The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-02-09

a public meeting then and there held the
Readiusters endorsed his course in stand.
ing by "old man Massey" He returned
TO the city yesterday, and in answer 10 in-
quiries from senator's and others said that
his people are as "sOlid as a stone wall"
so il seems that the deadlock j. 10 con-
tinuc. Nlcssrs. Newbcrry and LybrO0k
have always declared that they mean 10
stand with their party in all proper party
measures, but that thcy would never con-
sent 10 do injustice TO Massey. Mr.. Hale
is q man of few words, but his position, as
Dopularly understood, has been that If his
people did not sustain him in his course he
would abandon it, Now that he is sus-
tanned he will be more firm than evcr-aad
he has always been firm both in the con-
yiction that he was doing right and that he
truly represented his constituency. MIR.
Williams has never expressed himself in
the senate, but when the Republican state
Committee approached him they found him
perfectly rcsolutc and satisfied with what
he had done. In other words, he gave
them no satisfaction.
Licutenant-Gove Lewis bas been
here for several days, though really un-
well. His vote can be only effective when
there is tie. and OF That, 50 Tar aS the audi
torship is concerned, there seems no pres
cnt prospect.
General Malone will probably have TO
come down and take command in person.
Hale TO the chief.
CHARTER or PORTSMOUTH.
Senate bill amending the charter Of the
/ city Of Portsmouth 60 suit the purposes Of
the Readjusters was taken up on motion Of
Mr.. Thurman, who stated that commit
tee would be here from Portsmouth to-day
/ 10 ask certain amendments. Mr.. Thurman
wished 10 have the bill taken up and the
vote by which II was ordered to cngros>-
ment reconsidered. He made the motion
at the request OF the delegate from Ports
mouth.
The bill was taken up.
The Senate refused to reconsider.
On motion Of Mr.. Rue, the bill Was
passed.
SyRRY COUET.
The following, introduced 10y Mr.. Will
cox. lies over one day in the Senate:
Resolred Che House Of Delegates con-
curring). That the Board OF Supervisors OF
>urry county be, and they are hereby, au-
| thOrzed 10 make a special allowance t.
Judge X. W. Arnold, Of Sussex county,
for holding three terms Of the County
Court OF SuTy during the sickness Of
Judge i. Il. Bate. the allowance not 10 eX-
cecd So for any one term.
A BLOW TO TUE COLLEGES.
Tuesday the Senate unanimously passed
"A bill allowing the literary institutions Of
the State 10 draw interest on their state
bonds-exempting them, in other words,
from the cutting-down process OF the Rid
dleberger hill. After the bill was passed
il was rcconsidered and amended by add
ing 10 IL the names Of several Institutions
omitted. though i was probable that they
were covered by a general provision Of the
bill.
Yesterday the bill was again put upon
its passage, when Mr.. Riddlebcrgcr OBJ
iected TO an expression ii contained,
wherein il was stated that the act shall ap-
PLY TO bonds held by educational inStitu-
tOns or scminaries Of learning. "Or 70
,rLick MeV man hare beeeH entitled on the
lst day of January, 1882" lie didn't COM
prchend what the words '.Or TO which they
may have been entitled" meant, hut indi-
Gated at he would gel these words struck
from The bill when it got before the House
committee.
There was very little more said, and the
roll was called with the following sur
prising result:
AYEs.-Messrs. Atkinson. Christian, Digs, I'd
mmds, Esl,iidge. glasgow, IIeaton. Hurt hoincr.
LOyell, Loyenstcin, Newbcrry. Thurman, ivy
man. Williams, and Wingdold of IIanover-l6.
NOEs.-Messr-. Bailey, Barnes. Bliss. iii 1T.
Joncs. Marlin, Mayo. Norton, Powell, Riddicler-
ger, Rue. stevens. Wilcox, and Wood-l4.
The bill failed for want OF a constitu-
tional majority-2l votes.
The vote on the passage Of the bill having
l x,
sdcrod again.
WHIPPING-POsT.
In The Senate Yesterday the whipping
post bill-the bill repeating the whipping
post iaw-came up, the pending question
being OF the adoption Of a substitute offered
by Mr.. Jones (cOlored).
Mr.. Thurman asked that the bill be passed
by in courtesy TO the Senator from Amherst
. (Nir. Berry, who had the floor when the
bill was formerly up and i now out OF the
chamber performing his duty as q member
Of the Senate investigating committee.
Mr.. Norton; | would like 10 know how
long the Senator will be absent:
Mr.. Thurman: ! don't know. He is en-
gagged i'm the investigation OF the rOttonness
and corruption Of the Readiuster party
and he las big Job; | can't tell when he
will get through. [Laughter.l
At this point Mr.. Berry came into the
Senate chamber. Mr.. Thurman held n
brief conversation with him and insisted
on his motion to pass by, as Mr.. Berry had
Just come in and was not prepared 10
I speak.
The Senate refused TO pass by.
The substitute was agreed to--ayeS. 21 {;
noes, o.
II repeals punishment by stripes. and
leaves petty larceny. now punishable i'm that
way, 10 be dealt with as other misdcmeanOrs
are.
The bill was discussed by Mes.rs. Koi-
ner, Walker, Thurman, Twyman, Atkin-
son, and Berry, and was ordered 20 engross-
ment and third reading by the following
/ vote:
AYKs.-Messrs. Atkinson. Bailey, Barnes. Bliss.
Elliott Eskridge, Jones. LOycnstein. LybrOok.
Martin, Mayo, Newbcrry, Norton, Powell. Rawles.
tiddlelerger, Rue, Stevens, Walker, Webb, VIII
/ liams. Wingdeld Of Hanover. and Wood-23
NORs.-Messrs. Berry. Christian. Fletcher Uea-
ton; Hurt, koinsr' Lowell TNyman. and Winglcld
/ The bill is as follows:
A BIZ to Repeal so Much Of Sections u
and 13 Ct Chapter 3 Of he Criminal
Code Prescribing PmiShmemby Stripes.
!. BE il enacted Jyne General assembly.
That 10 much OF sections II and 10 Of chap
ter OF the Criminal Code prescribing
punishment by stripes, approved March Il,
1873, i hereby repealed, and that said of
fences be punished a. InisdeIneanors, AT the
discretion of the jury. This hcs il not 10
deprive the jury OF inflicting any other
punishment mentioned in section II.
he.srs. k0iner and Thurman sald they
woilld favor the repeal Of the law punish
ing by stripes provided sufficient s.lbsti-
tuie could be provided, and such substitute