The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-03-23
the cloak 81 the lawyer 10 get hold OF peo-
pies money be made to disgorge."
srho House Yesterday.

| was 1ndispOseu. inc "Shpeis nau cN-
Gently not recovered from their Monday
night irolic, and were not in a working
bumor. 1'he noise and confusion was 20
great that II was almost impossible to hear
what was going on. Mr. Farr kept up n
continual rapping for order, appealed to
/ the scrQcant-at-Arms to assist him, and
even threatened to enforce the written
rules, but all to no purpose; the members
would talk. Had Speaker Fowler been
present he would have taken back all be
said at the close OF the regular session In
praise OF the exceptional good department
Of the House as deliberative body.
THE TAX BILL REPORTED AT LAST.
After the bills reported from committees
had been read by the Clerk, Mr.. Grifiin's
resolution instructing the Finance COM
mittee TO report tax bill and an appro-
priation bin came up rs unfinished busi-
ness.
1t having been ascertained from the
Clerk that the tax bill was among the bills
Just reported, and upon the further assu-
rance from member OF the Finance Com
mttee that the appropriation bill would be
ready by Friday, Mr.. Griffin moved to pass
the resolution by, which was agreed to.
USEFUL IMPORTATION.
Mr.. Lyons offered the following:
Resolued, That the Clerk OF the House
OF Delegates be, and he is hereby, au-
thorized and directed to procure as
soon as possible, for the information OF the
House, from the proper authorities, the
latest official statistics I'm regard to each
and every county in the State OF Virginia,
as follows:
l. The number Of white Inhabitants
| thereof.
9. The number Of colorcd Inhabitants
thereof.
3. Tic number Of white registered voters
! therein.
4. The number Of colored registered vo-
ters therein.
That the Clerk arrange the foregoing
statistics alphabetically, and have two hum
dred copies thereof printed for the use Of
the House.
| Mr.. Lyons explained that he offered the
resolution in view Of the fact that the
House would shortly have before il the
congressional reapportionmcnt bill, and
/ the information sought TO be obtained
would he very useful to the members.
| The resolution was adopted.
DELINQUENT TAX COLLECTORS.
| Mr. Pollard ofTerd the following, which
was agreed to:
Resolved. That the Auditor Of Public
! Accounts he instructed to furnish to this
house information as follows: First. In
! what counties and corporations OF this
| Commonwealth collectors OF property and
capitation-taXes delinquent for 1880 were
appointed. Second. 1hc names Of such
collectors and their securities respectively,
and the penalty OF the bond executed by
each. Third. The amount paid into the
! Treasury by each OF such collectors. Fourth.
/ Whether any of such collectors have failed
to settle with the Treasury for the amount
collected by them; and II so, which.
THE SECOND AUDITORS OFFICE.
Mr.. Conrad offered n concurrent rcsou-
ton providing for the appointment OF a
committee OF two from the Senate and
! three from the House to examine "thc re-
port OF the committee appointed at for
mer session OF the House OF Delegates to
examine the books and valuable papers OF
the Second Auditors Office" Agreed to.
An INVITATION TO THR CLERGY.
Mr.. Harrison offered the following, which
was agreed to-:
Resolved. That the Speaker be requested
to invite the clergy OF the city OF Richmond
TO open the daily sessions OF the House
with prayer.
THE JUDICIARY BILL.
The bill TO reiirrange and diminish the
judicial circuits Of the State came up OF
lis passage.
Mr.. Cardwel moved to dismiss the bill
He said that he made the motion with nc
intention OF simply consuming time, bu
because he still entertained the hope. even
at this late stage OF the proceedings, that
members on the other side would paus,
before they consented TO give their votes
i'm support OF this unwise measure. H'
pointed out in clear and forcible mannel
the difficulties which would arise IL the bli
became Il law.
Mr. Mavo reiterated what he had pre-
viously said in regard to the constitution
alitv Of the bill. but modified his views st
far as TO admit that other legislation woult
be necessary to deprive the present judge
OF their Offices.
Mr.. Munford said hc did not feel that h
would be doing justice TO his own feeling
and the sentiments OF his constituents II h'
did not express in more determined man
: ner his opposition to this measure than ID.
: simply recording his vote against its pas
sage. He would endeavor if possible to lii
: the subject from the low plane OF partisan
discussion into the purer atmosphere o
calm and deliberate investigation. H
read from Cooey's Constitutional Lin
:. itation to show that "where al
Office Is created by statute II i who'll
within the control OF the Legislature, bu
: IL the term OF Office is constitutional tn
: Legislature cannot remove the officer
either directly or indirectly, by abolishin
the Office lie read from the case OF Pee
plc er rel. Ballou rs. Dubois, % Illinoi-
, where the Court decided "The C0nstltu
ton creates the Office Of circuit Judge, ant
fixes the term OF Office; the Genera "A,
F, sembly creates the circuits: hut the latte
! cannot deprive q Judge Of his office an
! compensation by creating new eli
: cult ont Of the territory from ~hic
: he was elected. Once elected, cir
c emit Judge holds his Office under th
e Constitution unless removed in the man
; ner prescribed by it," The Constitutio
r ~ Illinois allows itS Legislature 10 retii
range or alter it, circuits. He read froi
/, tbe case of Commonwealth against Gan
: HE (G2 Penn. Reports). where the coul
held s.tbat the Legislature cannot shor
d ON the tenure of the office OF 4 Judge {
fved Nv the Constitution rs certain; an
this ought 20 establish that it can pass n
net 10 do by indirection that which ma
:. not he done directly" lie read from th
: ease OF state as. Mes>more. II Wisconsin
:. where similar principle is enunciateC
!. MIR. Muniord deplorcd the passage OF Il
hin because OF it, revolutionary characte
/ He was here TO lift his voice for the pr
!, seryatlon OF the Constitution and the al
o thority OF the courts. -.
. Mr.. Nicol made forcible legal argl
!. ment against the bill. lie cited auihoriii'
:. 10 snow TINT questions inilar to this hay
i 81. states and that the decision