The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-03-10
GENERAL ASSEMBLY on VIRGINIA.
TUESDAY, March 0, 1880.
SENATE.


Yts,,"d Is s,aies The site at sewclps Point. &C..
Far the erection of a hospital for quarantine
purposes, was passed.
COMPUTATION FOR SOLDIERS.
House bill appropriatinr money Tor com,
mutation for Virginia soldiers, Sailors, nuu
marines who lost limbs or eyes IN war was
taken up. ,ho
MIR. RippLEBERGER moved to refer 70 the
Committee on Finance. a..
The recorded vote resu'teu-a!cs' ~
noes, 10. i,
MIR. (HANBERIAYYE, on the part OF the
House, Informed the Senate that me iorneI
body had agreed 10 the amendment 10 tne
Senate Joint resolution providing LOT ah ao'
tournament tonight at III o'clock.
The consideration OF the Communication
bin was resumed, aud the bill passed Dy a
vote OF ayes 81, noes 4-Messrs. HENRY
MAYO, NORTON, and RiDDLEBERGER.
FROM COMMITTEES.
Mr.. FuLKERsoY, from the Finance Com
mittee, reported. with recommendation
that IL do not pass, ga bill to repeal an act
entitled an act to provide plan for the set
Element OF the public debt" Placed on the
calendar.
MR.. RIDDLEBERGER's PROTEST.
Mr.. RipDLEBgRGER presented the follow
ing protest:
SENATE CHAMBER. March 8, 1880. o.
Yesterday when the vote was being taken
on the passage OF the debt bill over the
Governors veto | was informed that four
senators were absent, under the impression
that the vote would not be taken until 4
O'Clock. I then voted in the negative, IN
order TO move q reconsideration. This mo-
ton made, and the PRESIDENT declared IT
out OF order, indicating wish. however,
as | understood, TO have an expression or
the sense OF the Senate on the question.
WhereupOn | appealed from the decision
OF the CHAIR. This appeal was about being
voted upon when it was discovered by
Senator THURMAN. aud the point made by
him. that the Clerk had recorded my vote
i'm the affirmative. The PRESIDENT stated
that he knew | had voted in the negative.
aud this was affirmed by every senator
who beard my vote. The CHAIR held, not
witbstanding, that he must be governed by
the record; that the clerical error could not
be corrected till the succeeding day, aud,
therefore, any motion TO reconsider could
not be entertained or the appeal passed
upon under il. BY this error IN noting my
yofe-sn error that | was in 20 wise re.
sponsDle for--I was deprived OF what ]
conceive TO be right under the rules. ana
TO the rulings OF tue President OF the Sen
ate i'm this matter desire TO enter a respect
full protest by way OF explanation OF the
vote as it must appear in The journal,
which, properly recorded, should show
twenty-three votes in favor OF passing the
debt bill over the veto.
Respectfully, II. II. RIDbLEBERGER.
The protest was spread upon the Journal.
FEDERAL UsURPATION.
Mr.. HENRY offered a preamble and reso-
luton In reference to The recent decision OF
the Supreme Court in the case OF the Unied
States against J. ID. Coles and the State OF
Virgins, petitioners for a writ Of habeGS
corpus. Tie resolution was as follows:
/. BE ii reSOiued by the Senate Of Virginia
nhe House of Delegates cOncllrrIng), That
our senators and representatives in the
United Stues Congress be urged to procure
the repeal OF all laws OF Congress which In
any way tend TO the exercise OF powers not
delegated TO the. United States by the Con-
stitution. nor prohibited by 1t to the States,
and especially of that act under which the
late decision OF the United States supreme
Court was rendered.
2. The Governor is requested TO send
copies OF the preamble aud resolution to the
Governors of other States, and To ask their
cooperation in redressing the wrong.
THE RULES SUSPENDED.
The rules were suspended by vote OF
ayes 20, noes 4-Messrs. NORTON, STOvALL,
WALKER. and WILLIAMS.
Mr.. HENRY advocated the resolution. Mr.
WALKER moved its reference to the Com
mitlee for Courts OF Justice. This motion
was advocated by Messrs. WALKER and
DAVIS. The vote resulted ayes Is, noes IS.
The resolution was adopted by the fol-
lowing vote:
AYts.-Messrs. Atkinson. Cannon, Daniel, Elliott.
Essridge: Haze, Henry Hurt, James. Koner, I.eecc,
Lowell, Macon. Mlvo, Murray, Sberrard, Charles I.
Smith, Francis i. smith, stroller Thurman,
Walker, aud WiIlcox-22.
NOES Messrs. sliss. Davis, Early. Norton. Pick
EFT j. L, Stoyal', Williams, and WIngteld-S.
Mr.. WALKER moved to reconsider, and
occupied the floor until the chair was va
Gated.
fFOr night session see local.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
Speaker LACY called the House to order
al II o'clock.
Mr.. SMITH Of Lunenburg offered the fol-
towing:
Resolved, That the Clerk OF the House
be, and is hereby, authorized TO issue his
warrant to Baylor Thornton for an amount
equal to he sum OF 50 per day from Janu-
airy 26, 1880, to March 9, 1880, for services
as assistant in the House OF Delegates.
1t appearing that though Mr.. Thornton
had been dischargng the duties OF docu-
ment clerk he was not appointed By any
authority, the resolution was re-
iected.
AUDITORS OFFICE.
On motion OF Mr.. TURNER, It was re-
solved that committee Of three be appoint
ed TO make an examination Of the books
and valuable papers of the Second Audit
or's office, and OF the general condition of
the same, and be empowered TO employ two
clerks to assist in said investiga-
lion, which investigation shall commence at
once.
1t appears from what was stated that there
are great many uncancelIed coupons in
said office.
FULKERsON's RESOLUTION.
Senate joint resolution submit ing to the
people the RIDDLEBERGER and Ross HEMIL-
ROW bills was laid before the House.
Mr.. MOFFETT moved a suspension OF the
rules requiring reference OF the resolu-
lion to "a committee. The vote resulted
ives, 40; noes, 36-not two thirds voting
q Ave-" Referred TO Committee on FL
nance.
ADJOURNMENT.
The House agreed TO Senate amendment
10 their resolution in reference to adjourn
nent. The hour now agreed upon is III
p. NJ.
RECESS.
On motion OF Mr. HANGER,
Resoiued, That the resolution providing
Tor recess at p O'clock be so far modified as
10 read that the chair be vacated at q Z. NJ.
and resumed again at 10 O'clock L. NJ.