Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-12-16

neither with the forces OF General Ice
ncr those Of DIR. Martin. The reason he
he aid not wish TO be I'm the position OF
asking for the Investigation without
having specific charges TO go upon. In
conclusion he said: However much the
honor OF Virginia and the honor OF the
General Assembly might be involved. i
did not propose 90 OFFER to put upon it's
feet an investigation without being able
10 sustain specific charges. For that rea-
son ! held In abeyancc a resolution al
most similar 10 the one offered by the
gentleman from Bath"
In replying NJ the remarks Of Mr..
Gibson. Mr.. Withers said: ut seems 10
me that this resolution had better be
too broad than too narrow"
THE CLOSING SPEECH.
Mr.. Downing. q warm friend OF Mr..
Martin. closed the discussion. II am
very sorry" said he, that any member
OF this House should have been forced IN
conduct OF himself. but the conduct Of
the General Assembly Of Virginia These
rumors have been flying for some time.
II Is my opinion. Mr.. Speaker. that they
did not come from tho friends of Gene
raj Lee and that they did not come from
tho friends OF Mr. Martin. but they ema-
mated from source that Is hostile ana
bitter TO the dominant party Of this State.
As a friend Of the successful candidate
before the caucus take the position here
that the time has arrived when In JUS
ticc 10 ourselves We should demand an
investigation. and We demand that that
investigation shall take place al once
(Applause)
As there was no opposition 10 the rcso-
luton. save that embodied in the sugges-
tion Of Mr.. Gibson. u was put before
the House and unanimously adopted.
The senate Acts Promptly.
when the resolution was commune
Gated to the Senate ~ It's patron Mr..
Watts. Of Roanoke. moved its adoption,
and in so doing said:
THAT resolution | heard read in the
House Just now FOR the first time. There
have been charges made from one end
~ this State 10 the other that improper
influences were brought TO control the
election Of this Senate. The question not
only concerns US in the Senate and in the
lower house. but the party from one end
~ the State to the other. The party is
charged with condOning fraud and being
afraid OF an investigation. ] believe that
the friends OF Mr Martin and the friends
Of Mr. lee will be glad Ia go before
the people Of this state and say that
when we came here 10 Richmond, ana
when fraud, misconduct and dishonor
were CHARGED AGAINST us We dld not wait
for the POpullsts. the Republicans, or
some outside party 10 chastise US, but
We purified ourselves ] therefore, Mr..
President. move the adoption OF tins
resolution. and hope that it will be the
then let us go before our people and
show them that We are not afraid 10
have our records investigated i person
ally have lived "A life not ~ long as some
members OF this Assembly. but in that
life II is the FIRST time ! have ever been
associated with a body upon whose honor
imputatlons have been cast. II IS the
FIRST time IN my life that ! nave iclt
called upon TO get upon my rect IN lIont
al my associates and say II is the duty
TO ourselves. the duty 10 our state ana
the duty TO God and country that
we purify ourselves of these charges
SPOKE FOR MIR. MARTIN.
Mr.. Morris. Of Albcmarle, speaking as
the representative of Mr.. Martins home
district, said:
IL heartily concur in the sentiment
and the remarks Of the Senator from ROa-
noke. [ am heartily glad, sir ana l
think J but voice the opinion OF an ol
nv friends I'm this stvife that the reSo-
luton now offered Will reach the heart
of this matter. We have heard vague
rumors we have heard idle talk ana We
have seen in the newspapers appeals ior
investigatiou And l. sir, stand here 10
heartily second all that has been Sald
by the Senator from Roanoke, ana 10 DtS
that tkis Senate VIII pass thitl rtSoIu'Iuh
unanimously suspend tn rules To- 90 50,
and mo- friend Of Alr Martin VIII arse
tn offer the slightest opposition. / speak
sir for "A friend of twenty years Slahu-
iug-a man who Is my personal menu "o
we'll as my political friend. l am mere
fo saw. sir. that neither he. nor J. nor any
friend Of his. fear the full llght oi Gay
being cast upon any tran$dcu9h on puiT1'
/ hone. sir. that this Senate VIII not H'sl-
fate 10 suspend the rules thut slahI III
ia. v-av of the massage Of this resolution
hut that IL will pass il 10y unanimous
yot. snd without any delay whatever
NOT DESIRED EY LEE.
Mr.. Mushbach. or alexandria. was the
pcXt speaker. He said:
is II or not necessary 10 give that
committee authority to examine Wltile11va
tpon OATH / speak for cdhdludte "lo
ala not succeed in securing uit l"iAAi,,@ nc
tl1n for the United states senate. We
have never sought this mNesusauoh
think believe that every Lee man every
supporter of General Ice, IS tHotou5i,IiE 5i,i,,
oqtf~fpd that We were beaten ldliIF. u'N
iuvesticqtion | think. comes from tS
friends of the successful candidate, anu
n they desire the investigation / an tI-
tirelv willing for IL 10 take place uhiu,h
In Is entirely unnecessary Tor us us 20 Er,u ~
g. amy NEWSPAPER ClamOr. me houNo
bas naseed this resolution, and az the
friends of the successful candlldte uI,,
sire this investigation. / snail Voe 10. ~,
Mr. Morris. ] beg 10 correct tht 0,u"-
tor from Alexandria. The reSoIu'on W. No'
nat offered bv a friend OF MIR Martin,
mi We are in the attitude. ana nave
been in the attitude all along IT," usV o. 81
torse expression. of saying put vi, OF OF
shut up" The resolution Was ohe4tu DS
,b,. friend of another candidate.
HAD BEEN MIsINFORMED.
~. U,o,,s. I, is proper for me to say.
In vieyv of what the senator from Alex
,tr,, hae stated. that TINS resolution
vas offered In the lower house by a gen
tirmau against whom charges nav -, a.,
made I'm the public press. ne Sld''n1 -, 80
i," su.ech that these charges had Deeh
Nd lie is a member from Alleshahy-
Nj VVithrow. The papers nave hau ms HlS
name IN connection with ihs ma -, ~,
weeks since the clectleil " St"e.t S ,hat
tba noor Of the House while ago ulHt
fs.rs9 the resolution simply beCduS%
~ the fact that IL concerned inIlSsi.' ~
. ma b.ra 10 ask the adoption OF thI9
resolution. not as ireud "i 'nn,n,
b.. for whom ] voted. but as q hvha.oi;,
Nr Morris. ] did not wish 10 bc bu'
in The attitude OF saying tlat lhi9 .or.l
tinn originated in the demaih o, ~. 80
diJ l simply desire to correct me SEN sen.
u,,.' ,,r from Alexandria Of his mlsunder-
Wr Mushbach: II was not li misuhuSro Hio
r,s"lution had been offered ny MI MI ,,a"n
i,,,,,t, | did not know that II had Deeh
oN,rel by Mr. NilhioW. ...,.,,- ae--o-,1
rhe resolution was UNANIMOUSLY "h'o.N
d, and the Lieutenant-GoV'rlor an
nounccd as members OF the coi'i,i,,''to ni,'',,o
ON tho part OF lNc F''iiA'' -'' 80, ..
1,nch .Treadway and Green. THOSE ap-
,.,,nt.d ON the part Of the House are
Ncssrs. Nicol, Downing. Cooke ana boS-
hin.
The Committee Organizes
The ioint committee held It's hrst , hleet-
t,,, 81 the Exchange Hotel yesterooy
.'ffernoon at o'clock, all the nAeiiDe''
being present. ,, Nfr
Ntr Nicol was elected chairman MI
~, sorroant-at-arms, and Mr.. ben
u owens stenocrapher. 1000.
AIR cooke moved. and the motion Wa
,.,Ir,.te1 that the meetings OF the COM
,,,t,.c he open 10 the public.
The following, prepared JoiitN, oy
,i.ssrs Mushback and Downing WAS
pdsoIyed. That summonses oe lSSuo9
,.l',irine Messrs. BinfOrd, Withers' ana
Iyithrovy. of the House. and the edltorS
~ The Richmond Times and the iHchli'ui'u
c,,t. 10 appear before this COMMITTEES
-, saturday AZ 70 o'clock A. NJ, the lo'h
irstsnt TO answer such questions as may
tc oropounded to them touching the mat
ters set forth in the joint resolution
adopted by the General Assembly inns
1r,h dav of December 1885; and that All
rcrsons nossessing or claiming TO possess
INV knowledge Of fraud or corruptloh
I'm the late senatorial contest VIII De