The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-12-16


senate bin 90 incorporate the Grand
Jodoe Of the Sons OF Zion Benevolent so
ciety of Virginia.
senate bill 20 authorize the trustees OF
the Methodist Episcopal Church South ut
Ioyeitsyillc, Va, 10 sell and convey SAID
Church property. subsequently passed.
senate bill, for the removal OF the dis
abilities of George W. Ward, Jry Danlel
Trigg. William II. Mitchell. and {. j.
Litchteld, incurred under clause OF sec
ton OF article Of the Constitution, IN re-
lation 10 duclling.
Senate bill confirming to John G. Ollnger
and those claiming under him the title 70
certain tract OF land purchased at q tax
sale.
INTRODUCED AND REFERRED.
BY Mr.. NORTON: Bill to amend and re-
enact section 3 Of chapter III OF Acts OF
1878. i'm relation 60 sch00l-wmrants.
Rv Mr.. WALKER: Bill to limit the COM
nensation Of supervisors OF the county OF
Chesterfield % twenty days in any one year.
nv Mr.. ATKINSON: Fill TO amend section
3 Of chapter 70 Of the Code of 1873, in re-
lation TO titles OF property belonging TO re-
ligious bodies. -,
Nv Mr.. WALKER: TO allow the Rich
charge its indebtedness to the Stale.
BRIDGE ACROSS TIE JAMES AT LYScHBtRG.
Mr.. BERRY offered a bill to authorize the
Council OF the city Of Lynchburg ana the
BOARD Of Supervisors Of Amherst county
10 purchase the bridge across James river
at Lynchburg, which was passed under u
suspension OF the rules.
BOUNDARY LINE BETWEEN VIRGINIA AND
MARYLAND.
Mr.. MAYO introduced a joint resolution
proposing concurrent action on the part OF
Virginia and Maryland to more clearly de-
fine the true line between the two States,
and 10 that end providing for the appoint
ment OF Joint committee on the part OF
the General Assembly OF Virginia TO con-
fer with the Maryland Legislature and to
frame acceptable laws, to prevent al future
conflict of authority on the Potomac river
and elsewhere. The chief trouble arises,
# seems, from constituting the meaning OF
from head-land to head-land," rs used in
the report of the arbitratorS.
Referred to the Committee for Courts OF
Justice.
CHRISTMAS RECESS.
On motion Of Mr.. THURMAN (as modified
bv n suggestion of blr. BAILEY the follow
ing was adopted:
Resolved 0hc House cOncurring), That
the General Assembly take q recess on
Thursday the I'D day Of the present
month, to meet again on "Wednesday the
9Th day Of January, 1882.
Adjourned.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
The House met at ~ o'clock-Speaker
FOWLER in the chair. Prayer by the Rev.
w. G.. Starr. u. ID.
CoNTESTED-ELECTION CASE.
The contested-election case OF FRAZIER
and LADY Us. DUNLAP and LEEcH was
taken up.
The majority and minority reports from
the Committee on Privileges and Elections
were read by the Clerk. Both OF the re-
ports are we'll written, and make good
showingS for their respective sides; but
that of the minority being quite volum-
nious, goes more into detail, and is an able
and exhaustive exposition OF the case.
The majority report recommends the
adoption of two resOlutions-first,t that X.
X. dunlap and w. Il. i. Leech are not en-
titled TO seats in this House; second, that
James A. Frazier and John Il. Lady are
entitled TO seats in this House rs delegates
from the county of Rockbridge.
The minority report recommends for
adoption the following, which came up
as a substitute for the resolution recon-
mended by the majority:
ReSOlued, That it appears from the re-
cord in this case that X. Il. Dunlap and
w. b. +. Leech were duly elected dele
gates from the county Of Rockbridgc, and
are entitled to hold the seats which they
now occupy.
Mr.. EVANS, OF MiddeseX, was the first
speaker in behalf OF the minority report.
lie called attention TO the fact that the
Board OF County CanvaSSers was composed
of two ReadjuSters, one Readlufer Re
publican, and two Democrats, who had de-
clared that the contestees were duly elect
ed, and upon this the state Board had
awarded certificates to them. lie re-
ferred to the political opinions OF
miorty of the State Board, not intending
thereby to convey the idea that their minds
could be influenced by anything except the
right and Justice Of cause, but to show
that i'm this case there was no possible
excuse for charge that their action was
based on partisan grounds. He showed by
indisputable proofs that the contestees
were entitled 10 their seats. Suppose there
were irregularities They did not affect
the result, and Che law says that the will OF
the people must be respected, although
irreguarly expressed. Referring to the
claim of the contestants that nineteen ca
diets and students had been allowed to
vote illegally i'll Lexington, he said it
was mOnstrous 10 ask that the six
hundred votes OF that town be thrown out
because few illegal votes were cast.
In reply to the charge that the polls were
opened at Hartsook's shop three hours
late, the speaker said that the judge
of election there had testified that the vote
| polled was the largest he had ever known
! at that precinct. Surely this was no cause
: for contest. In the same way Mr.. EVANS
dissected the vote ut each precinct in the
county, and showed beyond the shadow of
a doubt that Mcssrs. DUNLAP and LEECH
| were fairly elected. His speech was adj
! mitted on all sides to be II most able and
convincing one, and was listened to with
marked attention by both sides OF the
: House and by the large throng which filled
the lobby and galleries.
Mr. EVANS was followed by Messrs SKIN
NER, OF Stauntou. and SCOTT, OF Fauquier,
who ably presented their views Of the case.
: MR.. LYONS IN Favor OF A NEW ELECTION.
At the conclusion OF Mr.. SCO1T's speech
\ Mr.. LYONS, OF Richmond, obtained the floor
4 and offered the following as an amendment
4 TO the substitute:
!. Resolved by tie House Of Delegates, 1.
A That on account of informalitics, and ir-
. Irregularities, ard want OF conformity TO
a the election laws on the part Of the judges
I OF election at the precincts Of GlenwoOd,
& CampbelPs Mills, HartSook's Shop, Fair
{ field, Collierstown, Natural Bridge, Smiths
! Mill, Rockbridge Baths, and Lexington,
. in the county OF Rockbridge, in conduct
ing the election for two delegates to this
H0usa from tho solid county held thprpaf