The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-01-25

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senate bill iealiow the; tillery Graysalld
Guards % Petersburg 10 take ana atlsi1s
csriain brick belonging to tue Common
wealth and NOW on the old Armofy lof.-t--st
LEAVE OF ABSENCE .
was granted @Messrs. SYKES for two days
and WAXING for three days.
RAILROAD ovERcHARGEs--NR HAa nv
The SPEAKER appointed the following
members on the part of the House on the
speciai Joint committee to lnvestlS gaze ~ :
alleged oyercliarges on the railroads OF the
State: Messrs. HARylE, HANGER, anu MT
CAULL. ). ~, =, :,
Mr.. HARyIE requested to be eAcuseuliSln
service on the special Joint commlt.ee ioi
the Encouragement OF the luaiclal c.,e. .,.1,
as hcswas already very much pressed WIN
work. The House excused him. Mr.. Flick
LIN was appointed in Dir. HARvIE's place.
RECONCILIATION OF SILVER GRAMMAR.
The unfinished business OF the morning
hour being the consideration OF the femonc-
tization Notwithstanding our SEN
ators and requesting our representatives IN
Congress 10 vote for tsthe measure NH.
WALKER Of Chesterfield resumed the moor
and spoke to the main question atlenetb.
General ANDERSON made the point that
the gentleman should speak to the lmme-
diate questionable motion OF Eli. bocock
tUrecommit.
The SPEAKER advised Mr.. WALKER to
keen as close to the question as possible.
Mr.. WALKER contended that he had not
travelled out OF the proper path, and that
he was only showing why the resolution
should not be recommitted.
General ECHoLs said that he was very
much impressed with the earnestness and
intelligence OF the gentleman from Chester
field, but he thought the resolution should
be recommitted. What we send to Con-
gress should at least be grammatically
written. General ECHOLs thought that
when VIC expressed our wishes we should
do so in good English. The resolution las
it came from the committed was indefinite
in that it did not advise our representatives
which measure to vote for. 1t said "the
MEASURE Now, there are several measures
before Congress. He desired that our voice
be expressed with deliberation and intellj-
gence, so that when it reaches the Capitol
it shall have its proper weight.
Mr. WALKER asked General ECH0Ls to
point out the grammatical error he alluded
to-.
General ECuoLs read: 8 Our senator's in
Congress be instructed, and representatives,
be requested. TO support and vote Tor the
measure remonetizing silver and as legal
tender for all debts, both public and pri-
vate." Now, General ECHoLs held thai it
was "silyer," not "the measure remonc-
tizing silver" that was to be made legal
tender.
Mr. WALKER said that the House could
amend the resolution. The measure be re-
ferred to was the Bland bill.
Mr.. WALKER proceeded again to address
the House in advocacy Of Immediate action.
The resolution was recommitted to the
Committee on Federal Relations.
THE sALARY.REDUCTIoN ELL.
Dir. EDMUNDs moved that the bill reported
from the Retrcnchment and Economy Com
mittce proposing to reduce the pay OF menl-
bers OF the General Assembly and officers
OF the Government be taken up with the
view Of making it Il special order. The bill
was taken up.
Mr. EDMUNDS moved that the bill be made
the special order for tomorrow.
Mr.. BLAND asserted that this was not the
bill agreed upon by the committee. Itpro-
posed to go into effect from its passage.
That was not the agreement Of the commit
tee. That was not the bill the committee
adopted.
Mr.. EDMUNDs admitted that by mistake
the commencement clause-that the bill 60
into effect from its passage-had been put
in the, bill. The committee intended to
leave that blank. He had only been in
formed Of the error this morning, and in
tended to move an amendment at the first
opportunity. But he maintained that THO
error should not he allowed to imperil so
important bill. The House could easily
correct the error when the bill came up for
consideration.
I: Mr.. ASHTON insisted that as this was not
the committees bill it should be recommit-
ted. He made that motion.
General ANDERSON opposed the motion to
recommit, and declared that delay would
probably lead to the defeat Of the measure,
as two thirds OF the session was already
gone.
The SPEAKER said that the motion to
make the bill a special order was Il priyi-
legged question, and the motion to recommit
was out OF order. =.
Mr.. MoFFETT stated that there was
misunderstanding among the members OF
the committee as to what had been agreed
upon. He was therefore OF opinion that
the bill had better go back to the committee
for revision.
General ANDERSON didn't understand that
there was any disagreement among the MEM
Ders OF the committee.
Mr.. JOHNSTON, OF. Giles, thought there
was, and favored recommitting for that and
other reasons.
Mr.. EDMUNDS showed that the only error
in the bill was having in it the words ''this
act shall be in force from its PASSAGE"
the committee had ordered those
should be determined by the House whether
the bill shGuld become operative on the 1st
Of July by the general law or from its
passage. He hoped the House would not
recommit as no good could thereby be ac-
Mr.. HANGER spoke in favor OF making
The bill the special order for tomorrow. |
The report in writing he held to be. the re-
port Of the committee, without reference to |
thc recollection OF gentlemen.
the taX-bill was the special order for Mon
would occupy many days. The effect Of re-
this bill-which had been re-
ported in accordance with the deliberate
Instructions OF the House-would probably
be to delay its consideration two weeks.
Mr. BLAND insisted that the bill before
The House was not the bill! Of the committee.
Mr. ASHTON thought il the bill was not
to become operative until July, as was the
effect of the bill agreed upon by the COM
nittee, there was no necessity fer hurry
here. No BARN could come from recon-
hitting. The committee could again re-