Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-02-20
The Dend-LOck-AC Change Of Position
The Coalition Again Ihwarled.

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II was thought Oh Friday les. tha. the DEAF
lcck 10 The State Sepats hsd b! en- troken by
the de!ecioa cf tie deb: psyiog republican
Wine6e!d. but ~ 6llibus efirg The Mt
honitts secured SD adjournment bslofo 9
vote mixing new i,ias order 10 cltct N Audi
tor c;u'd be rssohed. thus ls.v;ng matters pre-
cisel7 as they had been for ito past three
Wotk5. When The Senate me! Saturday
morning it was considered that tho re,diuser;
would Garry their point and that the election Of
Elr. BroTa Allen, tie osutu, nsmioce
for Au!itor wcu'd be 40 easy msLtcr, bu,
to she astoui.hment Cf all tso read
iaster rtpab;i,sn Senators. Walker end
| Mayo, voted with the dsueGrsts and boilers,
and sgsin tho scales we're lu,ped against be
| readl0sters. Tic litter had then 10 turn 10
hliibaster 10 prevent Il DIV Joint ORDER beiag
made contrary TO their Programme. which
! They successfully did. securing 40 &c :uirment
| at SIX D clock that evening uo,il Mopda?.
| Tho cl,fk reported thu resolution Of Mr.,
Bailey proposing the election ct Auditor, 30 4,
90 Monday.
Mr.. Nswberry moved to stlike out tho Au-
dor. as Mr. M.ss y is now being Investigated
| by q Senate committee aid should not DO
! fGro,d into 60 election eiih cloud hanpinp
over LIN. 1t 90 amended he would ,ols TO 20
into the election of Ill tho Other ofEotrs named
| ia the resolution.
Mr.. MsSo said bis Position AZ tlus R4ad
iuatcr ~ss we'll kooHu. lie had heeo caucus
| man uD 10 this lime. aad he stated how wall
30 hsd stuck By tho psity. Bat 10 thought
| il no nero than hight lhat the eltc i'm of Au-
ciior should be postponed until The icyasli
ra'i9n WIS closed. "lf," Mr.. NJ .ssey is guilty,
OK him cut Of the fio; Ii DOT gully, lot bic,
staud forth az man. aid be has tho right TO
| ruo FIR I'm ot5o5 hero rr elsewhere" MIR.
| Mayo declared Ills purpose to stick By his pa:Iy
ia all iast aud proper measures, but 10 this
mater lis cjnsl5ilous of duty And ,nse Of JUS
tioa o)Dp:lled hin TO ssy that Mr.. Massey
ougb. unt 10 have the election fJrced UPON
him while ha vas under cloud, which The
Committee report might raise.
NJ. Walker also wanted tho Investigation 10
eud b i,rs an cleo lon Was bsd. do Wished 10
d. iustcr; he wcud do it to c:imipa'; he
would do II TO dor; certsiolY hs wluli do it
to Mr.. MasS'g, It wh IN tie party had been
proud; OF wnrm il hid been said 90 every
stump 10 Virsinir, "Hs is tho best Auditor
tho ) ste lv,r had. The Investigation c.m-
mitico ON rerort ty Monday CT Tuf sdag, and
then tic deadlock GOULD c0mc 10 On end. Mr.,
Walker sa'd lie meant to sand by tho Rad
lusItr par y-stsnd by the caucus; hut he
meant Ihas Mr.. M,sscy should have jaslire.-
lie asked f Gel.y urt,i tha committee c;ud
report. Thco hu would do all BIO cou'd 10
break the deadlock
Mr.. Wife K opposed tha aueudmont 10
strike cut Auditor. nod spoke Of men ishiios
the party cv r tho head of Mr. Massey. liz
referred TO Mf. Massey ''ss 40 otisoicrshle
person appealing to Fdpdnr minority for
proteciion-lbst minority witch had hurled ali
The slime erd fI:h CT Gabuscistion at him.
Speaking OF tie Investigation Mr. Wilcox de
CARED that slrsady two Of MIR. Massey clerks
wtr. fugi,ves from iuslic,.
Mr. Ridd!eberger sid that he vss soIry The
difc1ssion had iuken this turn. The sole qusl-
ton was Whether The members ware going TO
pressed vi the r15c" tGiSess Ii
Auditor. Court CT Appeals. 80. He asked
m:nbors 10 rrflaot upon their osthe, snd see ii
they ought rot to supper: this resolution intro
Gu,cd here, be bslieved. for the last tina.
Mr. Riddlctcrger read the cstts enbars
aVo rtql!red to take. Then no road The duties
Of the General Assembly a, laid down by the
Constitution. One was tho election of Auditor.
He spoke OF members being wiling to dodge"
this issus. and was soiry that gentlemen had
referred to this MISTER az caucus Obligation
Tor himself he preferred to trust il 90 o cns.i-
lu:ions obligation.
Thea he went on to speak Ct Mas: y. and do.
cared that be was going 10 bis death. AID
would rotten into forgotten grave with Bal
bour snd Motfstt. He predicted that M,ssey's
DETECTION would do the DEF y no barn. 1t
would msIch on to the fu6ment of it's mission.
lie declared That they wero not eoiog to STOP
10 bury tho dead, and be minated that unless
80 Auditor was elected the Members would bs
invited to vote for sres,u!iou o sdjou tioo
die. lie spoks frq l;ndy Of the obllsslioo, Of
tho sscs,cri,l cath, and evidently though! some
members diiu't understand it.
Mr.. Walker: You arc not our c,Esoiepoo
keeper.
MIR Riddebsrger No, | would rot b, his
c,psciet keeper. would rather bs vsccnsted
half g dtz,n times or h.vs tic smallpox.
Nj. Walker: Will be gentleman yield?
Mr.. iddebgrger: | would rather not.
Mr.. Walker: Then will bdo my time.
Mr.. RiddoberRer sal l that he could prove
by two honest witnesses that Mr.. Walker pre-
posed that he wupld vote to break tho dead
Iock-he. Me. Walker q member Of the inves
.igstiug oommittee-if the Investigating COM
Di;tcs were Stripped, and so ask RitdIebereer
~ agree 10 il.
At tho conclusion of MIR. Riddebe,per's
spstch Mr. Walker said he thcrght Mr.. RG-
dIebergel's lecture IN constitutional obligations
a work of supererogstioo. He intended 10 per-
form his Obligations BY voting for The resou.
tiou with The Auditor slrusk cut; undtr the
Circumstances the Auditor ought DOT 10 DO
elso:ed while Mr.. Massey il under charges.
chsrgss freq 1eot and gtea,. Macy spd msny 9
time. ssid MIR. Walker. public opinion has COG
vic!td uaa before trial who has been acq1i.-
ted upon fair trial. lis bsd rot divulged any
of tho secrets OF That committee. Ii ia q secret
co1mittee-ao nuoh The more petd for dtlsY.
WhMher the eviasros is for or sgairs, Mr. |
Massey cabnos be known. Ho appealed to lis
brother Senator'S. LIT us 20 en- aud .lacs all
The cf6Hsfs ab0u: woom there is 90 dispute"
The report can Do made 10 Two days. When |
tbat report is here, MIR. Walker said, his |
parry C ,uid oouos UPON him TO break the dead |
lock.
As to tho chsrgs rr,f .rsd sgsinst him by
Mr.. Riddle berger. MIR. Walker severed that |
he Did cay that if Mr.. Eiddleberger would |
withdraw too charges he wonld bresk the d :ad. |
Ia II, w.. |