The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-03-24
AFTER ATTORNEYS AGAIS.

FRAUDULENT COMMISSION MERCHANTS.
Senate bin II, TO protect farmers against
loss by fraudulent or insolvent commission
notwithstanding stringent provisions
against fraud. &c.-camc up on it, engross-
mcnt, and was advocated by Mr.. Wing
field, OF Albemarle. Motions made TO hay
on the table and 10 postpone until April
1st were opposed by him and rejected.
ON motion OF Mr.. Atkinson the bill was
laid on the table and made the special or
der for Monday.
The bill 10 make dishonest lawyers pay
up OF be disharred was passed.
The House Yeste rsiay.
GENERAL COMMISSIONER OF sAIEs.
The House was engaged during almost
the entire morning in trying to get ont OF
the muddle into which it was thrown on
Wednesday night in consequence Of GER
tain facts which were brought to light du-
ring the discussion which took place on the
bill 10 create the Office Of general commiS-
soner Of sales ior the several counties and
cities in the Commonwealth.
Mr.. Frazier rose for the purpose OF
making an inquiry. lie said that the bill
now on the calendar, marked House bill
No. ., was not the bill acted upon by the
Committee for Courts Of Justice. The bill
which was considered by the committee
and ordered to be reported TO the House
had not reached the House, but was in pos
session 0f one oi the clerks. He wanted
to know il that bin was not entitled 10 its
place as No. on the calendar.
The Chair replied that no bill could go
on the calendar unless ordered by COM
mlttce or by the House.
Mr.. Mayo explained the trouble a fol-
lows: Wednesday night, when the bill was
called up. he took occasion 10 say that he
believed that he was probably more respon-
sible for it, being here than any other per-
son. and that It had come here through II
mistake from hi' failure In handing the
bill 10 the committee u read 1t. Upon
consultation with the Clerk be found
that the committee was not At fault al all !:
that he was mistaken, and that the bill did
not yet here through any mistake 0f his !;
that they sent up the proper bill, but
that member OF the House (Alr. Lady,
the patron OF the bin, under the
ruling Of the House that bill might be
taken up and printed again, took the bill
and had il reprinted, changing il In several
particulars, and under the impression that
II was the bill considered by the committee
the Clerk substituted the bill that was
handed him by SIR. Lady. He chimed
that the Clerk of the House had the right
TO correct the error by placing the right
bill on tile calendar.
Mr.. Hanger contcnded that il could only
De done by the committee.
The Chair sustained this view OF thc
ease.
Mr.. Frazier at first proposed to appeal.
but instead made q motion 10 discharge the
committee from the further consideration
Of the bill. This. he said, would bring the
bin now on the calendar before the House.
and he could then offer the genuine bill a.
a substitute.
After considerable discussion the pend
ing question was called and the motion was
agreed to.
/ The Sreakcr then handed the original
/ bin 10 the Clerk. with instructions TO place
/ Il on the calendar Is Bill No. ,, A. he had
/ been officially informed by the clerk OF the
/ Committee for Courts Of Justice that II wa
; the bin which the committee had ordered
/ to be reported 10 the House.
Mr.. Hanger appealed. but the House sils
tanned the ruling cf the Chair by strie
party vote.
The House then proceeded 10 the consid
Grafton OF other business.
About Il O'Clock, much 10 the ,urpris'
OF the Democrats, the Speaker directed The
/ Clerk 20 call hill No. 2.
Mr.. Hanger objected 10 the reading %
the bill second time on the same day
He contended that the record of the iious'
would show that the bill was here for The
first time. from The fact that the committee
had inst been discharged from IT. furthe
consideration.
THE Sneaker stated that he had just beer
informed by the Clerk that the bill ha'
hecn reported from the committee seyerl
davs ago. and read by him and placed Ol
the calendar. II was then taken AVA
70 De printed. and another bill substi
tuied. That being the ease he (the Speaker
decided that this bin had had is first read
ING previously, and that i was now in or
der 10 read il the second time.
Mr.. Hanger appealed. and the Chair wa
sustained by the usual vote.
The bill was then read By the Clerk.
Mr.. Griffin moved 10 postpone the blll
aud make il the special order for Tucsda,
~ o'clock. which was defeated.
Mr.. Graves moved to amend the lst sec
,ion 90 a. 10 give the judges The right 4
A.. I lUUDtUi TIC foilltlliT Ti'ihf - 'f''f
1h6rizes the Governor 10 appoint.I
Mr.. Board lReadlusterl, of Roanoke ld
yocated The amendment. The mode .
annoiniing these commissioners wa, Yer
important matter. he believed that u
Governor would BE- imposed upon, an
thgt incompetent per-oas would get mi
oliiee. Persons totally unit TO d.scharg
the dntic- Of such "a office had alread
been promised places. -, ~, ,
Mr. Dun Green wanted Mf. Board !
: name some Who had been promised IN
, olIlee, and by whom;
Nr, Board replied that when be was
l.o,ae few days ago he had been iniorme
hv Gentleman that Governor Camera
: hsd written him a letter promising hini u
. snnointment for Roanoke county IN ca'
ne hin became Q law. He thr. Boar
trev that the man was not capable oi I'll
: c,,,rcinp the duties Of the silce.
pend,ng the consideration oi The amen'
I mant the chair was vacated until = o'eio'
q L. NJ.