The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-03-28

gate from Fairfax, to hold the office OF SUI
perintendcnt OF Public instruction and re-
tain his seat In the House. occurred shortly
after the reading Of the Journal
| ACQUISITION OF PERSONAL PRIVILEGE.
| Mr.. Mayo, of Westmoreland, arose to
question OF personal privilege, and spoke as
follows:
In the Richmond Wig OF Monday, March
q, 1882, the leading editorial concludes
with the following language:
"Would they (meaning the members OF
the Readiuster party not all prefer to be
controlled by the carefully
able, and conclusive reasoning OF their own
httorney-General than be Influenced by
the ill-digested opinion OF few Funder
lawyers and some disappointed Read
iusters! We think they will. We be-
lieve that our party in the Legislature
will stand together like q phalanx and Or
der the report OF the committee to be re-
committed or vote il down, and sustain
the conclusive logical opinion Of the At
torney- General. BY SO dong they will de-
feat the Funders. They will not give them
cause to rejoice. They will not furnish
them with thunder for their next cam
paign. They will not give them an OppOr-
tunity to tell the people that the Readjust-
ers are divided amongst themselves. Re-
adjusters, let us implore you to stand to-
gether-for united. we will stand. but
divided, we will fall, and fall forever
Mr.. Speaker,--I am q member OF the
Committee for Courts OF Justice, and that
editorial strikes at me. Were that only
communication from some crossroads pol
itician, l would pay no attention to it, but
would treat ii with the contempt it would
deserve. But standing as it does, as a
leading editorial in the Richmond Whig,
the recognized organ OF the Readjuster
party, should be recreant TO myself and
all the instincts OF my nature rs gentle
man IL l did not rise on this floor and give
it the attention il deserves. The general
statements and argument OF the editorial |
do not propose to discuss now, but some
OF the statements are personal to myself
and some other members OF this House,
and those will notice now.
Disappointed Readjusters :" May /
not ask both sides of this House whether
my conduct and actions on the floor OF this
House do not give the lie to this accusa-
| ton? Have / not stood here fighting day
! and night to support and pass the measures
OF the ReSdiuster party, and eXerted every
effort to that end! Have / been acting as
a "disapponted Readjuster"? In the
face OF my position and my conduct
here, such n charge adds the crime
Of gross ingratitude to SANDER. Can il be
! that here In the nineteenth century, here
in the Capitol Of Virginia, here i'm this hall
where so many great and noble men have
stood-can it be that here we are basely
asked to periure ourselves and violate our
oaths under the Constitution for party pur-
posesg Is the party to be bolstered up by
perjury and violation OF the Constitution
| II that were so, then let the party go down
70 destruction and be classed with the
miserable rabies led by Jack Cades and
| Robespierres in The past.
| Can man be so base and low as TO be
willing to sacrifice himself for any party
by becoming a periurer? No party can
stand long when so bolstered up. tender
my resignation as n member OF the Commit
tee for Courts OF Justice; and hope, Mr..
Speaker. that you may not be able TO find
on either side OF this chamber to supply
my place a member so low in character a.
to be willing to sacrifice his conscience 70
support party ends, or who is such an idiot
a. TO suppose that any party can long exist
upon such vile principles.
Mr.. Hamilton: Does the gentleman think
he ought to take so much notice OF anDut-
slider?
Mr.. Mayo: This is not an outsider"
As said before, il these were the words
OF an "outsiderr / would treat them with
the contempt they deserve; but this paper
is recognized throughout the land as the
organ OF the Reiidiuster party. 1t goes to
my home, and carries there this foul SLAM
der upon me. II this editorial expresses
the sentiments OF the Readjuster party,
then ! am done with it, and done with 1t
forever.
Mr.. Mayo subsequently, at the request Of
many members, withdrew his resignation.
Mr.. Dickinson, OF Russell, said that he
signed the report, and had no apology to
offer to anybody for it. He felt that his
action in the matter was sustained by law,
and he would have signed the report II no
other member OF the committee had done
so. He did know whether he was classed
as Il " disappointed Readjuster." He came
here expecting nothing, and he had been
told that such people were blessed.
Mr.. j. {. Taylor, the chairman OF the
committee, also spoke and Indignantly re-
PEELED the charge that the report OF the
committee was an "ill-digested" opinion.
He believed that every lawyer In the State
and the courts would endorse the action OF
the committee.
ANOTHER Personal EXPLANATION.
In the House yesterday Mr. Board said
In nv remarks in the House OF Delegates
last Thursday on Mr. Graves's amendment
10 the bill creating the Office OF general
commissioner Of sales said that when
was at home short time ago was inform
ed by gentleman Of my county that Gov
ernor Cameron had, In Il letter to him,
promised him the appointment OF commits
sioner OF sales for Roanoke county in case
the bill should become law.
wish to say that in these remarks
meant no reflection on the Governor, in
whose integrity / have every confidence
The other party to whom referred as hav'
ing told me he had received promise Of
the appointment, gives different version
OF what he stated TO me, and to the Hous,
of Delegates, and insists that | am mis-
taken, he contending that he had only told
me in a private conversation that Governor
Cameron had written him favorable let
ter.
Whilst / feel bound to repeat that my
statement conveys my recollection as Il
the promise therein referred to, yet ! an
free 10 confess that such difference as tina
would make between myself and the gen
tleman referred to does often occur be
tween parties who are on good terms ant
, mean 10 act in good faith; and that there i
nothing in 1t TO reflect upon either OF Us o.
to interrupt our friendly relations.
HOURS OP MEETING.
On motion OF Mr.. j. A. Watkins, the re
, solution adopted few days ago, fixing th
time Of meeting Of the House, was rescind
i. ed. -, =,
Hereafter the House viii meet at
! O'Clock, the chair TO be vacated at o'clocl