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for hs signature, any other certificate
of debt authorized to DO issued under tho Act Of
Assembly, passed 23d March, 1889, entitled "an
act to provide additional capital for the James
Rivor aud kanawha Company and for other por- |
poses." until the concerns Of said Company can
ate and House of Delegates, or separate Cum
mtee OF this House.
After a protrac,sd debate, in which Messrs. Ed
munds, Anderson and Taylor supported, and
Messrs. Taliaferro, Bocock, M'Rea, Garrett and
Daniel opposed, the resolution vas adopted
ayes g, noes ~.
THURSDAY, Jan. S.
The memorial Of Martin p. Brooke and others,
for the impeachment Of Judge Scott, was, on mo-
lion Of Mr.. Taliafcrro, made the order Of the
day for tomorrow.
The subject Of Retrenchment was introduced
in the shape of a resolution Offered by Mr.. Hop
kins, insiructing the joint cammittec ON Retrcnch
ment to inquire into the expediency Of reducing
the salaries Of all officers and agents of Govern
ment, payable out Of tho Treasury, twenty per
cent, or some other just proportion, such as may
be warranted by the eXigencies Of the times and
| the general pecunary embarrassment of the peo-
pie, including in the proposed reduction. the per
diem pay Of The Speakers aud members Of the
Senate and House Of Delegates, and excluding
! the salaries Of the Judges, which, under the Con-
sti,ution, cannot be reduced.
MIR. Hopkins stated that the curtailment Of 90
per cent. would save to the Commonwealth
1913 0OO-an Important saving to the State at such
time as this.
On motion of Mr.. Edmunds, Of Halifax, the
resolution was amended as follows
Sand that said Committee also inquire into
the expectancy Of reporting such bill will re-
qure reduction Of the salaries of the officers and
agents of the different banking interpretations of
this Sate-the officers and agents of the various
works Of internal improvements in which the
State is interested, and Of all other officers em-
Int cd in hpc fiac Of ,i.b
directly or indirectly from the Treasury OF the
State; also, the fees and commissions Of the
shsriifs and clerks Of this Commonwealth, paid
from The Treasury or by the people,"
On motion of Mr. Brown, the resolution was
further amended. by adding the following:
Sand that said Committee also inquire into
the expediency Of reducing the nulnbor of the
Public Guard"
On motion of Mr.. GoodSon, the Committee of
Finance was inserted Instead of the Joint Com
mitlee on Retrenchment.
a short debate ensucd, in which Messrs. An
derson, Broadus, keene and Edn,unds Of Hall
fax, took part.-Messrs. Anderson and Broadus,
suggested that the whole subject was now in
charge of the Committee on Relrenchment. Mr..
Anderson thought the salaries Of officers already
sufficiently small-some Of them, indeed, too
small.
Mr. keene thought the Governors salary was
too little, and ought to be $4,000.
MI EdmundS argued with much earnestness
for the resolution. He said that there were bank
officers and officers OF corporate bodies in which
the Stale was stakeholder, whose salaries were
larger than those OF the Governor and other high
officers OF the State. He commended that it was
due to the dignity Of these offices that this dis
parity OF salaries should not be permitted longer
to exist. Resolution adopted amended, % TO &c.
The preamble and resolution of Mr. Parks, Set
ting forth the application of the James River and
kanawha Company, for the payment, by the
State, of the January interest on the Company's
debt, and the liability of the Commonwealth for
the same, and instructing The committee Of FL
nance to report the best mode of making provi-
sion for the payment of it--being the order Of the
day, was taken up.
After some remarks by Messrs. Parks, RAN
doph and Byrd. of F., shewiag the obligation of
the State to pay the interest, and the good effects
ofprompty meeting this obligation, the resolution
was unGnimous(y adopted
FRIDAY, Jan. 6.
The House was engaged in discussion upon
the receipt of Wheeling money for taxes. From
the votes taken it would that there is no dis
position TO interfere with the Laws as il now
stands.
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