The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-01-19

recommended the Adoption OF the IonoW'
ing resolution:
Rssofued. That yffc seats now occupied
by X. q. Banks and Henry Parker as dele
gates from the city OF Norfolk be, and are
hereby, declared vacant; that the Speaker
of the House be instructed to issue his
writs for an election TO be held In the city
OF Norfolk at such time ~ he may deem
best. for members Of the House OF Dele
gates from the said city for the session OF
the Legislature for 1894.
On motion OF Mr.. Evans the report OF
the committee was ordered to be printed.
The reasons given by the committee as
basis fer their action are:
That there should be for each registrar ~ least
one voting place; that there were Two
that the responsibility for there moi seint xy,e
than one voingplace IN the wards was ,bn, o, s,e
Coalition party-in this, that the coInmittee ap,
p0juted by the Select Council to divide the warn
into two voting precincts failed 20 execute SUI
order and ,9r nc tnr er ,ecccni hal sd been
set by Judge Scarborough appointing at etcn v9,
ing-precinct three judges OF election Ior lne VIII,
and three for the colored voters, mus praeu"cpa,
making two vOting-places In each ware. Iui'
practice was established " Tue nll,tary So, mv
mander, General schodeid, and followed ny
Judge Scarborough. he REGARDING u as
legal aud practically In conformity win ,ne
statutes The comnittee reports that III cou n,
be- pronounced illegal and void but there are i,c,s
which of themselves. outside OF this vi0lhtion n'
| law, that both uiy and require ,nat the Sor
I folk election should be set asi'c IL was proven
/ that ut the Fourth Ward, which was ALMOST uhani-
mously Coalition. disqualified voters were re-
| ceiyed. though challenged. 10 large nuuioc,r :
that the Judges at said precinct dsrcgarding thc
challenger, failed 10 carry out HE law relu,ing
| the qualification of voting 10 be explained io
every yo err challenged: that voters ~ this ware
/ were voted with q rapidity that rendered "
/ i'm possible for these judges to have made me
required explanation ana scarcs'y P2ss,ole ior
! &c further appears that the clerk actively putcl-
| paled In facilitating she reception Of the negro
ballots And when the negro names were called
this clerk cried out the number and the ballot was
promptly received. though challenged, ana before
1t was possible TO have explained the qulllhca-
| lions necessary. II was Iurt1cf SHOWN tnat III
some eases these challenged parties were NOT
sworn, and that not single voter challenged was
rejected; that these iVO illegal yo,ers were
! received. and the opinion expressed that many
more were taken Than II was prlctcas,e, ~ conse-
quence Of the manner in which the election WAS
conducted by these Judges and tneir utter disre-
| gard of the protest OF the challenger, for 300
legal votes TO have been put I'm at this ward. ne
entire ote was poed hy this ward tCoxIton
strongh0ld). but il WAS not so at tie First Ward.
| which was lat gelV Democratic, ana where there
were l4O-Odd white voters and few coored
voters In line awaiting to vote when tic polls were
Il was shown that many who came TO vote left
in utter despair. seeing the number ALREADY III line
and fnding that IL consumed an hour or NOR" 10
get vote in. The Coalition Judges OF tIis pre-
cinct impeded voting by the tardiness with winch
fhey Searched tho book. for the names Of the
| yoIcrg and nv falling to fni names aud neccssi-
ting search TO be MADE bv The Democratic judge.
The committee, IN conclusion. stated IN their re-
port that the election was not only IN VIOLATION ol
statute law. but wss unfair and unjust that The
hest authority elections establishes u as dilty
that such an election should be annned ana VOID
! And in support Of ins the committee reitrredt To
/ Macreary on Elections.
In this case Messrs. Martin and Dalton
| npmocratsl contested thp seats OF Banks
and Parker (Coalitionists).
TUE SPECIAL ORDER.
The hour for considering the joint order
arrived. and Mr.. Christian took the floor to
discuss the "bill to regulate the granting
OF licenses, and to require the prepayment
Of the specific tax in money or currency as
a condition precedent TO the granting OF
| licenses
Pending his remarks, on motion OF MI.
Dunlop, of Richmond. the chair, at >
O'Clock, was vacated until S O'Clock L. VI.
Evening Session.
Pursuant 10 adjournment the House met
at s O'Clock Speaker Stuart in the chair,
and Mr.. Dunlop having the floor. He
spoke at some length against the blIi, and
was followed by Messrs. Stuart and EltZ-
patrick in favor OF it.
At nearly II O'Clock 4 vote was reached.
with the following result: In favor OF the
bill, 30: against il, -.
The House then adjourned.
Caucus Tuesday Night.
Mr.. Koiner, chairman OF the Democratic
CAUCUS. has called meeting OF that body
for Tuesday night next TO nominate
| Judges to ill vacancies.