The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-03-01
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FRIDAY, Febrtary %, 1879.
& SENATE Is ls

10 tie Senate the bill to prstect the school
fund, &c. !, .s,,5 !. h. II -;
che bill, declaring, in snbstanc chat It was
coIcnlased 10 destroy the schools In place OF
fostering them, and that II originated Wild
those who desired TO Kill the schools. The
hin he regarded as a delusion and snare,
ant, was Intended to cripple then. ~ tieil
The. question with Mr. Auditor Taylor 20 Q
TO saw how much the schools will have. anu
he is known to be, unfriendl TO the schools,
Al this point in the proceedings "a message
was received from the House by Mr. AEiE ENC
RI announcing, that the school Dill hao
nassed. daughter and Isensation.J ~, u,
Tie CHAIR: 1Tbe bill ibayfng passed the
House, no further remarks are 10 order ON
IN Mr.. ,FULKERsos: l ask leave to withdraw
the resoIuti ION. a. .5le. g;r..I 81 ~: :!
The resolution was witt. drawn. - -.
....,.r5 Nh MAssEY's PROTEST. fsfe r
AFR MASSEY moved to take up his protest
against the passage OF the debt Dill. Agreed
Mr.. MASSEY then modified his protest., ar:
oue,1 in its behalf, and read from CUSHING
on Legislative Proceedings to sustain DIS
The debate was further prolonged. :.
Mr.. SMITH insisted that the protest was
nnbeard of and unprecedented; that the
facts set forth were nottrue.j | %,
Mr.. MASSEY said the statement was false.
|; The CHAIR called Mr.. MASSEY to order.
considerable croSs.tiring ensued between
Mn SMITH and Mr. MASSEY, during which
Mr.. SMITH told Mr.. MASSEY he would see
him after the adjournment OF the Senate.
Explanations followed, however, OF the
language used by the senators, and matters
went on smoothly. -
Mr.. DANIEL objected to the paper on the
ground that 1t did not set forth truly the
facts; because the paper was not respectful,
and for other reasons which he assigned at
length.
MIR. MASSEY replied on the other side, and
claimed that the facts were truly set forth !;
urged his objections to the action OF the
Senate, and claimed that it was his right to
have the protest entered OF record.
Shortly after O'Clock MIR. Hurt Of Bali
fax demanded the pending question. Or
dered. Il .:Ht! = @l.'.a.''
The ayes and noes were ordered, and the
vote resulted as follows: 80
AYEs-Messrs. Bliss, Brooke, Chiles, Elliott; Fn!-
kerson. Gayle, johnson, Marshall, Massey. Paul,
ward. and woody.
NoEs.-Mcssrs. Belts. Bland. Daniel. DlcKenson.
Goode, Griffin, Grmsley, Hurt of Halifax. Hurt OF
PIitsylvauia kolher, Lee Moulton, Sinclair, smith,
Tyler, Watson. and Wortham-17.
The CHAIR voted AYE" and the protest
was ordered to be spread upon the journal
OF the Senate.
THE R1vEs UsURP OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES OF yIR-
.. GINIA JUDGES. .... e..
g. MIR. JOHNSON presented the following JOINT
resolutions, which were read:
Whereas five Judges OF this Common
wealtb-to wit: j. l.. Coles, OF PlttsylVa-
MIA; S. j. Mullens, OF Henry; G.. Il. Ber-
nard, OF Franklin s. G. Staples, of Patrick;
and II. IT. Boudin, OF Charotte-haye been
indicted in the Circuit Court Of the United
States, for the Western District OF Virginia
for the alleged offence OF failing to execute
the laws of Virginia, which action OF said
court is usurpation and all exercise or IN
warranted power; therefore,
Resolved By the General Assembly OF YER
qi7io. That the At.orney.General is hereby
directed to take proper steps to bring the
aforesaid proceedings to the publication OF
the Supreme Court Of Virginia Or the Su-
preme Court Of the United States, in order
that such lawlesS measures may be checked
by -competent authority; and he is likewise
directed to appear ut once in behalf OF these
and all other citizens Of this, Commonwealth
who may hereafter be seized and held con.
trary to law by any Federal Judge or court
in Virginia.
9. The Governor is hereby authorized to
employ necessary counsel TO ASSIST Inc AT
in proceedings undertaken
under the direction OF this resolution.
3, That the representatives in Congress
from this Commonwealth be requested TO
move the House of Representatives OF the
United States for committee TO inquire
whether Alexander Riyes, Judge OF the
District Court Of the United States for the
Western District OF Virginia, holding the
Circuit Court Of the United States for that
district, has not been, and is rot now,
usurping judicial power for the purpose OF
bringing about an unnecessary conflict be-
tween the authorities OF the State of Vir-
ginia and OF the United States in the en-
forcement OF the criminal laws of the State
of Virginia within the said district, thereby
endangerng the harmony, peace, and good
order Of this Commonwealth.
Mr.: JOHNSON moved to suspend the rules
so as to consider the resolutions to-day.
Agreed to.-ayes, 81; noes none.
Mr.. JOHNSON explained the object and
scope of the resolutions, and argued in adj
yocacy of making the issue contemplated ut
once.Ht -. ,.i.--'s.;s .s,i.aE g .sr
General JOHNSON said I offer these reSo-
buttons in order to procure prompt and effi-
cient action by Virginia in protection OF her
laws and her officers 1t is known TO CON-
mon fame that Federal Judge has procured
the indictment Of five Virginia Judges for
the offence of not enforcing the laws OF
Virginia. propose to put the whole force
of this Commonwealth in array to resist
this usurpaflon aud outrageous assumption
OF authority.3I charge. that it is part OF a
conspiracy to subdue and overawe thirteen
States Of this Union-StateS equal in every
respect to each ether State. Ii is intended
to make Virginia subordinate TO the Union
in way that they would not dare to at
tempt to exert power in Massachusetts. 1t
is the purpose OF this conspiracy to reduce
Virginia TO the con dition of conquered
province, and to make Louisiana, South
Carolina, and Florida elect such members
OF Congress as the Federal power selects.
It is part OF great machine put in opera
ton to break the power Of the solid South
in the Electoral College Of 1880. !
have witnessed ne such outrage perpe-
trated since the Judge Of this Federal circuit
throttled the Supreme Court Of South Caro-
lima by releasing prisoners condemned by
it to imprisonment for disobedience to its
decrees-thus exercising the power of par
don denied to the President OF the United
States under the pretext Of the writ Of ha-.
beaS corpus. il
have known no such wrong since the
Judge Of this Federal clrenit has proceeded
to try $50 citizens OF: Maryland-many OF
them officers OF the government of that
State--and has thus far convicted, fined,
o., a ;r,xr;o !, aa u,onv ~ fhay, hnI5;no fh.,