Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-11-30
AFFAIRS OF STATE.
INTERESTING CAPITOL ITEMS CLEAN
Ed BY THE DISPATCHES
REPORTERS.
Scott County Vote to BE Acted on To-day
The Governor at Work on tho
Message, Sc.

The indications are that tho county OF
Scott will be represented in the House OK
Delegates this session by a Democrat.
| This has not yet been decided positively.
nor will it be until after the General AZ
sembly conyenes; but at present things
look that way.
The Board Of State Canvassers WAS TO
have considered the vote OK this county
Yesterday. but the Governor was too buslly
engaged 10 attend meeting. and it was
| therefore postponed until noon today.
! The board was in session for two or three
| DAYS last week and completed rs labors
except TO canvass the vote OF Scott coun-
| t.. from which no returns had been re-
| ceived. Mr.. Samuel A. Smyth was then
appointed a special messenger 70 go %
| Scott county and get the clerks certihcato
| of the vote Of the county as shown by the
returns Of the county commissioners.
TIE cLERg woULD NOT SIGN.
The law provides that as soon as the
countv or city commissioners OF election
! have completed their canvass and made
/ their return il shall be the duty OF the
| clerk OF said county or c,ty 70 forward
certificate to the Secretary OF the Com
monwealth. 1t also requires that When
| such certificate ls not received Within
twelve days the Secretary of the Common
wealth shall send a messenger Tor tue
! clerks certificate. hut in this case the COM
missioners did not finish their canvass un-
! M November 18th. aud Judge tlournoy
/ did not think IL best % go 20 tie expense
of sending messenger to Scott.
When Mr.. Smyth made application ior
! the certificate the county clerk, Ar. &. VI.
| Carter, filled It out aud had written ms
name under the word attest and IN the
/ body OF the certificate, and WAS about %
sigu the paper when II. ". Holdway' tne
| Rrpublioan candidate. came m ana az.
vised him not 10 aliX his signature, aud
! the clerk Welded to his persuasion. Mr;
I Smvth insisted upon hi~ right to certihed
copy OF the document, but the CLERK would
not furnish il. and the messenger then
! brought the copy without the county seal
or clerks signature.
! Upon his return Slr. Smyth rclated inc
| above facts tO judge tl0urnoy. .,
judge Fl0urnoy and several other we'll
po-tod gentlemen seen at the Capitol yes
terlay said they thcught the Board ot
/ Cauyassors would simply lay the facts be-
fore the House and l't that body act ior
itself. The result, n Is INSISTED VII h'
that the Democrat VIII hc seated. IL lho
Eepuhiican candidate feels that ne i~ en-
t:tlcd 20 the seat ho viii. II such course Is
pursued. have tO mako contest Tor 70.
1Hr RESULT.
The figures contained ia the transcript
show that Miles Craft Democrat was
elected a. the House by 10 majority. On
the face of thounoiiclal figures II appeared
That HoldUay was elected by vote. HE"
difference resulted from the throwing out
of one precinct whore certain mregulArl-
tie. rhe nature Of which - not known
i lerel existed.
Throwing ont this precinct left the vote
I Att,r,t..t- 4 .ortrtI ug follows
Scott Oowo'ratl :,
Lurty heplblcan)........-..... ......'.- l''-'
This. according to the figures published
several day. ago, makes tho vote oil tho
state for this official stand:
lCt'it
Lurfy......... ,
Mclcer drohilluonisa .................... '5l
Total. ~
THviE CrRrHI-ArEs.
JUDGE Fl0uruoy. Secretary az the Com
mouwealth. ha9 delivered o. the Clerks OF
the Senate and the House ~ Delegates the
certificates of the members elected to the
two branches. He iealso mailing copies oi
the certificates to the m9mbers-clcct them
selves whore he knows their po5t-oihces.
and whore be does not be sends them 20
the clerk Of the County Court.
Tho Board of Canvas ers VII iouuties'
complete their WorA to-day anu III VIII thh'
very shOr, while
wolN oN TIE alEssA11.
The Governor is hard ~ work on his an
nu.l message. which wlll be- transmitted
10 the two branches of the General Assem-
uir as soon az they are organized on eo-
ur-day next
Tho Governor "a doing most of this work
I at his residence. whore Doe can ENJOY grcat-
or quiet than at the Capitol
Auditor Marvo spent somo time wih the
Governor yesterday.
CAPITOL NOTES.
Things are rapidly being cotton ~ read.-
ness tor inc conyeniug of tho General A.
semtly.
Tho desks have boon placed IN position
ln both halle and 'crks Bigger and Penue.
ton. aul William wilson, ESQ, arc giving
tho pre- parst'9n OF the rooms ther per-
41ral attention. New desks and chairs
have been ordered ior the Senate chamber
bat they are not expected 10 arrive ior
several days us thcy he'd % be made to
order. the sizes wanted being somewhat
uncommon.
Amoue tho visitors 10 the Capitol yester-
day were Colonel Robins, Of Gloucester,
and Colonel Randolph Harrison.
4. q. Franklin, the c1lOrcd member oi
the House from Charles City and New
Kent. was also at the Capitol.
Charles j. G0se. from the TaZewcl dis
tr,t. j. the only Republican senator
chosen at the recent election. This body
viii stand. Democnts. 80; Republicans,