Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1836-02-29
FROM RICHMOND.

N for present ih'o' ~
a."ss N.sus. Parker, (Speakcr,) Nah, Carr,
H. ,an Robertson, Billinesly, KNes, Baskerville,
Ba"I I ONE. A. A. Campbell, Dyer, Bas,e, Me
fp as, bonaldson, llsrwood fonia'ne, Anderson
~Ilsa,,.-Messrs. ". Campbell, Pa,,eson, Page.
.,,,eb,.r, McComas, iiar''e' "oh' Neilef' Max
.an Nc Carly. Sa'i,h-l2.
u,n i HI, believed, that, Of the Senators who
"a IN favor ofthc resolution. MesHs. Parker,
,,sh g,sve. and perhaps others, voted, two years
IN. instructions which drove Mr.. Ri>cs
H., Senate, and which fully justified the adop.
-, If Mr. Clays resolution. which they are now
a,a., to e.pungel Whatever may he said in
...,,,,ion of the other exPungers, these gci:tlc-
40. no excuse Like Linn Banks Il Go. of
:, Hans. of Delegates, they stand before the COM
unity stl-eondemned-'he jest and r'dieule of all
candid men.
,,; be seen, however, by the subjoined let
-. 10 the Editors, that Governor Tazcwell has re-
.,a1 10 be the organ Of the Legislature, in trans
uniting their resolutions TO our Senators. We
,, Law hi, hi, reasons for this refusal before
| ,.,s in our next paper, which will enable them
% decide upon their validity
To the Editors Of the Irgimiau.
RICHMOND, Feb. 23I, 1896
G,utlemtn-I saw, in your last paper, that YOU
.,,,ed ,ba, the Lynchburg and Tennessee Rail
po,d Bill had, some days ago, passed 10 lis
,,r,sxment In this, you are mistaken. The Bill
q rs ,hri reading met with violent opposition,
f,,ar cd nv it> tt,ut
.,nld be- entirely defeated. 1t was taken up ON
last Saturday, and motion was Immediately
made liz Wiley of Amelia TO strike out the l0h
md 2O,h sections OF tie Bill which pro,id. for the
.,,,nson t,lc Road from Lyncl,burg 10 Rich
mond. This motion was supported, ON that day,
| l., Mcssrs Wiley, oooA and Harrison, and
onno,ed by Mr.. Summers. On motion OF Mr..
BooLer who expressed desire 10 deNcl"rc his
reasons al length, the House adjourned. Nethine
vas done with the Bill on yesterday (lhc 22d,) as
Inc House met only 10 adlourn. To-day TIE Bill
was taken up, and the motion to strike ont was
sustained, hy Mcssrs. Madison, Booker, Wilry
HARRISON Hopkins and kinclrcoc and opposed by
Nes,rs Daniel, Watkins, McMulIcn and Dormsn
+ The vote stood, Ayes Sc, Noes 81. This vote
sas considered rs test, as tie friends of the Bill
,,td is tate upon the amendment, and doubt
oi dat the Bill will pass hy very large n'a ioriy
ii does, think the fortunes Of town are
De-
fer Ca,-rnor ser, rs - Message to-day, in
.dch lie REFUSES % transmit tr Instructions 10 oui
5enators Getting the espunging resolution. he
est, Nh, refusal, if recollcct his message, the
rounds, that We require our Senator's 10 commit
an unconstitutional act; that there is no obligation
| On the Governor either constitutional or legal, by
sheh he is bound torw ard any instructions what
,,er that custom has made the Governor the
van OF communication in such cases, but that such
custom receives no sanction either from the con-
nulion or laws !; that it would &c a voluntary act
IN the part OF the Governor to send them, and
hat as it is 50, he might, by acting, seem to sane
on the sentiments contained il the resolutions,
WHICH so far from doing, lie looked upon as be-
ing direct conflict with the federal constitutions.
IL, farther objects, because, from the phraseoloeN
of the last resolution, lie considered that he was
called upon to request our Senators TO lay the
| oaions before the Senate This he looked upon
as asking him to give instructions TO Our Senators
to the disposition Of the resolutions, Which he
SAID we had no right TO ask, nor he TO do. As
soon as the Message was read, Mr.. Watkins offer
cd resolution, requiring the Speakers "i the two
Houses to transmit the resolutions, which, after
somr debate. was carried.
We had some excitement in the House ycster-
CAY, on mOtl0n mace DN MI I dN ioI Vi Ahluut-
SCI, requesting the Speaker to instruct the Ser
gean-al- Arms, TO request the Superintendent OF
the Public Buildings to cause the flag OF the Uni
ted States to be displayed on the Capitol. This
motion Ha. opposed by members, who stated that
there was flag in the possession of the Super
mtendcn which was in condition to be ralsed-
that the only one which lie had, had been so dcfa-
eed as 10 render it worthless. The resolution how
ever prevailed 10y a large majority. Tie House
adjourned and great excitement was Immediately
created among tie troops and the people ON the
| square. Several communications passed between
Tie Superintendent and the Governor, OF the ma
lure OF which there various runlors. hese l
shall not MENTION as >ome of them attribute the
la1urr 10 have Tie flag hoistcd "a custom winch
| has prevailed ever since '76,) to the Governor,
and others to the Superintendent. The Snpcrin-
'enaent broueh, two flags the square, neither OF
which, after these communications, was hoIstcd.
| Some of the members of the Assembly, however,
succeeded in collecting three other flags, two OF
which were found in the Capitol and the third IN
| possession the Artillery Company. These, by
The and of some of the members of that company
and OF the Legislature, were suon seen waving
rom the top Of the Capitol. As soon as they were
scen' They were ,heercd by the several companies
and the crowd, and the Artillery commenced hrlng
u'eIr salucs, which they had refused TO do until
The Tag was hoised. will farther mention that
none OF the Volunteer companies salutcd the CO.
vernon on yesterday. The Public Guards were
the only ones who did him that honor.-l have ne
yer seen crowd more excited than they were on
Yesterday One or two fights took placc in con-