Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1882-01-27


The ruling majority went to work in
the House in high spirits Tuesday, in hap
DIV Ignorance of the impending disas ter in
the Senate. Mr.. Grimm, of Page, nomi-
mated S. Brown Allen, OF Augusta, for
Auditor, and the Democrats nominated
Mr.. Brockett. of Alexandria. The usual |
m essage was sent to the Senate notifying |
it Of their action, and the members list |
lessly awaited the return OF their messen- |
ger. In short time, however. the whole |
scene was changed. Somebody had brought |
the startling information that the Senate |
had adjourned. Then the true situation
was revealed. Even the most obtuse saw
what the trouble was. The Readjusters
for awhile seemed to be aJ loss as to
what course to pursue. In the mean time
they were rapidly working themselves up
to a high pitch of excitement. Finally,
Mr.. Taylor, of Montgomery. addressing
the Chair. said that he had been Informed
that the Senate bad adjourned, and moved
that the House proceed with other bust
ness. After getting tangled up in show
CT Of resolutions, the House adjourned in
confusion.
SCENES IN THE sENATE-A MAD READ
JUsTER FROM AUGUSTA.
Immediately upon the adjournment of
the Senate Tuesday, Mr.. Massey came
upon the floor, and as he passed shook the
hands of friends and acquaintance near
him. Presently he approached Mr.. Fra
zier. member of the House from Rock
bridge, and extended to him his hand.
Mr.. Frazier placed both hands behind his
back. and in few words expressed his dis
inclination to touch Mr.. Massey's hand,
whereupon the latter, with unmoved coun-
tenance and dignifed demeanor, said: u
| do not lose anything at all by it, Sir" MI.
| Frazier moved away, and several friends
| of Mr.. Massey, who witnessed the scene,
came forward and warmly greeted him.
A colored member of the House came
| into the Senate chamber as soon as the
| news of the bolt reached him, and in warm
| terms expressed his approval of the same.
A prominent but irate Readjuster from
| Augusta county, in load voice, denoun-
ced the action of Mr.. Massey's faithful
| four, and declared that they should at once
| be read out of the party.
| PREPARING FOR A FIGHT wEDNEsD AY.
After the adjournment of the Senate
| Tuesday the Readjuster leaders were IN
| conference with Gen. Malone up to late
hour that night. 1t was said that LIT.
| Governor Lewis would be sent for, so as to
| cast the deciding vote for Allen in the
| event that one of Massey's friends could
| be gotten to desert him. The Readjusters
| still breathed vengeance and threatened
an investigation charging him with hav-
| ing attempted the bribery of somebody.
| THE PARsoN COMES UP SMILING.
On Wednesday morning bright and ear
", Auditor Massey was in the House chat
ting pleasantly with his friends while his
opponents were busy hunting for parlia-
mentary law to show that the joint order
for the election of Auditor had not been
finally broken.
MR.. RIDDLEBERGER WANTS TO IN QUIRE
INTO CORRUPT MEANS USED BY OFF,
GERS OE THE GENERAL. ASSEM-
BLY,.
When the Senate met Mr.. Riddleberger
offered the following, which was adopted:
Whereas it has been reported generally
that certain persons have been making at
tempts to influence members of this Gen
eral Assembly by corrupt means, and
whereas the names of certain officers OF
this body have been mentioned in this
connection, therefore,
| RESOLVED, That a committee of five be ap-
pointed to make inquiry into these ru-
mors, to formulate charges it necessary;
and for the purpose Of making the lnves-
tigation complete, the said committee shall
have power to send for persons and pa
pers.
THE JOINT ORDER BROKEN.
At / O'Clock President (pro tenn Wyatt
NJ. Elliott of the Senate, announced the
joint order, the election Of Auditor, SC.
Mr.. Thurman (Dem.l offered a resoIu-
ton 'That it is the sense of the Senate
that there is no joint or continuing order
before the Senate" The chair decided
that the resolution was not in order and
Mr.. Thurman appealed from the decision
Of the chair.
Mr.. Riddleberger then made speech
somewhat disconnected as reported in the
| papers) in which he said among, other
things:
cit is well understood that this appeal
will be sustained. 1t had just as well be
understood what the motive of all this is.
| 1t is a question Of not what concerns the
people, but as to whether gentlemen on
| that side can use just this opportunity to
assault the Readjuster column. | say to
majority. Take them-they can go. Bar
bour went, Allen went, but there are 10
here that will stand"
After attacking the Democratic MAN.
bers for aiding Massey's friends in retain
ing ''the best Auditor the State ever had, y
| {See Readjuster speeches of last fall.) Mr..
Riddleberger concluded thus:
| I serve notice on you that we do not ex-
| pect to elect Auditor Of Public Accounts
| to-day. We expect your appeal to be sus-
I tanned with your % or %, but We will have
an Auditor of Public Accounts before
| this Legislature is at home thirty days af-
| ter its session, If we cannot get it before.
Mr.. Thurman it seems, was too cool for
his excited opponent, and calmly replied
that the unhappy differences among the
leaders of the Readjuster party were not
up for discussion, the question now up be-
ing merely one Of parliamentary law.
| Mr.. Lybrook, Massey Readjuster, fol-
lowed Mr.. Riddleberger, and began by
saying that he represented twenty-six
| thousand people, and was here simply in
the interest of his people.
am charged with being one of the OBJ
structionis ts-one of the four they say are
| joined to the Funders here to prevent the
election of Auditor. plead guilty to the
| charge, but never have joined with the
Funders nor said a word to one Of them
about it. stand just as 1 am, an indie
| pendent man, representing people who do
| not intend to be dictated to by anybody.
1t occurs to me that the gentleman ought
| not to pass the resolution to inquire into
| corruption, SC. The name is not called,
| but 1t is understood to refer to an officer
of the basement.
Mr.. Riddleberger said the resolution did
| not justify such suspicion.
Mr.. Lybrook said that it struck at Mas
sey. The speaker said ne was one of the