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8 JOURNAL OP PROCEEDINGS [Jan. 6
25 votes cast, of which the'Hon. Spencer C. Jones re-
ceived 18 votes, and the Hon. Henry M. McCullough,
7 votes.
The Hon. Spencer C. Jones having received a major-
ity of all the votes cast, was duly elected President of
the. Senate.
The President pro tem appointed Messrs. Lewis and
Roe to conduct the Hon. Spencer C. Jones to the
Chair.
Upon taking the Chair, after prayer by the Rev.
John J. Heenan,
The President-elect delivered the following
ADDRESS:
SENATORS :—In assuming, through your kindness,
the position of President of this body, I desire first to
proffer yon my heartfelt thanks for this confidence. I
shall endeavor to be thoroughly impartial in the ad-
ministration of the office, and shall rely upon the
generosity of the Senators upon the floor to aid me in
the proper discharge of the duties of the Chair. My
experience with a majority of you in a former session
of the Senate and my personal knowledge of the others
are guarantees that I shall have yonr fullest sympathy
and support in my effort to preside over your delibera-
tions with perfect fairness to each of you.
With the increased representation in both the Senate
and House of Delegates, it was evident that the old
legislative chambers were entirely too small to prop-
erly accommodate the representatives of the people,
and at the session of the General Assembly of 1902, an
Act was passed for the building of an annex to con-
tain suitable halls for the legislative bodies and space
for the public. The commission appointed by that
Act has not yet completed the work; nor was the ap-
propriation sufficient to meet the requirements of the
State, but so much has been done that both branches
of the Legislature of 1904 are now organizing within
their new chambers, and have ample committee rooms
in which to transact the business of the public. It
remains for this General Assembly to say in what
manner this building shall be completed.
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