Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1877-12-21
RICHMOND.


THE LEGISLATURE HAS BEEN DOING IN
THE WEEK--BoTH HOUSES TAKE
| CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY.
&C., &C., &C.
We give below the news from the CAPT
tai for the past week, condensed from our
exchanges.
| THE PARTY DIVISION.
A division has occurred in the Con-
servative party in the legislature. which
| is temporarily incurable as the Adjust
ers are not likely to consent to a
| reunion until theState officers are elect
| ed. The reader will have to 60 back
a little to understand it. When the
| Conservative caucus of the House was
held to name a speaker, it began its work
by going outside of its jurisdiction and de-
Gliding a party questionable admission of
Independents to Conservative caucus.
This question should have been settled be-
fore any House caucus was held. by ajoiut
caucus of the Conservatives of the Sen It,
and House. The question was decided by
a large majority in favor of admitting H.
dependents, the latter voting on the
question of their own admission. As a
matter of party government the exclu-
sion of the independents who had beaten
nominees should have been strict. but there
were several presidents in their favor and
very little back bone in their opponents
and so they got in. Since that time the
Adjusters of the House have been holding
caucuses by themselves. not inviting the
| other Conservative members. AT one of
these caucuses the Debt Payers ap-
peared by mistake and the Adjusters
after some qualrelling left the hall,
and afterwards set up the absurd
| claim that no one had authority to
call caucus of Conservatives except
DR.. Robinson of Norfolk. their own Chair
man. Friday night u caucus called by
Gen. Lee and of members who had been
elected as Conservative nominees, OF as
Conservatives where no nomination was
made, met at the capitol. Both sides were
present, Independents and all, and the
Adjusters showed no sigus of letting
go their allies. 1t was the first occasion
on which members of both houses had
assembled. A good deal of parliament
| tary lodging took place when at last
there was roll call showing that
81 members were there willing to have
caucus without Independents. Upon
this, Mr.. Harrison. of Sussex, a prominent
Adjuster. said something about caucus
tricks and started to leave the hall. Maj.
John W. Daniel, the leader Of the other
side, took his remarks as per-
sunal to himself, and denounced him
| in severe language. A fight WAS only pre-
vented by the byStanders, and the matter
was sette; by mutual explanations. The
meeting adjourned to the following Mon
day. When 1t met again there were rs out
of the 40 Conservative members of the
| legislature Oh its roll, leaving the Ad-
justers 81, and D Independents-a majority
of ten. Gen. Lee called the meeting to
order. A resolution inviting all regularly
elected Conservative members to unite
with it, and stating that its design WAS
| not to bind members to any action On the
! State debt, but only On party questions,
was adopted, and the meeting adjourned.
The following are the gentlemen who
have Ell oiled themselves iii this orgau-
zation:
Senators: Messrs. Belts, Bland, Brooke.
Chiles, Daiiiel. Gayle, Goode, CT itfin, Hair
S Oh. Ill. IL. Hurt, J. l.. Hurt, Johnson,
Koiner, Lee, MARSHALL, Murray, Mum,
Nash, Smith, Sinclair, Tanner Walston,
aud Workman
Delegates M@ssrs. Anderson, Ashton,
Bland. Bocock, Bohannon, Burger, Clarke,
| CoghiIl, Cox, Crutch6eid, Dance. Davis,
EcIols. Etmunds, Ed IDS, Fpney. FAIR,
Goode, Graves. Gray, Green. ua,- ger. L Cd
| Icy, Henson, Ii liler Hunter. Hail, Henry,
Jordan. L;cY. Lowell, Luck, Auiicure,
| Moormali, Musback, McGiaW. Nelson,
Pace. Pitts, PullIanl, }. H. Rob nson
| Reese. oaHdIsige. ;,lielbGrle, Shr.Ver, Si.u
mate. W. B. 'ial!af= ., W. T Talla,erro,
Trout. Fa' Lar. ". NJ Walker, George
Walke'. II .Iace, Warilg, " atkills, and
| Whij eacre.
OK tue same night last Monday the
| Adjusters' Caucus, presided over by Dr..
| r. pinson, Of Norfolk. met, and having
this tine invited so. e Senators t. give ii
the d ,s.earance OF being ii general meet. =.
went to work with he independents. and
elected Senator Quesenberly permanent
chairman. y resolution was adopted, af-
ter much opposition, inviting all Coi.serYa-
live members TO join them. Among the
spe ikers Oh the occasion were Messrs
Fowler, Ex-Judge Stevens, of Nelson
MAJ. Lady of Rockbridge;; Fauntleroy, OF
Frederick; Rev. Mr. Massey. of Albenlarle:
| ToEr+ 81 ' .
Hinton, of PetersbHig. and Mccall, Of
Loudon, the latter sayi.g that he Was
here to adjust the debt, by compulsory
measures if necessary. The Adjusters
claim that they have 10 members witt
them, not including several away for TIT
holidays.
| THE LEGISLATURE.
In the legislature resolutions have beer
introduced looking TO regulating cour
clerks fees, to require each city, count,
and town 10 pay it's own criminal eXpen
SEES, to get back the money advanced b,
Virginia to the General Government il
the war of 1872, to fix the c;ipitation tax a
So, to amend the load law So as to requiI
only two days work in the year on publi
roads, to reduce the fees OF State Attor
ney's in cities, asking for list OF al
State officers and their pay with view tx
reducing salaries introduced by MI. Koi
ner,) to apprentice out persons convlcte'
of misdemeanor, to repeal the sheep
law of Rockbridge introduced 10y Mr.
Frazier.) to increase the salary OF TIL
county Judge of Bath and Highlan i, lin
troduced by Mr.. Hiner,) to repeal thu
mileage law with regard to carrying patti
ents to lunatic asylums introduced b,