Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1882-02-22


now in the minority 10 the Senate likoC
Mahone's company. IL would be jus
as becoming to invite any SENATOR
wife 10 60 away as 10 invite Malone tC
leave Richmond. If he had not dis
charged his duty in Washington, Their
they had remedy.
VERY SHOCKING.
They could request hin 10 reslsn.-
THIS thing If inviting a senator to leave
Virginia has never yet been attempie Z
in this State, and he hoped it would
never be done again. He never would
have supposed this little contest could
have dmiudled down 10 this thing, thai
Gen. Malone should be invited to leave
the city because he had dictated l'gls'
lalion.
Mr.. Newberry The resolution docs
not say he is debating, but that there il
plausible belief.
RICHMOND LADIES. YOU DID 1T.
Mr.. Ridd!eberger, continuing, con
tended that it was just as appropriate It
invite the clcrgymen from the pulplts o
the city, because there was plausible
belief that they are exercising iuhuence
over his Funder friends. Or, ii was
Just as proper 10 expel young Ladies'
from the Senate chamber for cxerclsia
influence over the Young members ol
the Legislature. We used to bring
young gentlemen here from up in IL
Valley, SAID Mr.. Riddcoerser, dres'' d
in homespun clothes and wearing
bropans, and before they were here
long we found them stIid.ng about viii
rattan canes and swallow-tsils. lie
said this was the influence exerclsct
upon them by the young ladies OF Rel
mond because there vas plausible be-
lief that they exercised this influence
upon the young members of the Lesis
lature The speaker was sorry 10 SET
this invitation to leave extended Il
Gea. Malone, who came back TO lend
his counsel 10 his friendI," and Who's
services to the party he warmly deien
ded.
In conclusion, the speaker insi sIe'
that Gen. Malone would remain her.
whether the resolution was passed o
not.
AN UNsEEMLY SCRAMBLE.
Senator I.y brook followed. lie sic
Mr.. New berry's resolution had ncvc
been shown him. He was sorry II haC
been offered, as it was premature; 'an(
yet, he said, i think it tells the story.
He would meyer have advised as mat
ter Of political policy the injection o
that resolution now. lie deprecated
this personal quarrel
This struggle for office and place
ought to stop. If they had done her
what they promised to do, this sabj'c'
would not be up. Instead OF fighiin
The great war for the people, when the.
had gotten here it proved to be strug
gle for Office and place and scraInbl
for spolls. He knew that be sas lis
charging his duty, and, by the livln
God, he was going TO stard according
to his convictions of what was RICH
with the Bi! Four, whether they had IC
act with the Funders or Republic ns.
This resolution suggested that Gen
Malone is engaged in this sort OF bnsi
ness of debating a policy for the Legis
lature.
pLAUsIRLE IDEA.
Mr.. Newberry 1t says there is plaus
ible belief that he il.
Mr.. Lybrook l believe there Is
good deal Of plausibility in that idea
ILaughter.] If Malone was engage
10 that sort Of business he ought 10 b
damned by every man in the State
Sill, the speaker said he was too old
lawyer 10 assert or think upon plausibl
belief. He wanted it proved.
CAN THESE THINGS BE?
The speaker said he would never sur
render TO any dlctation, for he repre-
scented a free people. The speaker
again commenting Oh the fact that I'll
people were not getting their rights a
the hands OF the Legislature, said b
got letters from his people that u larg
number of people were starving
death. A bill was introduced il Il,
House for their relief by the member
from Patrick, and though 1t has bee
three or four weeks since that bill pas!
ed the Two houses it has ever bee
sigued by the Governor and these star
Ing people are still without relief. I
Mr.. Lybrook did not want the resoll
ZION TO be acted on until these charge
of fraud which had been made agaiu.
Mr.. Massey had been disposed of.
Mr.. Newbtrry said that never befor
to his expert, nee had he known a Uni
ed States senator to leaye his seat a
the winter. He had helped 10 elect tw
senators, one of whom he never saw
and they never came here to lobby 10.
islatlon through. There was not
parallel in tie history Of legislation I
this case Of Mahone's. II he had bus
ness here what was that business tina
brought him here, aud why did he STA
so long? The Virginia memb,rs {
the House had not been down here {
mingle 10 this turmoil that is disgrace
to Virginia. He characterized hi
state Of affairs in no mild language, an
said that instead Of being The leader
of great liberal move they had lo,
sight of the good Cf the State aud %,