Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-01-27
Tho MUdd!e at Richmond

Which was given ia yesterdays GszMte By
Telegraph:
The fight Of tn, previous ds7 Wa rsnswtd
By Tho following resolution offered By Mr..
NeR5:ry:
whereas The Senate adopted on the S.h lsy
OF December. 1881, resolution declaring that
the standing CONT Iitees bs not appointed b.
the Pfes!dsnt Of tha Senste )" and whereas it
10 equally proper to relieve that officers still
further OF tuah responsibility; therefore,
Resolved, That Senator Hale. of Grayson
Lowell, OF Warren, aud Mayo. of Westmort-
land. be and are hereby appointed committee
| 10 ssltc, ard report to the Senate es soop as
| practicable tho committee of Investigation pre-
yldsd Tor b7 resolution eff red by Secstcr
Riddle berger 90 Monday.
The rasolu lon was edcpted
Mr. Riddleberger did not like the r,s,.u ion,
| and sill iuss1 u,a ss that COURSE had been
taken be would DOW take bis own course in
getticg this matter before the country. He
made motion to reconsider lhe vote by
Which the resolution WAS adopted, bu. With
drew it.
MI. Berry said be voted for the resolution,
| aed he Indignantly repealed any io!inR!io1 th,t
bis vote WAS IA sttempt to thw.rt &C ioves.
! tlga.loE, AID moved reconsideration of the
vote.
Mr.. Thurman defended bis o,urss by yotiop
for the resolution sId expressed his desire thst
| foil Investigation bs msde. lie hoped Mr..
Rlddlsberscr would not back OUT CT the posi-
| ton he had taken 10 asking sn Investigation.
he insisted that Dir. Rddiebsrger should tell
| the name OF tbs party who was suspected Of
bribery.
Mr.. RiddlebaigAr 10 reply charged hir. Thur
nsn With having the curiosity Of 90 old womsn,
Nothing hui ias curiosity prompted his 10
q1iriss. He waited to know The nano of The
party charged. He insisted that tic resolution
| @ss aimed At bin. for be would have been the
ooslrman OF the committee proposed TO b, sl-
poloted to Investigate the charges he hsd pre-
ierred eesinss 60 oficar of the Ssuate,
d SAID be would now have uolhin; to do
| With the matter. He meant TO 60 to ,hs House
| OF Delegates aud ask that body to raise c,u-
| n!ttee to Investigate ths charges made against
40 otioer ct that body. He would g, before
| that cnmmiltec and prosecute lhs matter
| there. ila did not mean to givs aoy ibform.-
| tio1 here.
Mr.. NoRbarry-Havn's you the riph. to
come before thst Committee?
| Mr. Rdd'eb,rser-IeR; ba! N lot eoipg
! to do it.
Mr. HUI; io5is.ed that NIr. Ridloberper
IGull Do tho chairman OF such Investigation
| committee II It w,s appointed.
MIR. Berry Ersusd 10 the sine Wy, aud said
| that sco1ldIcg to all parliamentary usage Mr..
| Rlddeburger would bs the chs.ruan of tbe
| oommltte to prosecute this matter. He assisted
that if MIR. klddaberges declined 10 serve CD
the committee. then be could bo made TO come
before it and testify.
prooi6npl ~
ley 10 the chair rosa TO q u1eslicn Of persoosl
privilege. and 10 disriied speech said that
be apprebended ths sgn6,aEcs Of tho rcsolu-
ton which hsd been adopted By The Senate.
de regarded i: as 90 exhibition cfs l,ek OF
conideLc, 10 him IS presidiog Officer, and be-
therefore rendered bis resign,tion CO pre.iIept
pro TEN Of the Senate.
This action ca tie p:rt of Mr. EMi,.t crested
quite sir.
Messrs. B!try. k9irer, Lybrook, Thurman
ana NsWborry made earnest speeches d s,laim-
log ary rel sctio1 upon Gen. Elliott i, yot, g
for th' resolution. a1d sll expressed the high
est corhde5c, 10 The dgbity aud iupsriisliy
with which he presided.
Mr.. Wilcox aud Mr.. Il dileberaer hoped
that Gen. El!iott's Iesi,uaticn would be-
accepted.
Mt. NsHbsr said be would never tays
| offered thu rasouIioa had hs thought General
Elliott w)u'd hav, regarded it 10 tho Light he
did.
Mr. Rlddleberg,r WAS especially clad to SEQ
the icion of The presiding officer (Gen. Elliott
10 fesIgblnR. and WIS vary we'll satisfied that
the same proper oourss which prompted that
SCION would keep bin in the pursuit of it. The
Ssaate had the RICH! TO a6jsuro for three DAYS
Inc Lieutenant Governor could bs here in that
| time, and ha thought tho tess courso for the
Senate to do would b, to a.jouru for two CT
lhrco days. Sometimes tho heroic remedy was
ths bes'. TheY.uus: either do that or cleo.
presiding officer. Let the msioriy elect the
presiding of6car, wletber that Officer b, Bour-
hoo or Fuoder. Let tie msjorly e!sot their
Pfcsldeot La them Essune tho responsible
l!y. Lat them make DOW committees Flo
woull resigo,hs paos 90 the committees.
MIR. Walker. of Q hes!er6eld, did not agree
With the position taken by Mr.. RiddIsbsrgc..
ia did not think the Rsadjuster party of the
Senate had been broken up. Tho vote % the
Deb bill! yesterday sho ssd that. Hs Wis VII
lng to accord to the tbrae Senators (Ha!e,
Nswberry aud Lybrotkl honesty of purpose 10
their views. He believed they we're cousoiep,
,Iou'.. though be thought they were mistaken.
ne ola nos sand here to resd them out of the
I0'teA pstty' LUCY uau OUSilOn-c VICES
and they understood that they represented o.
situate constituencies, who were cbstiuats 10
the chocs Of sn Auditor. The three Senators
Werc as patriotic and conscientious as any Rasd
ulster on thu f,or. He psid warm triba!e
to Gen. Elliott a. we'll as to the late Lieut..
Gov, James A. Walker and bis mpartiaty.
MI. Hale, enc Ct the Massey sonat: rs, made
an honr's speech in oonmeuding the cous, of
Gen. + ott as presiding cfic:r. and entered bis
so,emo protest against bis resignation,
MI. Thurman also disolaimei any Intention
OF rejecting upon Gen. E lott and ,rmly com
meudsd his rulings and paid W ling tribute to
bis character IS man. Mi. Klddleberg.r was
so atx!cu1to resign bis p,acs % the com nittees
DC almost expected him to say ntxi that ba
would b, willing 10 rasigo bis psc, as Ua!ed
States senator.
Mr.. Newberry msds srother sp:cca, 10 which
be rapelIed the intiuatiou that hs and the thrse
who s:osd with him bad gone to tho Fo.d .rs
he wanted fsc:s not insirustiols.
MI. Ii broak spaks sg,i,. 10 Which hs sid
There ere four Of % and all the powers o. The
esr:h aud bsow it Old paver caasgs us. LIT
as 6, on with business. want to rsrsa. what
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