The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-02-10

psnnation.. Governor, $4,000; secretary
Commonwealth, $500; assistant eierk'
| 81 600; copying clerk, 5000; superlhten..
dent weights and measures, s5oo n,ss
auditor, $4,000. Fees to be paid into inc
Treasury: Clerk of accounts, 81, O00; hrsI
clerk. 81 $780,. second, third, and fourth
clerks. 81 900; second auditor, $1,000 !;
first clerk, 81, 500; second, $1,000; trea-
gurer. $4,000; first clerk, 81 500; second,
81 900: Judges supreme court, 3,oOO ana
mileage president of the court, S3,ZOo ana
MILEAGE Judges circuit court, 81 ,5Vo anu
mileage; city judges of Richmond, sz,oV1 )
conrt of probate and records, 81, 900; Norfolk
CITY, sl,5Oo; Petersburg, $1,000; Lynch
burg, 81 900; county judges, from $500 TO
81 900. according to district; superinteno-
emit of education, 50 900; clerk Of the court
of appeals, 81, 900. Members OF the Legis-
lature: Speaker, $40 per day ana m1iease =
members, Sc per day and mileage clea sa, ~
senate, 81 800; clerk OF house Q! oeie
|,gates, 81, 1000, and s44 per week during Inc
session superintendent OF puollc prln:t,n ~
81 900; superintendent OF Penl.eh.lsi ~ !,
$4,000: storekeeper, per centun on Ha -
sales except public auctions. oroereu ~ r .
board of directors, in which case lac s'''
d per cent. LII for the in
corporation of the Harrisonburg anu hasi.y
Springs Turnpike Company. hete Mesar "
3 special committee consisting ol "s''' D.
ROLLER. HERsDoN, and GRIMsLEY.
Also. bill districting the State for county
iudpes: which was, after first anu seco'ie
readings. referred to the committee Oh
Also n bill to amend the provisions OF
the Code in regard to the Court OF Appears
90 as to make them conform to the new con,
stitution. Read first and second time, ana
referred to the Committee OF Courts OF JUS
tice. .c,,
;no vacancies in the Offices of Lieutenant
Governor and Attorney General. Referred
to the Committee of Courts of Justice.
By Mr.. ANDERSON, of Pittsylyania.-ln-
structing Committee of Finance to inquire
into the expediency of reporting bill pro-
yiding for the reissessment of the real
estate of the Commonwealth. Referred.
By Mr.. Notwithstanding COM
mittee of FIVE to select standing committees.
Upon this resolution considerable discus
sion arose, during which the dissatisfaction
with the appointments of standing COM
mittees previously made was very appa-
rent. A number of senators asked to be
excused from service on the committees.
Mr.. PENDLEToN moved that all standing
committees at present appointed be abo-
lished.
Mr.. ROLLER, from Rockingham, pro-
tested against this, as it reflected upon
Lieutenant Governor Lewis.
Mr.. GREEvER moved to reconsider the
action of yesterday amending the rule in
regard to the appointment of standing COM
mittees. Carried--Ayes, %; noes, l6.
The discussion required upon the substl-
tute to the twenty ninth rule. Many sena-
tors took up the discussion and spoke pro
and con-; and while there was no evidence
of mistrust of the motives Of Lieutenant
Governor Lewis in his appointments, there
was as to his judgment, as it was urged, as an
instance, that upon the Committee Of Inter
nal improvements there is no member
coming from north of the Rappahannock.
The PRESIDENT observation-disclosures
MARYE), resuming the chair, said that he
was sure the Senate would conccdc to him
the opportunity of saying few words IN
the way of personal explanation, because
of the aspect which the debate in the
Senate had assumed. There was certainly
no ground for any personal sensbility on
his part, created by the action taken by the
Senate on yesterday. 1t was very obvious,
from all that was said and done by the
Senate, that the change made on yester-
day in the rule of the Senate Us to the
mode of appointing the standing COM
mittees did not proceed from any sent;-
ment or purpose of senators who favored
the change to reflect upon the integrity
of the late President Of the Senate, or Of its
present presiding officer, or Of the members
of the standing committees appointed at tile
late session. But that the desire for this
change proceeded solely from legitimate and
serious considerations of the public inter-
est, involving the propriety and rlght.o OF Sc
curing to all sections of the State proper
representation upon these committees.
The Senate having to-day set aside the
three committees appointed by President
Lewis, the pending question now was
whether the Senate should restore the
old rule, which would confer upon the
present President of the Senate the right
to appoint the standing committees. On
this proposition the Chair desired to say
two things. First, he was apprehenslve
that if this action was taken it might be
supposed, however enormously, by the
| friends of Mr.. Lewis that ouch action did
involve some personal reflection upon that
gentleman. This result the Chair, as an
Individual, would greatly regret to see.
And he would here take occasion to say
that whatever might have been the extent
or force of political antagonism which may
have existed among the people of Virginia
towards John F. Lewis, the latter gentle
man had enjoyed, as he deserved to
enjoy, the fullest confidence Of the
people of Virginia for his personal integrity
and political honesty and patriotism. And
the Chair would much regret to see any
such result accomplished by any action of
the Senate in regard to matter affecting
the powers and privileges Of himself as the
successor of Mr.. Lewis.
The next and concluding suggestion which
| the Chair wished to make was that while
| he should claim the full validity Of the COM
mission under which he now acted as the
temporary President of the Senate, and
| should not shrink from the exercise of all
the proper powers pertaining to his Office,
there were yet reasons, in his judgment,
which made it inappropriate and unpleasant
for him because of his very temporary
official connection with the Senate) to per-
form the important function of appointing
| the standing committees, and thereby, IN
some large degree, to exercise an influence
which might seriously affect the business
coming before the Senate.
For these and other reasons the CHAIR
l. 4lr4 Il Il
should not be restored, but that the Senate
| ebould ;fself annoint its standing commit