The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-03-21
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
SUMMARY or FACT AND GOSSIP.
Dchste Ia the Garrison-s,ayo Case-s,ayo,s
Vaiedsescry-Garrssen seated BY Unan,.
nous Vote Other Items.


and as the report was unanimous Il wa
supposed there would be little preliminar
talk beyond the speech OF the contested
Colonel Mayo obtained an eligible positio,
on the Republican side, aud addressed IN
House TO more advantage than he has don
during his brief term in Congress. liz
voice vas good, and his manner more tina,
usually deliberate; in fact, he showed tba
he had prepared himself carefully for MI
yaIedictovy. He argued that the REQUIRE
men, Of the payment OF the capitation-t,>
before voting is in violation OF the yircini,
Constitution, and that by its enforcement
he lost Votes. He declared that the law
was passed With view OF disfrancbisino
the negroes. He here depressed TO nav hi,
respects to those on the Democratic side y,
the House who bore the ilustrious name.
OF Henry 4. Wise and John Randolnb
and yei could vote to give Manning Seal
because be had certificate, and denied
him one although he had that OF the State
OF Virginia. HE arraigned the late Vir.
ginia LEGISLATURE for turning Gus members
20 give them enough votes 20 override the
Governors veto. lie had fought under
stonewali Jackson, and had no apology to
make for Il. Here the Republicans who
were not paving strict attention affected,
| thought, that they did not hear
what be said. Colonel Mayo then
proceeded TO pronounce Jackson and
Lincoln the greatest men of the war.
and believed they would 60 down in
American history as such. When he voted
for keifer for Speaker. people in Virginia
asked why did he vote for Yankee Gen
eral who bad come down South to whip
them. Tbi> Is the feeling in Virginia. He
then declared that the people of Virginia
are not mUrderorS, but one party did in or
der to carry out its purposes raise strife,
until ignorant negroes on one side and
ignorant whites on the other We're ripe for
conflict. IL was not right to do this. he
said. and they ought 10 have preached that
the negroes have all the rights they
are entitled to, and that nobody can
deprive them OF their rights. He as
serted that iaireT election was never held
than that between himself and Garrison,
and believed that but few illegal votes
were east on either side. He continued to
claim that ne was elected by seventeen
Votes. He returned then to the charge
that the law requiring the prepayment Of
capitatiOn taxes by voters was uncOnstitu-
tOnal. and said it was passed TO get around
the Constitution. at the close of his
speech nobody looked with sympathy to-
wards him. and there was none OF the ap-
plauSe which greets success.
JUDGE RANNEY, OF MASSACHUSETTS.
Republican member OF the committee, rose
and dissented from the statements Of the
chairman in his report. He alluded spe-
cially TO that part which condemned the
Returning Board for throwing out the vote
OF Gloucester. 1t was evident that he was
looking ta the other Virginia cases in
which the Republicans will vote TO keep
the contestees in their seats. He stated
that he was for giving Garrison the seat,
however, a. were his Republican associates
on the committee.
MR.. TURNER, THE CHAIRMAN or THE CON-
MITTEE,
stated that ne had supposed there could be
nothing said on either side in regard to
the case, a. the committee was unanimous.
He was unwilling, however, that the ac-
ton OF the Returning Board in this case
should not co on the record. Warming
up, he declared in unmeasured terms his
contempt for the pettifogging scheme
reSorted 10 by the Returning Board at
Richmond in order to throw out the vote
OF Gloucester and thereby give Mayo one
majority. John S. Wise here asked il
be would not be given five minutes before
the debate closed to reply to the aspersions
OF Mr. Turner on the Board. Mr. Turner
said he could have that time at once. and
took his seat. Mr.. Wise asserted that the
Board only followed the precedent sci by
~ ~ - d., ri IN fln
Goode-Platt case, and called attention to
the fact that Mr.. Tucker voted TO seat
Goode. Mr.. Tucker, in replying briefly,
spoke OF Mr.. Wise as the transient men,
Der from Virginia. Mr.. Turner resumed,
and declared that Mr.. MAYO had drawn his
nav as an appOintee Of Board OF Can
vaSsers belonging TO party whose chief
slogan had been a free ballot and fair
count. Mr.. Turner is fine lawyer, and
speaks with great deliberation. The inn
preston to-day was that he is a first-rate
man for the position he holds, and will,
when the O'Ferrall and Massey cases come
up. have wide field for the display Of his
ability and Judgment. The resolution, at
the close of MIR. Turner'S speech. was
unanimously adopted, and Judge Garri-
son was warmly congratulated after being
to get the floor at the close Of the re-
marks Of John g, but did not succeed.
HAS ARTHUR CONVINCED MALONE THAT HE
CAN WIN:
am led 10 believe chat General Malone
has come 10 the conclusion recently that
Arthur can be nominated, and yet it is
patent TO nearly everybody here that Blaine
will carry the Convention 10y storm. 1t
seems 10 be the habit OF the Coalition
leader 10 determine what ought to be done,
and then 10 bend everything to convince
himself that it will be done. 1t would
hardly be safe for one Of his followers to
tell him OF Baine's strength, for he does
not even know Blaine. Senator Callahan,
who is here, says the Straightout Republic
cans will send a full delegation to Chicago,
and Virginian who favored the election
OF both Cameron and John Wise said to-day
that they would be not only granted re-
spectful hearing, but would receive par
tial recognition. That would be enough to
disgust the Coalition delegation. His idea
evidently was that divided delegation
will be admitted from Virginia. Now, II
Wiekham. Alexander Riyes, George Bye,
Robert Boiling, DeZeDdorf, and other
Straightouts 20 there, all for Blaine. their
appearance. as well as their party record,
viii give an advantage, especially with
delegates who are in accord with them as
to the man the Convention ought TO nomi-
nate for President. 1t looks Just now as
il the fight over the Virginia delegation
viii be the most interesting OF the prellm-
mary skirmishes Of the body. Blaine men
are actually going so far tonight as to map
cut the policy Blaine viii pursue, IL elect
ed, towards South American States.
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