Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-12-11
ONLY HIS OWN VOTE.
Kr. Flanagan'S Attack on I" Billy" NIL
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about the conduct ~ "
tache Of the body.
Mr. Flanagan offered resolution pro
vidinx mat committee be appointed
~ ascertain II Mr.. William l.. WILSON,
the custodian Of the Senate Chamber was
The Same person who was convicted some
time ago IN the Henrico Court of COM
plicity in election frauds at Sm''her >
Precinct: and that. IL so, the SAID COM
miitee be required TO report such nle"-
sures as in their Judgment would DE Pio-
per TO secure his removal from Inv
nositlon which ne now holds. Mr.. fIAna-
can made an impassioned speech In iaNol
Of the adoption Of the resolution, ana
was replied to by Mr. McCune' 81 Sne-
nandoah. who called the Senator rom
chesterfield to task for bringing the mat
ter before the Senate.
THE RESOLUTION.
The resolution read as follows:
Whereas. fl has been suggested that
ono william l.. Wilson Is now III w
nublic service and is paid a salary rom
H. treasury of the Commonwealth as
sa,itor of the State Senate, having thc
6andlinc Of the mail and per olem oil
senator. and a partial SUPERVISION u wv
senate pages. and that he IS the sd.nc
William L. Wilson VINO was leOehus
convicted i'm the County Court Of liC"l ~
Of completely In election ir-u"S any. ,'. AN
fenced to confinement IN the count! JON
Of that county: therefore be II
posoived That 10 be referred 10 spt-
cial committee of three. 10 be appointed
nv the President Of the Senate 10 en-
ouire whether the said William j. W IL
SON now employed as janltor OF the .
al, Is the same William J.. wilson VINO
was 50 convicted Of completely ID electioi,
frauds at Smithcr's Precinct IN the salu
INIT, ~ Uenrico. and sentenced TO con-
ensment i'm the county jail tn Tor ana
in whose case judgment Of conviction ana
sentence were approved by the circuit
Count OF the county of Henrico. ana l9ter
bv The Supreme Court OF Appeals OF VIZ
pinia. ,, .Ao so,a
committee find that the said wilson now
serving as aforesaid and in the eHploS
80 III commonwealth IS the same VII
IN, Wilson who was convicted OF the
frauds aforesaid at SmitheTs Precinct
aforesaid they he required to report such
measure as i'm their judgment Is proper
"a secure his removal from the service
Of tho Commonwealth Of Virginia.
MIR FLANAGANS SPEECH.
AIR Flanagan then spoke TO the resolu-
ton. and said
",fr President.-I move suspension OF
the rules that the resolution may come
before this body at once. I'm doing lhls'
Mr. President. i have TO say TO you ana
a. senators that the resolution sus-
gests most humiliatng state OF "la's
touching the integrity or me peop'e u
Virginia. ] desire TO say, ara mat WIZ
ont PARTISAN and go iucm feeling IN TINS
meter that we owe 10 the Common
wealth Of Virginia duty. l mean lne
preservation. not only Of our private
character. but of our public int gilly'
When. therefore. ] say, Mr.. President
that Il Is known to the world that We are
sitting here without complaint ana "i'h-
ont protest. quietly continuing n lhe eih-
,iovment of the Commonwealth or Nr-
ginia A man who has stood before a VIZ
glnia court-beforc Democratic Judge
presented by Democratic common
wealth's attorney, and conVctea-seh-
tened to confinement in jail and is mere
with the Jail dust upon him. l say IL Is d
humflatng state Of affairs for us 10 con
tinue to submit to 1t here without pro-
test.
POLLUTING TOUCH.
81 have Mr.. President. in the county
of Powbatan. seven bright-eyed boys, and
Il would be humiliating indeed TO me II
one of them. or one Of these pages who
carry our messages upon this floor, 10
have 10 submit TO the touch of the pol
luting fingers of a criminal
cone Of these little boys IS. | am told
the son Of a dead Virginia soldier, another
the son Of a deceased member OF ms
honorable body. and another the grand
son and bearing the name Of one OF the
most distinguished divines that this state
has ever produced. 1t is due TO ines,
little boys. as well as to their splendld
parentage. that We should act and ac'
now.
Il. for one. will not submit. will not
sit silently and allow one of these chill
dren Of Virginia to submit TO his touci
in any sense ] do not want any maj
like this to handle my literature. ! d'
not want any such man to handle my let
tiers sent 10 me by my wife and chill
dren and others at home. / say that
take It for granted that there Is NJ
senator. who sits upon this floor, VIII
would hesitate for a moment to vote 70
q suspension Of the rules in order tina
this matter may be brought before thi
body. and dealt with quickly. j belong 4
the minority. and have called attention
of senators 10 the fact that this is tn
true state OF affairs Having discharge
a duty that ] owe TO my constituent
and 20 the people Of this Commonwealth
leave this matter 10 the majority
Hedging them that when they take IN
lead / will follow in their footsteps.
will now withdrawn my motion for sus
pension Of the rules"
MIR. MCUNE'S REPLY.
When MIR. Flanagan concluded his re
marks. Senator McCune Republican,, o
Shenandoah, arose 10 reply. and. turn
ing TO the Senator from Powhatan ON
Flanagan said, after pretacing his re
marks with Mr. President: u remem
Der having read long time ago in tina
GOOD Book these words. Let him who
without sin cast the first stone l. as
member Of the minority party upon thi
floor. have only to say that when ma
has slnned and paid the penalty he
entitled TO forgiveness. ! am surprise
that the Senator from Powhatan Shout
make this fight. Tha same lines, tn
same words that l have quoted can b
applicd TO you. l have pledged 10 tn
poor. old man, Uncle Billy Wilson, VIII
is my friend. my friendship.
WANT HIM THERE
eve members Of the minority part,
on this floor DO no, agree with you. Sena
tor. and we do not feel that II Is a reve
laiion Of any moral code TO keep thl
good old man here. ! want him here
Senator Hale wants him kept. and
think Senator Parr When II come
that a man has paid the penalty for al
offence-has suffered for Ito drai
him up here before the Senate OF Viz
ginia. | am surprised at the senate
who would DO this. on this matter hav
forgotten my politics. as you said yo
had not done. There may have bee
something IN the Smither's Precinct vot
that as a Republican. | have forgotten
The Republican party % Virginia ma
have suffered I'm consequence Of the un