The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-12-06
THE HALT.
The CoIorcd Troops went Better
Understanding.

Ant AOsVEG0 AFOOpSt9 9SAS ds AbeSkc
Understandings.
TROUBLES or TIE READJUSTERs-THET
COMMITTEE NOT READY To REPORT II
THE CAUCUS BECAUSE THE REPUBLl
CANS ARE CLAMoROUS FOR CAPITOL oE
FICEs-THE "goss y TALKS To TIL
"BoYs' AND DUETS THEM WITH PRGM
IsEs-yAIN EFFoETs OF THE READJUsT
ERs TO KEEP THEIR CAUCUS PROCEED
INGs sECRET-REPoRTERs wATCHED-
A STAB AT HON. JOHN e. MARYE-YARI
Gus ITEMS FROM THE CAUCUS OF LAST
NIGHT-Eo SIGN OF BOLT, But THE
SLATE sHAKY.
There was no exciting work done at the
Capitol yesterday. 1t was expected by
many that the Senate joint resolution fix.
ing Friday yesterday FOR the election oil
Capitol officers would be discussed in the
House, and the galleries were densely pack.
ed, all the privileged seats on the floor
were occupied, and some hundreds Iolter-
ed about the lobbies. But the resolution
was brought over from the Senate, laid be.
fore the House, and quietly sent to the
Capitol The ReHdjusters made no effort
to press vote, doubling their ability 10
get the necessary numbers to keep it from
the committee.
| Its expected that the resolution will be
amended so as to include the Secretary OF
the Commonwealth among the officers TO
be elected. and to change the day from
Friday to Tuesday or Wednesday, and then
reported for the action Of the House. -
By The way, the House came very near
adiourniug yesterday before the resolution
was sent to it. There was pause in bnsi-
ness after several bills and resolutions had
been Introduced, and Mr.. Hanger moved
to adjourn. The sound indicated pre-
ponderance of ayes-at least this writer
thought so. But Speaker Lacy was of diff
ferent opinion. and q division was ordered,
by which time the Readiusters had col
lected their wits and voted "No" in great
numbers. A few moments later the afore-
said resolution, about which they had been
laundering and bothering for several days,
was brought over and safely landed.
HOUSE PAGEs-PERsoNAL.
Speaker Lacy yesterday announced the
appointment OF the following pages: Will
liam Fulton, OF Grayson, Fifth congress
sionaI district; French McCann. OF Shenar-
doah, Seventh district: NJ. w. Lady (son Of
the member), Rockbridge, Sixth district; !;
Claude Craig, Washington county, Ninth
district; Thompson Waddell, Isle OF
Wight, Second district; John ". Meri-
wether tcoIored), First district.
Mr. William Tay lnr, Of Henrico, is can
didate for county Judge, but is finding that
the proposed route Is not smooth one, as it
is industriously circulated among the Re-
adjusters that be was not an opponent OF
the McCulloch bill in the last canvass.
George Washington Cook, the Radical ne
gro from Norfolk, who was elected over the
old doorkeeper, Arthur Sullivan, one-leg-
ged Stonewall Brigade soldier, was at bis
post yesterday. He is poor paralytic, and
will have, to have q seat at the door, as he
cannot stand to open and shut it for Visi-
tors.
Mr.. Ficklin, who has had a severe spell
OF sickness, was in his seat Yesterday for
the first time this session. He is improving.
but is still weak and feeble. lie came to
Richmond as health measure, and hoping
to be Of service to the people he represents.
SAW THEM ALL OFF.
Notwithstanding the fact that the breach
between the Readillsters and certain OF the
Republicans is considerable, the Read
justers are still waeing their war upon the
present office-hoIders, whether they are
competent and have always been faithful or
not. The proceedings of the executive
session of the Senate yesterday was suffi-
cient evidence OF this fact. AS will be seen
by the proceedings in the Senate, two Of lhe
county school superinteudents sent in by
the State Board OF Education for coufirma-
4; fa no f1af RI
confirmed; but when the name OF eX-Lieu-
tenant-Governor Marye came up for ap-
proval it was passed by, and there were
several others who shared the same fate.
One ReSdjuster was very emphatic in re-
marking to 4 friend: 1--WE ought not to
have confirmed any OF them, and / am sorry
we did it," Another was heard TO say
"We can get better men by tingle Of the
bell than any OF these men they send. We
must saw them all off," And we may add
that they mean to do so if it lay in their
power.
THE READJUsTERs' CAUCUS LAST NIGHT.
. The Readiusters' caucus met in the hall
OF the House OF Delegates last night-Sena-
tor Fulkerson in the chair.
They left the Ballard House bilard-room
because the g leakage" there was too great.
"
was 10 better than holding the caucus in the
word they wanted" Es specially did they
get Mr.. Riddleberger's advice 10 each mem
Der to keep The secrets OF the party ia his
own breast, and to rest assured that there
was no "bed-room attachment" there to
conceal a reporter, and the speech OF Mr.
Paul telling in emphatic tones the conse-
nf
ises to tue negroes.
We'll, to avoid repetition OF such un-
pleasant developments they retired from
the Ballard biliard-room and occupied the
hall OF the House.
THE HALL OF THE HOUSE "LEAEY,' TOO.
1t was thought that the hall Of the House
would be perfectly safe. It is bounded on
three sides by the Capitol Square, and on
the fourth by the roturda and lobbles. The
galleries are open to view from the floor.
In that apparently So cure place on Thurs.
dav afternoon the caucus committee OF
twenty-seyen met and wransled over "the
slate" There thes had their private papers
and reports from their Jealous friends, who
have furnished a complete list OF the per-
sons employed by the State in the city OF
Richmond (he ads OF departments, clerks,
porters, mess eugerS, guards, &C.,, with the
political st0 tuS-Funder or Readluster-ol
each. and + lis pay.
They lid not on Thursday complete
their wo'.k. The small places gave them
as mucji trouble as the big ones.
.ar THE PLAN.
r. .e plan is to apportion out the oflces &c
cor eressional districts equally. There's one
trouble. II, for instance, it is insisted, as
y ,ow understood, that not more than one
H...a- -. rnittoa clark shnll be anDOlntel