The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-02-17
rHe cUArKxAy OF rue COMMITTEE

lkewIse objected to said Courts assuming
Jurisdiction OF the clse. and requested the
Justice 10 turn over its prisoners To him
and his committee 10 be investigated. IN
obedience to the order OF the House. The
Justice overruIed the plea or objection to
its Jurisdiction.
Soon afterwards Acting Sergeant~at-
Arms Southwark demanded The custody Oh
the prisoners before the Justice as his
prisoners. To the demand the Justice re-
piled, as has been stated: IF anybody said
anything more about Jurisdiction, be he
chairman ~ the committee, member OF The
House, Seargeant.at- Aims, or any one else,
he would commit them to jail
"Upon the evening after the said Police
Justice appeared upon the floor al the
House and was permitted 10 take a seat and
entered into conversation with South
ward, acting Sergeant, and the Hon. W. ID.
Yager, and in the presence and hearing Oh
other members Of the Hous". In the con-
versation said Justice said that had there
been any more said about jurisdiction he
would have
SENT ALL PARTIES TO JAIL.
That he did not mean this machine tmean
ing the House Of Delegates) should run his
court Acting Sergeant Southward told
him that IT. was only threat; that he
wouldn't really have sent the parties TO
jail 'Yes; the last damned one OF you
would have gone inside the wall"
Your committee think that the said j. j..
Crutchfeld's actions, dongs, and threats
were in contempt OF the authority OF this
House, and breach OF its high privileges,
and respectfully recommend and suggest
that he be brought before the bar OF this
House and interrogated upon an allegation
Of the contempt OF authority and breach OF
privilege OF the House.
''GEORGE r. HEAD,
"THOMAS ri. Cross,
Wv. ii. HALL.
ReSolued by the House Of Delegates,
That J. j. Crutchtield, acting Police Justice
OF the city OF Richmond. be forthwith sum-
moned before The bar OF this House to an
swer the interrogatons upon an allegation
OF contempt OF the authority OF the House
aud breach OF lis high privileges"
The resolution was agreed to.
Mr.. Crutchtield being in the hall was i'm
medlately
TAKEN INTO CUSTODY
bv the Sergeant-at-Ar and brought to the
bar. He was then given chair to the right
OF the Clerks table.
On motion OF Mr.. Witt was ordered that
Messrs. George ID. Wise and f. &. Cabell be
allowed to appear on The floor as counsel
for Mr.. Crutchlield.
Mr.. Wise SAID they ought to he informed
what questions Mr.. Crutchfeld is expected
to answer.
The Speaker said they would be duly in-
! formed.
Mr.. Head said the matter Of prosecuting
Justice Crutcbfeld was Unexpectedly de-
voIyed upon him, and that he would have
| to ask The House TO postpone the matter un'
Ill tomorrow TODAY at | O'Clock, to allow
him time to prepare the interrogatories.
Mr.. CabeII said that they were
ANXIOUS AND READY
to 60 into this trial. and wished the COM
plaint heard at the present moment il pos
sible.
Mr.. Head: The only difference between
Us is, don't.
Mr. Witt remarked that il the case was tc
be postponed-knowinc as he did the i'm
portance OF careful consultation between
client and counsel-he would submit thai
the counsel be sent to jail along with jus
tice Crutch1eld. [Laugbter.]
Mr.. Head did not propose to treat th'
gentleman with any indignity, and he wa:
sorry that he could not say the same OF Mr
CrutchfeId's treatment Of the chairman o
the committee at the Police Court. HI
would suggest that Mr. Crutchirld he re
leased upon his own recognizance.
Mr.. Wise asked that copy OF the inter
rogatories should be furnished them befor'
the case was taken up to-day. Mr. Hea(
agreed to do it.
The Speaker said to Mr.. Wise that an,
member OF the House would have the righ
to interrogote Mr. Crutchteld.
The case was postponed until to-day at
o'clock.
Mr.. Crutchfeld was released upon hi
own recOgniZance.
The hall was crowded during these pro
ceedin0s, and hundreds were turned fron
the doors. Only privileged persons wer
allowed to enter. The galleries were closed
as they have been ION account OF Yenllla
tom for week or more.
NO MORE DREDGING FOR OYSTERS.
In the Senate Yesterday Mr.. Cann0n's bl
) 70 prohibit the catching Of oysters wit
dredges or instruments other than ordinar
oyster-tongs within the waters OF this Con
, monv ealth was ordered to be engrosseC
The bill is as follows:
l. Be IL enacted by the General ASSem6!
of yirqinid, That hereafter it shall not b
lawful to take or catch oysters with dredge
or instruments other than ordinary oystel
, tongs within the waters OF this Common
, wealth.
,. III any person shall take or catch oyi
ters with dredges or instruments other ina
; ordinary oyster-tongs within the waters {
this State he shall be deemed guilty OF fe
ony. and upon conviction shall be confine
in the penitentiary not less than one nc
e more than three years, and shall foIleit
= the Commonwealth the vessel or boat
Y employed, which shall be sold at public au
ton by the sheriff within ten days after sal
. conviction; and one half OF the net pr
: ceeds shall be paid to the captors, by ordt
4; OF the county court at its tenn Thereafter
v the remainder shall be paid in the Treasul
OF the Commonwealth, and for disburs
ment the sheriff shall receive 10 per centuI
3. All acts and parts of acts inconsistei
5 with this act shall be, and are hereby, r
> peaIed, and this act shall be in force fro
y its passage.
NOTARIES PUBLIC.
u The following bill TO amend the law
4 reference to notaries public has passed bo
., houses OF the Legislature. Senator Atkl
= son was the patron OF the Dill:
:, /. he II enucteu OY He UcHcIut hSocnt"'
II That section OF chapter 43 OF the Code
:, 1873 land the Acts OF Assembly, be amend
!! and reenacted SO as to read as follows:
Y 81. Where there is protest by him I
e the record thereof, making instrument
~ =. protest under his official seal, and notice
" dishonor to one person besides the mar
u OF note or acceptor OF bill, one doll.
a. =. for every additional notice, ten cents;
. taking and certifying the acknowledges
~ =, OF any deed or writing, or taking ana