The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-01-18

Mr.. Mccormick argued that It was .
, matter Of courtesy 10 the House to grant
the committee. and It was 50 ordered
unanimously.
THE TURNER CASE.
MFR. Digs. fromtbe Committee on Privi.
Ieoes and Elections. submitted the report
~ the majority adverse to the claims OF w.
II Turner to a seat In this House, as fol-
lows:
To the Senate of Virginia:
rho Committee on Privileges and Elections
having had under consideration the ma,rer OF lne
election Of w w. Turner 20 seai !" an aleges
election held therein on the 7th instant. and the
protest of certain citizens OF SAID d'sriSt Rs.
The seating of sa,d Turner, submit 'he i''o"'"S
In to 1881 the elections in Norfolk city IN
cIuded I'm said disirictD were CONQUERED ~ i .,p
of two ballot. boxes ut each Drecinct-one entirey
for fhe reception Of ballots from the co.oreu
voters and the other for white yofcis-anI vi. ar
rangcmeni produced peacedne, 0T r,,,n nrohIbited
the use OF two balot-b1xes, tn0n2n 'nef. 49, 49,
two registrars for each precinct ana only n,a
preciucts I'm the clty-thc total reglstcfeh 'v'c
being about 300. and In one recent election inc
vote cast was Assn. -. -.
On Goth December. 1888, the General Assem-, ne.
bly, passed an nc. repeating The then existing re-
gjstrltlon In Norfolk. providing for an entireiY
new registration. and making eight Voung-ITe-
cincs in said city. This act provided further ,,
the registration should begin ON the - an
five DAYS previous notice of snch new reyisialol,
should be publicly gwen ire act was lpSa,yod
by the Judge Of the Circuit Court OF NoIIoih on
the ith January, SS4; the law empowering sara
Judge to appoint me new resstra,s. WI" @rle W.
pointed with due speed on January ., iSs4 men
10 was impossible, OF course, 10 hOd tue eleClpn
under the then existing registration Jaw, Wv
, Iiertenant.i Governor having issued his writ a
President Of the Senate for the speclal electiOh on
the 7th January, 1854, hxing tias aate ,tga Is'
fine expressed wish Of the people OF the district
A. the election could not be held on tie IN Janu-
arv under the act alluded to. and that dcf reDeaed
and made of no effect the old registration. No
valid eectiou could be held there al all on mat
day. ,
that large majority Of the voters In Norfolk con-
ceiying that no legal election could he heid, re-
Trained from tiking part In the elecron-the total
vote east IN SAID city on that day being: For W.
H. Turner. 700. and for Burroughs. the Demo-
cratic candidate TOR the Senate, o6-the hsual De
mocratic vote being over .0uO.
taDpearng therefore. that no full electloh' nor
anything approaching 70 IT, WIS h"id w rio ol
on the 7th Instant. and that no lawfu Wtlid elec-
ton could have been then held, the conImit'ec re-
port the following resolutions
|. Resoiced, That W. Ii. Turner is not entitled
10 seat In this senate.
q ReSoTred. That the President pro tenn. Of the
Seuate do forthwith issue writ di Getting an cleo
tlon to be held In the Thirty-first district for 4
senator from thar district, fixing such TIM" there,
iair expression of the will Of the people.
isignedI J. SINGLETON DIGGs.
Acting Chairman:
". ID. TWYMAN.
MARSHALL McCoRmCK.
W. A. GLASGOW.
At tn time wishing 70 examine the law more
D1rticultrlyl | neither assent nor object To the
above report. lSgned j. l.. POWELL.
| dissent from the above report.
4. X. GRIN.
PENITENTIARY PEOPLE.
on motion OF Nj. LOyensteln IT was
ReSOlred. That the Superintendent OF
the Penitentiary be requested to inform the
Senate OF the number OF assistant, keepers
employed in said institution and the pay
they now receive, and also the number OF
guards employed and the amount OF
their pay.
NEW SENATOR.
Mr.. William Townes was presented by
Mr.. Grim and sworn in a. senator from
the Mechlenburg district.
PETIT VERSUS HUBBARD.
At O'Clock tn, report in this case was
reached.
Mr.. LybroOl, moved to pass by and print.
Mr.. Heaton asked that the report be read
throue h. and that was done.
NJ. Diggs, on behalf OF the committee,
urged immediate action. He stated that
the pr nted record had been on the desks
OF the members for week. II contained
all the information that was before the
committee.
Mr.. Lybrook insisted that the report
should be printed before it was considered.
Mr.. HUBBARD spoke to the same effect.
Mr.. Powell submitted Il minority report.
which he asked to be printed with the ma
iority report.
The report was laid on the table and or
dered to be printed.
AYFs.-Mcssrs. Atkinson. Bailey. Barham Bliss.
Coltrane, Crumpler, tfmonds. Flanary, Fletcher
Gaines, Grim. lybrOok, Norton. Powell. Rogers.
Thurman. TOwnes and Wickham-lS.
NOES essrs. Berry, Digs. glasgow. Heaton.
Koincr. Keczcll. Lovenstciu. McCormick. New
berry. Twyman. Warwick, and NtnShcld-l2.
The question being raised whether this
was or was not party question, Mr.. Akin
son said emphatcaly that he thought not.
Thereupon Messrs. Crumpler and Powell.
who were paired off with absent Democrats,
voted. They would not have done so had it
been decided to be party question. Suisse
quentIy Mr.. Powell expressed regret that
he bad voted, being almost satisfied that ii
was Il party question.
Later on the report was, by 4 party
VOTE llltut tuc NItNttNl Oiu'l ioi hV-hif
friday at ! O'Clock.
The report was Immediately turned oven
the Superintendent OF Public Printing 10
be printed.
RECONSIDER.
Mr.. Crumpler mover that the bill OF Mr.
Glasgow in relation to the sale OF public
property be recOnsidercd.
Mr.. Loyenstein moved to pas by.
Agreed to.
Adjourned.
House Of Delegates.
The House met at nOOn-Speaker stuart
IN the chair. Prayer by Rev. \. {. BIeG-
soc, OF the Methodist Episcopal Church.
BILLS INTRODUCED AND REFERRED.
The following bills were presented and
referred
BY Mr.. Paxton: Bill to provide for
working and keeping in repair the public
roads IN Rockbridge county.
BY Mr.. Ellis: Bill to incorporate the
Danbury and ParkersburG Railroad Com
pany.
BY Mr.. PolIlrt: Bill TO authorize the
trustees OF the West Point Baptist church
TO borrow money and execute bonds there
for and deed OF trust to secure the same.
BY Mr.. Jones Bill TO provide for the
payment OF judgment OF John Kelly,
surviving partner OF Kelly d Larquey,
against the Board OF Public Works.
BY Mr.. Anderson, OF King William
Bill to provide charter for the town Of