The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-01-28
: Pamdora.Box OF Minor Places,

Der LAST hlGHT-BROTHER MASSEY Disco
PLINhD--HE FINALLY YIELDS TO OVER
wHELMfNG NUMBERS AND RESOURCES.
A caucus of the ResdiGsters Of the Gen.
eral Assembly was held in the Senate cham
Der last night. The doors were closed as
tight as usual. The number OF oul side SEN
tinels, however, was much smaller than
ordinarily. There were only few ." lob
bylsts In The roiunda. One Of these, it Il
said wanted 10 be judge of Dickinson
county--a county not yet formed, nor likely
10 be for some months 10 come, il ever.
HARRY RIDDLEBEEGER
was among the members present in the cau-
cus but he took no part IN the proceed
ings. He merely came up TO summon the
caucus Debt Committee, OF which he is
chairman, to attend meeting tonight.
Work is to be begun on the debt question
Mt once.
The Object OF the caucus last night was to
discipline Mr. Massey and the other heads Cf
| department who have proved refractory in
not appointing to clerkships the persons
designated by
THE COMMITTEE on sP0TLS.
Mr.. Massey was present, and was allowed
all the privileges Of the floor. and spoke seve-
raltimes, explaining his position. II seems
| that on the night the caucus met in the hall
OF the House {" positively no bedroom a.
tachment") to make nominations Il resolu-
tion was passed requiring all the nominees
to submit to n division OF the minor places
| by the Committee on Sp0ilS. For one rea-
son or another the committee have not been
able to enforce the resolution. The most
independent and rcsolule Of the officials has
been Mr.. Massey. He organized his clerical
forcn IN Suit biP,cplf fbprqbv lp1VinO
"oUT IN TIE COLD"
a number OF cousins. uncles, and sons OF
members. For this offence be was before
the caucus last night, and pleaded mot
guilty."
1t became important 10 see the resolution
in question in order to ascertain the exact
terms thereof. But the secretary (Mr.
Cross could not find il. Mr.. Cross stated
that at the time OF its adoption he was not
secretary of the caucus, but that Mr.. Pope
(siDce become an Independent Readiustcr)
was.
Mr.. Cross found on the minutes made by
Mr.. Pope a brief ailusiOn to the resolution
from the reading OF which the caucus was
made to understand that all the nominees
for Capitol offices were fOrewarned that
they must give out the minor places ac-
cording to an apportionment among con-
greSsional dis ricts, to be made by the Com
mittee on SpoilS.
[Mr. Mcme explained that he offered the
resolution, and that it was not in writingI
INHIS SPEECH Mr.. MASSEY
very torciby reminded the members OF his
great services during the last campaign,
and more than intimatcd that but for him
this caucus probably would rot be in SeS-
sion here dividing out offices now. lie con-
tended that he was, as Il special compH-
ment, selected for Auditor "from the State
at large "-not as others were, from par
;;cular district. He thought that the ap-
portiOnmeut resolution did not apply TO
him. In the organization OF his Office his
only thought was to secure a competent
force. 1t was his desire so to conduct that
Office as TO reflect credit upon his party. Of
his fcaIty to that party he spoke with such
effect as to evoke sundry sturdy stamps from
the hcayy-booled feet OF a number OF
friends.
was among those who followed Mr.. Massey,
and he spoke pretty plainly but yet not I'M
clvlly OF that gentleman. He did not COM
plain that Mr.. Massey had kept two OF the
old clerks 10 show him the workings OF the
office. For all he cared, Mr.. Massey might
keep them as long As necessary, but what
he complained Of was that Mr.. Massey bad
put out some seven or eight OF the old clerks
and supplied their places with new men, I
without attempting TO distribute the pat /
ronage according to congressional districts. !
AFTER A GOOD DEAL OF DEBATE
some of it spicy, much Of it dull-the eau
Gus adopted resolution clearly setting |
forth what the lOng-time-agO motion OF Mr. |
Niche Was intended to effect, and requiring |
the heads OF department to make fair |
and equitable appOrliOnment OF the minor /
places, rs prescribed.
Mr.. Speaker Ley asked ii Mr. Massey |
acquesced in the resolution.
Mr.. Massey made speech.
Mr.. Speaker Lacy wished to have cate
gorical ansWer-yes or no.
Mr.. Massey made another beautiful speech, |
in which be was almost as elusive a> the
Irishman's celebrated flea. IL was Is hard |
for Mr.. Lacy to pin him down as it was Tor
the average "Funder" orator during the |
last campaign TO get out OF him what he pro- |
posed in lieu Of the McCuIloch BILL But the !
SUN AND SUBSTANCE
OF his answer was that he was part and par
Gel Of the Rcadiuster party; that he had no
aims that were not IFS aims; no loves that |
were not its loves, &C., &C.: from which |
the current deduction was that he would |
submit as gracefully as could be expected
under the circumstances"
Mr. Treasurer Reynolds was called up,
and ans wered that be would submit to the
resolution.
Mr. FaunterOy. Secretary Of the Com
monweaith, was perfectly unanimous. He
made a rousing speech, in which he grace
fully injected the phrase
"PANDORA BOX OF MINOR PLACES
CONTEMPLATING the party on its triumphs,
and AL that sort Of thing. In conclusion he
assured them that he was in perfect accord
with the caucus.
Mr.. DYSON complained Of a severe ner-
yous headache. but nevertheless promiSe ed
To 90 what is right and proper in the pre-
miseS.
The long and short Of the whole thing IS
that the ReaCiusters are not yet prepared
TO open "the Pandora Box OF Minor
Place" " TO FundeIs. They are content That
sos e OF the old clerks shall be kept until
the heads know how to get along without
them: but as for the bulk OF the places
they insist on having them for their ciamOr-
Gus friends and relatives.
SERIOUS Yesterday morning
between and O'Clock Henry Temple (co-
lored) was badly injured while attempting
TO lump from car on the Chesapeake and
Ono railroad. He boarded the car at the
shops, beyond the city, TO ride to his home,
near Eighteenth street. Upon reaching the
depot, aud when attempting TO Jump from
rho car his coat by some means was caught |