The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-01-09

Holiday, and his county, though not APP
proving the views Colonel Holiday was
known to entertain, gave him the greatest
vote it had ever, given any Conservative
candidate for Governor. Governor Holli-
day, he believed, understood the position OF
his friends in this matter.
Bfr. HARRISON thought that il the Cover
nor would write out his views, and send |
them in to the General Assembly from what
the Governor says, they would be such as
would meet with ready approval from the |
majority OF the House and Of all right |
thinking men. Mr.. HARRISON believed the |
prospects for satisfactory debt settlement
were hopeful, and he maintained and in
sisted that the report Of the committee
could be approved without any discourtesy
to the Governor.
Mr.. LACY spoke earnestly in support OF
the committees report. There was no pre-
cesent, he declared, for the ceremonious in
auguration. After the Inauguration COM
mittee Of the two houses, duly appointed,
waited upon Governor Holiday aud asked
him II he had any communication to make.
He replied that he had none. Now, after q
week, It is proposed to send for his address.
| Mr.. LACY said that when the Governor
made them communication in the way pro-
vided by the Constitution it would be print
| ed with promptness and pleasure, ne bad no
doubt. The inaugural had been alseady
printed in the newspapers and was not
needed for the people. They already had it.
| Was it needed for the members? They had
heard it or read it. Was it to pay compli-
ment? Why, that was done in detailing
three members to be present ut the ceremo.
MES.
Now, who shall determine III this matter
what is official, the Governor or the General
Assembly (? Ii the inaugural address is sent
for the Governor possibly may be thrust
into 4 position he does not choose to oe-
cupy.
Mr.. LACY secuted the idea that Governor
Holiday felt the slightest interest in this
contest about printing. IL the members
want tho inaugural to send to their consti-
tuent they can get it in the newspapers or
have it printed for themselves. He con-
tended that this was not small matter;
that even il it was small great results might
flow from it; that it ,couId establish pre-
cedent; that il the Governor would send
them that inaugural as an official commune
cation it would certainly be printed, and
that the House should do their duty and
leave the Governor to do his.
Dir. MOFFETT said this was the most un-
business-like and remarkable proposition
he had ever known. The Governor, inlme-
diately after the Inauguration, IS asked by
the representatives Of the people, through
committee, ii he has anything to say to
them. and he says he has nothing. Now, it
is proposed to force him to say something.
MIR. MoFFETT deprecated the bringing OF
this discussion upon the House. He re-
earded it as unfortunate and unnecessary.
He especially desired to say that there was
nothing in the matter of that message that
controlled his views on this other question
Of printing.
MIR. PoPnAM: Didn't this House send
committee to Gordonsyillc to meet the Gov
ernor?
Mr.. MoFFETT: am very sorry that they
did. | was much inclined to oppose the
appointment Of that committee, but thought
it might be misunderstood and thought
churlisll as coming from one who did not
agree with all the Governors views.
Mr.. JOSEPH WALKER: | would like to
Know ii that Legislative committee made any
report to this House?
Mr.. MoFFETT: have never heard OF any
report. was, however, absent during all
Of these grand ceremonies, which, am
sure, very lew approved.
Mi. MOFFETT said that the House should
not be driven into voting for the printing
through fear Of being considered discour-
teous to the Goyernor-that the Governor
was too sensible man to take offence where
none was intimated or intended.
Mr.. HENRY showed how the House had
appointed committee to represent" it at
the inaugural, and thus put their seal OF ap-
pr obation upon it. He didn't approve OF
| the ceremonies either before or after they
were had. To the committee, and through
them TO the General Assembly, the Gov
ernor, however, made the address.
Mr.. HENRY argued that the House had Of
triaIly taken part in the inauguration, and
that courtesy demanded that they should
ask the address from the Governor for
printing. He intimated that great change
on the subject OF the inauguration had
come upon the House since the Governors
views Oil the debt question had become
known, and that Mr.. HARvIE stood alone OF
all his debt party in approving the in
augural; that the feeling Of petulancc to-
wards the Governor was unbccoming, and
that the most picayu.e argument was that
the politeness and courtesy would cost $50
for the printing.
Mr.. Graves demanded the pending qucs-
ton. Ordered. The vote on the adoption
OF the substitute resulted as follows:
hYEs-Mcssrs Anderson, Ashton, Barbour. Bo-
harmon. Burger, Clarke Coghill, Cox, CrutciIteld,
Curlett, Davis. Edwards, Evans, Farr, Eickcn,
GooIe, Graves, Gray, Green, Hail. Hanger,
| Hardcsty, Hcaly, Henry. dcnson, Johnson, Lee,
Lowell, Luck, McCraw, McSlullan. Moncurc, Moor
man, Muslback. Nelson. Oglesby, Pace. Pophtil,
Pulliam, Ra2and, Reese. SandidSe, shannon, Shri-
yer. Shumate j. Howard Smith, Starkc W. y. Tali:-
fero, W. 4. Tanferrc, Trout, George walker y.
NJ. Walker, Wallace. Watson, Whitacrc, T. NJ.
White, and Wingfeld-57.
| SoEs.-Messrs. Akcrs, Attkissou, Bernard Bland,
Burnllam, john R. Carter. F. j.. Carter Chase Cole
man, Crank, Dance. Davidson, ickerson, Dickellsoii'
Dyer, Fauntcroy. Finney Fowler, Fry, Fulkersoll,
Henkel, w. 4. james. Johnston, Kcyser, Kyle
Lacy, McCabc, A1cCaull, Mcconnell. Mcdaniel,
Niche. Motett, Parrish, PITTS, Powell, Z. Robin
sou, J. Fl. Robinson, Ryand, Sheibirne, r. H. smith,
Spessard. Stevens, Sykes. A. u Taylor w. LAY I9r'
| IAN Lear. joseph Walker, Walsh, WaIlry, 5. ) K.
White, Witten, Wight. Young, and Mr.. Speaker
SO.
The substitute was therefore rejected
Mr.. MoFFETf moved the pending qucs-
ton. The motion prevailed, and the re-
port of the committee was adopted.
So the House refused to send committee
to ask the Governor for copy OF the inau-
cural address, as prop 1sed by Mr.. STARKE
originally, and renewed by General ITALIA
FERRo yesterday.
Adjourned.
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