The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-02-23

Mr. Mccormick pressed this point oi
Federal interference in elections In VIZ. !.
glnh very strongly. He wanted 10 see IL
reproved. There had been enough OF u.
IL Is said that the Federal interference
could not have affected the result, but IN
that view Mr. Mccormick did not concur.
One OF the men testified that ne could nave
controlled 100 votes. All OF them were
men OF influence. They were men VINO
could control their fellows. But here Is
the bargain here is the bribe; here Is tne
interference OF the Federal authorities IN
Virginia elections. IL is an everlasting
goodbye to free elections in Virginia il
we do not stamp this practice with our
condemnation. These bribed votes should
be cast out, and as the poll cannot be
purged with reasonable certainty, the
whole ward should be thrown out. Cast
out that land the county voteb and John
Callahan Is elected.
Mr.. Mccormick was time after time In
terrupted with questions from Mr.. Gaines
a custom that prevails to wide extent In
the Senate--but all OF them he answered
quickly, courteously, and effectively.
Mr.. Diggs, who, with Mr.. Thurman,
signed the majority report, said the Sem
ate sits here as judges. 1t is their duty In
q case OF this kind TO enforce, not to make
the law. We are not TO count people who
stayed at their homes because Ii was cold
day. Nor are we to consider the vote OF
last. November. Mr.. Rue comes here
elected-elected by sos majority. Mr.
Diggs did not care anything about Mr..
Rue. His past actions and his past record
had nothing whatever TO do with this case.
Mr.. Diggs, in his examination OF the evi-
dence, could not possibly make 1t out that
Rue was In anywise responsible for the
rumor that the election was postponed.
He thought that point hardly worth con-
sidering. According to the testimony
that rumor came from DR.. Tabb Demo
cratic member OF the House, to Brown,
one OF Calahan's friends, who told 1t to
Sykes, one OF Rue's friends, who seems
to have repeated it to some extent.
II Mr.. Rue is to be held responsible for
everything that anybody chooses to say
about him, how much more should Calla-
han be held responsible for the following
drought to the attention OF Mr.. Diggs by
by Gaiues]:
j. W. Oast, being duly sworn, deposeth
and saith as follows:
Question: To what political party do
you belong?
Answer: The Coalition party, and am
chairman OF the Executive Committee OF
said party for the city OF Portsmouth.
al mel Mr.. Callahan about aweek
"before the election on the corner OF
"County and Crawford streets, in this
"city, near his place Of business, and in
"course Of conversation asked him II he
&" thought the Democrats would swallow
chm. His reply was, &C. d. them,
"they have got to do it, as there was no.
"thing else for them to do; and in the
"same conversation it made no difference
"whether Rue beat him or not, he would
&" contest and get the seat anyhow"
Mr.. Diggs further contended that one OF
the closed precincts would have given
Rue majority, and that all OF these pre-
cincts were in the charge Of Callahan's
friends, and that Rue did contradict the
rumor complained Of. Sitting as judges
the Senate must give the seat to Rue.
Mr.. Powell (Coalitionist) commenced his
speech by saying that he didn't care
whether the senator's listened to him or
not. and that while he should vote for Rue
he should prefer to see him unseated.
[Laughter.] Then he proceeded to attack
the Democratic party.
Mr.. Meredith, after having listened to
Mr.. Diggs, deemed it necessary TO call at
tention to the only points in this case-that
the vote in Norfolk county was not fully
polled: that there lodS Federal interier-
ence, amounting TO bribery and coercion,
in the Third Ward OF Portsmouth. He
quoted Mr.. Powell as saying, "Iet II
might have been (irom the evidence in the
case) that a full vote OF the electors OF the
district would have given the election to
the contestant, Callahan" Referring to the
Federal interference, Mr. Meredith said
that, like the Senator from Clarke. he
would never be coerced into seating man
who was sent here by Federal interference
The question being on the first PROPOSE
ton OF the minority report" that M. r
Rue is not entitled to seat in this body
the vote resulted
AYHs-Messrs. Berry, Coltrane, Glasgow, Hea
ton, KOIner, Loyenstein, Lybrook, Mccormick
Meredith, Peltit, Warwick, Wickhan, and Wing
fields.
NoEs.-Messrs. Bailey Barham. Bliss, Digs
Edmunds. Flanary, Gaines, Grim HcDOndid
Newberry, Norton, Pooeli, Rogers, Thurman
and T0lDneS-l5.
COalitiOnists IN italics.
The second proposition Of the minority
that John Callahan is emitted to seat il
this body as senator from the Thirty-thirC
district" was agreed to.
AYEs.-Messrs. Berry, Coltrane, GLASGOW. Hea
. ton, Hurt, Koner, Loyenstein, LybrOOk, McCOr
mick, Meredith, Newberry, Petit, Warwick, Wick
ham. and Wngfeld-15.
| Edmunds, Flanary, Gaines, Grim, McDOndfd
Norton, Po,oeH, Rogers, Thurman, and Tonnes
Coalitionists in italics
The Chair decided that this vote disposed
OF the whole question.
Mr.. Gaines tried to get reconsidera
lion, but not having voted with the pre-
yaiing side was ruled out.
vETOEs.
J The following messages were received
from the Governor:
COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA
GOVERNORS OFFICE,
RICHMOND, February "a, 1884.
To the Senate of Virginia:
Herewith is sreturned Senate bill No. 346
"to amend section 10 Of chapter II OF th'
Code Of 1873, in relation to the suspension
and removal Of certain officers" withou
my signature. believe it to be necessar!
to the proper administration OF the govern
ment that the Executive OF this Common
wealth should have power to remove sub
ordinate officers for misconduct and neglec
of duty. WILLIAM 4. CAMERON.
3 COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA,}
GOVERNORS OFFICE,
RICHMOND, February "a, 1884.
To the Senate of Virginia
I herewith return Senate bill No. 267
I" An act declaring in what cases the officer
OF county and city superintendents o
schools shall be deemed vacant" &C., with
out my signature, because / consider 1t
provisions to be in violation OF the Con
stitution. WILLIAM 4. CAMERON.
|, These vetoes were passed by.
Mr. CALLAHAN