The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-03-04
Tno IN -. ,raiu ordered to cngross.


To incorporate the National Compress
Association Company OF Noriolk.
TO incorporate the town Oh 1lmberyilie,
in Rockingham county, va.
To authorize the Richmond and ALE
ghany railroad TO issue preferred stock.
BILL INTRODUCED.
nv Mr. warwick: Bill to provide for
the recistr,t;on Of the voters OF the coun-
ties of Chesterfield, Powhstan, and Gooch-
land, and city OF Manchester
Mr.. Berry offered substitute for his
bill " to provide for adjusting with west
Virginia tbe proportion OF the public debt
proper to be borne by that state: .,
The substitute made several changes, OF
which the following was most important:
provided nothing in this act shall ever
"be construed as recognizing or imposing
ION this Commonwealth any obligation
"except to procure settlement WIN "e''
Virginia"
sIr' Wickbam offered an amendment, IN
effect. striking out all that portion OF the
bin processing to allow the Governor OF
Virginia to bring suit against West VIZ
ginia. 80,
Mr.. Bailey spoke against the bill, ana
Mr.. Berry and Mr.. Mccormick for 1t, ana
IL was pending at adjournment.
House OF Delegates.
The House met at II o'clOck-Speaker
stuart in the chair.
TIE GRIFFIN CASE.
The rcnort OF the Committee on Priyi-
leoes and Elections in the case OF II. u.
Griffin, member from York district. was
read partly, when, on motion oil MI. Dou,
son. the further reading was dispensed
with. and the report was ordered 10 dc
| printed.
The report recommends the removal oil
Griffin from his seat on the ground OF III
eligibility, by reason OF his having acted
rs postmaster at Yorktown up to January
| 1, 1884, and since.
MIR. Smith came in after this was done,
and asked that the action OF the House De
considered. He said that there was but one
law poInt in the case, and that very briei
one. Mr.. Smith briefly reviewed the cyl
dence. which demonstrated the TACT that
| Griffin had been postmaster at Yorktown
ever since his election. and that lie was
so REGARDED by the Post-Oftice Depart
ment mt Washington at the present time,
and that Griffin admitted that lie had per-
formed service as postmaster at Yorktown
rs late as January 1, 1884. There was no
need of printing evidence as plain ana
brief as this, and Mr.. Smith was OPP
posed TO having The time OF tie member
extended further a. representative from
the York district.
Mr.. Lakewood thought the real ques-
ton to he decided was whether statute
superseded constitutional provision.
The motion to reconsider prevailed, and
Mr.. Griffin being absent, the case was
passed BY for the present on motion OF
Mr. Smith.
JUDGE MEADE's CASE.
Mr.. Grattan offered resolution, which
was adopted. and which provides that the
special committee appointed to investigate
the charges against Judge d. b. Meade be
authorized to print the record in the case
PERSONAL PRIVILEGE.
Mr.. MofIett, chairman OF the committed
appointed 10 investigate the charges pre-
ferred against Judge Booker, OF Elizabeth
City county, rose TO question OF personal
privilege. He referred TO an editorial II
the State OF last week, in which 1t said tha
the committee did too much iunketing t.
suit old-time Democracy, &c, and to The
card OF the counsel for the memorlallSt
published in the State, claiming that thu
editorial did injustice TO the committee
Mr.. Mofrttt said d" the State had cor
rected the editorial, but the Norioll
Landmark had seen fit to reproduce the
States editorial and severely common
thereon. In justice to the individual
members Of the committee and to th'
Speaker Of this House, and to the House
T saw there is no truth whatever in The
charges made against the committee. Th'
members OF that committee do not iunke
and hob-nob in Richmond or while the.
are at home. The truth Of the business i
lust this: We were not entertained by
single individual at Hampton or Old Point
We 90 further. and say that we did not re
ceive hospitality from any one in Hampton
or Old Point. / cannot understand why l
is that these charges should be made agains
the legislative committee when there is m
: fact to sustain them. The charges, | be
lieve, elnanated from some man disap
pointed in the Investigation"
Mr.. Jones. another member OF the com
! mittee, next arose and said: 1.-THE Stat
, having been imposed upon by some per
son. corrected the editorial which reflected
upon the committee. Since that time m.
; attention has been called to an editorial il
5 the Norfolk Landmark, which reproduce
| the editorial published in the State ant
4 comments thereon. Now, ! only want t
! say that as far rs am concerned and th
l committee is concerned the investigation
e OF these charges preferred against Judg
: Booker was perfectly fair. honest, an
, above board. That the committee was il
fluenced in any way by social attention
>. absolutely wholly untrue"
,, THE REPORTER RIGHT.
e Mr.. Opie claimed personal privilege
n and stated that the reporter OF the Ricl
mond Whig had misrepresented him. TIL
reporter took his hat and went out OF I'll
House. Presently he came back with
o paper, and Mr.. Opie read something in
Then Mr.. Opie rose second time to n pc
sona privilege to say that the reporter WI
right, and had not misrepresented hin
u He had been miSiniormed. Then the n
;, porter smiled sweetly. He had the deaf
u wood on the delegate.
Mr.. Gibson got the floor and SAID
mir. Speaker,-The Wing has misrepr
sented me two or three times when r
- porting my eloquent speeches, and don
- care continental il II did," daughter
,e PIEDMONT NORMAL SCHOOL.
d The House bill providing for the esta
m lishment Of the Piedmont Normal SchoC
In Nelson county, was taken up.
Mr.. Grattan opposed the bill, because q
NJ State did not have the money TO ay f
n good teachers now. There were plenty
, good teachers now in the State, but tn
70 would not teach at the prices paid. I
price would not iustifyit.
Mr.. Smith explained that teacher grad
ating at the Normal School would be und
Va bond to teach for two years.