The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-03-28
HOJTSE OF DELEGATES.

AepoeAAN'
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
House met at 10 A. M.-Speaker TURNER
in the chair.
BILLS REPORTED.
Senate bills TO amend the Code of 1850,
in relation to payment and protest OF bllls
or notes in certain cases; to incorporate
the Southside University.
PLACED ON THE CALENDAR.
House engrossed bills: To amend tne
free-school law; authorizing Inc county
courts of certain counties 10 rescinu an VI,
der heretofore made by them in regard to
fances- with Senate amendments, were
placed on the calendar. -,
!: number of Senate bills were also placed
| on the calendar without reference, unoer
the resolution adopted Saturday, suspend
inc the ruIe for the remainder OF the pre-
sent session.
ANOTHER RULE SUSPENDED.
IN motion of MIR. BELL. of Augusta, SO
mich of rule So as requires bills, DC, passed
nv the House, to remain IN the CUSTODY OF
tie House fer two days before being sent TO
the Senate, was suspended for the residue
of the present session.
THE MILITIA BILL.
The report of the committee OF CONFER
ence on Senate, to provide for the organl-
cation of the militia Recommending the
adoption of the House substitute--Was
agreed to.
PASSED.
House bills: To regulate the sale of poi
sonous substances by druggists and others;
to amend the general election law.
SENATE AMENDMENTS AGREED TO.
The Senate amendments to the following
House engrosSed bills were agreed to: To
amend the Code of 1860 concerning war
rants for small claims allowing further
time for the owners of lots in Columbia,
Fluyanna county, to build on and improve
the same to amend the Code of 1860 as to
qualification of deputy sheriffs and collec-
tors: to amend the Code with regard to
DISCHARGE of accused from imprisonment if
not indicted in certain time !; authorizing
the county courts Of certain counties to re-
scind an order heretofore made by said
courts in regard to fences; to amend the
public free school law.
THE PUBLIC DEBT.
Senate bill to provide for the funding and
payment of the public debt, which had
been previously passed by for one hour,
came up, the question being on the adop-
ton OF Speaker TURNER'S amendment
heretofore III lAu, anu w hhS3 Aoo
been under discussion for three days..
Mir. JACKSON, of Prince Edward, spoke
against the amendment as well as against
the bill itself.
At the conclusion of MIR. JAcKsoN's re.
marks, Mr.. GRAHAM, OF Rockbrldge, offered
the following resolution
"ResoLUed, That the bill under considera-
ton known as the funding bill be re-
committed to the Committee of Finance,
with instruction to report
l. The exact amount of the public debt,
principal and interest, on the 1st Of Janu-
airy, 1872.
3. The amount of taxable property lex
cept shares) owned by Virginia at the time
of separation between Virginia and West
Virginia.
cept shares) owned by West Virginia at the
same period.
4. The amount of the public debt Vir-
ginia owes, adjusted on the basis of the
taxable property Of each State.
5. The amount Of tax on the hundred
dollars worth of property that will be re-
CURED to pay the ordinary expenses OF the
State Government and pay six per cent. on
the public debt, adjusted on the above ba-
els, and tG establish the sinking fund con-
templated by the Constitution"
Speaker TURNER delivered an elaborate
in support OF his amendment.
Mr.. CoCHRANE spoke against both the
and the motion to recommit..
Mr.. GRAHAM withdrew his resolution in
order thut the vote might be taken on the
SPEAKERS amendment, which resulted IN
its rejection, as follows:
Yeas.-Messrs. Campbell. Daniel, Davis, Cos
ney, Geo. Graham, Harnsberger, B. +. JOINS,
Lipscomb, Mason, c. Perkins, Smith, Stubs.
NayS.- Aessrs. Arnett, Aztec, .Bagwell, Bartlett.
H. Bel, H. NJ. Bell. Bodeker. Bradley, Brecken-
SFsD uee
cock, A. Graham, G. W. Graham Jos: j. Grshsm,
Hensley. Z. E. hodges, Horton, Hudgn, Hutche-
son, jackson. Johnston, j. D. Jones, Il. Il. ".
Ksys6 Mathews
Caull, 4. A. Miller, J. b. Miller, Jr., Morgan,
MOSS, Moulton, Murrcl, obie, r; Norton, Pan
q. ii. SoathaII, S. V. southall, stevens, stewart,
sLrother, Toy, Thayer. Thomas, Thompson Thur
man. Tlrneg Geo; Malke y w WWaa iop'
Ii. Williams, W. l.: Williams, VIM, G. Young,
and G. W. Young-sS.
Mr.. GRAHAM then renewed his motion to
recommit which was adopted-yeas, 81;
nays, 81.
Mr.. MoCAULL moved to reconsider the
vote lecommitting the bill.
The discussion on this question continued
until O'Clock, when the chair was vacated
until p. NJ.
Night Session.
Absent at roll-call: Messrs. Andrews,
Boiling, Bowen, Bristow, l.. Fl. Bryant,
Chewing, Coles, Crenshaw, Davis, Ed
mundson, Edwards, FretZ, Gilmer, Hang
err, Haynie, Lovenstein, Mahood, Marshall,
K. A. Miller, Moss, r. Norton, Owen, Pat
ton, Peatross, F. Nj. Perkins, Potts, Seaton,
Segur, Stevens, Toy, Wentworth, White,
VIM, and Wood-32. One hundred and
five present.
THE APPROPRIATION BILL.
Senate bill appropriating the revenue fol.
the fiscal year 1S71-'72 was taken up out of
its order. .....
Mr.. FAYERMAN offered to amend by in
serting an appropriation of over $4,000 to
pay the final expenses of the Constitutional
Convention.
The SPEAKER ruled it out of order, as the
bill only provided for appropriations here
tofore made.
Mr.. CAMPBELL moved to strike out the
appropriation to the Virginia Military In
stitute, as he thought the Constitution for
bade it. The motion was defeated.
The bill was put upon It's passage, and
received 70 yeas to 33 nays, and passed.
THE PUBLIC DEBT.
The rule devoting night sessions to House
bills having been suspended, the Senate
bill to provide for the funding and payment
Of the public debt came up--the pending
question being on the motion to reconsider
the vote ordering the hill tn no racommit