The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-03-16
General Assembly Of Virginia
WEDNESDAY,. March 10, ISL.
SEN ATE,

WEDNESDAY. March 10, 1871.
SENATE.
Morning Session.
s,,ato met at II O'Clock. MIR. D. a.
WlDrELL. fTesiu'"' F'o
chair. No prayer,
'"'''' ,rc1sr .r!yE ArroRrroNMENT.
senate bill appcrtioninG the sta,e LOT Tx
,.rnta,jon in the General ASseuno,tt' noIn.
w. amendments from INC housu ,ndments
rr>. was aiken up. ana me a'.N
S,rrra 10. This bill Is no" law.
rosxIrrrE RKroHrs.
NJ FrTyrATRlCK, from the tou't'i',GIn VI.
,,.,,I..s' Laws. reported back senate n'h w
',,..,5 an act entitled IN act 10 incorporate
.E@ southern Insurance SoniNth! " NJ.
.n,,r;, also, House bill dec@rinSa por''oh
>" l,I;nrh river a lawful fence.
O. - Nn,,,s1yy. from the Committee on
.-'''r,, CAV. and Town Organizations, re-
,. ..",j mex Senate bill with House amend-
s'r, N relation 10 the collection OF taxes
:, ,h,. collectors in certain townships.
THE SENATORIAL ELECTION.
80, ,,,,,finn Of Mr.. PATTERSON. the hour OF
,snsyinr arrived. the Senate proceeded TO
t'iInI,Se of Delegates, and the announce
80. If thu election Of Senator johnston
. 49, n96e through ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
r.xyy. who occupied the char during the
;.In, convention.
I1,r election having been declared, the
;.,ut convention. on motion OF DIT. NC
tNll. adjourned sac G'f.
Ru1s. &C.. INTRODUCED.
The following bills. Ne. were introduced
ami appropriately referred
y, Nr. UESSpoN y joint resolution
WAS. under suspension of the rules. adopt
~ rrouestine the Governor TO return &c
,hr senate the bill amending the charter
f~r the city Of Fredericksburg.
By MIR. TERRY: 4 bill TO divide thu
,.uil,y of Chesterfield and form the county
Il, Mr.. GREENE A joint resolution IN
,,ructinr orr Senators and requesting ou'
REPRESENTATIVES to oppose the repeal Gl tne
uu,y on bituminou> coal.
The rules were suspended, and the re so
ntjon was discussed at length.
Nr. ROLLER demanded the main question.
which was a motion to lay on the table.
The main question was ordered, and the
yeas and NAYS beng demanded, the Senate
laid the resolution on the table-yeas, ~
NAYS, 10.
i;y Mr. GRIMsLEY: A bill to provide for
the equalization Of the valuation OF real eS-
tate and personal property between the
different townships Of the counties OF this
Commonwealth.
BIZ the same 4 bill 10 declare q certain
portion Of the Rapidan river Lawful! fence.
By Mr.. SMITH, OF New Kent: A bill to
extend the time for the qualification OF A.
{. Winston. clerk-elect Of the Circuit Court
vi the county of Dinwiddie.
THE PUBLIC DEBT.
The unfinished business, being the con-
,ideration OF the funding and payment OF
The public debt, the bill was taken up-the
question being upon the adoption of sub.
stItute proposed by Mr.. ANDERSON, Of Rock
h!iu.e. for the substitute offered by MIR.
NERNDoS 10 the original Senate bill, No.
-, reported from the Finance Committee
through Mr. WADDELL, its chairman.
After the reading Of the bill. Mr.. AMBER
spN. of Rockbridge, took the floor and ar
.ird in favor Of his competing proposition,
which proposes to pay four per centum IN
trlr>t on the debt annually. After some
discussion. however, and with The unanl-
nous consent OF the Senate, Mr.. ANDERSON
withdrew his substitute.
The question was then upon Mr.. HERN-
DOS's substitute.
Mr.. HERNpoS then, with the consent OF
second line 50 rs to read " three per cent
IN place Of " four per cent"
Mr.. PESs moved to strike out "three "
and insert four"
The amendment was agreed to--yeas,
Is: nays. l..
Mr.. SMITH Of Henrico, then moved to
strike out the word "now," in the nth
line, and insert after the word interest,""
in The same line, April 18th, 1851"
After Il lengthy debate, at 800 O'Clock
MI WADDELL demanded the yeas and nays
on the question.
Mr.. F'HEScu gained the floor. however,
and discussed the amendment until,
promptly Ill 5 O'Clock, the President an
nUunccd the chair as vacated until s o'clock.
Evening Session.
The President resumed the chair at 8
o'clock. Present MesSrs. Anderson Of
Pittsy lvania, Anderson of Rockbridge,
Austin. BeuZley, Campbell. Carr, Court
ncy. Davis, Fitzpatrick, French, Greene,
Crccycr, GrimSley. Hamlet, Harris, Hern-
don. johnson, Latham, Lathrop, Lewis,
Massey, Moseiey, Moss, Patterson, Robin
son. Roller, Smith Of New Kent, Snowden.
Jr., Taylor of Loudoun, Teamoh, and Wad-
drll-3l. Absent, 8.
The subject Of the public debt was re-
ton Of the amendment proposed by Mr..
SMITH, of Henrico.
Mr.. WADDELL demanded the yeas and
nays; which were recorded as follows:
Yeas, s: nays, 2j-the Senate rejecting the
amendment.
Mr.. AUSTIN moved TO reconsider the vote
by which -four" was stricken out and
three" inserted in lieu thereof. This
Was agreed to.
Mr.. FITZPATRICK then moved to strike
out three" and insert "two" in lieu
thereof.
The motion was agreed to.
Mr.. PENDLEToS then moved further to
amend the bill by striking out in the 9th
line the words feels Obligated" and in
scrt in lieu thereof the words sis willing"
This amendment was, however, With
drawn.
Mr.. SSowDEN then moved to strike out
the words, This being the amount OF in.
tcrcst which this State feels obligated TO
pay" This amendment was agreed to.
Mr. PENDLEToS then moved TO add at the
end OF the second section the following :
"Or as declaring either directly or by i'm
pIicution that this State shall assume the
payment Of the whole of said debt" This
amendment was rejected.
Mr.. ANDERSON, of Rockbridge, moved to
adjourn.
Mr. SsowDEN hoped the Senate would not
adjourn until vote was had upon the SUBJ
stitute.
The motion, however, being put, at 1925
the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
House met at 10 O'Clock, Speaker TUR-
EEg in the chair. a
Under srspYSSIoE oE TEr RIrTFS