayer by Rev. Dr. Moses D. Hoge, of the Presbyterian church.
JOHN J. WILKINSON, delegate elect from the county of Pittsylvania,
fill the vacancy occasioned by the death of the late Green T. Pace,
Laving filed his certificate of election with the clerk of the House of
Delegates, was sworn in by the clerk of the House in his office.
The roll was called, and the following members answered to their

names:

Mrs. Speaker, John S. Adams, William T. Akers, Joseph R. Anderson, A. C. Attkisson, James Barbour, George S. Bernard, R. E. Bland, Thomas S. Bock, William A. Brown, W. E. Burnham, John R. Carter, Peter J. Carter, En P. Chase, Robert A. Coghill, John L. Coleman, Richard H. Cox, R. G. (rink, George K. Crutchfield, Willis J. Dance, John A. Davidson, H. Davis, Amos Dickerson, William J. Dickenson, Benjamin F. Dyer, John Echols, Heury EdGods, W. D. Evans, Richard R. Farr, James B. Ficklin, I. C. Fowler, James A. Trier, Lee S. Fulkerson, S. M. Fulton, H. M. L. Goode, William F. Graves, B. Gray, Joseph J. Hall, Marshall Hanger, William G. Hardesty, H. H. Harrison, Reben N. Harrison, L. E. Harvie, Robert Healy, David S. Henkel, W. W. Henry, Mel P. Henson, Harmon Hiner, James D. Johnston, II. M. Keyser, William 2. B. W. Lacy, John B. Lady, A. G. Lee, John T. Lovell, Nathan C. Luck, Carles P. McCabe, P. H. McCaull, A. B. McConnell, John A. McCraw, John er McDaniel, F. M. McMullan, T. L. Michie, Granville L. Moorman, George 4. Mashbach, Edwin Nelson, Robert Norton, Humphrey J. Parrish, Charles Pitts, 1.5. Popham, Samuel H. Pulliam, John P. Ragland, Edmund C. Robinson, C. J. pon, William J. Shelburne, Samuel S. Shriver, W. B. G. Shumate, E. II. , J. Howard Smith, J. W. Southward, George S. Stevens, Warner T. TaliaAndrew J. Taylor, William Taylor, II. S. Tront, D. N. Van Lear, Josephi r. Thomas P. Wallace, Charles M. Walsh, I. H. Watson, Nimrod Whitea, re, J. R. White, Thomas M. White, J. J. Wilkinson, Joseph A. Wingfield, J. Witten, Charles Wright, George W. Young.

Ninety-eight members present.

Ordered, That Mr. GRAVES inform the Senate that the House of Delegates is organized and ready to proceed to business.

A message was received from the Senate by Mr. BLAND, who informed the House of Delegates that the Senate is organized and Ready to proceed to business.