The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-01-10

THE. .oBsEcT1oNdBLE ARTICLE. 5ss
Early Ia the session OF the House OF Dele
gates on Saturday, Peter &. Jones, coloreds
member from Greensville county, offered the
following resolution:
.sResolred, That the reporter Of the Erening
journal be and Is hereby expelled from this
House. and that the Sergeant Arms Is Oh
rected to prevent said reporter or any one
connected with that psper from entering
this House."
The House refused to refer the resolution
to committee. zs,ss ~ 5..s .55.sssgs
Mr.. Armstrong denounced the article as
so outrage upon two eS.Goyernors and the;
members OF the House in general, and fa-
Yored the adoption OF the resolution.
General E. is. Bagwell asked that the arti.
Gle be read. $780,.
A copy of the Journal was procured, and
the cIefH read the Objectionable article, as
follows:
8. EXCITEMENT IN TIRE LEGfsLATURE--A CoLoRED
pELEaATE OPPOSES THE cENTESRIiL APPRo..
PRIATIoN AND Is WARMLY ENDORSED By Hx-
GOVERNORS SMITH AND LErcHER.
"Duripg the debate this morning in the
Legislature on the Centennial appropriation
Os
Northumberland county, arose, and urged
on by the cries Hear him! hear. him j.
sounded in the well-knoWn voices of Smith
and Letcher, finally silesced another mem-
Der who was advocating the bill, aud with
rapidiiy of articulation heretofore unknown
proceeded to speak. The noise and confu.
sion prevented his first remarks being heard,
but when order was finally restored his
voice In clarion peals rang through the nall,
sounding death 10 the Centennial.
" Wherefore is it, and why Pm AKIN,
never; no, SAB. What! ten thousand dol
lars fur ter be civ away to Philadelphia.
fletcher (aside): Good! Smith: Hear him.]
Ole Fagine peber tire. [Cheers.l Whar's dis
thing guyn' TO end? Let 'em SO to see de
show; but you hears my voice sayin' still,
'Proxima,e your own expenses.
"Look st that statuary of GinraI Wash
ington. Look at Clay, Calhoun. What is
their fust thought? Yes, san. De boy
stood on de burnin' deck. lAppause. and
cries for Letcher Lctcher! Smith Go on.l
Logan is de friend of de white man. MI:
Logan is down on dc black man. stop and
constitute dis expensive trip. TICKET 10
Baltimore, seven dollars and sixty cents;
supper, lodging, and breakfast, two dollars
more; ticket to Philadelphia, two dollars
and sixty-fve cents; admission to de sno"
and side.show, at least seVenty-hVe cents.
1Sm,h to Letcher: How happy his
manner-his reputation g made.] Mul-
phfyipg of this by five, count up de
boxes, curosties, trunks, policies, carpet
6aqS. Immense cheers.l Look at de treasury,
look at dc money de Governor nov spent III
postage-stamps fxin' fur this occasion.
Old Mother Hubbard, she went to de cup
board fur to git poor dog bone when
she cum back de dog wur eloped. Jess So
il will Institution on er er. No, sab, Pm
talkin' straight American language. Bunkum
Hill, George Washington, John Brown, whar
Is you9 Rise from your seats-say Is right
saw is / jestice, truth, and jestice agin.
fletcher (arisipg from his seat) Mr.. Speaker,
/ move a medsl be awarded to Virginia's
sou-the good, the great. the glorious Car
ter, Seconded by Smith The motion was
carried and the Legislature adjourned for
drinks"
Mr.. Popham moved to lay the resolution
on the table. Lost.
Mr.. Gilman opposed the resolution.
General Bagwell said although he did not
svmpathize with the article he was opposed
to the passage Of any such resolution. he
was not acquainted with the young man
| who was engaged in reporting the proceed
ings of the House for that paper, but as he
was 30 highly endorsed by gentlemen from
the city of Richmond, who had stated that
| the reporter was not the person who wrote
the article, be thought it unjust TO eXpel
| him from the House.
Peter J. Carter offered to amend the reso-
luton by striking out reporter and substl'
tuting editor; and that the Sergeantsat-Arms
be instructed to bring the editor before the
bar of the House.
| Peter Carter, in support of his amend.
ment, said that he knew the reporter for the
House was not responsible for every article
that appeared in the local columns of his
paper, but the editor was.
Messrs. Talley and Popham opposed the
| resolution in brief speeches.
The resolution was, on motion OF MIR.
Withers, dismissed.
| Twas admitted By all the speakers that
the speech and scene described were purely
imaginary.