The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-03-03

| tering upon his duties as such, take an
| oath not to divulge or indicate III any
manner. by sign or otherwise, the name
or names Of the person or persons 'o'
whom any elector shall vote, or the man
| ncr I'm which he has been assisted IN the
| preparation OF his ballot and for Fio-
] lation OF the same he shall be deemed
| guilty of a misdemeanor and upon con-
| viciion thereof he shall be punished py
| a fine OF not more than one thousand dol
! lars and confinement in jail not more than
| twelve months"
| After briefly explaining the amendment.
| the speaker submitted IL 10 the House lor
| ect.on.
| Piled to Mr.. Harrison's address, ana re-
| futed the statements made by the la'ier
| He reiterated that he was still I'm FAVOR OF
| the Walton law but was ready 10 accept
| the Parker substitute as concession 10
/ his friends lie spoke al some iehs'h as
| on n previous occasion against the sun
| stitute offered by Mr.. Harrison LOT secuu"
! L.. embracing the abOlishing OF me con-
! stable feature. 1t was intended 70 deprive
the negro Of his freedom and to ascertain
how he intended 10 vote.
Mr.. Pitcher. Of Fauquier, desired to IN
| form the House that the Walton IA"
/ would never have been enacted hah IL
| not been for Mr.. Harrison's action VINO
two years ago moved TO reconsider ihe
vote by which the Walton bill was lirsI
! defeated
Mr. Harrison. who had voted against
the bill at that time, replied that ne had
made the motion referred to at the re-
quest OF the friends Of the measure.
THE VOTE.
| Mr. John B. Miller, OF Rappahannock
| called the pending question. which was
agreed to. The vote on the Harrison
amendment was then taken, and II was
lost by a vote Of ~ TO A., which was as
follows:
| Yeas-Messrs Adams, Armstrong, Banks.
Baptist. Batten, Berger, Blanton, Buhr-
man. Cahell, Cooke. Coles, Dorton, Elm
| stein. Gillian. Gose, Hale, Hannah, Car
| ter II. Harrison, Randolph Harrison,
| Keesec Zee, Leech. James McC. Miller
| Morgan, Menefee, Pierce. RambO, Rogers,
| Sager. Saunders, Sasers, Simms Simp-
son. James w. Smith, Stokes. Stovali
| Surgonor, Sutherland, Turner Turpin,
Vale. Walker. White, Willard, Winston,
and Zirkle-46.
Nays-Mossrs. Berkeley. Charles T.
| Bland, George G. Bland. Booker. Bryant
| Butt, Coke, Fishburne Foster, Galleher.
| Graves, Gregory. Harris. Il. II. Harrison
| 1iarwOOd, Hatcher. Hathaway, HUBBARD,
| Iiurdley, Ivoy Lewis Matthews Maupin.
| May. Mccain. McRac, John y. Miller
| Murphy, Newberne. Parker Parks. Pat
terson. Pitcher. r. s. Powell. r. T. Pow
| ell. Reddy Rice Rinehart, Segar, Chas.
Smith. Il. W. Smith. Strstton. Tabb.
Taliaferro. Thomas, James II. Williams,
| Wood. and Speaker Ryan-i9
Mr.. Diggs. of King William announced
that he was paired with MIR Williams.
OF Lunenburg. Had the latter been pres
ent he Air. DiggO would have voted i'm
the affirmative and Mr.. Williams in the
| negative.
Mr.. Harrison. OF Lynchburg. offered as
! an amendment 10 the Parker hin that
section Il be so altered as 10 prohibit
| each judge 10 serve as an assistant TO
two illitcrate voters lin succession.
Mr.. Saunders, Of Franklin, spoke In
| favor OF the new amendment, saying
| that he would continue 10 vote for the
very best measure he could secure. Mr.
Pitcher OF Fauquier. briefly opposed the
amendment. which, he said. would be
| impracticablc.
Mr.. Hathaway. Of Lancaster, also spoke
against the amendment and pointed out
that there were three precincts in his
county where no white man could be
| found willing 10 vote against the Demo-
cratic ticket. and he was opposed TO hav-
ing col0red judge Of election of the
opposition act as an assistant 10 the
illiterate voters.
PARKER SUBSTITUTE ADOPTED.
Mr. Harrsons second amendment was
also lost by a vote of a TO ~.
ON motion Of Mr.. Parker Of SOuthamp-
ton, the pending question was then or
dered. and the Parker substitute was
adopted by a vote Of % 20 as, and the
bill. as amended was ordered to its en-
grossment and third reading.
The vote by which the Parker substi-
tute was adopted was as follows:
Yeas-Messrs. Berkeley, Charles a.
Bryant, Butt. Cooke. Fishburne Foster
Galleher Graves. Gregory. Harris. y.
r. Harrison, HarwoOd. Hatcher, HATH
away. Hutord Hundley. Ivey, Leecn,
Lewis, Matthews May. Mccain. McRac.
John B. Miller. James Nice. Miller. Muir
ply, Newberne, Parker. Parks, Patter-
son. Pierce r. s. Powell. r. T.. Powell
Reddy. Rice Rinehart. Segar, Charles
Smith, T.. w Smith. Stratton. Surgener
Tabb, Taliaferro. Thomas. j. W. VII
liams. Wood Speaker Ryan,.
Nays-Messrs. Adams. Armstrong
Banks, Baptist Batten. Berger. Banton.
Buhrmnn, Cooke, Coles Craig. DOrtOn,
Einstein. Gillian. Gose. Hale. Hannah.
Carter II. Harrison. Randolph Harrison,
Keesee, Lee. Maupn. Morgan Murfee
Rambo. Rogers. Sager. Saunders, Sayers,
Slmms, Simpson. James W Smith,
Stokes. Stovall. Sutherland, Turner Tur-
pin, Vale. Walker. White. Willard, Win
ston. Zirkle-i6
Mr.. Saunders, OF Franklin. moved sus-
pension Of the rules. in order that the
bill might have its second reading
Mr. Coles. Of Northumberland. urged
the members of the Opposition 70 stand
together and prevent the passage OF the
bill. if possible. Mr.. Diggs retorted that
the members OF the Opposition had all
the time intended to send the Democratic
members back home without passing any
election law. He concluded that ne had
no intention to act as an obstructonist.
and he would, therefore, vote with the
majority.
The motion that the bill have its sec
ond reading that day was adopted by a
vote Of 20 10 %. which was as follows:
Ieas-Messrs. Berger. Berkeley. Charles
r. Bland. George c. Bland. Boaz. Book
or. Bryant Bott. Cabell. Cooke, Craig.
Diggs Fishburne, Foster Gallher.
Graves, Gregory, Hall, Harris y. r. Har-
rison Randolph Harrison. farwood.
Hatcher. Hathaway. Hubbard. Hundley.
Ivey, Lee. Leach. Lewis. Matthews. Maui
pin. May Mccain, McRae. John b. Mil
Ter, James Nice. Miller Morgan. Murphy.
Newbeme. Parker, Parks. Patterson,
Pierce. Pitcher. r. S. Powell. T. II. Pow
ell Reddy. Rice. Rinhart. Saun-
ders. Segar Charles Smith; r. W. Smith.
Stokes. Stratton. Surgenor. Sutherland.
Tabb Taliaferro. Thomas. Turpin, Walk
or, White. willard. James W. Williams.
Thomas +. Williams; Winston; Wood,
Speaker Ryan-7O.
Nays - Messrs. Adams. Armstrong.
Banks Baptist. Bottom, Blanton, Buhr-