The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-02-15
1874, in regard to times of holding terms OF
a.; courts

1874, in regard TO tunes oi neid'nS IVA y
circuit courts.
Senate bill to repeal the fence-law in Red
Bank township, Halifax county.
Senate bill for the relief of BenJimln i.
Chinn, of Prince William county.
Senate bill to amend the charter oil the
Longdale Iron COMPANY.
Senate joint resolutions iustrucnns our
senator's and requesting our representatives.
in Congress TO oppose any increase OF lhe
internal rexenue tax on tobacco.
Senate bill to incorporate the Norloik anu
Princess Anne Narrow.Gauge Railroad Cou''
psuy, with amendments.
Senate bill to incorporate the town OF haui'
iton, In Loudoun county, with amendments.
Senate amendments to House joint resoIu'
tion extending the time within which the
accounts of j. B. GolIiday, late treasurer OF
Shenandoah county, with he Commonwealth
may be audited and settled.
POSTPONED UNTIL TUESDAY.
House bill in relation to counterfeit cou.
mons. House bill for the appointment Oh
commissioners OF Transportation, &c. House
bill to protect persons and properly aIecteu
hv the oDerators Of railroads: House
hin in reference to lease of the penltentla-
ry and House bill to enlarge the accommo-
datious of the Eastern and Western Lunatlc
Asylums.
LEAVE OF ABSENCE
was granted to Messrs. Armentrout, beaton,
AND Barnes for three days, and ScruggS ana
Lamkin for four days.
QUESTION OF PRIVILEGE.
Mr.. FrLKERsoN, rising to question OF prl-
pilepe. sent to the clerks desk, to be read,
editorial paragraphs published in the En-
rI,re,. and Dispatch of the 18th instant in
reny to remarks made by him, rejecting on
those journals, and read the following state
ment:
NV remarks, on report of which the ar
ticIcs lust read to the House are founded,
were not altogether nor exactly as reported.
7 deem it unnecessary to say to this House
that assume all responsibility for any utter
ances make, but at the same time will not,
even by unjust attack, be forced into accept
ing as my own language different from any
that ever uttered.
The literal sense of what l did say on
Wednesday was this:
The Dispatch, as / have understood, is a
public journal, and that means journal
which does not itself attempt to mould pub
lie opinion, but ose which keeps its columns
omen for those who will pay for their Use ;
and have been informed that any one may
use the columns Of the Dispatch for the pub
! LEGATION Of articles on any subject by paying
twenty cents line for the same. But | do
not state this as a fact, and as it may be a
mistake l do not state it positively, for
would not do that paper injustice.
"The Enquirer is another paper which adj.
vocates the course Of the bondholders, and
is also in the interest Of a gentleman who
was lately elected to Congress from this dis
trct by an overwhelming majority. This is
all have to say about the Enquirer. Now,
are gentlemen to be denounced as dishonest
and dishonorabe for not following the lead
Of such papers as these"
This is the substance of my remarks, and
this is the proyocation for the unmanly and
indecent attacks upon my character when
have lust been read TO the House.
The fact that differ with the Dispatch on
many questions OF State policy certainly
does not establish the right Of that paper to
question my honesty of motives; and the
| D,sputch has shown ineXcu>able disregard
for propriety and justice in dragging INTO
this atl'lir the name Of Il gentleman who Is
in no way responsible for, even If coSnlzant
of, nv views on the funding bill.
1t is true that am director mot agenD
of the railroad company or which General
Malone is president; il is also true that am
one of The representatives of the people OF
! Washington county but it is false (utterly
and grossly that either position prevents my
honest and impartial discharge of the duties
! of the other, or that any time / have con-
/ sidrled lealty 10 Malone" as au element Of
| influence in determining my legislative duty.
| I respect my colleagues too much to charac-
terZp the authors Of this libel in words that
would fifty express my contempt for them,
| or property emphasize my belief that their
! conduct has beeu ungentlemanly, cowardly.
and inSincere. My record is before the peo'
/ pie. and on that l am willing to stand or fall.
Right or wrong, | can neither acquire rcpu-
tatlon nor come to judgment on the reckless
assertions Of what have before characterized
as public journals
Some of my friends, members Of this
House, came to me yesterday and informed
me that the editor of the Dispatch told them
that he would make an explanation in this
mornings paper that would be satisfactory
to all parties. | did not believe man who
had made daslardly attempt 10 assassinatc
the character of Il gentleman had the manl-
ness to correct an error when discovered
nevertheless, yielding 10 the solicitation OF
nv friends, l said nothing yesterday. The
DiS.atch Of this morning only confirms ms
previously formed opinion of its editor. 1t
saws rot q word in explanation OF its unJlloti'
fable assault on my CHARACTER.
Notwithstanding the above explanation
OF Colonel Fulkcrsou, rCatfirm in the most
positive and unequiroca manner the cor
rectness of my report. If [ thought it ne.
ce>sary 20 get my statement corroborated,
could produce The affidavit of Mr.. W.. G..
Elan, the experienced and accurate reporter
OF the Wig and other journals, and lc'cr 10
,many members OF the LEGISLATURE who were
|;Eresent. L. A.. G. HAiDY, Reporter
Adjourned until Monda, ut IL a. IL.