Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1877-12-14

not give it up they retired in body, sixty
in number to the billiard room Of the Ex-
change Hotel and had caucus. After
they left carrying with them Barbour, Moi
felt, Fauntleroy. Fuikerson and others
meeting was held in which Geu. Taliafer-
70, Gen. Echols, Mr.. Brooke of Fauquler.
Koinec of Augusta, Lowell, Grimsley and
others participated, which adopted reso-
luton calliny meeting for last night OF
all those in favor of an honorable ADJUST
ment Of the debt / he who'll flair Sc MT d
to have been d mistake as the readjGsteTs
only wanted to decide Oh day for tlectlng
! The Capitol officers which they ,iid bJ Il, c.
ding not 10 elect until the present investi-
cations into the mode of doing business
in the Capitol Offices is Investigated.
Mr.. Harmon Hiner, delegate from Bath
and Highland. said that he was glad t.
have this occasion to deny that he was not IA
forcble read ulster. He had opposed sue
measure during the whole canvass
through the cvuntie, he represented.
THE MEMORY OF SENATOR COCHRAN.
In the Senate Mr. koiner presented tn,
following:
Whereas the Senate has heard with deep
sol row Of the death of Alexander b. Coch-
ran, late senator from the sixteenth dis
trict, whose thorough training as poll
| tican md stat eSman gave him command
ing position; his fine talents as a debater
and orator excite admiration; his al and
devotion to his country entitle him to the
| appeiIatiou of patriot as we'll as OF that OF
| state man an orator: his long and dis
| tingushed service in the General Assem-
| bly, has rendered his name familiar TO the
people of Virginia, who ranked him among
their distinguished SONS; and whereas it is
| proper that the Senate should give public
| EXPRESSION oi the loss which the people OF
| Virginia have sustained in his death; there
| fore be it
ResoIred, That in the death of Alexan-
der b. Cochran the Senate has lost one of
its most distinguish ed members. the six
tenth district an able representative, and
Virginia one of her most gifted sons.
Resolted. That the sympathies of the
memb rs Of the Senate be communicated
to the aged father and relatives of the de
ceased. to whom the clerk of the Senate is
directed to furnish a copy of these resolu-
tions.
Resolred, AS a further mark OF respect
to the memory of tie deceased, that the
Senate do now adjourn.
Eloquent tributes were pronounced by
NJ ssrs. Koiner, Quesenberry. Smith, of
Nelson, Grimsley, Splitter, Bland, and
Marshall on the character of Judge Coch-
Fan.
The resolutions were unanimously adopt
ed and the Senate adjourned.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The Richmond s'Whig7' says of the Ad-
justers that 'as they are credited with
having majority in both houses, they
will be held responsible for the selection
of fit and proper persons to fill public Of
fices-for due regard to economy and fol
the general legislation of the session.
In nominating Judge Allen, for Speaker
Mr.. I. 7. Fauntleroy, Of Winchester
spoke of Mr.. Hanger as "the accomplished
parliamentarian, who had SO long and
| well graced that chair"
Speaker Allen being sick on Wednesday
called Ex-Speaker Hanger to the chair, and
| he presided during the day.