The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-02-10
ONE MORE CHANCE.
Of tho Vote by which
the College Endiow ment Bill
vas Rejected.

from the Cutting Down Process Of the Rid
dIcbcraer Bill Partially Successful-The
Crop-Lien Law 10 be Repenled-The House
Committee Appointed 10 Investigate the Sc
cond Auditors ONCE 20 be Paid, but the
senate Protcsts-PersonaI Explanation
Richmond Matters In the House of Dele
-Readjuster News from Grayson
Courthouse; the Dead.Lock, &c.
The Readjustcrs have an account from
Grayson Courthouse that the meeting OF
Monday instructed Mr.. Hale to GO into
caucus, move reconsideration Of the vote
by which Brown Allen was nominated,
stand by Massey long as possible, and il he
could not secure Masscy's nomination, then
! to WELD obedience to the caucus.
More about this matter will be heard
anon.
IL was said about the Capitol yesterday
that Mr.. Garnett's nomination for Super
/ intendeDt Of the Public Schools OF Rich
mond was not reached by the Senate on
Wednesday and that that was the only rea-
son why il was not confirmed.
SiXty-f0ur days OF the session have now
passed, and yet the committee appointed
by the Democratic caucus with the view OF
starting party organ have not yet pre-
pared their report as to how that object
shall be accomplished, There is no objec-
ton TO the scheme from any quarter, and
vet ii does not boom along with expected
alacrity.
Bad weather, muddy boots, and dingy
paint combined have made the Capitol re-
tunda and staircase-nooring OF a diSmaly
dark and unpresentable color, which leads
in the uniformed mind to the erroneous
impression that there is no great effort
made TO keep it clean.
The committee OF the Maryland Legisla-
ture consisting Of Senators Bond and Lam
caster and Delegates j. III. Handy, Mudd.
and Caston.) will arrive here on Monday
next to confer with a similar committee OF
our Legislature with reference to the
boundary line between the two States.
SOUTH ATLANTIC AND ONO RAILROAD.
Yesterday. on motion OF Mr.. Thurman,
the Senate took up and passed Senate bill
90. TO authorize the Norfolk and Western
Railroad Company to guarantee the bonds
OF the South Atlantic and Ohio Railroad
Company.
CROP-LIEN LAW.
On motion Of Mr.. Edmunds, of Halifax,
the Senate took up Senate bill l39. TO repeal
section u of chapter 3 OF the Acts of
1S77-'7S. in relation to criminal procedure
that is 70 say. TO repeal what is commonly
known as "the embezzlement act" in the
DIST section. where il relates to advances
from commission merchants and cOnsign-
mcnts from farmers e. crop-lien law y.
The bill was discussed by Messrs. Wingi
field OF Albemarle. Ileaton, Edmunds.
Thurman, Newberry, Hurt, Glasgow, Mar
tin. and Wilcox.
Mr.. Martin proposed an amendment al
lowing the penalties to stand where money
has been advanced.
THE ARGUMENT.
On the one hand il was urged that should
the law be repealed it would be next to inl-
possible for farmers to obtain advances on
their crops. ON the other hand it was
represented that farmers having signed
the blank form presented them by agents OF
commercial fertilizers, crops having failed,
and being unable TO pay, they have been
dragged from their homes before courts,
and subjected to great annoyance and trOu-
advances on crops should stand on exactly
the same footing a. other debts of like dig
nifty. The prevailing opinion was in favor
of the repeal OF the law. but il was under
discussion when the hour OF the day was
caled-the Danvlle railroad bill.
That bill was passed by, and the Senate
went on with other matters, leaving this
bin of Mr.. EdmundS as the unfinished
business.
Personal EXPLANATION.
Mr.. Glasgow, in the form OF personal
explanation, brought up the matter OF the
protection Of the endOwments Of colleges,
&C., where the same are held in Virginia
bonds. When the Riddleberger bill was
under discussion. he said he offered an
amendment to protect this interest, but was
appealed TO by Mr.. Riddleberger and Mr..
Eskridgc not TO clog the debt bill that
they could easily agree upon an independ-
ent bill which would just rs surely accom-
plsh the object sought. Upon such assu-
rance he Withdrew his amendment. Anew
bill was offered. IL was referred to the
Finance Committee (of which Mr.. Riddle
berger is chairman), and was favorabiy re-
ported.
Mr.. Glasgow was proceeding to show
how that bill had come up, how il had been
passed. been reconsidered, and then re-
jected, &C.. when the point was made that
| he was not in order. As he was not making
personal explanation, which point the
/ Chair [Mr. Wood sustained, though Mr..
\ Riddcbcrger asked that the gentleman be
allowed 10 proceed, as he wished TO reply
/ to him.
PAY FOR A c0MMlTTEE-DR. WING.
Then the Senate proceeded to discuss the
next special ordcr-the House bill for the
payment of the committeeman and clerks
/ OF the House OF Delegates who were ap-
pointed to investigate the books and papers
in the Second Auditors Office.
The committee (lessrs. Turner, Cross,
and Lovenstein) were appointed by resO-
luton Of the House they appointed theiI
own clerks, two in number. Before going
to work the committee got the opinion OF
Attorncy-Gc General Field that they could
properly do so, but that they could only bC
paid by legislative action. All this was eX'
planned by Mr.. LOyenstein.
Mr.. Koiner thought the gentlemen ought
90 be paid; but it was II bad precedent
The work should have been done by joint
resolution, approved by the Governor ,ap-
pointing commission.
Mr.. Thurman took the same view, and
in the course Of his remarks referred 10 th,
fact that DIR. Wing Is, according to com
mon report, fugitive from justice in an
other State, and is in contempt Of this body
file is wanted as witness by the Senat,
Investigating committed Mr.. Thurman
thought we ought to have DR.. Wing here
for il he is half as big rascal as the Re
adjusters say he is, perhaps he can give II,
some account of the missing 100000 o
(cancelled) coupons said to have been alb
stracted from the Second Auditors Office