The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-03-29

Ct tEOvT6llOus L1uA1lCl oV SUNAipy
TO amend the act to establish and main
tain uniform system Of public free scho OILS.
To amend the act supplemental to the act
providing for the collection Of State reve-
nue. and county levles for 1870.
PROPERTY OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
Senate bill authorizing the trustees Of the
public schools of the county of James City
TO collect certain school funds and use the
same for the benefit Of the public free
schools of said county, came up.
MIR. BELL, of Augusta, offered an amend
ment in the nature Of substitute, providing
for county school board In each county to
take charge Of and control all school pro-
perry in each county. t
The substitute was amended and agreed
to. The bill, as amended by the substitute,
was then passed. .stE
H. THE PUBLIC DEBT.
Senate bill for the funding and payment
of the public debt, (after having been post.
poned twice-one hour each tine,) came
up, Mr. DANIEL having the floor and Mir.
WINN's amendment pending-i. e., to fund
only two-thirds of the principal Of the debt
and to place the accrued interest on that
amount in certificates bearing no interest,
payable within ten years out Of the sinking
| fund. Mr.. DANIEL read three amendments
| published in this mornings report OF last
nights proceedings), which he advocated
at length In connection with Mr.. WINS
| amendment. He said If these or similar
amendments were not adopted he would
| vote against the bill and use his best efforts
to carry the whole question before the
people. 49, p.
MIR. CocHRANE responded in favor of the
bill as it came from the Senate.
The pending question being called on
Mr.. WINS amendment, it was rejected
yeas, 81 nays, 70.
| Mr.. DANIELS first amendment, which is
as follows, was also rejected:
"Add to section 3, SAnd it is provided
that the funding of two-thirds of the amount
| of the bonds, stocks, and certificates afore.
said is authorized and granted only upon
the condition that the owners of such
bonds, stocks, and certificates do release
and discharge the State of Virginia from all
liability Gf any exists) to buy the remain
ing one-third thereof until there shall have
been final settlement between the States
of Virginia and West Virginia in regard to
the public debt of the State Of Virginia
existing at the time of it's dismember-
ment.'" ~
Mr.. DANIEL next submitted the following:
| "lnsert after the word sassignees,' in
18th line of section 8, the following And
it is hereby provided that the certificates
authorized by this section to be issued are
intended to be mere certificates of fact, and
shall not be construed to be certificates of
debt, and shall not be received or receiva-
BILE by the State of Virginia in discharge of
any debt or obligation to said State, for
which certificates of debt are receivable.'''
Mr.. WOOD made lengthy argument in
support of the amendment, and in opposi-
{snp 70 tho hill ItSo1f Ha sold ho n
posed to the settlement of the public debt
at this time, and wanted it to 60 over to the
next Legislature. He was opposed to the
bill because it proposes to settle the debt
when in reality 1t does not.
The vote being taken the amendment was
rejected-yeas, so; nays, &C.
Mr.. MCCAULL then moved the pending
question, ION the passage ofthe billy, which
was ordered-yeas, 81 nays, 80.
The hour of 8 O'Clock having arrived, the
chair was vacated until 8 P. NJ.
Night Session.
The SPEAKER resumed the chair at P. III.
The roll was called, and the following
members failed to respond: Messrs. An
drews, Arneti, L. Fl. Bryant, Chewing,
Coles, Davis, Fretz, Gilmer, Haynie, Mar
shall, McCracken, Owen, Patten, F. NJ.
Perkins. Potts, Seaton, Segar, and Thomas
-lS. liz members present.
THE PUBLIC DEBT.
The resolution deyoting night sessions to
House bills was suspended, and several spe-
cial orders were postponed for one hour to
take up the funding bill.
The pending question having been or
dered on the passage OF the bill this after
noon Just before recess, Mr.. VIM moved a
reconsideration of the vote making the or
der. 1t was rejected-ayes, 40; noes, SO.
The bill was then passed by Is yeas to AZ
nays, as follows:
YeaS.-Messrs ArnetL Bagwell, Bartlett, 81. II.
Bell, Bowden, BreckinIidge, Brisby, budd, Bull
man, Burgess Cochran, Cox Crens Rn,E. Dugger
ton, Glasscock, Gosnsy, &. w. Graham. Guy,
Hamilton, HANGER, Hawxhu rst, c: E. Houges. J.
Jones, j. ID. Jones, f. &: Jones, K. G. W. Jones,
KsIn J Mdrrsn MSss Ma m
Noble, F. s. Norton, R. Norton, owen, G. Per-
kins, i: NJ. Perkins, Poore, popham, Read, Rags
ewas Terty roy ThaTe
5. S. Turner. q. Walker, j. W., Walker, Jr, j. f.
Wall, ". j. Wall Wentworth, White, Wilson,
Eays.NMessrs. Atee, Bodeker, Boiling Bowen,
sraaey Bistow w. a. srsaaHt oBnrkaoder
Hill. Hensley, Henson, Horton, Hutcher;on, Key
ser, Lindsay, Massie, Matthew, Mcdonald, Moul-
ton, Pannlll, ISaCrOSS, u. II. a. SlnllD, SLTOLneT
Stubs, Taylor, Thompson, Thurman, Fl. VIII
liams, W. L. Will ANS. VIM, Wood, Woodson,
Young, and Mr.. Speaker Turner-42. J.
Mr.. DANIEL rose and moved to reconsider
the vote, and in an indignant manner pro-
tested against the way in which the friends
of the bill had rushed it through. He char
acteriZed the action taken as Infamous.
Mr.. STUBBs followed at length, reviewing
the course of discussion and action on the
bill, and promising the friends Of the bill
heavy retribution from their constituents.
He denounced the majority carrying the bill
as minority Of Conservatives IN coalition
with the mass of the Republican members
of the House. link. ... /.
The pending question being ordered, the
House refused to reconsider.
PASSED.
Senate joint resolutions asking the aid of
Congress for the American Printing House
for the Blind and for the American Uni
yersity for the Blind were taken up out Of
their order, on motion Of Mr.. CRENsHAw,
and passed. .-..
Considerable contention arising among
members as to the precedence Of their favor.
tie bills, MIR. BELL, of Augusta, moved to
adjourn, and the motion prevailed.
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