The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1882-02-02
that the coupons are dead, and that we have
put the constitutional amendments through
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put the constitutional amendments through
MR.. NEwBERRY EXPLAINS.
Mr.. Newberry said this was his sevent
term in the Legislature and in all these veal
he had occupied but little time in speakinl
He denied that he was an obstructioEist, an
referred to the fact that on Tuesday h
endeavored to offer his resolution, whic
resolution, if adopted, would have Above
the two houses to proceed with the elect
ion of Railroad Commissioner and judges
He repealed, toe, the charge that he was
bolter from the Readi ulster ranks, and stated a
a fact that two wears ago in the matter of tn
election of Judge for Mecklenburg county tn
Senator from Shenandoah had bolted the eau
Gus Mr. Wilcox interrupted to say tina
nevertheless Mr.. Riddleberger had voted To-
the caucus nominee. And now, said Mr.
| Newberry, Indignantly, he calls US 'bolters.'
Cleanse the spot from your own eye, ant
| then YOU can see how to take care of yot
! brother Oh, consistency, thou art jewel.
Mr. Newberry went on to say, with grea
emphasis, that he would stand no buldozing
that he stood here free man, fighting for the
rights OF his people, and he intended to APP
| peal to the power behind the throne. He haC
never asked anybody TO stand by him, yet hi
believed those now with him would stand by
| him to the end For himself, he had no axe
| to grind, and he was ready right now to vote
ON the public debt question, but did not mean
to be logged and dragged down like a telon.
THE CHAIRS POSITION.
| After some further remarks by various
members the Chair said that he found this 8
case OF great difficulty ; that the books afforded
no parallel and acting on the broad common
sense ground he had decided, uncontrolled by
a floating precedent, that when two boddies
| agree to an order all matter foreign to that
| order must be excluded, but that the work
goes on unstopped by adjournment-the order
being continuing one In concluding he
said he would not be embarrassed if he should
be overruled.
The question WAS, Shall the Chair be sus-
tanned?
The oll-call resulted:
Ayes-Messrs. Bailey, Barnes, Bliss, Esk-
ridge James, Jones, Martin, Mayo, Norton,
Powell, Rawles. Riddleberger, Rue, Stevens,
Walker, Web, Wilcox and Wood-19.
Noes-Messrs. Atkinson, Berry, Christian,
Diggs. Edmunds, Fletcher, Glasgow, HALE,
Heaton, Hurt, Koiner, Lowell. Lovestein, LY-
BROOK NEwBERRY, Smith, Thurman, ivy
man, WILLIAMS, J. A. Wingfield, and J. B.
Wingfeld-21
MI 1IlLObt lOt SotllS
Readiusters voting No" IN SMALL CAPS
The Chair was overruled, and so announced
In THE HOUSE
There was fight oyer the Joint order also.
Speaker Fowler ruled like Senator Elicit, that
it was in order to proceed with the joint order,
and held that it vas not broken by the adj
journment of the day before.
MIR. Hanger urged the House not to dis
regard the universal practice of parliamentary
law by attempting TO proceed further with
this MATTER and he thought it would be UNI
fortunate 10 thus break in on the settled Gus
tom Of the Legislature.
MIR. Nicol also opposed the ruling of the
Speaker, but that officer still held to his de-
cision.
ANOTHER FIGHT. ...
In the Senate Thursday morning the fight
was begun again by the following resolution
offered by Mr.. Newberry
Whereas the Senate adopted on the 9Th day
of December, 1881, Il resolution declaring that
the standing committees be not appointed by
the President of the Senate" and whereas it
is equally proper to relieve that officer still
further of such responsibility; therefore,
ResoIped, That Senator Hale of Grayson
Lowell OF Warren, and Mayo, of Westmore-
land, be and are hereby appointed committee
to select and report to the Senate as soon as
practicable the committee OF investigation pro-
vided for by resolution offered by Senator
Rlddleberger on yesterday.
The resolution was adopted.
GROSS FIRING.
Mr. Riddeberger did not like the resolu-
ton, and said inasmuch as that course had
been taken he would now take his own course
IN getting this matter before the country. He
made a motion to reconsider the vote by which
the resolution was adopted, but withdrew it. |
Mr.. Berry said he voted for the resolution,
and he Indignantly repealed any intimation |
that his vote was an attempt to thwart an in |
vestigaton, and moved reconsideration OF !
the vote.
Mr.. Thurman defended his course by voting |
for the resolution and expressed his desire |
that full investigation be made. He hoped !
Mr. Riddleberger would not back out of the
position he had taken in asking an investiga |
ton. He insisted that Mr.. Riddleberger should |
tell the name OF the party who was suspected |
of bribery.
Mr. Riddleberger in reply charged Mr.. |
Thurman with having the curiosity Of an old
woman Nothing but idle curiosity prompted |
his inquiries. He wanted to know the name
of the party charged He insisted that the
resolution was aimed at him, for he would
have been the chairman of the committee pro-
posed to be appointed to investigate the
charges he had preferred against an officer of
the Senate --@
He said he would now have nothing to do
with the matter. He meant to go to the
House of Delegates and ask that body to raise
a committee to investigate the charges made
against an officer OF that body. He would go
before that committee and prosecute the mat
ter there. He did not mean to give any intor-
nation here.
Mr. Newberry Haven't you the right to
come before that committee
Mr.. Riddleberger; Yes; but am not going
to do il.
Mr.. Hurt insisted that Mr.. Riddleberger
would be the chairman OF such investigating
committee if it was appointed
Mr.. Berry argued in the same way, and said
that according to all parliamentary usage Mr..
Rlddleberger would be the chairman of the
committee to prosecute this matter He in-
sisted that if Mr.. Riddleberger declined to
serve on the committee, then he could be
made to come before il and testify.
PRESIDENT PRO TEN. ELLIOTT RESIGNS.
President pro TEN. w NJ. Elliott (Mr Bailey
in the chair) rose to a question OF personal
privilege, and in digntied speech said that
he apprehended the significance of the resolu-
ton which had been adopted by the Senate |
He regarded il as an exhibition OF a lack of
confidence in him as a presiding officer and
he therefore rendered his resignation as Pres-
dent pro tenn of the Senate
This action ON the part of Senator Elliott |
created quite stir.
MARKS OF CONFIDENCE.
Senators Berry, Koiner, Lybrook, Thurman
and Newberry made earnest speeches dis |
claiming any reflection upon Gen. Elliott in
voting for the resolution, and all expressed the |
highest confidence in the dignity and impair |
TALLY with which he presided
MIR. Wilcox and Mr.. Riddebcrger hoped |
that Gen. Elliott's resignation would be &C |
cepted.
Senator Newberry said he would never have |
offered the resolution had he thought Gen. Ell |
lott would have regarded it in.the light be did |
Mr.. Rlddleberger was especially glad to see /
the action of the presiding officer Gen. Elliott |
in resigning, and was very well satisfied that |
the same proper course which prompted that
action would keep him in pursuit of it. The
Senate had the right to adjourn for three days.
The Lieutenant Governor could be here in
that time, and he thought the best course for
the Senate to do would be to adjourn for two
or three days. Sometimes the heroic remedy |
was the best. They must either do that or
elect a presiding officer. Let the majority
elect the presiding officer whether that officer
be Bourbon or Funder. Let the majority
elect their President. Let them assume the
ty. Let them make new commit
tees. He would resign his place on the COM
mittees
Mr. Walker of Chesterfield, did not agree
with the position taken by Mr. Riddleberger. |