Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1879-03-25

Mr.. smith: call the Senator to or
der. His language is not parliamentary.
My language cannot bear such construc
ton. again call him to order.
AS Mr.. Massey continued he was SEN
eral times called to order by the chair
and members.
Mr.. Massey (proceeding): I will not
offend my brother senators by any re-
ference to the past history or life, either
public or private. of the Senator from
Nelson. Nothing of that kind is neces-
sary to render his attacks .powerless to
damage me or any other senator in the
estimation of those who have observed
his course since he has been in the SEN
ate. We all know his constant habit of
making offensive attacks upon other
senators, and then. declaring, with the
next breath, "Of course I don't mean
anything by what say take it all
back" &c.
Mr.. Smith (interrupting): 1t is
falsehood deliberate lie. Ifthe Sena-
tor is not called to order when he is un-
parliamentary will do SO. I denounce
him here and before the world as liar
and scoundrel.
The Chair raped loudly and called
the Senator to order.
Mr.. Massey I'll try to maintain my
equilibrium.
Mr.. Massey proceeded: We know
that it is his habit to write laudatory ar
ticles of himself, either anonymously or
over a fictitious name, and have them
published as communications, while he
pays for them as advertisements.
Mr.. Smith Gnterrupting) That's
another liza base leland comes from
scoundrel and dog.
Mr.. Grimsley: Think we have had
enough Of this.
The Chair: The Chair will not per-
NIT this to go on. He does hope that
senators will observe the rules which
they have made for their government.
Mr.. Smith apologized to the Senate
for the language used by him.
The following resolution offered by
Mr.. Daniel was adopted:
Resolved, That the stonegrapher's re-
port of the speech of the Senator from
Nelson of Tuesday last, of the reply of
the Senator from Albemarle, of the re-
joinder of the Senators from Nelson and
Albemarle, and remarks this day made
by each in reference to each other, be
! together reference to each other, be to-
gether referred to the Committee of Pri-
vileges and Elections, with instruction
to report what action respecting the
same should be taken by the Senate.
The Moffett- register bill was taken up
amid great confusion.
Mr.. Paul presented an amendment to
Mr.. Fulkerson's substitute to set apart
one-fifth of the tax for the teachers pay
of the free schools.
The House agreed to vote on the Pub
lie Debt bill at o'clock P. M. on Mon
day yesterday and agreed to the
amendment of the Senate striking out
the words cor stationery" in the joint
resolution of the House instructing the
clerks of the two houses not to issue any
stationery for this session.
The Public Debt bill was discussed by
Messrs Fauntleroy, McCabe and 2eseph
Walker, in opposition, and by Mr.. Hen
~ in favor.
In the Senate, Saturday, the commit
tee on elections and privileges to which
was referred the resolution of Mr.. Dan
lei in reference to the Massey Smith
controversy reported majority and MI
nority reports. The majority report
signed by Messrs. }. w. Marshall.
chairman Thos. w. Walston, J. Hoge
Tyler and K. r. Griffin, after reciting
the language used by these senators and
declaring it in gross violation of the
privileges, rules, and decorum of the
Senate, concluded with the following
resolution
| ResoIved, That the Sergeant-at-A
of the Senate take into custody Sena-
tors Massey and Smith and conduct
them to the bar of the Senate, there to
be publicly reprimanded by the Presi
dent of the Senate.
The minority report, signed by Messrs.
John l.. Hurt and II. G. Wood, after
reciting the Objectionable language used,
recommended that Massey be required
to apologize and be admonished by the
presiding officer, and that Smith be re-
J quired to apologize and be reprimanded
by the presiding officer. Mr.. Brook Of
fered the following as a substitute for
the reports of the committee which
was adopted:
The Senators from Nelson and Abe
marie having used language towards
J each other, upon the floor of the Senate,
parliamentary in its character and in
derogation of the dignity Of the Senate,
the Senate doth order that said senators
do publicly apologize to the Senate for
the use of such language, and retract
the same, and thereupon be properly
adnaonished by the President such apo
logy shall be in this form or to this eff
feet, without mpliication-viz
1.-THE Senate having determined that
language used by me on yesterday upon
the floor of the Senate was unpariamen-
tary, I now apologize to the Senate
therefor and retract the same"
Unless such apology and retraxit be
made Senator failing to make them shall
be taken in custody by the Sergeant at
Arms and led to the bar of the Senate,
and there be publicly repr inadnded.
Mr.. Brooke's resolution as just adopt
ed was read by the Clerk under the di-
rection of the Chair.
Mr.. Smith: Is it in order for nue. to
: make the explanation
The Chair: It is in order.
Mr.. Smith: was waiting 10. u e to
precede beauty Laughter
Mr.. Smith then said he appologized
most heartily and cordially for the Ian
guage construed as parliamentary.
This done, Mr.. Massey sent for the re-
solution.
Mr.. Massey am confined to a very
narrow compass. [ don't desire to be
I'M no rliamontarv TT,auphtar