Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-12-14

n they held called meeting on the follow
ing Tuesday, March 22d.
Il IMPORTANT MEASURES PASSED.
| Ateach and sll OF these meetings i'm
, portant measures were passed TO
strengthen Mayor Ellyson's hands. 9. q. {:
AT Friday's meeting resolution
introduced by General Peyton Wise
requesting the Mayor to Inform
the Council of the present condition OF
the city. assuring him OF their earnest
determination TO uphold his hnnds by
oil the means within their control in the
effort to maintain the peace Of the city,
and to punish the acts OF lawless men
now conspiring in arms against IL y; by
Colonel Ordwny. disseminating tho First
and Second markets and Brook avenue,
then in Chahoon's hands, as police-sta-
lions, and authorizing the Mayor TO
establish such police.stations as he
might choose, and also police-headquar-
ters; by Mr.. Durham, discontinuing
| Old-Market Hall ~ the Mayor's-Court
room and authorizing tho court to sit in
the City Hall ; by Colonel Oidway, in
yesting the members Of the Fire De-
partment with all the powers OF the po-
lice-force and placing them at the
Mayors disposal as policemen; by
Colonel Ordway, that oil expenses in
CURED by the Mayor in maintaining his
authority be paid upon approval OF the
/ Committee on Police. st SaiurdaV's
meeting "The Public-Peace ordi-
nance, submitted by aiayor Ely
son himself, was passed, and
General Peyton Wise called up the ordi-
nance discontinuing the old police-sta-
tions, and upon his motion it was
amended by striking ont the Second
market. which was thus reinstated as q
police-s station Immediately upon its re-
capture by Tyler. At the called meeting
on Tuesday the 22i Councilman Hig-
gins's resolutions touching the death of
| Special Policeman Busch were adopted /;
and on the 30th OF April, after all the
police stations came again into our
hands, the entire ordinance discontinue
ing the old police. stations was repealed.
For a short time after the arrest OF
Mayor Ellyson on the 18th OF March,
Mr.. Scott, President OF the Council, /
and General Peyton Wise repaired to /
llle via UlHfhtt SaNO thOh pei'NhN
and official encouragement and super
vision TO the conduct of the seige, and /
in every possible way. individually and
collectively, the Legislative stood by |
the Executive Department OF the new
city government.
During the latter part Of tho meeting |
OF Friday the 18th quite an interesting
episode occurred. Mr.. James Lyons ,
rose from q seat near the railing, saying,
in his own superb style. that he had
come as the representative of many re-
spectacle citizens anxious like himself
10 know and do the right and to see it
triumph, TO ask whether the city was
under the control OF the military or of
the civil authorities, and if the latter.
then who was the lawful Mayor, and
whether good citizens should respect the
officer who wore the red rose or him
who wore the white. General Peyton
Wise replied by requesting the Clerk TO
read his resolution, pledging the Coun-
Gil to the support OF Mayor Ellyson,
and Mr.. Lyons retired, seemingly salts
fed that oil the power and weight of toe
CITY had been thrown into the right
scale.
CANDY AND wALKER-THE CORRESPOND
ENCE.
Immediately upon the receipt OF
General Canby's communication notify
ing him that ct 2 o'clock that day, Fri
day the 18th OF March, he would send
United States troops to take possession
of the Old market and to hold the
building as Chahoons headquarters for
the transaction of his current official
business, even before the troops actual
" arrived, Mayor Ellyson sent the fol-
lowing TO Governor Walker
Mayors OFFICE,
CRY OF RICHMOND, March IS, 1870.
HIS Ercelency, Gilbert C. Walker, Esq, Coz
e7nor Of Virginia:
Sir,-I herewith enclose n copy of let
ter this day received from General Candy.
This letter, coming from the Commanding
General of this department, and backed by
the military power of the United States,
has the force of an order. OF course, | can
do nothing more. so far as regards the pos
session of the city property thus placed by
General Candy in the hands Of Mir. Cha
hoon, his messengers, clerks, etc." than
to protest. as | now do, in the name OF the
people of this city, and to the chief eXecu-
tive officer of the Commonwealth, against
what conceive to DO an unwarranted in
terfereuce with the civil power of the
State by the General commanding.
have the honor to be your obedient
servant. X. X. ELLYsoN, Mayor.
The next morning the Governor adj
dressed to the General the following,
which sounds like the blast of q trum-
pet:
COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA,
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.