The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-01-27
pointed by ballot. unless otherwise ordered.
and q plurality OF Yotes shall annninf.

and plurality OF votes shall appoint.
When the chairman OF n committee shall
resign, or cease TO serve on q committee,
and the presiding officer be authorized by
| the Senate to ill the vacancy in such COM
mittee, unless specially otherwise ordered,
it shall be only to fill up the number on the
committee.
say. therefore, that this body has done
precisely according TO the custom Of ap-
pointing special committee In the Senate
OF the United States. | therefore protest
that the presiding officer, even without this
declaimer Of senator's, is not treating those
gentlemen right who voted for this resolu-
ton.
suppose my friend from Shenandoah IL
/ proceeding upon the idea OF making treason
odiOus. and proposes To shower down resig-
nations upon us until there is food. He has
resigned the craftsmanship Of his commit
tees he has resigned his position on five or
six other committees, and | almost eX-
pected TO hear him resign his place rs
United States senator. [Laughter.l When
that resignation comes, and he IL ready TO
90. l shall be very sorry, and will bid him
an ahectionate farewell, and assure him
that the days Of the years Of the Riddle
berger rule will ever be with me green
spot in memory's waste. lLaughter.l
no INsINUATIONs, IF YOU PLEASE.
Mr.. Newberry said that he did not like
the insinuation OF Nr. Riddeberger that
he had gone over TO the Funder party. Ii
is not so. When the gentleman speaks he
ought to give facts and not insinuations.
Mr.. Newberry supposed that when Mr..
Riddlcberger uttered his shibboleth on this
floor he expected every Readjuster to rise
up and cry out, "Great is Diana OF the
Ephesians." [Lauchtcr.l
Mr.. Wilcox followed in defence Of the
action OF the Chair, giving at the same
time a warning 10 the four that popular
storm is rising. In concluding he eX-
pressed his belief that this is "a personal
attack subrogated to further the considera-
tion OF a political enterprise"
WE FOrR.
Mr.. Lybrook good-humoredly said that
''we four" never could be changed, but
that he would stand by "the old man down
yonder" fin the BASEMENT to the end. In
everything else he was with the Reid
justers.
ALL ABOUT TIE CHARGES WILL BE PUBLISHED.
Mr.. Lybrook said something which led
Mr. Riddlebcrger 10 remark that rs soon
~ he could get through with the work the
Senator should know through the public
press all that he expected TO prove in the
proposed investigation.
MIR. Lybrook: Yes; but you won't
get anything on me-" (Laughter.l
Mr.. Wilcox said that he expected TO
prove by a member OF the caucus that Mr =.
Lybrook had asked the member when the
matter of the DInyille circuit iudgeShip
came up to have it postponed, as he cX-
pccted to be 4 candidate.
Mr.. Lybrook: Wen, that is an awful
thing. | ought to be hanged, oughtn't !!
Laughter Mr.. Lybrook went on to cX-
plain how he had been pressed by his peO-
pie to accept this judgcship. and how he
had declined, &c. lie dId not believe
members OF the Legislature ought to vote
themselves into place.
THE FOUR ARE READJUsTERs.
Then Mr.. Lybrook went on 20 argue that
/ the resolution in question was not so very
atrocious, and that Mr.. Elliott should not
| have been offended when il was adopted.
| lie wanted the investigation 10 take place,
and by IN impartial committee, and il Mr..
/ Massey was guilty OF any corrupt practice
/ he would drop him in one half second
/ Mr.. Lybrook, rcvcrting TO the expression
| that the Fundcrs or :" the other side were
,now in the majority, said that was not so
I the four were still Koidiusters; there had
/ been no coalition between them and The
/ Funders. only on one thing did they dif-
fer from their party-that was the election
OF Auditor
FORMAL DISCLAIMER.
Mr.. IIur, offered the following:
RcSOlred That no discourcsy whatever
was intended TO the President pro tenn. OF
the senate in the adoption OF the resolution
this day offered by Senator Newbcrry, and
I the Senate declines TO accept the resigna'
ton of senator W VI. Elliott a. President
pro tenn. OF the Senate.
Mr.. E,kridge asked if there was no want
OF confidence what was the object Of that
rcsoluiionY What was its purpose: 1t
looked like getting up whitewash COM
mittee.
Mr.. Jones (colorcd), Of Meckenburg,
believed that MIR. Elliott was the right man
i'm the right place, and he should vote
against accepting his resignation.
MIR. ELLIoTT-PERSoNAL.
Mr.. Elliott acknowledged his apprccia-
tion of the kindly things said about him.
lie had sought to discharge the duties OF
the position to which he had been elected.
ever adhering 10 the chart committed TO
him bv this honorable body. But he could
not gain lis consent 10 give TO the proceed
ings the Interpretation that senators had.
Mfr. Walker: Has any senator here ever
/ impugned your motivesf
Nlr. Elliott: No senator has impugncd
my motives. but there i matter OF record
which stands for all time unless the Capitol
falls. ! must be permitted TO erect my own
standard. though in so doing | must differ
from some Of my friends. am constrained
10 say that my resignation shat be accepted.
THE CONFIDENCE RESOLUTION.
Mr.. Powell begged Mr.. Elliott to recon-
slider. and eulogizcd him for his fairness
and ability.
Mr.. Riddlel erger asked that the resolu-
ton be divided.
Mr.. Hurt SAID that he hoped it would be.
Mr.. Riddeberger said that the Senate
could not decline 10 accept the resignation,
especially a, the gentleman said that ne
could not with seli-respect serve, ana he
applaudcd the feeling that made him say
so. There was nothing 10 do but To pro-
ceed 10 elect presiding officer, ana illat
might he done in the morning. There
were twelve here who would vote for Mr.
+ Elliott. and he doubtless would allow them
to renominate him. This resolution couid
NOT cancel the record. That could Only be
done by all the senators voting To reelect
Mr. Elliott. Then the aSpersion and VIM
dicotion would 90 together on the pages OF
tbe Journal Tomorrow the friends oi
General Elliott will nominate him ior re-
election.
TEMPORARILY ABSENT.
Mr.. Hurt warmly denied that there was
any imputation upon General Elliott. lie
would withdraw the latter part OF the reso-
luton, take vote on the former part, and
nominate General Elliott for reelection