The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-01-23


] ], j ANuARY %, 1878.
i ilutioa, While he could not consent 10 th
arrangement proposed by the Lee caucus
i He held fhat each house was the Judge G
its own membership, and had never hear
OF any Joint body settling that sort G
i thing. But he desired that every possibl
effort should be made to restafe harmony
Mr. Quesenberry suggested that the pro
posed committee OF this body be enlarge,
to two senator's and three Delegates. Mr.
Allen accepted the an1endmens
INDEPENDENTS.
Speaker Allen held this to be the tru
Conservative caucus. he would neYel
recognize any caucus that excluded Inde
tpendents. [Applause.l The debt question
which the Convention relegated to the peo
pie, made it necessary and Legitimate tia
| these Independents should run for the lie
gislature. The Conventions action invited
that course, and these Independents are 9:
good Conservatives as any anywhere. But, q:
mere matter OF courtesy, he proposed thai
the committee be appointed, and hoped tina
some plan would be suggested which would
bring those gentlemen into full fellowship
with the Conservative Caucus.
Mr.. FauntleroY said that there were nc
words OF reconciliation in the Lee-caucu:
resolution. It spoke to gentlemen here a.
recalcitrant Conservatives. 1t was asking
tnat the mountain 60 to Mabomes. It was
asking that a settled question be re1peGed.
He had no objection to a courteous re
sponse, but wanted it consistent with the
respect and cohesive existence OF this call-
Gus.
Mr.. Fauntleroy spoke ct some length
and with considerable warmth, during
which he brought in the debt question.
THE TRUE CAUCUS.
Dir. Hinton maintained that this was tie
true Conservative caucus. So believing, he
could not approve OF any proposition look
ing to surrenGering the position they occu-
pied. Ii they were to go down, ne wanted
them to go down with the Conservative flag
in their hands. He expressed considerable
surprise at the position OF the chairman (AIr.
Quesenberry).
IR. MASSEY As A PEACE3lAKER.
Mr.. Massey proposed to offer the follow
ing at the proper moment:
l. Resolved, That the Conservative Gleul-
bers of the caucus presided over by Senator
Lee be cordially invited to unite with the
regular joint Conservative caucus now as
semblcd in the House Of Delegates, presided
over by Senator Quesenberry, and to par
ticipate with it in the transaction OF the
business which may claim its attention.
3. That committee OF three be appointed
TO convey the foregoing invitation.
Mr.. A. Fulkerson OF Washington favored
the proposition Of Mr.. Hinton to go on
81, ~, To- Iatn tnH hnt
If this caucus did not nominate now they
would meet the solid phalanxes OF the other
side on tomorrow to-day, and be unpre-
this caucus would disband, and the other
caucus would be the caucus.
AvoTE.
4 proposition of Mr. Hinton as 4 substi-
tute to Judge Aliens resolution was put to
the vote in the following form and adopted
(ayes, 30; noes, 2D:
ReSoLued, by the joint caucus OF the Con-
serratire members Of the General ASSEM-
blu, in dnS,cer to the communication Of GER
tain Conservatives lrho hare not yet parti-
cipated in the joint caucus, That no prohi-
bition or restriction has ever been placed
by this body upon the entrance and parti-
cipation in its deliberations OF any Con-
servative member OF either house, and that
the doors arc now, III they have atTays
been, opensto such.
ANOTHER EFFORT.
AR Popham changed the resolution OF
Sneaker Allen so as to provide for COM
mittec Of four, and re0hered it. He then
spoke in support OF tteresoiuSion r
Mr.. Niche moved to pass by Mr.. Pop
hams resolution. Agreed to-ayes, %;
noes, %.
Mr.. Hinton moved that a committee OF
three be appointed to communicate his res
olution to the Lee caucus, and asked to be
excused from serving on that commltte. =,
The Chair (Mr. Quesenberry) appointed
the following committee: Messrs. hinton ,
Barbour, and Moffett.
ANEW TACK.
1lr. Popham offered the following:
Resoiued, That it is ineXpedient for this
conference to make nominations Tor the
various State officers to be elected -to-mor-
row.
He represented that not more than about
one third OF the Conservatives OF the Gen.
eral Assembly had voted on the last ques-
tion. He was sure the other side would not
make nominations tonight. II they did,
this caucus could meet in the morning and
make nominations.
Mr.. Ouesenberry called Speaker Allen to
the chair and advocated the adoption OF the
resolution. He deemed it due to state to
this conference that he could not be bound
bv less than majority OF the whole NUM-
her Of Conservative members OF the Cen
erol Assembly. II this body decided to go
into nominations tonight he would ask tc
he excused from participation.
MFR. Oueseuberry was asked ii he would
he bound bv the nominations OF the other
caucus. He said he would not.
Mr.. Massey spoke against the resolution.
Mr.. Hinton claimed that there were some
TWENTY-FIVE or thirty gentlemen who had
declared that they would participate In
neither caucus. Leaving them out OF the
count this caucus did have majority. Mr.
Hinton at length and with spirit argued
that this is the true Conservative caucus
and that there was majority present. DC
anpealed to Mr.. Quesenberry to recant..
Mr.. Lady urged that the caucus go lntc
nominations now.
Mr.. Dance said that he came here to op'
nose nominations being made. be though
the safety OF the party should be the mrs
consideration. He could not hold hlnlsei
bound by nominations made by BODY q
small as this.
PrrIFUL POSITION.
Mr.. Fulkerson OF Washington Chr. Lacy
| in the chair said that this caucus presented
pitiful spectacle. He was IN favor
going ahead with the nominations or DIS
banding. He did not like this small show
ing OF backbone.
MIR. Moffett declared that there was back
bone enoughin this caucus for two or tbre
| caucuses.
Mr. Fulkerson I haven't seen it.
Mr.. Moffett urged the caucus to go fol