Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-03-01
II. Hicks, a Confederate soldier. on the
pension-roll
For the protection Of game in Floyd
county


ercising the veto power too freely. Sen
ate bill to incorporate the Virginia Tran
SIT Company, which had been passed py
the upper branch, notwithstanding the 90,
one taken up. Clerk Bigger read the mes.
sage OF the Governor. and Mr.. Nelson
urged the passage OF Che bill over sne
veto. He said: This thing Is growing
error In granting this simple little chai-
ter. we will have 10 90 back ana re-
woke every charter we have erah,t osi,d rnS
session We are not a lot OF c h,ard,e,
playing who have TO be called 10 orueI
every day. Els Excellency appears no OF
only 20 have assumed the reigns OF oIuce
as the Executive, but he also, IL seems eents'
proposes 10 run the legislative pra, lei;
Under the circumstances we mignt as wen
40 home
ONLY AN EXPERIMENT.
Mr. Berdheim said the bill was simply
a little experiment. being nothing more
nor less than pipeline 10 convey Ia
In liquid form TO the seacoas., a,iS ne
hoped the action Of the Senate wouio pe
concurred in. ...
MIR. Gibson made rather humorous
speech In which ne upheld the Governor
In his action He referred TO me COM
pany as an octopus, a guyascutis, or
some other animal and SAID the bill was
unconstitutional.
Mr.. Ryan thought the gentleman from
Culpeper was trying TO mislead the
House, and he rose 10 make an oxpldna.
ton. stating that the experiment OF
piping coal in LIQUID form had Teen
successfully made in Europe. he SAID
the cOrporators were men OF money, ana
IL not allowed to operate here, would
20 elsewhere. He quoted an editorial OF
the Dispatch on hasty legislation, ana
added:
Governor O'Ferrall has during the
term OF his Office. extending over
period Of only three months, vetoed more
bills than did Governor Mckinney and
Governor Lee during the entire eight
years OF their administrations.
The pending question being called, a
vote was taken. and resulted in the bill
being lost by "A vote of 80 ayes to %
noes.
THE CLAY RELIEF BILL.
Senate bill for the relief Of Il. +. Clay
from the payment Of fine imposed ny
the County Court OF Amelia. which had
also been vetoed by the Governor, ana
passed over his head by the Senate, was
next called up. Colonel Bigger read the
Governors message in his accustomed
dramatic manner, and so pathetic was
his reading OF the Governor reference
to Mr. Clay's poverty that Mr.. GIBSON
was moved TO tears. His sobs were 80
audible from behind the large bandanna
used TO mop up his tears. that Colonel
Bigger's reading was interrupted, ana
gave place 10 a hearty roar OF --2ughter
which was Joined in by the members ana
large. crowd of spectators.
MIR Nicol thought the Legislature
should be the judge in the natter OF
the remission Of fines, and expressed the
hope that the House would pass the bill
over the Governors head.
Mr.. Harris arose in defence of his Ex-
cellency. and said: "Our Governor is
right. / know he is. / have never found
him wrong. II he vetOes a bill It should
be vetoed, and ! think we should sustain
his action"
Mr.. Pretlow advocated the passage of
The bill was passed by the following
vote:
Yeas-Mcssrs. Allen. Barham. Flake
more. Booker. Brooking. Brueh. bryant
Buford. Cabell. Caddall. Campbell, Cole
man. Cooke Craft. Crump DeJ1rnette
Diggs. Downing. Eanes. Evans. Fahrney
Gibson. Graves, Gregory, Harrison Car
ter HI. Harrison randolph. Hathaway
Irvine. Jonc. Kendrick, Koiner. Lee,
Leggett, Logan. Mason. Massie. Mat
thews. McRae. Miller, Murrell. Neff. New
berne, Ncol Patteson, Paxton, Perkins,
Petty, Pitcher. Pretlow, Priddy, Richard
son. Sanders. Sayers. Segar. Sheffey.
Slemp Speck Spiman, Stratton. Stokes.
Sumpter. Tabb, Thompson NnoD. Tur-
ner Ttz. Vaughan. Weaver. White. Will
kinson Wi:arow. and Mr.. Speaker-n
Nays-Iiessrs. Anderson, Bendheim.
Blnfori. Boylin, Burks.. Cooke, Ed
ten, Kellam, Nelson. Russell. Ryan,
Smith. Thompson IS Al. Tomney, VIII
lard. Wilson, and Withers-H.
TWO OTHERS SUSTAINED.
The bill in relation to working the
public roads in buckingham county
making II mandatory on the citizens to
work on the roads two days each year
which was vetoed by the Governor and
passed by on motion OF Mr.. Patteson
it's patron. Tuesday. was again ralled UP,
and the Governors veto sustained by n
vote Of 4S ayes 70 50 noes.
The bill to incorporate the Norfolk,
Wilmington and Charleston railroad.
which had also been vetoed was lost
by vote OF 81 ayes to 4S noes.
The chair was vacated at 2:30 o'clock
Discuss the Buford Bill.
At the afternoon session the ,roll-call
was resumed, but very few bills were
passed. The principal measure called
up was the bin of Mr. Buford. provid-
ing that two friends OF each political
party may be admitted TO the polls
curing the counting OF the votes.
As soon as the bin was taken up Mr..
Gibson secured the floor. and rltlined
his position relative 10 the amen iments
to the present law offered by Mr.. Eu-
ford. lie said that the general sentiment
OF the State Is to have fair elections, aid
10 refuse TO adopt the amendment offered
by the gentleman from brunswick would
be hurtful to the Democratic party. and
would TO a considerable extent create the
belief that the party was against fair
elections.
A motion TO pass by was then made
and lost. MIR. Boykin moved TO vecommit
the bill. and argued his motion at some
length. He made one of the strongest
speeches that has been delivered in the
he. for the unsustained charges against
the Democratic party. They emanate
from n source which is not at all reliable.
am thoroughly satisfied, as every true
Democrat should be. with the workings
of the Anderson-McC law. There
may be some fraud in existence. No
law framed by man can prevent fraud.
But | deny that this N3uforD bill will
In It's operations diminish the existing
evil To admit outsiders, friends of the
opposition parties. is surely not in the
interest of a fair count. Are men not
bound by the solemnity of an oatn more
calculated to give us fair counts than
those who are so bound? | contend not.
BY admitting these outsiders we offer
every incentive for fraud 1t has gone
forth that this measure emanates from
source unfriend1y TO our party. If we
are going TO eliminate frauds fom our
elections, let us in the name of Heaven
eliminate them ourselves. and rot let
outsiders do 1t for u.s. loud applause).
NOT A POPULIST.
NT. tlDSOn WIS NEXT IttOSlilLtu tiC
Speaker, but yielded the floor to Mr..
Buford saying: Notwithstanding his
being a Populist. I yield to him as patron
of the bill"
Mr.. Buford denied in the most emphatic
language that he was Populist, stating
that he had been elected 10 the Legisla-
ture by a majority of over 700 Demo-
Gratis. "What my actual majority is"
said the gentleman. God in Ills iifnte
wisdom alone knows"
Mr.. Boykin Did you not run against
the regular nominee Of the Democratic
party?
Mr.. Buford: Yes, sir But the manner
OF his nomination was such as TO justify
me I'm so doing.
Mr.. Boykin: Were you not chairman OF
your County Democratic Committee I'M
I'll August last?
Mr.. Buford: Yes, sir.
Mr.. BoykN: Did you not, as chairman.
secure the appointment OF negro judges?
Mr.. Buford: / did not, sir.
Mr.. Buford continued. and said that
he had introduced the bin simply TO sat
isfy the members OF the Democratic
party. one OF whom he had been for
many years.
Mr.. Gibson deprecated the manner in
which elections were conducted. and said
that the large Democratic returns In the
last gubernatorial election, as compared
with the returns from the presidential
election. showed fraud. He claimed that
the majority 80 obtained In the negro
counties was fraudulent. and was only
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