The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-02-07
Mr.. TowneS in Trouble on Account
of a Mysterious Resolution.
REGISTRARS BILL IN THE HOUSE.
Attempt Of the CoalitiOnistS 10 Defeat this
Measure by Pilibustering.
THE BOUNDARY LINE.
Senate.

Senate bill to incorporate the Salem ant
Southwestern Railroad Company came bach
| from the House with amendments. Mr.
Hurt [Mr. Diggs in the chair] moved TO in
| definitely postpone the billion the ground
that the body OF the bill gives the company
the right to run In either OF three differ
ent directions. and that II gives the com
pany the right to hold 100000 acres Of
land, thus creating great monopoly.
| Mr.. Trout said that he had never known
a hin better guarded. 1t required the com
pany to locate its route in twelve months
| il made them put up guarantee. Itis moi
q pocket charter, and he could not see why
Mr.. Hurt should meddle with it, as IL did
not affect his constituents.
| Mr.. Diggs said the motion Of Mr.. Hurt
was not in order.
| Mr.. Koiner also contended that the Sen
ate could only act on the amendments.
Mr.. Hurt felt satisfied that his motion
was right. but he would not press it; he
would move to lay on the table. There
could be no doubt about that.
Mr.. Wickham insisted that the bill was
entirely in the control of the Senate.
Mr.. Trout hoped the bill would not bt
laid upon the table.
The vote resuted-ayes, 70; noes, L.
So the motion failed.
Mr. Hurt renewed his motion to indefi
nitely postpone, and argued that it was
proper.
Mr.. KoIner held that the Senate could
only act on the amendments.
The Chair Mr. Diggs] ruled the motion
to indefinitely postpone out of order.
Mr.. Warwick moved to recommit the bill
Agreed to.
D. F. BLAND AND T. J. CHRISTIAN.
The Senate agreed to House substitute tC
| Senate bill to compensate b. +. Bland and
T. J. Christian for legal services rendered
the Commonwealth. The services were
rendered in the prosecution OF oyster
pirates. The Senate proposed to pay the
two gentlemen 500. The House specified
that they were TO receive each $3.50.
Goes to the Governor.
RICHMOND AND PETERsBURG RAILROAD.
Senate bill to regulate the trial Of certain
controversies between the State and the
Richmond and Petersburg Railroad C:m
pany, with the amendments proposed by
the House. was taken up, and the amend
| ment agreed 10.
Goes now to the Governor. II is in
tended to test the company's claim to ex
emption from taxation.
PRESENTED AND REFERRED.
BY Mr.. Newberry: Bill to establish and
protect the rights OF married women.
BY Mr.. Glasgow Bill to amend and re-
enact section 2 Of chapter 24G, approved
March 20, 1877, entitled an act to establish
q department OF agriculture, mining, ant
manufacturing for the State.
BY Mr.. Trout: Bill to enable foreign
iron and steel-manufacturing corporation!
| TO hold real estate in the Commonwealth
BY Mr. Atkinson Bill providing for tht
filing of notices OF the conditional sale o
personal property.
By Mr.. Powell: Bill authorizing th'
Sulphur Mining Company OF Virginia Il
construct railways for the transportation
of ores, &C.; same not to exceed fort!
miles in length.
Craig Company.
OF Wythe county praying for a reduction
OF license tax.
CALLAHAN-RUE.
| Mr.. Townes offered the following:
! ResOlred. That the Committee Privilege
and Elections be hereby instructed TO return a
! once 10 this house the papers and evidence in th
| case of VI. T. Rue who holds the certificate Of eec
| lion as a member of the Senate of Virginia from
the Thlrty-third senatorial district of Virginia
Mr.. TowneS said that as far as he wa
informed this gentleman (Mr. Rue), wht
came here with primd- fdcie case, wa
kept out OF his seat not upon contest, bu
upon mere protest.
Mr.. Meredith said that the gentleman
was greatly misinformed; that there rdS
| contest.
| Mr.. Gaines called attention TO the fac
that the election took place exactly on,
month ago, and the committee has not re
ported yet.
| Mr.. Diggs said the committee had made
all possible speed. They had put the eyi
dence in the hands OF the Superin enden
Of Public Printing as fast as it was taken
but the evidence-even that on the part o
Mr.. Rue-had just been closed. 1t was al
now before the Senate.
| Mr.. Heaton could not see that this gen
tleman [Nlr. Rue] was entitled to any spe
clal consideration. Mr.. Heaton called at
tentiOn to how this seat became vacant
Mr.. Rue was senator, and qualified to
Federal office, but would not resign tn,
senatOrship when an election might bayt
| been held without trouble. He held on Il
both. He was one day senator and mex
day wasn't. All this contest he brough
upon himself. He is entitled to justice b
nothing more.
| Mr.. Wickham called attention to the fac
thar Mr. Callahan is contesting Mr.. Rue
claim.
| Mr.. Diggs further showed that Mr.. Ru,
had answered Mr.. Callahan's "notice o
contest"
The resolution was rejected.
Mr.. Diggs asked that the vote be recon
sidered. lie wished to ask the Chair Il
rule upon the question whether the reso
luton is in order, as the evidence demand
ed has already been printed and is now
upon members desks.
| The vote was reconsidered.
Mr.. Gaines offered the following as ;
substitute:
| ReS0lred, That the Senate has been long enough
worried with The unseemly wrlngle between
Messrs Rue and Callahan over n scat IN this bod,
| from the Portsmouth district. and as this body
has gotten along well enough hitherto without an,
represeDtatiye from said district Il will NOT longe
| consider The propriety Of said district being re
2. Resoived, That the Committee of PRIVILEGE,
an Elections be discharged from further conside
ration OF the subject.
Mr.. Diggs claimed that such resolution
was out OF order.
The Chair Mr.. Hurt so ruled.
The Chair ruled that the resolution o
Mr.. Townes was in order. as there l. nc
other way by which the Senate can hay,
the original papers produced before tn,
Senate.
Mr.. Dggs (acting chairman OF the Com
mittee on Privileges and Elections) hat
the floor, combating this proposition ant
more fully explaining the delay in tn,
case. when the order Of sle day was an
nounced.
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