The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1866-01-08

brethren were too much in the habit Of
departing from rules which should be
observed AMONG gentlemen.
/ Mr.. Ellis thought all the House could
do would be to protect itself-that they
cou'd not punish felony. He was in ia
vor of a reference of the subject. =
Mr.. Dickinson did not think the
House had any power to punish GRIM
inals.
Mr.. Powell moved that the House now
proceed to the election Of State geolo-
gist. a4
The Speaker announced the motion
to be out of order, when Mr.. Lee again
moved to refer the subject before the
House to the Commit e on Privileges
and Elections.
Mr.. Woodson thought the House had
a right to try. fine aud iInprison any
body, and he hoped the parties arrested
/ would not be turned over to the civil
authorities, but that the House would at
once proceed to investigate the mat
ier-
Mr.. Gibboney moved the House ad-
journ. Lost.
Mr.. Word favored reference to the
Committee on Privileges and Elections.
The question being taken on the mo-
tion to refer to the Committee on Privi-
leges and Elections, 1t was rejected
ayes "a, noes As.
On motion by Mr.. Waddell, the House
adjourned.
| After adjournment the members as
| sembled IN tho rotunda to examine the
result of the firing; mono of the parties
to the affray having been struck, 1t WIS
n matter IF interest to know what had
become OF the bullets. Three bullet
marks were TO be seen on the west wall,
near the north corner of the ROT unda
about twelve feet from the floor, while
another shot had struck the cane in the
right hand OF Houdon's statue Of WASH
ington, carrying away one of the mar
ble tassels. Five shots are said to have
been fired, but only four could at that
| time be accounted for. That the noble
statue of Washington, which had with
stood unscathed four years of war and
the capture and ovcrrunning of the city,
should ut last be thus unintentionally
mutilated.
All the parties to this affair remain
in the custody Of the sergeant-at-nrms
We may add that Captain John Free
man has in his safe keeping the frag-
ment of marble shot from the statue Of
Washington.
| The Richmond Republic gives the
following account of the affray, as well
as the editorial language which led to
it: -
| On Friday, between and o. clock, a
shooting affair occurred letween IL.
Rives Pollard, Esq, of,the Examiner,
and Messrs. Tyler and Coleman, of the
Enquirer. Mr.. Pollard was in the ro-
tunda, when Messrs. Tyler ana Cole
man, came out Of the hall ofthe House
of Delegates. Mr.. Alexander Marshall
of Fauquier county, was in company
with them. When they emerged from
the hall, Mr.. Pollard approached Mr.
Tyler, and said to him: "You d-n
scoundrel, you have insulted me and
intend to chastise YOU" With that he
raised his cane to strike Mr.. Tyler, who
drew his pistol.
Mr.. Marshall, at this iuncture, ran
between them, and said to Mr.. Tyler
"don't shoot Pollard; don't shoot, dom
shoot" Mr.. Coleman, whilst Mr.. Mar
shall was between Messrs. Pollard ant
| Tyler, ran around and fired shot n
Mr. Pollard without effect. 1t was i'm
mediately returned by Mr.. Pollard, an
another st OF was then fired at Mr.. Cole
man by Mr.. Pollard, neither of them in
fiicting injury. Mr.. Pollard, then fired
shot at Mr.. Tyler without effect. The
parties were then arrested by the officers
of the House of Delegates, and carried
before the bar OF the House.
| During the firing, the parties were
manpuvering for positions around ltht
statue of Washington, which stands in
the rotunda. One of Idr. Pollard's shots
cut off the tassel of the cane in the hant
of the statue. The parties We're put in
custody of the officers of the House, and
will be brought to the bar to-day at l.
O'Clock in order that an investigation
may be had.
| The difficulty which led to the shoot.
ing yesterday was brought about by the
publication of an article in the editorial
column of the Examiner, of the Sd ulti.
mo, on tho subject of the public print,
ing. In this article Mr.. Pollard said
that IA couple of vultures, very hungry,
very lean and very desperate, are watch
Ing the Treasury with wistful eye,
anon Tapping their fragrant wings,
rising upon theirperciles, and stretching
their aitenuated necks eagerly out for
the public printing. The one fed large.
| ~ upon the Confederate printing fund
1
lived and moved ana bad its being for
a quarter of a century, upon the print.
ing pabulum Of the State; and claims
now, that having feast;d ever so long ON
public viands, it would be q reflection
upon its aptitude as public pensioner TO
be choked off from the State teat with
out rhyme or reason.n
Further on he said:
There IL but one lnan in the State of
Virginia who knows how to certify a
| Public Printers account To the Auditor
! III such manner as to obtain an all w.
ance of ten dollars for work worth one
dollar; and that gifted Individual has
been recently employed by the Eaqui,.-
or, in anticipation of its proprietor's
election as State Printer. The BOSSES
sion of such an individual is considered
by the "Unquestionable Gnatn of more
| Importance than the possession OF a COM
peteYt JOB Office for the work. He has
not the Office, and relies upon the credit
of the public printing to bring the
means of procuring that utter election,
but he has what is better than the ma
terial, the presses or the office-he has a
man who knows how TO make up Pub
lie Printers accounts SO that dollar OF
real service Will produce ten dollars OF
| pay"
Mr.. Tyler, in his card to tho Legisla-
ture, having said that the public print
ing had been awarded to the ENQUIRER
for many years. MIR. Pollard asked:
is not the present most appropriate
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