The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-12-19
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COMMITTEE REPORTS.
Mr.. Penn, from the Committee on Privi-
leges and Elections, presented report de-
clarng A. P. Lathrop Republican, entitled
to hold his seat in this body, from the dis
trict composed of the counties of Charlotte
and Mecklenburg.
Mr.. Fitzpatrick, from the Committee on
General Laws. reported with recommen-
nation that it do not pass
Senate bill to amend and re9nact chapter
37S of the acts of 1S69-70 in relation to |
the times of the meeting of the General
Assembly, and providing for the time the |
same shall sit.
BILLS PRESENTED AND REFERRED.
BY Mr.. Thomas--To incorporate the POI
tomac Land and Improvement Company. |!
By Mr.. ohnson-Providing for fur |
nishing to the colleges of the State in which |
law schools are established, surplus law
publications. -fua =
BY Mr.. Smith-To amend and reenact |
chapter 1856 of the acts of 1901, for
the relief of the sureties of w. H. Sam
pie, Of Russell. ,.......s..-
By Mr.. Beazley-To render valid the
charter of Incorporation Of the Charlottes-
vile wooden mills, and to legalize all acts
done in pursuance thereof.
By Mr.. MISUNDERSTANDING incorporated
towns of this Commonwealth the use of
county jails. lr1 sr.. 400
By Same-Authorizing the issue of
registered stock to Young & Dickinson,
on certain conditions. ta t'fe rl5
CONGRESSIONAL ApPoRTToNTMENT.
On motion of Mr.. Greever, the Com
mittee on Privileges and Elections were in-
structed to inquire what legislation, if any,
is necessary and expedient in reference TO
the apportionment Of Congressional repre-
Sentaton. s.aelf ~
l THE CHRISTMAS RECESS.
Mr.. Anderson, of Pittsylvania, offered
the following resolution
Resolred, (the House of Delegates concurring)
That when the two Houses of the General AS
sembly adjourn on Saturday, the twenty third
of December, they take recess until Thursday,
the twenty-eighth instant. ~
Mr.. Penn moved to suspend the rules
for the purpose of taking up the resolution
to-day; which was agreed to-ayes %;
noes z. 4fa
Mr.. Penn then moved to amend the res
oution, by striking out the words Satur-
Iday the 23rd, and inserting in lieu thereof,
Friday, the 22nd.o
Mr.. Conually moved to amend the
amendment by striking out the words
Thursday, the 2Sth instant" and insert
ing Tuesday, the I'd Of January"
Mr.. Fitzpatrick moved to lay the reso-
luton on the table; not agreed to--ayes,
ii, noes, 10. 7r..lar.1 Il st als
Mr. French moved to take up the order
of the day--the resolution to suspend the
funding of the public debt; not agreed to
ayes, 10, noes, 20. So
Mr.. Lewis called the previous question,
which was sustained, and the question be-
ing taken on the amendment to the amend
ment (Nlr. Connolly's) was determined in
the atlirmative-ayes, 81, noes ID. si
Mr.. Penn, by consent, Withdrew his pro-
.. posed amendment, and the resolution was
i then agreed to-ayes %; noes 10. af &.
If the House concurs in this resolution.
the General Assembly will take recess
, from the 23d of December, to the I'd OF
f January. N tH
,, Mr.. Lakeland Offered joint resolution
t providing, that during the recess of the two
Houses, the members of the Legislature
shall receive no per diem.
Here Mr.. Quesenberry moved to take up
the order of the day, which was agreed to.
The pending question was the following
substitute offered by Mr.. Kirkpatrick, to
the amendment offered by Mr.. Thomas to
the resolution
, Resolred That by this action the General As
sembly does not indicate any purpose, or desire
to repudiate or unnecessarily delay the payment
of the public debt.
a Mr.. Hundley occupied the floor for
about an hour in very able speech, favor
9 ing the adoption of the resolution as it came
: from the House, without delay or amend
ment. He did not object to the amend.
: ments proposed upon any other ground
y than that if either were adopted it would
J, send the resolution back to the other House
and thus consume precious time. The
e funding bill he regarded as unjust and In
\ iquitous, and Thought it contained not what
!. the Senator from Campbell said of the res
o olution, 1.-THE germ of reputation bu
a the full-grown plant itself. He character
r lied the coupon system of that bill as obi
y Gus, and outrageous in the extreme thu
compromising of interest he claimed t.
S be almost as bad, and the way the
t bill was enacted met with his Sc
k yerest disapprobatioD, nasmuch as il
Il contained provisions the effort and natur,
of which were not explained or discovered
when it was under consideration. He as
If serted that the Funding Bill men, and no
l. the gentlemen who enter with him, wer,
+ regulators. The bill repudiated one-thir(
It of the debt. He did not propose to repu
II diate any portion of it, principal or inter
est, but he did propose to relieve the PEG
pile, who were, at this time, suffering undel
= burden of taxation too grievous to b
!, borne.
Mr.. Hundley, while not attacking thu
!, honesty of the majority of the members o
the last Legislature, maintained that they
e were not elected with any reference thu
question, and that the desire of the peopl,
# was then solely to escape from Radica
S rule. The members of this General AS
sembly, on the contrary, were elected
e many Of them, on this very issue, and al
: We're better conversant with the feeling anC
minds of the people than Their predecessor
II were. a-aess+ a11da
Mr.. Hundley was followed by Mr.
e French, who addressed himself to the dis
!. cussion of the legal questions involved, ant
J, to the point whether the funding bill wa
repulsive or not. lie argued that it was
and that justice, the necessities of the PEG
pie, sound public policy, and every othel
proper consideration demanded the adop
ton Of the resolution promptly, and with
n out the addition of any surplus words
= which were calculated to produce delay
uifbaut occa,n,,l ;o h;ncy apxr corraSnood;,,,