The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-01-17

| he said was that Mr.. Holiday had beer
chosen by his party for the office, and thai
the splendid arguments OF the other sid,
were nothing but funeral orations over
Judge Fitzhugh. The Rezdjusters had
fixed upon Mr.. Holiday, and he was bound
TO be elected.
And so it proved.
At the conclusion OF Mr.. Mayo's remarks
the roll was called and Mr.. Holiday was
elected by the usual party vote.
PAGES PITIED.
In the Senate yesterday Mr.. Hurt offered
the following:
ReSolUed, That the true intent and mean
ing OF Rule 6, IN regard to the appointment
OF pages, is that when appointed under
said rule it stands for the session. and that
they are not liable to removal except by o
majority vote of the Senate.
Mr.. Riddeberger said that he didn't be.
| lieve In making war on children, but really
| he thought that the Lieutenant-G Governor
should have the power TO remove for cause.
Mr. Hurt accepted the suggestion and
modified the resolution TO read "that they
are not liable to removal except for sufii-
rcient cause appearing TO the President OF
/ the Senate"
uc TtsolutlOU WIS duOptcu-
AYEs.-Messrs. Atkinson. Barnes, Christian. Ed
munds, Elliott, Eskridge, Fletcher, Glasgow, Hurt
hoiDor. Lowell. LOvcnstein, Martin, Mayo. New
/ berry, Norton, Powell. Rawles, Twyman, Walker,
! Webb, Wilcox. j. a. Wingield, and j. Z. Wing
NoEs.-Messrs. Hale, James, Jones tcolored), Ly-
brook, stevens (colored), and Wood-6.
Mr.. Norton (colorc6 moved to recon-
slider.
Mr.. Stevens (colorcdD moved to pass by.
Rejected.
Mr.. Hurt called the pending question.
Ordered.
The motion to reconsider was rejected.
This action OF the Senate keeps during
good hehayior) the pages appointed by
Observation-Disclosures Walker, as follows
Peyton Harrison (son of the late w. w.
IIarrison) +. Keane Langhorne, Henry
Meanley, and Edward Turner. II is un-
derstood that Lieutenant-GOyernor Lewis
does not object to this action.
REPAIRS TO GOVERNORS MANSION.
The following has passed both houses:
81. BE II enacted bV the General assembly
Of Virginia, That the Superintendent OF
Public Buildings be directed to proceed at
once to repair and refurnish the Cover
nOr'S mansion, under the supervision Of
tie Committee Of the House Of Delegates
on Public Property and that he is hereby
authorized to draw upon the State Trea-
sury for the expenses thereof. The sum Of
ten thousand dollars. or so much thereof as
may be necessary, is hereby appropriated
for that purpose out OF any moneys in the
treasury not otherwise appropriated.
.. This act shall be in force from its
passage.
SMALLPOX AND MEMBERS.
In the House OF Delegates yesterday Mr.
Frazier offered the following resolution
explaining that members OF the Legislature
here in the discharge OF their duties are
liable TO take the smallpox; that i'm such
case they would probably be removed from
their hotels or bOarding-houses to the
smallpox hospital, and that some provision
ought to be made nol0 TO care for them
suitably should they contract the disease:
ReSOlUed 0he Senate cOncurring), That 4
committee Of three-twO from the House
and one from the Senate-be appointed TO
confer with the authorities OF the city Of
Richmond and ascertain if . suitable build
ing ior smallpox hospital can be obtained
within three days within the city limits for
the exclusive accommodation OF the men,
bers Of the General assembly and attaches
OF the same, also il the said authorities are
willing to provide ample and efficient medi-
cal and nurse attendance for same, and re-
port to this General Assembly in the next
three days, stating location, accommoda-
tions, &c.
Agreed TO.
This resolution was taken over 70 the Sen
ate and by that body rejected.
The Senate evidently did not have a clear
apprehension of the Houses views. The
Senate has informed itself that there are
ample accommodations OF quite decent
character in buildings separate from,
yet within two hundred yards OF the city
smallpox hospital. These it supposes
sufficient The House, on the contrary,
doesn't want to 20 on the smallpox hos
pital grounds at all.
Not to be mcaly-mOuthed about this mat
ter, some leading ReadjuSters are, and long
/ have been, in favor either OF adj0urning the
Legislature from Richmond to some other
locality or take a recess for sixty days and
return herea the end of that time.
What the House wants is special small
poX hospital-the members have no idea OF
going out to the Clark's Spring hospital.
Now is the golden opportunity for our
city authorities to explain 10 the two houses
how they have been prevented from estab-
fishing a hospital in lenricO and to get
suitable legislation to condemn property in
the county for this purpose.
CRIMINAL EXPENSES.
Mr.. Dunn introduced bill in the House
providing that all criminal expenses and
all contingent expenses OF courts shall be
paid by the respective counties and cities
i'm which they occur, and that, in c0nside-
ration OF the increase in the county and
city levy thereby rendered necessary, the
state tax shall be forty-fiyc cents on each
one hundred dollars which is assessed for
taxes.
NR. COGHlLL N HIS SEAT.
Mr.. Robert \. Coghll, the delegate from
Amherst, appeared in his seat yesterday for
the first time during the present session,
having been detained at home by severe
indisposition.
CAUCUS.
The Re9diusters will hold caucus to-
night.
Ii i generally understood that Auditor
Nassey's tate will be decided without
further delay.
DANGEROUS CUTTING AFFRAY.-Saturday
night at a late hour a cOnyiyial party en-
tered the bar-room kept by Mr.. Davis, on
Oregon Hill. During the carOusal an alter
cation took place between Patrick Murphy
and John ID. Holloway, and in short while
Murphy was heard to eXclaim: 81 am
cut" Staggering from Dayis's bar-room