Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-12-06
VIRGINIA'SLEGISLATURE.
MAHONE ASKED TO RESIGN BY
THE SENATE.

The Governor Favors CARVING Ont
the Riddleberger BilI-The Reopenine
OF the Boundary Line Question Rec
ommended-An Appeal for a Legal In
Vestigation of the DanviIIe Case.
RICHMOND, VA, Dec. 5.-The General
Assembly met at noon and both houses Or
ganized by the election of the Democratic
caucus nominees. A Joint committee
waited on the Governor and soon thereaf-
ter els message was received and read. A
resolution was introduced in the Senate
calling on Senator Malone to resign. The
preamble consists of a sharp arraignment
OIL the Senator. Governor Cameron in
MS message deals mainly with State
aIalrs. In the matter of the public debt
ne refers at length to the working of the
hlddleberger act, and recommends that
the requirements of the bill shall ALI he
carried out by the present Legislature.
anu that further legislation be adopted to
increase its effectiveness. In relation To
the condition of the public school system
ne says that in the past two years the
Iacltltles I0r Tree education have been al
most doubled. He hopes that his views
In favor offurnishing means for teaching
all people to understand their rights
10 the limit of their privileges
measure
thelr duties, VIII meet with no opposition
IN Virginia, and he urges upon the Legis-
iature the Importance of further improy-
ing The means of educating the children
OF all classes. The Governor saws that
the long veXed question of a proper bouu-
dary line between Virginia and MARYLAND
is about to be settled. He urgently
recommends repeal of the act passed
at the session of 1SS1-S2 to define the true
boundary line between the two States.
and lntlmates that Maryland got the ad-
vantage OF Virginia. AS to the oyster
interest, he complains that MARYLAND has
fleet Of nine vessels engaged in the sup-
preston of unlawful dredging on her
oyster beds, While Virginia has none,
though she has the largest oyster interest
on the continent. He will send special
message 10 the Legislature on this subject.
THE DANvILLE AFFAIR.
Referring to the recent trouble in Dan
vile, he says: sit is sad to mar the pleas
ant picture by alluding to an unhappy
circumstance which all good people
should pray God shall never be repeated
IN the State of Virginia. Far be il from
the Governor OF this commonwealth,
whose duties are purely executive, to
crltlcIse in any partisan sense the
trouble by which death and blood
came on the Sd of November
~ " many OiIizehS III one OF Lne cltieS OF
this State. There is no purpose here to
ask your honorable body to investigate
the matter. There is right vested In the
Governor to do so, but the charge made
against this State and that community is
that men were killed, men were wounded,
OF no matter of what party, of no matter
what color, and that, contrary to all the
aw-observing habits of this people, no
man has been accused, arrested or tried
for his part in killing or wounding. This
IS view of the affair in which
all good people should join. A
judicial investigation should be had, wit
nesses should be allowed to testify. should
be made to testify, and the truth should
be made apparent so that the common
wealth of Virginia should be placed be-
fore the world as one of the States which
tries crime, no matter who may be the
criminal.