The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1867-03-20

Richmond, he said, would never shrink
from any obligation that Virginia owed,
and would not only bear their burthens
cheerfnlly, but pay double rather than
allow o stain to rest upon the honor of the
State of Virginia. He drew touching
picture Of the calamity which befell the
city at the end Of the war, and awarded
to her citizens high eulogium for the
courage and energy they had displayed in
adversely In rebuilding their city.
| The question was upon the amendmen,
offered by Mr.. HERND0N, which directed
the accounting officers Of the Treasury
to pay on the LIST day Of July, 1867, ana
the lst day of January, 1868, - pc pc
cent. interest upon the principal d.. ~ LIZ
public debt of the State, exciudins sn Sa;d
from the bonds given for lnteres, un sa
debt under the act of the Generai h'''
bly, passed March 2, 1866" us
The question was put, ana reSui'eu
ayes, AZ; noes, 81. a,,;,. tho
The question being upon thing tue
blank in the bill as amended. MT. uooph
moved to fiji it with "two," SO as 10 lnhks
The annual interest "four" per cent, anu
Mr.. LEE moved "three," SO as 10 maze IL
The The question was put upon the largest
spm. and decided in the negatiVe-ayes'
The question required upon filling with
"twon per cent, and was carried In the
affirmative-ayes, 54 noes, 22-as fol
lows:
YEAs.-Messrs Baldwin (speaker), Atkin-
son, Bekem, Bentley, A. j. Clark, Crump,
Daniel, Dawson, Davidson, Dsskins, English,
Evans. Fields, Garrett, Glendy, doode, Jr.,
berger, Herndon, Jackson, Jones, Kendrick,
Kilby, Lee, Lewis, Mann, Marshall, Martin
Magill McGruder, Merritt, Miller. Morgan,
Morris, Owen, Peed, Pendleton, Robertson,
Thompson, Townes, Trout, W. A. Turner,
Waddell, Wall, Watkins, White, and Viii.
son-a.
NAYs.-Messrs Booker, Bowles, Browning,
Butt, Davis, Dickinson, Huntington, Gar
nett, Graham, Harris, Kellam, Leonard,
Straughan, Il. Turner, Woodson, Word, and
Wyatt-22.
Mr.. SEAwELL moved to add the follow
ing words to the section as amended:
"That being the interest which is due
by Virginia upon her part of the public
debt" Which was agreed to.
Mr.,GARNETT moved to reconsider the
vote by which Mr.. SEAwELL's amendment
was adopted.
Mr.. BALDWIN expressed his serious OBJ.
jections to the amendment. 1t decided
positively the question of the relative in.
debtedness Of Virginia and West Virginia
at time when that subject was referred
to commissioners for settlement, and
amounted in fact to a reputation of one,
third of the public debt, which, until ar.
ranged with West Virginia, was clearly
obligatory upon the State of Virginia. He
thought it better not to pass the bill-bet.
ter not to pay any interest than couple the
act with such provision.
Mr.. CRUNP (Mr. SEAwELL concurring)
indicated to Mr.. BALDWIN an amendment
which left open the question as to the ex
tent of the liability Of Virginia; and in thi'
Mr.. BALDWIN acquiesced as not objection
able, since gentlemen very earnestly de-
sired to have some clause in the bill show
ing that they did not admit that Virginia
was liable for the whole debt.
The vote was reconsidered, and Mr.
CRUMP offered the following amendment il
lieu of Mr.. SEAwELL's, which was with
drawn:
"That being the interest which thi!
State feels obliged to pay until there is
settlement of accounts between this State
and West Virginia."
This amendment was agreed to without
division.
Mr.. WATKINS moved to amend the bill
with the following as an independent sec
ton, to follow the last named; which wa!
adopted
" Nothing in this act shall be construed
as intending to affect the constitutions
requirement providing for an adjustment
with the State Of West Virginia the pro
portion of the public debt of Virgins
proper to be borne by the States of Virgi
MIA and West Virginia"
The bill being read through, and only
consequentially amended in one place, the
question was put upon Mr.. SEAwELL':
substitute which was rejected.
The question being on engrossing thu
bill, the House adjourned.