Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1855-12-25

I that gentleman deemng the inquiry one that he
| ought net to answer. declined responding. Mr..
b. continued by saying he iMr. b. had contrib
uted aud he considered it his fund along WIN
the others who had contributed to it, and he char
actersed the proceeding here proposition to
coptiscate private rights to reward public services
He spoke at length of the introduction OF party
into such n matter-he could not see why the
same principle would not Justify the filling the
blanks in mining and manufacturing bills. ana
bills Incorporating Hotels with the names OF par
tizans and place all private rights under party
control.
Mr. Seldom defended the motion TO change the
names. with energy. He expressed perfect
confidence in the statement OF the gentleman
from Norfolk that the party complexion OF the
original list was accidental; but the prepondrr-
anee Of Democrats under the motion of Mr..
Croker was also accidental. Mr. ;. was for
division. He would be willing to give ii to the
Wings II to the Know No,hings, aud IL to the
Democrats, if the Wing party was still in exls-
tence, as no inferred from the remarks of Mr..
Segar, who he supposed had not entered the
Know Nothing party; and Mr.. Seldom took oc-
casion incidentally to express his admiration for
tina, portion The Wing party that had stood
firm, not yielding to the invitations of the Know
Mornings
MIR SRGAR said he was not n wing; he had
quit TINT party when had got power and did MOI
know how to use it, He was an American, and
was inside the party.
Then said Mr.. Seldom. | withdraw my adj
miraton So far as the gentleman is concerned.
Mr. seldom asked Mr. Burwell if he had subscri-
bed to the Washington Monument and if henppro-
we'd of the forcible seizure of that fund by the
Know Noihngs
Mr. Burwell, bad never contributed to the mon.
unent bucause he dsarproved Of that mode of
honoring great public characters He ccnsur-
ed the act by which the Knownothing party in
Washington took possession of that fund.- he con
sidered it unjusiifablp.
Mr. Seldom had contributed to that fund and
was glad 10 hear Mr.. Burwell eensure the act of
the Know Nothiugs of Washington in Selling up
on it Mr.. S, pronounced in an net of infany,--
/ He made his application of this instance i'll the
history of tho Know Mornings. and urged the
proprety of not placing this benevolent institu-
/ tiod under party cnntrol.
! Mr.. Stunard suggested that the vote ON. stri-
/ king out CERTAIN names in the bill involved Il silg-
ma which he trusted would not remain the
! journal Of the House and he advised that the
motion t. reconmit be withdrawn and that the
vote be reconsidercd TO avoid this reelection upon
! the gentlemen alluded to.
Mr.. Floyd concurrpd in this idea. He CON
sidrred that the course of the debate had given
pain 10 every man there, II" avowrd himself IL
party man. and ready 10 battle for his party: but
! lei the hattehe one for the honor and dignity of
I the party. The mnttcr at issue was unworthy Ct
fLhl. The gentleman from Norfolk said he
lad not designed to give party character to the
! Trustees. Take his statement rs true. rs he
was sure it wa- and suffer him to correct the
/ ~t.
This was the course. Reconsider the vote to
get rid Of the Implied censure; send the hill back
To the committee and thus get rid of nnery de-
. bate, aud restore to the House that harmony
aud Immunity that bad been disturbed. He
! deprecated the scene 1T contest over this fund,
contributed for purposes of humanity, by all par
ties and all sections, even including the Adolf
tionsts. He deplored this struggle about the
broken victuals feft at wake where nation
nnurnea.
In compliance with the suggestions in all part
of the Hall, MIR. I.angft withdrew bis motion to
recommit. The motion to reconsider then
pu, and carried.
Mr.. Croker Withdrew Ills amendment striking
ont names and inserting others; and Mr.. Lang
fit changed his motion to one simply to recon
init the bill. which wns carried without count
and so the dsagreeabe subject gotten rid of
On motion of Mr.. Nottingham the house ad
joarned.
In the notice of the proc ceilings or Thurs
day, upon the bill relative Ia the privileges ant
duties If the members of the General Assembly
we should have stated that Mr.. Tomlin, whil'
Welding to the exclusion Of the 9th section, in
dicatcd his disposition 10 move for the incorpora
ton of its provisions in a separate bill.