The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-12-13

Mr. RIDDLEBEHGER SAID MI Ifcsf
dent, the. Senator from Richmond mas mis-
ap,prehended me. / did not make any per.
sonai threat. atn no. Of the KIND tnat
make threats. said the time might come
if this thing proceeded, but not now, when
the rules nigh. not restrain some gentie-
men here. r..se9z -
HOUSE OF DELEGATES. Iii.
THE House was called to order at IL M.
BIZ, Speaker LACY. The Journa! was read
bv tie Clerk, Mr.. McCaull. ,r i ,.e..3.s,.
Mr.. WITT stated that had be been present
when the votes were taken for Superintend-
emit of the PeniteDtiary and Superintendent
of Public Printing he would have voted for
the present ineumbents. IN, .
Mr., GREEN said that had be been present
Thursday he would have voted for the eau
Gus nominees [ReSdjustersl.
ELECTION OF JUDGES. ..-,-t=
The Senate resolution providing for the
election Of county and corporation Judges,
beginning on the 18th, was reported by the
Clerk.
ton ariyht, it proposed to elect county and
CITY Judges. He thought city judges were
elected for term Of six years, and their
time was not yet out. He asked that the
Clerk report the resolution again. '..
The Clerk did go.
Mr.. HANGER thought that this General
A ssenbIy had no right to elect city Judges.
That duty would fall upon succeeding
Assembly.
The SPEAKER remarked that to save time
he would say that there are cases OF vacan-
cy or where city judges terms had e&-
PRED.
Mr.. HANGER then moved to amend the
resolution SO as to include in the joint spe-
cial order only those corporation judges
whose terms have expired or cases where
there are vacancies.
The amendment was adopted.
The resolution was then adopted and sent
back to the Senate.
PERSONAL EXPLANATIONS.
Mr.. PAYNE arose to personal explana-
ton. He. said that he found in the RlcL-
moDd Wing of this morning some language
attributed to the gentleman from Rock
bridge in his speech OF yesterday. He did
not hear the remarks to which be was al
luding, but as they are placed within quota
ton marks in the print he presumed that
they were correctly given. He read: MIR.
Frazier, continuing, said Dir. BARBOUR and
his so.calcd honorable Debt-Payers are now
playing the role OF towards in standing
upon this floor begging terms Of those they
so recently denounced, instead OF, like hon
orab!e men, acknowledging their defeat" a-
Mr.. PAYNE did not claim to be parlla-
but he thought he knew what
was offensive. AS be understood this Ian
guage, it was offensive, and broad enough
to cover himself. He desired to ask the
member from Rock BRIDGE il the Ian
guage was intended 10 be offensive; second,
il it was meant TO cover him Mr.. PAYNEJ!
Mr.. FRAZIER said he was glad OF the OPP
portunlty to explain his position. 1t was
no wonder that, smarting under The at
tacks made upon his friends, he had said
something exasperating. But he would
state candidly that be did not wish to be
offensive to any who had not been
offensive to them; he only wished to de-
fend his sde-notbing more. The gentle
man from FauquIer bad always been very
courteous to them, and Mr.. FRAZIER dis
claimed any and all design to be offensive
to him. There was no such purpose on MS
part. .. ..
Dir. PAYNE said that, understanding The
gentleman as not meaning to be offensive,
and not including him, he accepted the eX-
plapation. Mr.. PAYNE expected to receive
and give hard blows, but hoped TO keep
within parliamentary bounds. IL be be-
came personal he would make all the apollo
gy be could; where he could not, they
knew what course to pursue.
.....@ INTRODUCED AND REFERRED.
By Mr.. HAMILTON: Bill to provide for the
election of school trustees.
By Mr.. BLAND: Bill TO amend an act TO
amend and reenact section OF chapter lO0
OF the Code OF 1878, in relation to unlawful
fishing.
BY Mr.. HAMILTON: Bill to amend and re-
enact an net to provide for amending and
correcting informalities in the returns OF
Judges and clerks OF election.
By Mr.. SLEMP: Bill for the relief OF El-
bert S. Fugate and james Boys. '...
BY Mr. GEORGE E. SMITH: Bill to re-
assess a tract of land belonging to william
F. Davis, in Lunenburc county. .'...
BY Mr.. NICHE: Bill appointing certain
trustees 10 sell and convey the old site or
the B. II. Episcopal church, in Albemarlc
county.
By MIR. CROSS: Resolution looking TO the
examination OF amounts paid, and by what
counties paid, prior to the repeal Of the
Federal law authorizing the payment Of a
special land tax.
By Mr.. EVANS: Bill to provide for the ap-
pnintment of superintendent OF the poor.
By Mr.. PAIGE: Bill to amend and reenact
chapter 1853 of the Code. and to provide for
the summoning Of special iuries [proyides
for negro iuriesl.
BY Mr.. ADAMS: Bill to amend an act en-
titled an act TO revise and amend the CHAR
ter OF the Lynchburg Female Orphan Asy-
Ium, approved February "a, 1876.
LEAVE OF ABSENCE
was granted MIR. BULMAN two days and Mr..
WILKINSON two days.
RAILROAD DETERMINATIONS.
On motion Of Mr.. FARR,
RESOLVED, That the Railroad Commits
siOncr be. and he is hereby, requested to in
form this House what legislation, if any, is
necessary to protect the citizens OF this
State from the excessive discrimination and
opercharges made by the railroads in and
which pass through this State against local
freights, and TO report as early as possible.
Mr.. FARR offered this resolution in view
OF statements that the Railroad Commits
sloner is unable 70 check Determinations
because Of the inadequacy Of present laws.
RAILROAD COMMISSIONER. r 80.
The hour having arrived for the eXectl-
ton OF the joint order, and the usual mes
sages having been exchanged by the two
houses, Mr.. MAY. OF Petersburg, nomi-
mated for Railroad Commissioner Mr.. Asa
Rogers, Jr., Of the Richmond Whig-a citi-
zen OF Petersburg. ~
Dir. PAYNE nominated his old school.fel-
low, cotiege-maie, and army friend, Colo:
mel Thomas 81. Carter, the present iEeum.
bent. He said that this play had been
somew hat changed from what he expected
and was now like Hamlet.Wit Hamlet out.
The,uther side were seized with sudden re: