The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-01-11
WEDNESDAY,. JANUARY IL, 1871.
General Assembly of Virginia.
TUESDAY, Jan. 10, 1871.
SENATE.
COMMITTEE REPORTS.

W. .ooy,, proSi1npt ,,3o tenn,
NJ" ~ "
in the char.
COMMITTEE REPORTS.
Jr JJYpxDoS. tr0m the Committee Tor
cnurfs or Justice. reported Senate bill TO
amend and rccnact sections Lii OF cnaItei
".','',S' ~ Codr Of Virginia, in relation 20
80 y, S l,,.s far county and corporation
~, "" oni declaring when official judg-
,,n,'ts shall be 1iual. Also. senate bill TO
amend section IS, chapter 1.i. of the Code
-" Eirni;,ia first series, rs 10 compelling
attendance of witnesses.
Mi. FITZPATRICK. rom the Ioint.iit.ee oh
General Laws, reported senate oi'' 10 au.
thoriZr the city OF PORTSMOUTH 20 HaSc oe'
the ends of certain street.
Mr.. LATHAM, from the tomml'tee on
Finance. presented report III rriaiioh 10
The petitioner Siio"' "''i 1;a ,',"' ,7xcs
',c relieved from certain license taxes
claimed 10 be cIi"n"HuH1t H>Se>Se" 'E",asa
them. that II was ncAi''uVS''' " 's'''''0
upon ,hc subject.
he report WIN s"ps' H"' my :S ~ ~,
and on molten OF M!.NSo"pkS' XXX on ''e
table.
RESOLUTIONS. BILLS. ETC. INTRODUCED.
"a. c>},owi,tr i,;Ils. !Er,. were introduced
...,Ia,,,rn,,,.irtrlv referred
~, H., i;pyryrR. \ Ill 10 incorporate
,,.Snurc Mems Christian Association i'll
,Z,'.vrm - Marion.
"a. ifr | ATTAIN: 4 Hill 10 amend and re-
,.'.. ,,.tinu uG OF chatter ( of the Code of
,>,s, j., yc,q,j,,u 10 the removal Of clerks OF
...,t. rnd attorneys for The Common
wealth.
l;y MIR. KrNpElcK \ bill 10 amend and
reenacf the 1t section Of an act entitled an
net prescribing the duties ana compclrsa-
ton OF county officers. approved July II,
THE PUBIC DEBT.
~, ,,ot;.,, of Mr. I;yRSDoy The Joint
~, .. ';' t",dn,im,, "a thn S,a;c or West
'.'''.' a.,,;,r,ii,n c,r the a,,,,or,ion.
,.'u." an. an , 80 d,.ht WINS trkon m
'', , y, 80, la NO hn1 wa;tcd heinz
III "p ,,,,ln Sar..nrx World comment
III MI nt,,,;',, IJo ven. onrn.cd to
,.l'"nI Wv
~ tnii +,,,,,L, that tho ohicc.
~ -. W.,GdoIi w.. indcnd most i'm.
t"'H W ~. " ''N'l -, ~, 49, nl,,,
f9tt'h'' u" ""'u ~ cpoi'." - ~: Wv No I' -,
h!tirt, AHd 'iic PROVISIONS 20 n'.h Ao
'fr'H; were 40, lvim''c.' ",'no,1 .'o ny, tI,n
'H'I"' c"'S'"'! ,'''';i vi Wv l't' VI .,'o
'"i',il'''' "a .mo VI "o,h Nv, IN
'I'l"''I - 80. W." iIo "u'' t IN
/" hhn" HOW IT. rp.'" w 'i>SIii,''. .t''I w..
gins Wa ill't!'u =" "!'c .nit' VI 'iiC .Spt.
-p'''e T''''' II pIoiosc Lag w my ~
III" I've Hullcliie NW"'L " ti!e on'uu
states IN" >"tiil'h west 'H-illla ~ us
i'tI. ii we 40. we n'"9' sue eiilcr at ,aW
ar III claii!. II 1T ID" NliI aclion s!lall
W. DINE Hli II nc 3ent OF cnseilatil
men a>h "hcfc j. Ihe bohu OF INC scaleC
Obligation 10 pay us anythin@. IL III as
|VmPS'f where Is the promise, written or
verbal, expressed or imputed! They would
turn us out nl couri. blit perhaps IL may
be Saiu Nest Virginia Is equltaDly
liable TO Us because she has nearly one
nan ol thc trrfttprE ana onc-thrd oil me
population o! The old state. she would
f"iN 10 us, - )" are not liable To you. III
"" "W" anybody, II Is our common credit
OF. nAsh You nave puu licl'l' tlich you
nay '@'' on Us LOT coh'fiDutioh, pui hoI
Ehlii'iich. lhcV mi"n' say 10 us, wv men
dtd We constitute the State o! lrglnla our
t!uH''c Or receiver or assignee TO take
chnGr 81 "uriulla, ana pay our debts: we
q" h'i ch"V>c 10 put our money III your
lE''>'''! 90 nc iIilihlsicrcu ny you, lea'lhs
'"' ~ r ,,!.. ; sun 10 'i'''pi ~ u
W. HLNNpoN S".l ne hAu not GcSi2lieu
W. i.'H>i"% upon tHc Ehic ol t!c 9cii"tc'
''i' '"1 ['ii"'uI H"'' Nu|u9ta n;tu so us
'W""" t"rd me resolution o( MS a'nchi-
n'Jh'' 'l'' IL was necessary. IL was ON" 81
those ct>'S III Wilich We must De guided by
olr best mental tac1iitIeS-ln which we may
dIilrr, too fairly and upriShlly. He con-
lc>,ct 'hat ne Lad had many throes ana dl-
tru'ticS III lh!s matter. but the conclusion
Whlch Nc had reached WAS from his heart,
an! ~ LoH'>i rs human CONVICTION could
Dc. Nu' CONSTITUTION S''H mat We should
E!ih" NI>i"h l0[ me ACT 'lN!Eirht ol inns
"'nt' Miu"c >Ilouiu Drlh@a'oNt sett cement
~ ihc TWO .taic>. lhcAr "rhlltatois should
summon virginia ana HtNi Eirginia, ana
thf"" open thcir doors 10 HE creditors,
a!" say NOW, tTSlhl". YOU take TINS pur-
uoi' ana you, west ii%ihia, take TINS;
ana IN" creditors, IN their practical bust
n'>>, some WI say nheeliuily, VIII we take
Vit ""Hd oi Hc>i slrGlhia lor lheir >ett!e-
,,'h' ana 'iic h3hu oi uid lr@inlaio Tor hers!
fiavc tilese gentlemen thought OF 1t: 1t Is
cllurht tnat II Is necessary 10 arbltratc and
ulNidc inns debt. Inc business aspect OF
lhiN quest WAS simply The honorable
aspect oil me matter, and you put II on Il
Business view when you say 1t will lniure
your cfcdlt hereafter.
II nIs ,ech I'VE Years since the Separa-
u"n: IN Thai time III VAN have we cndea-
N"rcd To haNca settlement Of this debt with
our sister state Of West Virginia. If we
select Nv" men OF character and Judgment
I" act with TWO other men of character and
la"=tiyhs III Judgement upon ti!ls matter,
"tti ',',"" "ptn '4e uo"is 20 aie cieutnS
,t;,, W;II o ;"' u. I' io-
w. -, leu 49, anu 1quiI"pc.
.,,t'. ,h,', ~ miI u;. .il;' nc WIS no.
" ~, 'nt ,ii II va 'hStli, uoii owe IL
'' 80" ''l' al WI r''u 10 VIC re-
t'i'', 'U ~ "p' th tr .iiotSns We
N"ooiu pay rs lluch Oh the interest as we
' o.'.'' =" nr out p'oi9'tion. MT Is "ilat
w. 49, ~ ,,,I ~, mo anu
m,v.l 70 ,,a,. ,ho t,,n. ,Ia,. ne,,t,,n, ~ n vi
he hnnad if woulI he thn nleos,,rn nf tha
,..,,,,, 49, -,