The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-02-28

SENATE RESOLUTION PROPOSING TO TIE
NEXT GENERAL ASSEMBLY THE REPEAL OF
THE PoLL-TAX CLAUSE or THE C0NSTITU-
TI0N TAKEN CP AND DISCrSsED-sPEECHES
OF NESsRs. PAYNE, PAIGE, DANDRIDGE.
LACY, FICKLIN, AND OIHERs-cONFUsION
AND EXCITEMENT or THE PLOOR-NR. CHAM
BgRLAYNE TAKEN TO HIS SEAT BY THE
sRRGEANT-AT.AR .ARMS-THE RESOLUTION
ADOPTED,
The hall OF the House was crowded with
visitors at 1890 O'clock yesterday, when the
special order-Senate bill 'tO rtcstablish
the public credit was called.
II turned out, however. that the substi-
tute offered by Mr.. Ross Hamilton had not
been printed, and that the copy was at the
printers. As, therefore, the House could
not proceed, on motion OF Mr. Head, OF
LOudOuu. the special order was passed by.
1t VIII come up again to-day at 1890 o'clock.
and it Is likely that the discussion will at
once commence.
The II adjuster ranks are beginning 10
filf up. Messrs. Mcdonnell and Reverc0m0
were in their seats yesterday, and the spe-
cial messenger is probably at Mr.. Perdue's
house by this time, ready 70 bring that wan
derer back TO the fold.
The Ro6djusters claim only fifty-fye votes
(all toId) in the House. Ii six IN, mber~ de-
sert them and vote with the solid body Of
Debt-Payers The majority will be with the
latter. The bill requires a constitutional
majority -tiity-One votes. The substitute
may, however, he agreed TO by majority
of quorum, but when the bill (eilher Rid
dlebergcr's or H1milton's) i passed nifty
one votes will be needed.
THE POLL.TAX CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT.
Senate resolution proposing the repeal Of
the capitaIiOn tax - a prerequisite FOR Vo-
ting came up in the House yesterday as
special order. \ motion to postpone until
tomorrow [to-dayl, made by Mr. Hanger,
was defeated bya party vote.
Mr.. Hamilton (colore y spoke in favor Of
the proposition.
Mr.. Payne spoke briefly but oloquently
and strongly in opposition to the repeal.
Mr.. Rowe spoke against the repeal, and
read a letter from one OF his constituents
and an editorial from the Religious Herald
| in support OF hi, views.
! Mr.. Rowe threw great deal oi humor
into the reading Of his constituents letter,
and " brought down the house" in rcpctt-
ed laughter.
Mr.. Mofiett executed his own viii and
Judgment, and, he believed, corrtcliy rep
! Gc>cNlPU HIS ptOplt III dIlHtuHClH- Lbit ht
Ould vote against the repeal.
Mr.. Lady and Mr.. Hamilton Piled Nr.
Mollctt with questions all OF which he
answered promptly and turned into argu-
mens in favor OF his views.
Mr. Paige (colored) urged the repeal, and
expressed surprise at the position OF Nr.
MofTet. NJ. Paige said The lax amendment
was first adopted to di,Iranchise the negroes
and poor whites.
| Mr.. Vale contcnded that the poll-taN
prerequisite was In violation OF the pledge
/ we made to Congress upon the rtadmis>ion
/ OF the State TO the Union. Mr.. Wilkinson
asked if we did not also pledge to pay our
honest debts, and was he Or. Vale not
row a RtadjuSter? Mr.. Vale said that
the interrOgatOry was not pertinent 10 the
question under discussion. Mr.. Vale
then went on with his speech in favor o.
! the repeal.
Mr.. Hopkins asked Mr.. vale il. rs he
charged, the county treaSurcrS carried me
! poll-taX tickets in their pockets, how be
! TNr. Walel got here? Mr. Vale replied
| that at the May election the county treasu-
rer and his opponent paid the peoples
taxes, and In NOver:ber the negroes ana
poor whites elected him [Alr. Wale] to this
seat. and he admitted that many RCadiu>t-
J
never could have gotten here otherwise.
Mr.. cambridge, following Mr.. Waie,
spoke OF "this mOrtifying bid" for the
ritrraff vote OF Virginia. Every respecit-
! bic man in the Nalcy-Lolh white and
black--are opposed to this legislation. Is
there any demand for this legislation: lie
warned the other side that for every vote
they gained by this measure two would be
/ lost to them.
In the course OF his remarks. Mr. Dan
dridge spoke Of 1.-the gentleman from Nor
folk" lmeaning Mr.. Paigel. Mr. lIail cor
lec,ed bim-the gentleman from Norioik
countu Mr.. cambridge apologized to the
gentleman from Norfolk city; and if that
offended the gentleman from Norfolk coun-
u, be made like apology to him. Laush-
teri Mir. Paige suggested that TO preVent
mistakes i'm the future Mr.. cambridge mi-ht
call him (as the gentleman from CuiPeper
dOes) the gentleman from Sahara. Mr.
Dandi idge declined 10 borrow the WI OF
his friend from CuIpeper. Mr.. Paige SAID
he thought he would give him The same
privilege the member from Culpeper had ::
tie latter had borrowed from Mark Twain
[Laughter.l
Mr.. Dandridge said a. to that lie would
turn the member over TO the gentleman from
Cupeper. [Mr. Moliett stated in bis re-
marks that he was a member OF the COM
mittee which framed this amendment; that
his people had always been for il, and were
so still.
AFTER.DINNER TALK.
Mr.. cambridge was on the floor and ma
king fine speech against the repeal, when
at q O'Clock, the Speakers hammer fell anl
The chair was vacated until ,. At Mr.
cambridge continued, and exposed with IN
c;,iye earnestneSs the hollOwneSs OF The
: friendship of the Readju'terS for the ne
croes. He declared that this repeal IS no'
asked or desired, and is in the face Of the
best public opinion.
Mr.. Payne in the chair.
Mr.. Farr advocated the repeal from
higher motive than party interest. lie re-
g1rded It as just. He voted against tht
amendment when submitted, and he wa
here to defend his action and, as he under.
stood. one Of the principles OF liberty anC
free Government. lie was an advocate 0I
manhood suffrage Unrestricted by tax. Ht
coptended that there Is infinitely more out
cry against this pOll.taX than ever there
was for il. II has been tIied and fount
wanting, and its repeal is urgently demand
ed. IL has been the fruitful source OF cor
ruption, and acted too often as premium
for crime. II has not added one dollar Il
the revenue. ~.
Mr.. Fsrr was commenting upon MI
: Dandridge's allusion 10 the "rifirai1,' whel
Mr.. cambridge interrupted him ana sal'
that he used that expression delDeratel!
when man can and loW not help the stat'
= of Virginia and all her interests by payln'
noIttav of 81 then il is not harsh TO sa