The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-03-20
THEY HAVE GONE.
THE LEGISLATURE ADJOURNED
Failure OF she Valentine Impcachmen'-a''
important Bills. Through-Rniirond com'
missioner Eiectcd-Fnreweiis.

Mr.. Hurt In the chair. NO prayer
House Joint resolution requesting VIZ
gina Representatives in Congress TO urg
an appropriation for deepening Jane
river was agreed to.
On motion Of Mr.. Atkinson extra pa.
for extra work was voted the Sergeant-at
Arms. Doorkeeper. assistant, and commit
tee clerks and pages-the last S25 each; al
the others $50 each.
SCHOOL DIRECTORS.
Mr.. Petit made an effort TO get ayote upoi
the bill 10 allow OF the appointment oil ne
gro directors for negro schools and whit
directors for white schools, but he failed
The bill was passed by.
DOCK AND DRY-DOCK.
This vetoed bill was called, and passed
by on motion OF Mr.. Thurman.
RAILROAD COMMISSIONER.
In the absence Of Mr.. Twyman from thu
chamber Mr. Meredith nominated for Rail
road Commissioner Mr.. Horace G.. Moifett
Jr., OF Rappabannock county.
MIR. Glasgow seconded the nomination
Mr.. Glasgow said that Mr.. Moffett was O.
the Scotch Irish stock.
Mr.. Bailey put in nomination the presen
incumbent, George A. Martin, Esq.
In due course Mr.. Moflett was declared
elected.
PENITENTiARY OFFICERS.
Mr., Loyenstein's bill abolishing certain
offices at the penitentiary and equalizins
the pay of others-increasing that OF the
guard from $40 to $50 per month-was fur
Their amended and put on its passage, but
received only fourteen OF the twenty-one
votes necessary. The Coalitionists voted
against ii, though the net result OF 1t, If II
had passed. would have been consdera-
bic saving to the State.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. RESOLUTION.
Mr.. Newberry's resolution directing the
Clerk to forward to the President of the
United States Senate the resolution re-
uuestlng Mr.. Malone to resign was taken
up.
Mr.. Thurman moved to amend by in
sert,ng with the request that it be read
before the United States Senate y; and
that was agreed to, and the resolution was
then agreed to-ayes, 10; noes, 10.
THE ADJOURNMENT.
Mr.. Mccormick offered resolution re-
scindIng the adjournment resolution.
He stated as reason for this that there
were anumber OF bills before the Governor
that would fail il the two houses adjourn
ed ut 3 p. VI. Also, that there was much
unfinished business that should be cared
for.
Mr.. Fletcher. chairman OF the Commit
tee Of Enrolled Bills, said he held in his
hands the last batch of bills sent TO the
Governor.
1t appeared that these were all signed,
but that Mr.. Fletcher did not know how
many were in the hands OF the Governor
and unsigned, to be killed by "pocket-
Veto"
The resolution was agreed to
AYEs.-Niessrs Berry, Callahan. Digs, Glas-
cow. Heat0n, Lovenstein, Lyhrook, McGormick'
Meredith, Newberry, Petit, Thurman, Twyman'
Warwick, and Wickham-15.
NoEs.-Messrs. Bailey, Bdrh01R, Bliss, Chris
tian, Edmunds Flanarv, Fletcher, Gdtass. Grim,
Nc Donald, Norton, PO,ceH, Rogers, and Tur-
CoaIitionist in italics.
The vote was verified, and then an
nounced by the Chair.
MIR. Mccormick was ordered to inform
the House.
Mr.. Townes claimed that he had voted
A." No,o and that his vote was not recorded.
The Chair said that it was too late now
to do it.
Mr.. Townes thought it great hardship.
He was suffering from very sore throat,
and could not make his voice heard.
The Chair said the Senator from Rich
mond [Mr. Atkinsonl had come to the
Clerks desk and asked to have his name
"Aye"; that he had voted, and
his vote had not been heard, but that the
Chair told him, as he told Mr.. TOwnes,
1t was too late after the vote was an
nOunced.
[1he House did not concur in this reso-
luton of Mr.. Mccormick
ADDITIONAL CLERK.
MIR. Wickham introduced resolution to
allow the State Treasurer TO employ an adj
ditional clerk to discharge duties imposed
upon him by a bill Just passed. Agreed
to-ayes, q; noes, 5.
IMPEACHMENT.
Mr.. Thurman asked for the considera-
ton of his resolution for an extra session
OF the Senate on April 1st to sit during
vacation to try the Valentine impeachment.
He pressed his resolution Gas matter Of
for he was aware that it was
- very much like firing columbiad at a
sparrow"
Mr.. Lybrook said this work could be
done in a day or two. He moved to strike
out April LIST and insert March 20th.
Mr.. Wickham said:
III it is i'm order / would make a motion
to lay 1t on the table that we might get rid
OF this matter. 1t is too small game.
This man is the least OF the guilty men
in the county OF Hanover. He is well.
disposed man but has gotten under bad in-
fluences. He has done things he would
not have done il under better influences.
We cannot undertake this trial without
heavy expenditure. II the case had come
up during the regular session aud passed
upon |, of course, would have made no OBJ
lection. think the man has been guilty
of malefeasance in Office, but his guilt is due
to the influences upon him and not from in
tentions of his own.
Dir. Atkinson could not see that the
Senate had any discretion. The House
had preferred the charges. 1t is the duty
OF the Senate to try them.
Mr.. Bailey said the cost would be from
5000 to $1,000, and they had better let
this little thing pass by.
nfis SdiO tiht Nlt t-tIldtt
do its duty-try the charges. There is no
alternative allowed by the Constitution
there is no option-but at the same time he
would accept the suggestion OF Mr.. Turner
for a trial December lst.
Dir. Mccormick offered the following:
Whereas articles Of impeachment have
been preferred by the House OF Delegates
against Jackson l.. Valentine, county
school superintendent OF Hanover county,
for offences in office; and whereas a pres
sure OF public business Of general con.
Germ TO tie entire State has operated to
prevent the Senate taking proper action
upon said charges. and whereas a joint
resolution has passed the General Assem-
bly, providing for the Sine-die adjournment
thereof at 3 O'Clock p. NJ. this day; and
whereas the cost and expenses of con-
ycning the Senate in extra session and or
ganizing it as court Of impeachment for