The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-02-21

President Pro Tenn. (NIr. Wood on sntur
day: No Vote on the Protest. and None oI
the New Jofut-Order Resolution-The Re
lock will Soon BE at an End. but Wh'
knows:
The proceedings in the Senate yesterday
were interesting but not decisive. Satur
day Messrs. Walker and Mayo protested
against going into the election OF Auditor
until the report Of the Senate investigating
committee had been made. Yesterday Mr.
Walker introduced a resolution proposing
to proceed TO the election of Auditor, Rail
road Commissioner, and Judges Tomorrow
wednesday,. When vote is reached the
Readjusters RELY upon Mcssrs. Walker
Mayo. and Wingfield Of Hanover voting
with them. With these three and Lieu
tenant Governor Lewis, the Readiust'
ers can fix the time for the eloc'
ton OF Auditor, &c. That once done,
Brown Allen may be elected; fof
though there is tie vote in the Senate. the
Readiusters claim TO have Il clear working
majority in the House. As to the investi-
eating committee, the complete report can
not be prepared by Wednesday, nor hardly
by Wednesday week, for the rebutting evil
dencc is not yet in.
Changes in the Senate are frequent and
rapid. There is no telling what night
may bring forth.
PERSONAL EXPLANATION.
Mr.. Walker, rising TO a personal eXpla-
nation. read from the Dispatch paragraph
in which Mr.. Riddleberger was described
as gesticulating dramatically over Mr..
Walker on Saturday, and said:
have to say that ! was sitting in my
seat scribblng and didn't see the Senator
gesticuating in that manner. II he had been
gesticuating in the way we may infer from
this description it would have been very Of
fensive to me. | would like TO ask him 20
explain whether he did gesticulate in that
manneE
Mr.. Riddlebergcr: Mr.. President, real
" didn't do anything dramatic. | believe
il was said that | was merely killing time,
and certainly did not gesticulate IN any
way offensive. | was standing near by the
Senator (4Ir. Walker). | was bound 10
move my arms in some direction, but OF
course not in manner that could be con-
strued as offensive. Ny friend might take
exception to the remark that did not wish
TO be the custodian OF his conscience.
Mine is burden enough for me, and | beg
not to have the further burden Of his. |
hope this is not offensive, but as harmless
as my dramatic gesticulation. [Laughter.]
Mr.. Walker: The explanation OF the
Senator is entirely satisfactory 10 me. i
am clad he made it. | will say TO him that
| do not wish to burden him with my con-
science. | would not do it for the world,
nor would for the world be burdened
with his. uaughter.l
Here is what they were talking about:
"Mr. Riddleberger said that he could
prove by two honest witnesses that Mr.
Walker this morning. in the Capitol Square,
proposed that he would vote to break the
deadlock.
"Mr. Riddleberger said this with dra-
matte effect. standing in the aisle and geS-
ticulating over Mr.. Walker, who once
seemed 20 start up to reply, but restrained
himself and retained his seat"
As there were no photographs Of the
gestures "taken on the spot" the question
whether they were dramatic or not will
lslNN w w IhNH'N bs
THE CHAIRS ERROR.
YESTERDAY the unfinished business COM
ing up-the resolution fixing O'Clock yes
terday for election of Auditor and certain
other oflicerS-the Chair (Mr. Wood stated
that he was in error on Saturday in per-
hitting Mr.. Riddleberger TO debate at
length the motion TO lay the resolution on
the table. Under the Senate rules the mo-
ton is debatable only for five minutes on
each side.
The motion to lay on the table was
agreed to.
MR.. WALKER FOR WEDNESDAY.
Mr.. Walker offered the following:
Resolred the House Of Delegates concur
ring). That the General Assembly will pro-
ceed on Wednesday, February %, 1882, at
| o'clock. to elect an Auditor OF Public
Accounts, a Railroad Commissioner. judges
of the Fourth and sixth judicial circuits TO
fill uneXpired terms, Judges OF the Hastings
or Corporation Courts OF the cities OF Rich
mond and Norfolk whose terms begin the
lst day OF January, 1885. Judge OF the
Hastings or Corporation Court OF the city
of AleXandria-tot fill Il vacancy, and judges
of the supreme Court OF Appeals whose
terms begin on the 1St day OF January,
1899. i'm the order named herein. and the
same shall be a continuing order until COM
pleted.
Mr.. Newberry made the point that no.
thing was i'm order but the original rcsolu-
ton offered by him some days ago and just
laid ON the table. Not sustained by the
Char.
The resolution lies over one day.
APROTEST AGAINST THE CHAIR.
Mr.. Hurt presented hefollowing protest
to be entered upon the journal:
ON Saturday, the 18th day Of February,
1882, while the motion of Senator Newber-
nv TO strike out so much OF the joint order
fer the election OF certain officers as relates
To the office OF Auditor Of Public Accounts
was under consideration the following
rulings were held:
1st. After the pending question was
ordered by a recorded vote, motion TO adj
iourn being made and voted down, Senator
Riddleberger, who voted in the mega
tive on the motion for the pending
question, moved TO reconsider the vote
by which the pending question was
ordered, when Senator Lovenstein
raised the point of order that Senator
Riddleberger had not voted with the pre-
yailing side, and could not make the mo-
ton. The presiding officer Senator Wood)
then stated from the chair that Senator Rid
di1berger had voted with the prevailing
side and could make the motion. and al
lowed him to do 30, against the earnest pro-
test OF said Senator Loyenstein. Senator
Thurman then moved TO pass by, which
was defeated by a recorded vote. Senator
Loyenstein again addressed the Chair. and
declared that upon examination OF the
record he had found that Senator Riddle
berger had not voted with the prevailing
side on the motion To reconsider, and in