Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1882-03-24
THE WEEK AT RICHMOND.


THE D. D. s. B. INsTITUTIoN-FIsT
FIGHT IN THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES
MISCELLANEOUS.
&C., &C., sc.
The most exciting event Of the week IN
| the legislature at Richmond has been the
effort CT the Democratic members Of the
House of Delegates to prevent che passage
Of the bill, taking effect in 1888, re-district-
ing the judicial circuits Of the State. The
| Democrats under the leadership of Mar
shall Hanger of Augusta, fought the bill
| all night Monday night and up to 9 O'Clock
Tuesday morning, when it was successfu l to
the extent of being ordered to its engross-
ment. The various votes taken showed
majority of thirteen in favor of the bill. The
Readjusters opposed to the bill were DR..
S. A. Sayer pronounced Sawyer of Wythe,
a member of the Board of Directors of the
W. L. Asylum, and Messrs. Poard of Roa-
noke, Vaughan, of Grayson. AMI Young of
Franklin. at one stage Of the debate the
first named gentleman made the following
emphatic protest:
GAS an humble member of this House
enter my solemn protest against this bill.
| Applause. | mean to enter my protest
and vote against it and do everything in
my power to prevent its passage. 1t is
monstrous! What is the necessity for it?
These judges we're legally and constitu
tionally elected. What right has this leg
islature to remove them? Why should
this legislature be assuming to vacate
these offices? Why take up the time of the
session in putting in new judges and re-
arranging these districts? 1 appeal to the
members on my own side of the house not
to pass this bill. Have you thought about
the amount of work it will entail upon the
legislature2 If you pass this bill and all
the Offices are vacated, then we have to go
into the election. What will be the result3
We will see
THE MOST DIsGRACEFUL SCRAMBLE
for office ever seen in this State. They
will come here with their lobbles, and how
long will it take us to accomplish that
task? Then we will have to fix the time
for holding the courts. How long will it
take US to accomplish this I?
The Constitution says these judges are
elected for eight years. 1t provides the
manner by which they can be removed.
No steps have been taken to remove these
officers in legal way. Until that is done
l cannot give my support to their removal.
If they are incompetent will go for their
removal Macy of them, perhaps all of
them, l know are able men, capable to dis
charge their duties. So far as I know. in
my section of the State, have heard no
word against them.
In the name Of
FOURTEEN HUNDRED READJUsTERs
that voted for William E. Cameron, and
whose sentiments I am proud to voice on
this floor, sOlemnly protest against the
passage of this bill; in the name of the
great Readjusser party, for which / have
suffered much, protest against the pas
sage Of the bill. l appeal to the members
On my side of the house that we have
enough to do. 1t is time we were doing
the work we were sent here to do. Let us
dismiss the bill.
The debaters on the Democratic side
took the ground that the removal of the
present judges, who were legally elected
for certain term defined by the Constitu-
ton was an unconstitutional act if at
tempted before their terms expired, wheth-
er the effort was made by the device of re
arranging the districts, or any other
mode On the Readjuster side, Mr.. Mayo,
of Westmoreland, seems to have been the
only speaker, the main idea Oh that side
being to force the bill through without
any joint debate.
THE D. D. & B. INSTITUTION.
In the Senate, Tuesday, the joint reso.
luton vacating the offices of the D. d. &
B. Institution at Stanton, in April, was
passed, Senator Koiner protesting against
its passage.
| THE VIRGINIA IRON AND STEEL WORKS
ASSOCIATION.
The bill to confer upon the Iron and
Steel Works Association of Virginia Linn
ited) certain corporation privileges in the
State came up in the Senate on its engross-
ment, and was discussed at some length
by Mr.. Riddleberger.
Mr.. Koiner stated that the company had
already expended about two hundred thou
sand dollars in the State, and that they
proposed to expend about one million dol
lars here and to establish the largest iron
and steel works in the country. Their
works are already in operation at Goshen.
Mr. Rddleberger insisted that the bill
gave the corporation unlimited powers.
Mr.. Glasgow, its patron, defended it,
and charged that Mr.. Riddleberger as the
leader OF the dominant party was trying
to get the Sta to turn her back on the
wealth coming to Virginia.
The bill was passed by.
THE "DEFIC1T' AT THE W. L. ASYLUM
Mr.. Koiner corrected misreport lin the
IVhiq) of Senator Riddleberger's remarks
on the Western Lunatie Asylum. There
was nothing found by the new Board in
the way Of deficit implying defalcation
or embezzIemeut. The institution had
been running two years without an appro-
! priation. 1t was necessary to borrow mo-
ney not only to carry on the establishment,
but to pay for necessary improvements.
The institution had of course run short OF
funds and borrowed money.
Mr.. Webb, a member of the new Board,
said that they found the management adj
mirable, the financial condition not so ad-
mirable. Tue report, which would be in
on Tuesday, would show its condition.
Mr.. Walker and Mr.. Glasgow were con-
fident that the Senator from Shenandoah
(who was absent) meant only that the in
stitution had got behind in its finances,
but not through any dishonesty.
| A FIST FIGHT IN THE HOUSE BETWEEN
READJUsTER MEMBERS.
The State says that Wednesday morning
the usual serene atmosphere surroun ding
the House of Delegates was disturbed by
a personal alteration resulting in blows
between delegates Frazier of Rockbridge
and Honaker of Bland and Smith. The
fight caused much excitement in the House
at the time. 1t seems that one of the
Democrats offered resolution calling for
information.
Mr.. Frazier, when the resolution was
read, turned around and said to the mem