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

thernnce OF a Deliberate Conspiracy In AID
sfthe Coalition party--yirsinians Present.
Personals Brief News Items. &c.
From Our Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON. February 22.-Neithei
house was in session to-day, the Senat,
having adjourned over until Monday and
the House until tomorrow. Everything
looked dun Of the Capitol. and interes
centred around the hotel where the Demo
cratic National Committee was in session
ON the streets the question of the place fol
holding the Convention was discussed all
the morning, and speculations were made
as 10 the effect OF the success OF the riya
claimants for the honor. When it was said
ait Will not do 20 60 to Chicago, because
Morrison is a presidential aspiraut." the
reply was. "Why. he lives near st. Louis,
and has bigger boom there than in Hi.
nois." Many were yexed because Saratoga
had made so small an effort TO secure the
Convention, and not few declared that
New York city is by all odds the best place.
Those fayoring the metropolis SAID that
everybody wants TO visit IL, aud that thirty
thousand people can go there without ap.
parently swelling its population or over
CT0wding its hotels. Nirginiaus said little
about it, feeling assured that Mr.. Barbour,
who represented their State at the commit
tee meeting, would do whatever was best
for the party. They became iubilant, how
ever, when telegram was received an
pouncing the passage OF the app0rtion-
hr no hn or "A
the Governor. After that they looked as
il they didn't care what occurred.
The I'D OF FEBRuARY-FINE wEATHER-THE
MILITARY.
No one had to lie told that to-day was a
national holiday, rs the avenue was crowd
ed at an early hour with people dressed in
their best. The weather could not have
been more delightful than it was until 1t
became cloudy IN the afternoon. The
Washington military, which has attained
much excellence in drill, paraded, and
Comnany A hid the cornerstone OF its ar
mory with appropriate ceremonies. A
good many people went to Alexandria to
attend the celebration OF the day there.
There was a fine display OF national flags
all over Washington, and martial music
could be heard in different directions. A
salute Of thirty-eight guns was fired at
noon.
THE CLOSE OF The ARGUMENT IN THE PAUL.
O'PERRALL CASE-ABLE ARGUMENT OF MA
JOR DANIEL.
The subcommittee to-day resumed the
consideration Of the O'Ferrall-Paul case,
Mr.. Edgar Allan opening for the cOntestee.
He cOntended that the Auditor, under the
34th section, had the right TO appoint the
collectors Of delinquent capitation-taXes.
He quoted Auditor Massey against Auditor
Allen. and argued that the action Of Judge
Christian, at Richmond,fn Auditor Aliens
ease and the indictments against Collector
Wayland in Judge HeZekiah Taylor's
County Court Of Albemarle, were judicial
straws that showed the current OF the
opinion OF Virginia courts has been that
these collectors were officers, and rs such
amenable to law. Judge Harris here called
his attention 10 the fact that Judge Taylor
never had license to practice law. He
appealed TO the committee to construe the
statutes literally. so that voters may not be
DISTINGUISHED. He made good argument
from his standpoint, and seemed to
satisfy Judge Paul, Representative Mayo,
Judge Slaughter, of Fredericksburg,
Colonel POpham. DIR. Strayer, and
other Of bis party friends who were
present. There were also number OF
Virginia Democrats in attendance, who,
while they listened attentively to thi:
speaker, evidently came to hear John w
Daniel, who was to follow and close the
case. At the close of Mr.. Allan's speech s
recess was taken for twenty minutes.
MAJOR JOHN w. DANIELS ARGUMENT.
After recess (at o'clock Major Danie
commenced his argument Of an hour and q
half. and spoke with clearness, earnest
ness, and ability. He said il was contest
between O'Ferral and vacant chair, for
Paul, who was declared elected by a nemi-
nal majority OF 2O4, had exercised judicial
acumen and accepted a Federal judgeship.
III there was q vacancy the Governor, AZ
the last general election, would have, I'M
der the law, ordered an election in the
Seventh congressional district. In the
beginning be paid his respects TO Senator
Malone, whom he designated as the as
signee in bankruptcy Of the Republican
party OF Virginia, and asked what right
had he, senator OF the United States, to
devise financial system, under pretence
that the statute warranted it, to aid his
party in carrying an electionf The most
usual fraud, he said. Is where the law is
followed in form but the substance Is not
there. When the committee shall read the
testimony they will see, he declared, that
there was a deliberate conspiracy not to col
leet revenue; for the perS0nal-property list
was not given these pretended tax-collec-
tors, but TO help the Coalition party. In pur-
suance Of this conspiracy III collectors
were, he said, appointed, all OF one party.
These collectors appointed numerous dep
utieS in every county-in Albemarle, for
example, twenty-six and in Augusta TWEEN
ty-all Coalitionists except one, who was
appointed through mistake. County by
county Major Daniel, with great clearness,
showed in detail cases OF fraud practiced
by the collectors and deputies. He de-
elared that the records showed that, admit
ting even that these collectors were author
lied by law, which was not the case, then
there was enough fraud shown by the tes-
tlmony to more than overcome PauPs NOM
NAL majority. He took up the county OF
Albemarle, and called special attention to
the fact that Collector Wayland gave out
6'6 fraudulent tax receipts, 655 OF which
were voted by colored voters. He read
from the South Carolina case OF Tillman
and Small 10 show that the testimony was
iaken, as in this case, TO show that the
eolored people voted the Republican
ticket and the whites the Democratic.
New Jersey, California, and other cleo
lion eases were quoted in support Of
this character Of testimony. He then
referred TO the johnson and Knight case,
which Mr.. Allan bad quoted, and showed
that this same doctrine was maintained by
the Democratic committee which reported
on that case TO the Virginia Legislature.
The attention Of the committee was called
otbe testimony Of Bennett, Gordon, Yates.
and other deputy collectors in Aibemarle,