Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-01-26
legislative.

lul0o was loltuuuC:O RuInOEiZ!pS tue CoftTuur
to temporarily fill The place OF Superintendent
Of Public INSTRUCTION. in case v,cIroy occurs
before The beginning of tho term of the regu-
larry sppoioted officer. And bill was intro.
duced TO incorporate the Richmond and North
Ocrolins Railway Company, With James 4.
| Werth. George B. Harrison, A. j. Weddsr-
burn, George H. Burwell. aud Herry H. Har.
rison as incorporstors. They are to be allowed
10 construct and operate railroad OF the same
gauge ss the BriQhthope Railway Compony.
The following bill was also Introduced: Be il
enacted. &c. That If any railroad company 10 the
| State Of Virginia on Sabbath dsy be fJuod
aboriug at loading or unloading it's freight, dis
nstchirg CT receiVitg its trains or shifting its
cars, employing it's clerks, is 8; ryan in labor or
other business (except the transportation of the
rlsii5 or CT passengers and their baggage they
| shall forfeit cot lsss than $500 NOE more than
| ST. 0O.
10 tho Senate Mr.. RiddobeIgsr cffs!ed the
following, which was adopted:
| Whereas il has bsen reported generally that
certain per SOUS have bsen makiog attempts to
Influence members of this General Assembly BY
corrupt means. aud whereas the names of
certain officers of this body have been mentioned
| 10 this connection, therefore,
| Resolved, That committee OF 6vs be az
pointed TO make inquiry into thsss rumors, TO
formulate charges II necessary; and for the
purpose of making the Investigation complete,
the said committee shall have power to send
for persons aud papers.
| President pro tenn. Of the Senate, w. NJ.
Elliott. at o'clock ruled that the time for the
execution of the ioint order had arrived. end
| directed Mr.. Hurt to so inform tho House.
Mr.. Hurt asked If the President meant 10 say
that The Senate must proceed With the election
of Auditor of Public Accounts.
| The Chair said that was bis construction CT
tie Law.
MIR. Thurman then cff.rcd the following
resolution:
Resolved. That it is tn, sers, Of the Senate
that there is 20 Joint or coalilulug order before
| the Senate.
The Chsir slid the resolution was not in
order, whereupcn Mr.. Thurman said be 81
peaed from the decision of he Chair.
Mr.. Ridileberger said why does not tie
gentleman appeal fr,m the decision OF the
| Chair at oCcs withcu. bis resolution.
| Mr.. Thurmsn iotimated that hs uders God
| what BIO was about.
! MIR. Riddl.b,rger thea went on to say. III.
i, we'll understood that this appeal will be sus
tanned. II had Just as we'll he uud erstood what
the motive of all this is. 1t is question OF
DOT what ccrcNns the people. but a. to whelh
er gentlemen on that side can use Just this OF =
poItunity TO assault the readiuster column. |
say to you. ycu have men With you to givs you
msjority. Take them-thty can 60. Bar.
bour went, Allen went, but there lr, nineteen
hero that will s.atd. ask ycu for The lime 10
get away from your association long enough. I
ask the other side if they will vo,e for Massey
if nominated VIII you vot, ag,inst him ?
Then nominate somebody eso. The Law Gays
this House and Senate shsll elect officers You
are cow lodging it. 1t is your duly to elect 40
Auditor as ycu have elected a Treasurer, snd
yet ecu fslter. You refuse to discharge that
duty. Why? 1t is not because OF duly. bu,
because sou think you can use this clash 10 the
readiuster party. Now, then, nominate Mr..
Massey. You can get him by voting for him
With the majority. dare you to meet it like
men. 60 Ter him. Sse how becoming il
would be if you did it. How b.comiDgly you
could oominste him and vote f,r him. You
Of The ohsr." Mr. Riddlebergsr went Oh to
charge the democrats With trying to stop
Legislation. Yesterday you voted to adjourn
but when sou did so you toIk four dollars chi
Of this treasury for work you did 20! perform.
You did it to avoid tha responsibility OF voting
for Auditor Of Public Accounts. You did il
leaving al these bills on the calendar. You
did il because you did not want to nominate
your maG. Yeu want to keep up what yCu
thiIk is q little wrsugle. serve notics CD you
tina. We do not cgpco, to elect Auditor of Pub.
llc Accounts to-day. We expect your appea
to BIO sustained with -four % or %. but We vii
hsvo an Auditor ct Public Accounts before thi
Legislature is at home thirty days, after its Ses
sion. if We cannot get it before.
Mr.. Thurman (d,mcorst) said be reslly
thought there was 90 necessi = for bin to make
raply TO MIR. Riidlebereer. The speaker
said ii was evidon. that the Senator agreed thai
DO had the right 10 appeal. IL am 10. here 10
heal their differences, said Mr.. Thu!map, "tI
t. mako tho rules which they may not like. -
| nD not here to mako those IsWJ bend Oh
yield 10 accommodate the gentleman from
Sheuantoa h VIXEN he chooses to make an ss
s,u|t uron his party associates. He goes ouI
OF hls way, not TO argus Tho question of PAL
liamen!ary iaS, but to mike political speech
to mike aa assault upon bis own party, and to
accuse tho Democratic party Of aIlying then
selves to some sXtent to certain faction Of biz
owo party. That question is not b,fcr1 the
Senate upon 90 appeal from the decision of The
President. All lha. Senators have to do is tc
ueltiuIue tuo Ques!lUu HuetUer or nOt the
ruling Of the President is right. Whether Mr..
Massey is to DO kicked on! neck and heels
thirty days otter the Senate sdjouros, OF
whether he or Brown Allen are to hold tbt
position is not before the Senate, bu! whether
the fundamental rule of the Senate is to be vic.
lated or not. The speaker commented on the
singular attitude Of the Rssdiusters DOW fipht
Ing the man whom they havs but short time
sicce eulogiz:d ss THE best Auditor Virgins
ever bad
Mr.. L3brock followed Mr.. Riddlsb burger, and
b'Rsu by saying that be represented twenty six
thousand people, and vas here simply 10 the it,
terest of his people. am charged with being
oae Of the obstrucionis!s of the four they
say are joined to tbs Fuoders here to prevent
the ell, c!ion Of Auditor. plead guilty to the
chsrse. but nevar htv, joined with the Fan.
ders ncr said q word 10 one of them about it,
stand just as [ ara, sn Independent man, repre-
ssnttg people who do not inlord to be dc!a ed
to by anybody. Il occurs to me that the gentle.
man ought not to pass he resolution to irquire
into corruption, ia. TIE name is not c,led,
bat i: is understood to refer to an ofic.r of the
baem ut.
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