The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-12-16
WITHR0W'S RESOLUTION.
sPECIxL COMMITTEE TO INvEsTI-
GATE an RUMORS.
-, Governors stan to Remain a. It Is.
Charges Made by Newspapers Are to
be Ignored Other Measures.

-srdWeu being called out OF town.
Row John b. Newton. Of Monumental
.,ureh. in his opening prayer. asked that
.,.membcrs DE blessed In the discharge
", ,ecir great aud important duties. and
aat they may so live that they are not
afraid TO die.
Nr Mason. OF King George. offered a
,..o.r,lon. which was agreed to, providing
r,t So much Of the Governors message
90 relates TO guaranty companies be
-.,,rrcd 90 the Commute on Propositions
..l Grievances. FOR such action as may
d. demanded necessary ana proper.
rfe same gentleman offered another
coalition providing that 800 copies Of
natW introduced by Mr.. Nicol. Of Prince
rWam Dee printed which relates to the
,-rnizatlon OF state Banks Of Circula-
nj Cabcu offered a joint resolution
,,,srd.nC the privileges OF the State
fnsry 10 Judge L. Bassett French, of
.r...bestcr while he IS engaged i'm pre-
.s1ar his work entitled Annals OF
comment Nirginiaus in the Nineteenth
r.rtv-y" The resolution was agreed
vr Willard offered the following. which
- r.ferred TO the Finance Committee:
p,s1Iyei That the Committee on Iii
..rre be requested 20 report a bill
.gaHzing the compensation Of county
I'D city ucasurers.
The Governors stan.
good deal Of pcnn-d-up orat3ry was
nsfsreed when the bill increasing the
Go,ernors staff came up on its second
colonel Gibson. Of Culpeper. explained
nat the bin gave the additional officers
la the staff a higher rank than similar
.r.er- boz the militia were now holding
Tie hl provided for an inspector-gen-
.aL uith the rank of colonel, while
mere was now IN existence an inspector
..r.r.l with the rank Of lieu' anant-
o.orel. and bis expenses cost the state
r tfe neichborhood Of 300. There was
., need for an assistant adjutant-gen-
.rrf au adiutant-gcrCra being IN eNis-
.r0a whose Office was required because
rts United States law provided that
,t,.reh him the fund Appropriated 10
,ta militia in this state by the Federal
government is % be distributed. A CHEZ
III engineers was not needed, because
tho State had TO engineering corps. Ine
chief OF ordnance was superiiuous Tor
every ARM OF service had its own ord
..rra Office. and the one to be enacted
fr the bin would hold "a higher rank than
tr. others There was no need for an
Inspector OF rifle practice while there
was DO system Of rifle practice organized
Another serious objection to the bin
VAS that no compensation was pro-
rled for the new members Of the stan,
vfHe the old ones received compensa-
r0n and while the law provided that
officers Of the STAFF shall receive pay
while Boo actual service.
Msssrs Edmondson, Pitcher, Cooke,
Hathaway, and Harris favored the meas
ure While Mr.. Carter il. Harrison OPP
posed a.
After some further discussion the House
declined 10 order the bin 90 third read
INK and have it engrossed boy "a vote OF
81 to so. IL was the first recorded vote
called for this session. and had the tol-
0.dug result.
Yeas-Messrs. Barham, Bendheim, Bin
ord. Booker Boykin, Bryant Byfne,
c.bel. Cooke. Crump. Dejanette, Down
rg Edmondson. Evans. Fahrney, Fentress,
T.-ris. HarwOod. Hathaway, kellam,
Erlrick. Lee Massie, Mathews, Moon,
N.rn. Newbernc Nic0l, Pitcher Pret-
br Priddy, Richardson, Russell. Ryan,
iynsy smith. spcck, Tomney Willard
WitLrOw-40.
plrks Caddau, Campbell, Cole
mani Craft. Diggs Eanes, Gibson
Graves. Gregory. Han. Carter H.
Harrison. Randolph Harrison. Irvine
Zones Koiner. Lcggett. Logan, Mason,
l.Rae Nurren. Nem. Paxton, Petty
Kicks. Sanders, Sayers, Segar' Slemp'
suman. suatton. Stokes. Sumpter' Iabp'
Thomas. S. a. Thompson. Turner, W.
Vaughan. Weaver White, Wilkinson VIII
SON. Withers-50.
Leave of absence was granted 10 the
f.f,ving gentlemen: Mr.. $. n. Coleman
~ spotsylvania and Fredericksburg, and
.r j. H.. Booker. Of Nansen.tnd
To Investigate tho Bumors.
llr. Withrow. of Bath. offered the follow
lg Joint resolution Resolved by the HOUSE
of Delegates Ohe Senate concurring), ~
THAT "a committee of four on the part OF
tte House and three on the part or Jhe
Senate De appointed 10 investigate all mat
t,rs relating 90 the election held in Nir-
fllla en- November 9. 1893 so far as the
same relates 90 the election Of members
VI the House of Delegates and Senate
0f Virginia in favor OF or against any
candidate or candidates for the United
States Senate, and whether or not any
improper methods or means were used
il .lecung said delegates or senators 10
The interest of any candidate or candi'
dates for the United states Senate.
90 Said committee shall also inquire
and report whether any improper means
Or methods were used I'm the interest OF
any candidate or candidates for the nomi-
raton OF United States senator az the
Caucus Of the Democratic members of
fle House and Senate, held in the hall of
me House OF Delegates Oh December q
iQ3
CD The said committee shall have power
10 send for persons and papers 10 employ
a stenographer. 20 reduce all evidence 10
writing, TO sit during the sessions OF
their respective bodies. TO make "A report
OF their proceedings I'm writing, with the
result Of their Investigations and their
recommendations In the premises.
Explaining His Pos ton.
Doe speaking TO the resolution and OK
planning his position. Mr.. Withrow said:
Mr. Speaker. / want 10 call the atten- |
ton Of this honorable body TO the fact |
Mat i have waited with "A eread deal OF
iluence for some one else TO offer this |
uaolution. from the fact that IL is we'll |
Down 10 this body as we'll as 20 the |
pyle Of Virginia that my name has been /
aa.hed TO this matter all the way /
Dough- and now silence from me can be /
l} .onger maintained. Now, as / have 4
Waited in vain Tor some one else 10 1
@i-r this investigation. / am LETT in a /
very peculiar position. i have been quoted /
ID many different ways in the newspapers,
t'ne quoting me as having been offered
.i.te-d directly with money-for the pur-
Pose OF securing my vote
Every man In Virginia who knows me
Knows perfectly wei that man VINO
would offer me a bride" here the speaker
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