The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-03-08

PERSONAL EXPLANATION FROM AR. BAR
BouR-spEAKEn LACY ELECTED JCDGE--MR
wrrr .xn Sqc sUxpAY Law. &C

A PERSONAL EXPLANATION FROM AR. BAF
BouR-sPEAKEn LACY ELEcTED JCDGE--Mn
WITT AND SHE sUxDAY Law, &C.
Mr.. Barbour. rising to personal cxpIs
nation In the House OF Delegates Saturda,
morning, said:
Mr.. Speaker,--There appeared in the Dis
patel. tins morning ldit- from Professor
Conrad, OF BIacksburg College, which de.
mands short comment from me. The two
last paragraphs, which contain all that ii Is
necessary for ne to speak to, are as fol.
lows:
Now, Mr.. Barbour is reported to have
said on the floor Of the House that rele.
gram was received from Mr.. Thomas by
one OF the committee distinctly denying
this charge, and asserting that he had a
written denial from Professor Shepherd
that he (Tbomas) had confessed any deial-
cation &c.
-" The subio:ned letter from Professor
Shepherd proves that either Mr.. Barbour,
the member Of the committee or Mr..
Thomas, has not told the truth. They can
settle it among themselves.
"Yours truly, THOMAS n. CONRAD
Now, sir, as far as am involved in this
matter OF veracity fas raised by Professor
Conrad) 1t is only necessary for me to read
the telegram In question:
CHRisTIANsBuRG, VA.,1
"Febrnary 2S, 1880.
e" To d. r. Bailey. 81. Claire Hotel.
al have written denial from Shepherd
that confessed to him I was defaulter,
and asked him to carry my defalcation on
his bond, &c. denounce these statements
OF Conrad and Ellzey as utterly false. Ny
books. vouchers, and funds are ready. Send
subcommittee TO examine them.
"GILEs ID. THOMAS"
/ will not characterize the tone aud tenn
per OF the letter from Professor Conrad far
tber than 10 say that do not think 1t will
put the House out OF conceit OF the over
whelmIng vote by which 1t decided yester-
day that there ought TO be a thorough re-
organization Of Blacksburg College,; nor
does it in any way diminish the force Of my
remark that there was not even now that
serenity OF temper at Blacksburg which is
usually ascribed TO the Academic Gr0ve-a
double ucus q non iucendO in this case, for
there is no grove, and but scant serenity.
PERSONAL.
Speaker B. w. Lacy, OF New Kent, was
elected judge OF the Eighth circuit on Sat-
urday. He received 100 ont Of the Ill votes
cast. lie received all the votes cast in the
House, very decided compliment, con-
sidering the troublous time, and the Eeat OF
politics while lie has been Speaker.
In the course Of his speech on he Sunday
liquor law Friday evening, Mr.. Witt stated.
In addition 10 what has already been re-
ported, that the bill in question would not
allow open bar-rooms on Sunday; that
when il C ime TO opening bar-rooms on Sun
day no man was or could be more unaltera.
bly, opposed 10 it than himself; that he is
now and always has been in favor OF de-
cent oh, ,ervapce OF the Sabbath day.
NDONALD FIsH-wAY.
The House on Saturday passed the bill
right for this State OF McDonald's patent
fiSh-way.
BRIEFS.
1t is expected that the two houses will
adjourn tomorrow eicning. But Read
iuster caucus tonight may possibly deter
mine otherwise.
Saturday the House passed an act repeal
ing the Allen amendment.
The vote upon the Riddleberger bill
| whether it shall pass. notwithstanding the
objections of the Goyernor-will be taken
| In the Senate by 3 p. NJ. to-day.
Mr. DarbouT's DiacksDurg-CoileSe reso-
luton passed the Senate Saturday, with an
amendment. The amendment saves the
president from removal.
The Rtidjusters OF the Senate, on Satur'
day, voted down a motion OF Mr.. Henry TO
take up the appropriation bill.