The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1867-03-04

rnreacherS. In the late, war they would
serye IN no more humble capacity than
that of captain, SC. He wanted the money
eiyen that institution put into the heads Of
the people; he wanted The tax on oysters,
oil the resources Of the fundun, put In the
heads Of the people, which he would con-
slider the grandest Of State measures.
The bill was ordered to be engrossed--
ayes, SO noes, 6--and was finally passed
ayes, GO; noes, 8.
THE JOURNAL CLERK. 80.
In the morning hour resolution had
passed paying the Journal clerk the per
diem allowed other clerks. Soon atter-
wards, it being ascertained that this was
extra compensation, Mr.. STRAuGHAN en-
deayored to have the vote reconsidereo,
alleging that it gave the Journal clerk dou-
HE the compensation allowed to any other
clerk. The motion being out OF order
the morning hour having expired-tne
House refused to suspend the rules. Z
Mr.. STRAUGHAN now renewed his e1ort
at reconsideration, which again faiied LOT
want of the required vote OF two-tnlrds Vi
the whole House-the vote being AZ to 20.
There being nothing now in the power OF
the House to mature, and it being only de-
sirable TO wait on the Senate, when nad
the consolid alton bill to dispose OF, ana the
appropriation bill to pass, the House en-
tertained itself with motions OF all Sorts
and a recess, and finally it adopted reso-
luton informing the Senate OF Its readl-
ness to adjourn.
THE ADJOURNMENT.
Mr.. KELLEY offered the following resoiu-
ton:
Resolued, That the thanks Of the House
of Delegates be, and they arc hereby, ten
dered to the Speaker of this House Tor the
signal ability and impartiality with which
he has discharged the duties of his position,
and for the uniform courtesy which has
marked his personal and official intercourse
with the members. ar
Mr.. LEWIS, of Fairfax, who had showed
a great desire to make a speech to thank
everybody, got the floor, and uttered his
congratulations, compliments, and graft
tude generally. He called himself the
clone starr HE voted singly and alone
against the rejection Of the constitutional
amendment.l He said he came from Fair
fax, which used to send able men, and two
delegates at that !; but his constituents
thought he was equal to two, and sent him.
He wanted to be heard-the cold man."
he said, ought to be heard. He ran against
four candidates who had "nigger on the
BRAIN" and he beat them. He came here,
and it had been said he had "nigger on the
BRAIN, He never had, and never would.
He wanted to thank everybody for kind
ness to him, and wanted to move reso-
luton thanking the Speaker, but the mem
Der from Petersburg had taken the wind
out of his sails. Nevertheless, he would
thank him; he meant the "origlnal
Speaker" not the gentleman in the chair
(Mr. WATKINs). He meant JOHN 3. BALD
WIN. He thanked him first as the head
and front, and then all the members for
their kindness and good feeling towards
him, He would go home and tell his old
woman-and she was not so very old
either-how he had been treated, and she
would be proud. She would give him kiss.
He saw smiling faces around him: de
would carry away the recollection of this
scene. He would think of it on his death
bed: and he would then call the name OF
the Speaker, and next the names OF his
brother members.
Mr.. LEWIS reyerting to Fairfax, said
Washington was buried there-the same
Washington who was riding the horse out
wonder on the monument. He rode the
horse for eight years, and Tom Jefferson
he rode him until his breeches wore out,
&c., making some further reference to the
Presidents. He concluded very fervently
and earnestly, Gentlemen, God bless you
all-the Speaker in particular"
This unsophisticated speech of the I" old
man " created much merriment.
Mr.. kEILEY's resolution was unanl-
mously adopted.
Mr.. Speaker BALDWIN resumed the
chair, and Mr.. WATKINS said:
Mr.. Speaker,-I have the satisfaction to
inform you that this House has unanl-
mously adopted resolution of thanks for
the able and impartial manner in which
you have presided over its deliberations.
Mr.. BALDWIN addressed the House as
follows:
Gentlemen,-I have no speech for such
an occasion. / can only thank you for the
expressions of confidence and kindness
contained in the resolution you have just
adopted. / believe you mean what you
say when you give me credit for impair
TALLY in the Office of Speaker of this
House, and / appreciate it none the less,
because feel that it is true. l accept as
sincere your kindly recognition of what
you are pleased to call my courtesy in oul
official and personal intercourse. 1t would
be strange, indeed, if could fail to mani.
fest at all times my grateful sense OF the
kindness, courtesy, and forbearance which
| have uniformly received from such q
body of gentlemen, and from every mem
Der composing it; and take this occasion
to assure you, one and all, members and
officers of this House, that if at any time
in the hours of business, or collision o.
opinion, or excitement Of debate, have
wounded the feelings of any one, or sub
iected him to annoyance, discomfort, OF
modification, it was not only without my
knowledge, but contrary to my most earn
est purpose.
As l am about to quit forever all con
nection with public life and all participa'
ton in the conduct Of public affairs, | may
be permitted to say that have never beer
politician from any preference or incli
nation for that kind Of life. Six years age
l left the profession of my choice and tt
which my life had been devoted, and a.
the instance of friends and neighbors, ant
with an earnest purpose to render service
in time of public peril, l came into pub
lie life as a member of the Virginia Con-
vention. From that time to the present
have, in some capacity or other, been con
stantly laboring in the public service, and
have seen as many and asstriking instances
of the mutations which attend human at
fairs as ordinarily fall under the observa
tion of any man in a similar period.
When / look back over my experience!
Of public life and Of public affairs, when
remember the condition of the country six