The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-12-18

DOfSGS AT THE CAPITOL TESTERpA1 NaE6Ey
on WHERE, 1s cooKs-A LOST PLssET IN
THE READyUsTER FIRMATEST-coUSTT
JUDGES cHRIsTNAs RECESS, &C., &C..
The House yesterday aareed to the. Sen
ate Joint resolution for q recess of the two
houses from the 20th instant to the 9Th OF
January. ...a
THIS will give, members an opportunity
to interview their constituents and aScer-
tain chow fte medicine works" ,'r ..
Mr.. 'Chamberlay be has set himself to the
task Of finding ont who appointed ;snbsti,
sutes for George Washington Cook, Radical
negro, who was elected Doorkeeperto to the
exclusion Of Arthur Sullivan. Cook has
disappeared. Where he has gone is not
generally known. Various persons have
been at his post doing bis duty; and all
doing it better than he could. Mr.. Cham
beriayne, however, contends that Cooks
substitutes are unauthorized; that they
have nc. power to act, and should. not be
allowed to handle members mails aud teIe-
grams E ."* :-T.sr-.,.:'. ....fss - -
The truth is that Cook is q paralytie.
When; at bis best, be icaDnot discharge-his
duties we'll. Now be Is said to. be too sick
to do anything. The result will probably
be the appointment Of a Doorkeeper pro
TEN. Indeed the Re Readiusters were talking
about that very thing yesterday. Cook and
the pro tenn. man Will both draw pay pro-
baby.
JUDGES NOMINATED.
The following was the action oi the Re
adiuster caucus last night with respect to
nominations for county judges:
Albemarle-Pas by.
Bcdiord-Passed by.
Bland and Gilcs-Robert Wylie.
Brunswick-F. f. Buford.
BuckiDg Hall.
Caroline-T. n. Welch.
ampbcll-Passed by.
Carroll-Postponed until after Christmas.
Cbariotte-Pas>ed By.
Chestertield-Passcd by.
Culpeper-John W. Bell, present lncnm-
bent.
Cumberland and Powhaian-W. A. Per-
kins.
The caucus was in session until 1l:30.
Mr.. Ruford was placed in nomination by
| Collins johnson, his former slave.
There was long discussion but no vote
about the Chesterfield iudceship.
| As to above list our information Is all-
!hentic. 1t was stated, however, after al.
! iournment OF the caucus that Judge had
been nominated out OF the order-yiz, Il.
w. Arnod-for the counties OF Greens
vile ard Sussex.
MAJOR JOHN E. LADY.
Major Lady was in his seat in the House
Yesterday as usual. He has slight cut on
! the right cheek, received in the diihculty
with the Messrs. Sullivan.
| The last OF the three statements in our
report yesterday was his, and should nave
been headed Major LadyS Account" IN
stead OF being ruE in close upon the yer
sion OF Mr.. William Sullivan, and seeming
to he a part OF that gcntlemaD's.
REPLY-PROCEEDiNG
G. NJ. Wicklfe yesterday had laid upon
members desks card replying at grea
length 10 Major DanieI's allusion to him II
his speech OF last Friday.
The proceedings OF the General Assem-
bly, Yesterday ito be found in the reSulal
report) were OF more than ordinary inter
est. The Readi,lsters elected all OF thell
caucus-named judges.
THE ALLEN AMENDMENT.
The House Finance Committee yesterday
reported illrepealing that section OF tb
McCulloch bill known as the Allen amend
meut, which authorizes the sale OF certitl
Gates to realize money for the payment
January interest.
II is probable that the bill will be calte'
uD before the Christmas recess.
GENERAL MALONE FOR SENATOR.
The Joint assembly yesterday was not al
exciting affair.
All that was done was the march OF til
Senate to the House, the reading OF tn
Journals OF the two bodies, and the dcclarl
tinn on the part OF the presiding oShce
(Mr. Elliott. President pro ttm. OF the sen
ate,) that William Malone had been dui
! elected senator in the Congress OF III
United States for 4 term OF six years, com
mencing on March t. 1881.
!, THE CRAWFORD SHIELDS.
A communication has been received b.
Governor Holiday from Mrs. Crawford re
uuesting the return Of the two shields, re-!
rescntlng the two Sides OF the great seal 0
the State, which every visitor to the CapltO
has noticed in the western vestibule. l
Will be remembered that they were Intend
ed for the Washington monument, but II
the execution OF his designs Mr.. Crawfor
increased the dimensions OF the statllary
while the granite portion Of the work VA
in progress, without giving information
, the change until the masonry had pre-
gressed too far 10 be enlarged. The conSe
: Ouence was the shields would not fit. The
were therefore not received, have not bee
paid for, and nothing has been done VII
, them since.
PERsONAL-BEIEF ITEMS.-Maior B. r
E,Ela lonp connected with the Eycuan q