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

Tho roiundo. Mr.. Archer, yielding 10 the
, 40, OF friends. left the Capifoi ana
,want "a the State Office. He was fotlnd
tbere some minutes later by Acting ser
ae.nt.at. Arms Humphrey, taken into Gus
,ody. and. brought before the Speaker.
COMMITTEE OF INVESTIGATION.
Mr.. Gibson renewed bis motion Tor q
committee OF five to inquire and report py
what nersons the order OF the House hau
been disturbed.
The motion was agreedt 10.
The Speaker appointed Messrs. Gibson,
CoIly, Head, Spessard, and Green
Mr.. Gibson asked TO be excused. MOI
agreed to. ,.oa
Messrs. Archer and Harrison were placed
In the hands OF the Sereeantat'Arins anu
were released on bail.
The House soon thereafter adjourned.
ITEMS.
Mr.. Chamberlayne had left The aall, ana
was In the Library with some ladies when
he heard the noise growing out OF the strug-
gle in the rotundo. He then went down
and Joined the crowd.
MIR. Frazier was called into the rotundo
nv n message sent him by Mr. Archer
through the doorkeeper. Mr.. Gutter Har'
rlson was then about to enter the nall.
and Mr.. Archer requested him to wait and
hear the conversation.
Mr.. Archer states that he asked Mr.. Fra
zier II he meant to refer TO him as making
false reports. Mr. Frazier replied that be
did charge him making false statements
about him; thereupon Mr.. Archer struck
him i'm the face once or twice. Dir. Frazier
oil nalnn
separated.
After the proceedings In the House the
parties were arrested by Sergeant Paraler,
and carried before Justice Isbell, IN the Lana
Office, by whom they were balled 10 appear
at the Police Court this morning.
Mr.. Frazier said that in the affair III the
rotundo Mr.. Royal acted very handsomely
towards him.
In the Land Office, before Justice 1sbcll,
Mr.. Frazier stated that be had no complaint
to make against the young gentlemen. Com
plaint. however, had been made by some
one-Sergeant Paraer, probably.
PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE CITY CHARTER.
In the House OF Delegates Yesterday Dir.
Loyenstein presented petition OF several
hundred citizens asking that the charter Of
The city be amended as stated in bill ac-
companying the petition. Dir. Loyenstein
said that he felt IT his duty rs representa-
tive to do this much, but that he would not
at this time take any position for or against
the proposition.
The bin provides for the election by the
people OF certain officers now appointed by
the Council and is a. follows:
Be IL enacted by the General assembly,
That section % Of chapter ~. OF an act pro-
viding for charterfor the city OF Richmond,
approved May "a. 1870, be amended and re-
enacted so as to read a. follows:
CITY OFFICERS.
Section %. There shall be elected by the
qualified voters OF the city Of Richmond on
the fourth Thursday in May, 1880, and
every two years thereafter, the following
city officers in addition TO The officers now re-
qulred bylaw 10 be elected for said city-ylz.:
" One City Engineer, one City Attorney,
one Superintendent OF the Water-W Olks,
one Superintendent OF the Gas-Woiks, one
of the AlmshouSe, enc
Chief OF the Fire Department, one
Chief of Police. one Police Justice,
one City Gauger, ana one Gas-lnspector.
The duties, powers, and liabilities OF SAID
officers shall be and remain as now pre-
scribed by the charter and ordinances Of
said city, where the same is not in conflict
with this act, and they shall have such
clerks and assistants as the City Council
may see fit by ordinance to prescribe and
furnish.
2. All acts and parts Of acts, and all pro-
visions Of the charter OF SAID city which au-
thorize the election or appointment OF any
If the aforesaid officers otherwise than by
the qualified voters OF the city, except to
bill vacancies temporarily, and all acts and
parts OF acts in conflict with this act, are
hereby repealed.
8. This act shall be in force from its pas
sage
The petition for tho passage of the bill l.
signed by Joseph Hall, John Il. Mountcas-
tie. George j. Hooper, John II. Garnet, +.
w. Stevenson, William III. Pierce, lillian
w. Frost, r. Gathrght & Son, f. II. Habits
ton, c. A. Elicit, Frank Miller, W. r. Cook,
w. A. Mountcastle, John Lipscomb. n. p.
Cofer, |. ID. Briggs, w. II. Wise, S. 5.
Burch, w. G. Smith, William Dsllron, j. b.
Mex inney, T.. =. Word, j. Blair Morris, j.
W. Beverage, j. w. Davies & Son, Alex
ander Heirholzer, Il. Taylor McCue, &. p.
Prescott, Il. +. Tinsley, Il. j. Jones, C..
Doggelt, X. f. Walker, Creed +. Davis,
John McEvoy, Samuel Ncbaels, Henry
Miller, Sycle Brothers, F. G.. Ruffin, l.. A.
Crenshaw, E. Rosser I>bell, George II.
Bright on. D.. i. p. Turner attorney, j.
s. Ragland, 0. s. Williams, George Wash
ington Talbot, B. f. SheppersoD. II. L..
CHM, David Wilson. G. w. Williams.
Rahm q Hunter, William Gibbon Carter
IN. d.. John Z. Sheppard, Alexander
Calder, j. f. Ragland, Charles II. Page, Il.
w. Joyner, A. r. Neale, w. w. Baldwin.
w. 5. Cat!ctt, X. 5. Anderson i Son,
John H.. Childrey, d. II. Alley, ST.,
Lewis G. Kidd, Shanks & Barrett,
w. j. Anderson. r. 4. Z. Dabney,
William Joseph Gentry, George W. Dues.
berry, Jr, William IL. Woody, j. n. King,
j. J. Boyden, j. ii. Tanner, Martin Nj. Lips
comb, George Cunningham, John X. Mol
10y, Timothy Kerse, George GuyenatOr,
John +. Morris. John n. Van Lew, Daniel
Lyon, NJ. z. Odell, George ii. Valentine. j.
o. Taylor, John j. Cannon, John Mellow
an, John X. McPhail d Brother, George
+. Conway, William f. Noel, john {.
Wrenn, w. s. Davis, John Does, III. II.
Pollard, w. w. Palmer, James A. Wallcn,
l.. A. Behle, II. Asher, Il. {. Bennett, N.
Hicks, John III. Sutton, Joseph o. Common.
John f. Scbonberger, William Samuels,
Henry Frogel, John Thomas. Johu L. Bar
foot, w. G. Wynne, +. 7. Davis, james B..
Smith, w. II. Epps. William Conner, Sam
uel Williams, John Allen, w. Ii. Lewis, r..
ID. Sampson. John Davis, c. T. Binford, L..
+. Frank, John r. Morris, Z. III. ThOmp-
son, ID. +. Taylor, w. l.. Cox, Sam
uel Williams, s. II. BIount, j. w. Quay, j.
II. Gibbs, NJ. G., Crowds, Julian l.. Wright,
A. W. Tyree, Anthony WendliDger. John
d. Smelling, f. II. Laion, David
Parr, Jr., X. l.. Walker, w. c. Elan,
Thomas j. Gates, b. F. Bull, John Lechel,
W. L. Cree, Go. Gerdorf. Jacob Cobn, X.
II. Norvell, Wesley n. Smith, Joseph Levy,