The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-12-22

ias a l ms, this morning II O'Clock.
The committees biiltin reference 10 ss.le
..fyInent ofiiiferest aHd 5ssatasse theseiof
we're ordered to be printed. -.-----.~r--.---
HOUSE OF DELEGATES. -
sneaker n ANGER in the chair. Prayer 9y
Rev. DR.. Edwards, OF the Methodist Church Gu:
$780,, srasuNa COMMITTEES
s,rhe sprAKrR announced the following a 4.
ditlonal appointments on s'anainng comlHa'tt.
70 Courts i, Of Ltstice.-Warner I. Jones, sutt'
tie, and St. John. ctt sssgL ~, x, ~
',fsnance.--critz, sangster, and Jack Carter.
.! .;aoaffqa7 asB1pLs REroRTEo. 20 is'" S'.i'f ?
The following bills were reported from
and placed on the calendar ! y ;.
SFar tie correct Ion Of the assessment Of the
lsfYdY dY DC. 5loornnail, J. C. Gr1sson, ano
Mrs. Mary Hall, In Montgo nery county, ,ano
for refunding to them nm excess Oh taxes,
with an adverse recommendation. .s=I!EoHA
10 empower the Auditor and Attorney.
General to settle claim of tie Common.
wealth against Andrew j. ByTTe. :. ..,-i..i y
To amend, and reiuact secion7 OF chapter
if5s OF tie Code, III, relation to the ndj ourneo
terms Of the Circuit Court Of the CITY O.
Norfolk '.,f,os s,4s!..y 1l.L 8, ,''@", s@'f7f
gao a;.X HOLIDAY RECESS !ia ,.,iE5!5@
Senate joint resolution providing for''
recess during the holidays was takep, 1ron
The table, on motion. OF, Mr.. LOCKER, Hht
moved to make the day Of adjournment Fri
day the 22d instead of Saturday the 23d. :. :.
Mr.. HILDmoSed TO; pass by the resolution
by whichthe motion was agreed to, but after
wards (naily leaves of absence being asked
it was taken up again on motion OF Alr
JoSEs of Gloucester, ~ ~ - ,-,, =, -. =.
MIR. SUTuERLs hoped a recess would no
be taken until the important question O
finance now before the, House was finally dis
posed Of. lie intiluated that members were
disposed to eyadesa vote on the resolution
which were to como up to-day as the specia
order, sstsG".,.u s.s.' r.s.a as re .a" -
Mr., CoGnILL assured tho gentleman tina
the friends of the original resolution offered
by the gentleman from Pulaski lMr. Walker
were not only willing but anxious to get TO-
Mr. OFERRA1L reminded the opponents 9
the funding bill that they could show thei
sincerity in no way better than by remaining
until the time. allowed the Governor to keel
the Joint resolution suspending its operation
is exhausted, and until the propositions nov
pending before the House are disposed OF
Members should forego the pleasure of Visit
ing their families to discharge great duty t.
the State. - ii s4a,' ,.... s.. .s'@-- - ~.
Mr., .BooKER's amendment was agreed to.
Mr.. RIDDLED4EGEB moved as a substitute
for Mr.. KELLEY amen ment (Which provide
that members Shall not receive per diem
during the recesslL that no member Shall b.
required by the disbursing officer to receive
his per diem. CLaughter.l The spirit OF thi'
substitute seemed to meet with general ap
probation, but was voted down. Mr. KEEL
LEY's amendment was then defeated; and tht
Senate Joint resolution as amended, on mo
ton of Mr.. BOOKER was agreed to.
Leave of absence was granted to Air, RoaEE:
for four days; to Messrs. ]. CARTER, McMuL
Ian, HILL, BIsnop, BRYANT, NORTON, RAMS
DELL, and: QUEEN, for two days each; and tt
Messrs. RATcLIFF, FULkEIsoN, A. b. LIGHT
SEa, Evans, BAGwELL, MuNsEY, kEYsER, ant
SNlDow, for one day each. =. '.'...' ','.
BILL PASSED, $780,. .. -
Substitute for Senate bill to amend tho law
in relation to lorse-stealing.
"'' BILLS, &C., INTRODUCED. AND REFERRED. a
BY Mr.. BoRLAND: Petition Of citizens o.
Norfolk city, Portsmouth, Petersburg, anc
City Point, asking that the pilot laws be al
lowed to remain unchanged, ut least so far as
those ports are concerned.
BY Mr.. W. r, jones; Petition Of citizens
of Nelson township, York county.
By Mr.. BEAToN; Bill to amend section 101
Of the assessment act OF 1871. -~@.. -.
BY Mr.. PAYNE: Bill to extend the time fol
the qualification Of Jackson Cooley, clerk 81
Floyd county.----.--------
BY, NJ. KEYsER: Resolution to make eoun,
ty judges commissioners in chancery.
BY Mr.. FREEMAN: Resolution proposing
the adjustment Of punishment by stripes and
the establishment Of Workhouses.-
BY Mr. ---: Bills to amend the jury
law prescribing new duties for supervisors
and requiring clerks Of courts to furnish
court orders and allowances to supervisors
Big Mr., DooLEY Bill to extend the santa
~ Jurisdiction of the Ronrd Of Health; and
petition of Demstown & Co. for the reissue oil
q coupon bond lost OF mislaid. a e
PAYMENT or INTEREST on TIE PUBLIC DEBT.
House joint resolution to postpone the pay
ment of interest Oh the public debt was taken
up, with the various amendments and substi.
tutes, as the special order. The question be:
ing upon the adoption Of Nh. CLoPToN's
which provides for the payment
of the interest due january, 1872, alone, Mr,
CLoPToN explained it in q few remarks.
Mr., sUTHERLIN then took the floor in favor
Of the amendments offered by himself and
Dir. CLorToN. He was willing, as a coInpro-
mise, to adopt q provision for the payment Of
the interest due next January, and to Leave
payments to future legislation
but at the same time he was confident that
we could not only pay that, but the interest
due in July and in january, 1873, also. There
Is to-day 81, S80, 431 ,01 to the credit Of the
State in the banks--of Richmond. Deduct
100000 for: the expenses OF the month OF
December, and there is left million dollars
more than is necessary to pay the January
interest. He thought that instead Of going
TO work to sec how we may .evade the pay
ment of our obligations we should try to de
wise ways and means Of meeting them. Do
this, and we can pay our debts without OPP
pressire taxation. He had gone over the
estimates Of the Auditor, and found S127, 900
more than enough to pay the interest of jan
lNry 1872, July 1872, and January 1873,
without excessive taxation, 1t has been
said that the last Legislature passed the
funding act, and had not the manliness to inn
pose o tax, to meet its requirements. This
was not true The tax had been imposed,
md it was matter of record that, from
whatever cause, it had been more promptly
collected than any other tax in Virginia for
fifty years past. The money thus raised is
now in the Treasury, and the question is,
e What shall I'VE do with it," The law ex-
Dressly says that It shall be applied to the
payment Of the interest on the funded debt.
And, now it is proposed to violate that re-
luirement, and to tell the -unsuspicious per-
IONS who have confided in our promise to pay
hat they must get their money rs best they
AN. Whether the funding act can be set
lside or not is a question about which law
re1.a differ hut there ean he M ditfnra1 of