The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-02-10

Mp cuANRERIAYNE, or RICHMOND, hohs ~
QUESTION or PRfvTLsGE-Hs coMPLAiNs
op A LETTER WRITTEN BY Mr.. FRAZIER, VI
rocxBsiDGE- Mr.. FRAZIER STATES THAT Ibf
OFFENSIVE ALLUsI0N WAS NOT iNItNpha
ron Mr.. cHANBgRLAYNE, But FOR THE IKE
PoRTEE--M.. FRAZIER CALLED 70 AoooeN'
nv Mr. ARCHER. THE "sTATE's" HOUSE RE
poRrER-BI.ows PASSED IN THE RoT0NDo-
GREAT EXCITEMENT IN THE HALL OF Thf
uor;sr-cirY POLICE CALLED IN-coSNir'
Tar APPOINTED TO INVESTIGATE THE MAT
TyR-ruE PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE
CITY CHARTER.
In the House OF Delegates yesterday
morning Mr.. Chamberlayre, OF Richmond
city, rose to a point Of order, and SAID:
i desire not 10 detain this House with any
matters which are personal to me, but there
are occasions in the life OF an individual
when he must ask the attention OF any
house OF any association with which ne
comes in contact 10 matters which affect him
pcrsonally and deeply. hold in my hand
an extract, sent me kindly by some friend,
from a newspaper called the RocbWdge
Enterprise l desire, sir, as question: Oh
privilege, to read few lines from that pa
per as part OF this ny demand Tor per-
sonal explanation.
"a
citizens OF Virginia who happen to be citi.
zens and legislators and sit on this floor,
the writer saws: 81 am not little sur
prIsed that Mr.. Chamberlayne should OBJ
feet to any report, however unjust or false,
TO his many lengthy remarks, since he quiet
ly sits here day BY day an eyewitness 10
the grsssest miscellaneous and mlsrepre-
sensations OF every word uttered on this
floor. This evil has grown TO such proper
tio,,s that bis reports are taken to be abso-
lutely fake unless proven true. Ihls is
fortunate. or else many gentlemen would,
ere this. baye suffered from wretched mis-
representation"
Now, Mr. Speaker, to you and this House
would say the remarks made by any news
paper, whether Of high or low degree
whether here or elsewhere-woud not az
feet me i'm my capacity as legislator.
Mr.. Frazier: Before the gentleman pro-
ceeds further / will state there was mis-"
print in that letter. | write very badly. and
The printer made q mistake. Ii should have
been "the reporter" instead OF "Mr.
Cbamberlayne" in them. did not mean
him at all.
Mr.. Chamberlayne: " course / accept
that. But must 20 one step further, sir.
Ii is currently reported that the senior men,
in paper known as The ROclbridge Enter
ia Use. And il is currently reported and
generally believed that one Of the members
from Richmond is responsible everywhere
and at all times for everything which ap-
pears in certain newspaper known as The
State. That report is true, sir, and the
member from Richmond is thus responsible.
MIR. Frazier: do not direct what goes in
that paper, except what write, and | write
very little for ii myself.
Mr.. Chamberlayne: That does not touch
the point. The gentleman has said that be
did not mean the sitting member from Rich
mond when he used the term gross misre-
presentation" have mentioned that there
is a citizen Of Richmond upon this floor
who has the honor 10 be one of the con-
ductors Of newspaper called The State.
fact OF which this House has no official
knowledge, and / mention that | have the
honor to occupy desk upon this floor Tor
q reporter OF The State newspaper. have
the honor TO inform the House that any cit
izen employed by that newspaper is very
able 10 take care Of himself, and that the
member from Richmond himself wishes it
to be understood that whoever does any.
thing by an agent does ii himself, and it is
done by himself.
Mr.. Frazier: Ii the gentleman wishes to
take the responsibility upon himself-lf he
persists in being put in that position-he
can take ii.
Mr.. Nicol, OF Prince William. rose to
point OF order: that this was a personal
matter between these two gentlemen, and
not matter for the House.
The Speaker said that il was with great
deal al reluctance that he decided that he
must override the point OF order He said
this discussion had gone TO a legitimate eX-
tent, that the gentlemen were speaking to
question OF privilege, and that 1t was
matter OF taste rs 20 how far the gentlemen
may 90.
Mr. Chamberlayne am perfectly will
ing TO decide matters Of taste for myself,
and shall say, Oh my personal responsible
ity, that the attacks made upon my agents,
who are also nv friends, and who sit upon
this floor by the leave and the goodwill
of this House, and who are gentlemen,
and who shall not be aspersed in my pres
ence. These attacks, or more properly This
attack, shall not pass unchallenged.
Mr. Speaker: No threat, are IL order.
Mr. Chamberlayne hsve uttered, Mr..
Speaker. no threat. nor IL there threat to
come. i wish merely to say, with all respect
10 this House, which deeply respect, and
ever aspersjons are thrown upon my agents
or upon me, and when | find In any news
paper or any other document the statement
that or nv agents are making gross mis-
representations aud gross Measurements,
have TO brand that assertion in that news
paper or in that document, by wh0msOeyer
made, whether by a member on this floor or
by any other, as false, malicious, want0n,
and slanderous. and that is all l have to
say, sir.
KR. GIBSON TRIES TO MAKE PEACE.
MIR. Gibson, Of Culpeper, said that he as
much as any member had the right to COM
plain OF the epislelary expressions IN the
paper referred to: which paper was so I'M
known TO fame that he did not recollect
what its name was. Didn't know whether
1t was the Lexington Enterprise or the
Rockbridqe Enterprise. But anyhow it
was there charged that he (Mr. Glib
SOM had been "spoilt By putting" The
writer charged also "tbat had bitten off
more than ! could chaw, meaning my vo-
racity was superior to my powers OF masti
cation, which is, in fact, denunciation OF
my voracity, and imputation Of my mastci-
ty." [Lauehter.l "In tae last issue he bad
gone further and reflected upon the beauty
and Intelligence Of the members of this
House by saying that the gentleman from
Alexandra mir. Mushbacb] was the band
soonest as well as the cearest beaded man in
the House. / am willing to admit that,
owing to my extreme modesty, the gentle
man who halls from the tide-water shores Of
the Potomac may have little the better OF
me; but there are other gentlemen here who
ought to arise and repudia,e the statement"
Mr.. Gibson facetiously referred to sew