Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-02-09

Afr parker asserted that he could SUI
stantiate his statsncnt TcEhins ~
Nr Diggs aid. II know why Wv "a".
~ ct the bill back In committee ioi
80, "a elsctiouaer against IT, ara se'
vonr friends 20 report II udVersey.
AFR Parker replied That ne was Iespon-
s,,.. ~, his actions and tn@n the Two
,,,.,,sr drifs,d into personalities TO such
On axtent that TIE speaker raped theh'
90 o-i-r vh4reupou Mr. Digs disclaimer
arv tntention Of rejecting on the gentle
man from SOUTHAMPTON. and matters
ouleted down.
when Nv. Dicgs rcslmed hts seat Mr.
Reidy vas recogniz and said: i an
siad that the gentleman from kng WI
iiam rave the Horss his or'nion ~ why
members ask for the recommittai OF biils'
a. I recall his earnest words of yester
dav when he tried 20 get The FsiihVllle
and P0whafan bill recomnittrd IL n's
been said IN tifnsr % peace prepare 'o'
war and desire 10 call attention 70 'n'
cact mat our soidiers are az al times
n-e,arinc for war. When they've got no
one else 10 fight. they fsh, among them
selves This Is one OF ths many bills IN
troducsd by the gentleman FROM Cuirepe'
relating TO military matters ana All OF
them seem 10 have the same object ana
aim. snd they should all ~ consi1ev7c by
the committee as q whole. This o'i on
oosas 10 remove from the board IN. two
mon who are best posted on military ~
fairs-fhe Adjut9nt- General and Assisian'
rnspsctor-G eneral-and II should oo' D.
passed II should be recOmmi'ted Some
thing has been saie on this floor about
Richmond ring 1t can be proven thai
no ring exists
Major Foster mere interrupted and stated
l. 81
cations all over tho State
Mr Reddy continued. and urged ths, re
bill be recommitted and was followed py
Nr McRae. who also advocated Feco,I-
initial Some personal remarks were IN.
duloed In nv Mr. Lewis. and Mr.. bryah'
rais-d q point of order. when was 80
tainsd. and the member from Iuipepe'
took his seat -, H..
NJ wcRae then stated that the House
shnuls postpone action unth aiter ,he =
mort OF the committee on the investigation
as IN the election o. p brig7difr was maze,
aud said 10 believed that would show that
the Governor had been guilty OF nothing
that would reflect on him.
REFUSED TO RECOMMIT.
The House then refused TO recommit the
hill and IL will come up tomorrow for
discuss,op on its merits. The vote was as
follows:
Ayes Messrs. Booker. Bryant, Butt,
Coles Foster, Gillian. Gose. Gregory,
y. r Harrison. Randolph Harrison, Har-
wood. McRae Parker. Patterson, T. I.
Powell, Reddy, Rice. Reinhart, Stovall
willard. Zirkle--22.
Noes-Messrs Adams. Banks Berger
Berkeley, Boaz, Buchanan, Cooke, Craig
Digs. Dorton. Fishburne. Galleher
10 NJ
bard. Keesee. Matthews. Maupin, James
NJ. c. Miller. Parks. Pierce Pitcher
Charles Smith. James W. Smith, Stokes
Stratton. Sergener, Tabb, Turner. Turpin,
Walker, Winston, Speaker Ryan-3i.
General Hundley, OF Amelia. stated he
would have voted In the affirmative had
he had not been paired with Mr.. Thomas
Of Clarke Similar statements were mad:
by Mr. Cooke, Of Norfolk. In reference 10
Mr. Hatcher Of Fauquier. and by Mr.
Murphy. Of this city. in reference to Mr.
Williams. of Lunenburg.
A FRIEND OF SILVER.
Soon after the House convened NJ
Parker rose to question of persona
privilege and said:
"AIr. Sp -aker,-On yesterday resolution
was offered In this House by the gentle
man from fitiIdAs hlil dShSb 10 ~
placed on the calendar. The gentleman
did not read the resolution, and tn
Speaker ruled that the Clerk could no
read II until II was decided whether q
should be put on the calendar or not
Hence / was In total ignorance OF wha
the resolution was. and, Of course, wal
compelled to vote against placing IL oil
the calendar. This morning the Rich
mond Times publishes the resolution II
full. showing that Il, IN substance, was 4
request our members of Congress &
vote for free silver; and the same pape
in glowing headlines, and also in an edi
tOrial. claims that the vote refusing &
place the resolution on tho calendar wa.
a victory for the opponents Of fire.
coinage Now ! do not propose TO be pu
In a false light by these claims and
want TO say here on the floor Of thi
House that ] am in favor Of the free an
unlimited coinage Of silver at a ratio 0
1G to /, by international agreement /
possible, but, II not possible then by IN
United States alone, without referenc
TO the action OF other countries. | wan
! thus to be understood IN order that
( may not be placed in false position b.
these claims OF the Times, "a TO tn
significance OF the vote refusing TO pu
on the calendar a resolution, the con
! tents of which we were totally ignoran
! Of. Had ! known the contents Of tn
resolution I should have voted to plac
il on the calendar"
OTHERS ALSO EXPLAIN.
Major Lee followed Mr.. Parker. an
said:
"Mr Speaker.--In yesterdays journs
my name is not entered on either side O
the recorded vote on Tho silver resolutio
offered by the gent eman from Halifax
For years, Mr.. Speaker, / have been a
earnest and ardent advocate OF III
! restoration OF silver TO its old status a
a long stride I'm the direction OF the on
! supreme corrective for the financial an
| industrial ills OF all this mighty land {
ours I am still. sir. unswervingly
favor Of the free coinage OF silver at IN
ratio of rs TO /. regardless Of all nor
concurrence on the part Of any or a
other governments"
MIR. Smith, of Northampton and Majo
Foster endorsed what had been said b
Major Lee. and Mr. b. X. Harrison aske
that Major Lees remarks be made I
apply 10 Amherst county.
Speaker Ryan then explained that N
vote was simply as to suspending n
rules OF the House. and had no bearin
on the silver question whatever. as III
! resolution was only referred to a con
mittee aud was proceeding through ii
regular channels.
PITCHER BILL RECOMMITTED.
The Pitcher racing bill was called u
on the calendar and recommitted withou
argument. Mr.. Pitcher stated that h
cared nothing about the matter PERSONAL.
but said that as the Maupin bill might nc
pass the Senate his bill ha
better be tabled II want" said h
Legislation on this matter, especial
as 10 the sale of foreign pools. aud
don't want TO take any chances. | IA
Just "a leave that the bill should
recommitted."