The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-12-16
ibro,,g,oii,t the Commonwealth was taken UP,
,.,.,JoJ o,d r,,Sgpl by.

-ruo,,se hill TO amend the road Law so as 70
a,, u. ali ministers of the gospel and DIS
I'LL ,,arsors from work on the roads was
l. ardn;.e,I TO its cncrossmcnt and tliiId r'a'u,
49, An amendment to exempt oil scilool
teachers, proposed by Mr.. RoLEF, was IT.
jectcd. .,, r. nrpr
Horse ioint resolution to suspend the fund.
;,r of thc nublic debt came up as the specml
n rI order, and the question being
mon the cngrossnent and third readifls VI
the bill, 49,, roso,rtio,
sbou,d not be countenanced any further ny
the House. He was opposed to anything
lookif~ like even temporary rcpnalation.
The BEGINNING of it is in these resolutions.
He called ,lpon the friends of n repeal OF Tue
funding bill to come out squarely and bra!ei!
and explain their position, ana deieha II Il
possible. ,z ,,,+ +bo
Mr., BRooRE, of Fauqucr, denied llIaI VIC
Interpretation placed upon the rcsoiu'lo i., "'o
cnrrcct He would support it, but with no
snch understanding. He was open 10 con !ii
viction rs TO the wisdom of the funding blli,
and would be glad to be convinced that II
wos \ wise and itdiciolls measure instead Oh
heinr n ,Inw.ise and pcrniciolls rs most PEG,
nile thought it to be. lie was not preFtfeu
r. nIcdrc himself to any line OF conduct III
rc~ard 10 the bill itself, but saw no ol!lcetloh
70 s,Isncndinr its operation until the "noI'
s,bicct can be fairly and fully lnVc5tl5'ileo'
II could not affect the credit of the STATE.
AR po,G,.E. Of RocklIridgc, a9rccu WIN ~
tbc ,ncmhcr from Richmond CIR. Dan,ep
that the passagc of the Joint resolution nov ~
faro tl,c House could not but wound inc clt-
i It If the State. He warned mci'ipe :i.
AGAINST arraying themselves even temporary,
With thc friends of reputation by Young lol
y lusnrnsion of this law. The credit OF thc
state must be inviolablc. .,.,,, ma
| Mr.. CoGulLL. Of Amherst, sustained Tue Po.
sition taken by Mr., Brooke, ana "oulu no'
yrt express an opinion upon thc il..ii q':cs-
lion although his people regarded IL rs mi
Wv, ,,;.',,, and in;urious in its effects; but he
TIn,,,th4 thn creditors of the State could not
on,ntIn;n if the contract of which they have
e,;Ind to,v,il themselves isnoW wlthuraWnlor
thn nrcscut and they are thrown back on
tho rri~in2l contract: nor could he be per-
s,,n,lod tl,at the credit of the state will suffer
I,v oar taking time TO investigate this SUBJ
icct further.
The resolution wa, further opposed by
1Ics-r.. Sr-TI!ErLIS and DANIEL and favored
hy NcS>r-. CLorT0N, MCMuLLAS, OFEERALL,
and DOUGLAS.
Nlr. crTnEEIIS held that this was too I'M
Do,taut n subject to he hastily considered
and rushed through the House without even
! 4 reference to a committee. 1t was question
| involving the whole subject OF State finances,
and he thought that by carefully considering
| il the Finance Committee might arrive at
some plan by which the public credit might
be saved without an undue drain upon the
limited means of the people. The passage OF
the resolution before the House could not but
result in harm.
Mr.. O'FERRALL characterized the funding
bill as ''thc offspring of fraud and the child
of colruption.'
Mr.. DANIEL, ut the conclusion Of his second
speech, moved reconsideration of the vote
by which the House on the previous day re-
fused to refer the resolution to the Finance
Committee.
Mr.. WALKER. Of Pulaski, followed in adj
vocating the resolution of SUSPENSION.
Mr. HILL, of Albcmarlc, called the pend
ing Question upon the motion (of Mr..
DAXlE!) to reconsider, and it was ordered.
The motion was lost-aycs, 90; noes, 1Oi.
The pending question was ordered, ana
the Joint resolution was ordered TO lis en-
eroS-ncnt by vote of 10l to IS. The vote
WIS recorded is follows
NEAc-AI,ssrs. Allun. Ant!crson Ec.tom, Bcr-
narsl. Bishop. Eo"k,r, i:uHn; ;owrn Brooke.
bell Jack Carter Peter !. Carrier, Christian, Top
ton. C"-hil. Cox Critz. Cummings dalton. d,ri"-
-E:van<. Fitzgerald, Fletcher frccmnn F"lkcrson,
Gardner. Jane, :. Gillian. William Gillian. era
ham. Grave; Gray Gresham. Griffith. !iamiit"n'
Mrclcsy Head. iii. Irvine, James. Enlns 5 Jone:'
Warner r. luuc~. Jor"ri-"n. \ Nscr. kncEr', Las
,cr Lcwii raml Lisn'ner: ipseomHG ha't HHs
Norton. Sowu 9 Fcrr.li. Psi e, Patterson, Payne.
Ir:rc.. Powell. Queen. ii:'if"ri liam,"'l Ratli!l
Scr,i:r,. Smith SIn"t Sui,iuw. Stephens. 81 John.
Sirv, ~ir"thcr. Soutiall. Swain. Suite Taliaiclro
Thomas, Iidlall, Tnrrir. Van Aukcn. Wall, Wake;
| Walker. Wentworth, Wharton, W lliI!S, ana
%1TSNsir Sneaker. Mcss,s. BagwclI, ]. Thomp-
so, BROWN. Gvtrc!!, Daniel, Donald. D"o!cy. GIL
man. Kelly. Lawson, Alexander j.. Li@htncr. Lgyeil-
stein. Minor, Parks Ioasuc, Suthcr!in, Watts, Wat
| sOI-ls.
The following is the form in which the
Joint resolution was ordered to its cngloS>-
mcnt and third reading:
ReSolrcd, the Senate conc"T1nn,) That
until proper steps have been taken to ascci-
tain the entire amount that will be required
10 pay the current expenses OF The State gov
crnmcnt and the interest upon the State debt,
rs provided by the funding act, and the III
creased rate Of taxation it may ncccSSitatc.
should the whole debt be funded, the Second
| y
discontinue any further issue Of the new
bonds until such time us these facts can be
asccrtaincd and such legislation be perfected
in the premises, should any be necessary, as
the public good my require
BILLS, &C., INTRODUCED AND REFERRED.
Bv Mr.. GRESHAM: Resolution proposing"
changes in the mode Of appointing county
s,ucriuicndcnts and school district boards,
&c.
By Mr.. LovESsTEIS Petition Of DR.. +. b.
Watkins i'll regard 10 money due him for cN-
aiming and fitting artificial limbs.
BY Mr.. PAIGE: Bill to encourage and pro-
mote immigration.
By lIr. McMrLLAS: Bill for the relief of
the surcticS of Benjamin Robinson, late She
riil of Green county.
By Nh. HEAD: Sill to amend the charter
Of the town Of Lce>hur@.
BY Mr.. VAN AuKEy: Bill prescribing the
penalty Of shcrili,s bonds.
BY Mr. ALLEN: Resolution proposing to
amend section 4 of chapter 1S6 Of the Code.
By Mr.. SXlDow: Bill to incorporate the
town of Newport, in the county Of Giles.
Bv Mr.. BoUToS: Resolution to refer the
portion Of the Auditors report in regard to
4 reduction of townships to the minimum
number required by the Constitution to the
counties, cites, and towns.
By Mr.. OFERRALL: Petition Of Elyina
Freeze, of Rockingham county, to be re-
licycd from excessive assessment.
BY Mr.. GRAVES: Resolution proposing to
amend the road law 50 rs TO make district
ovcrsccrs appointiye instead OF elective
officers.
BY Mr.. p. X. JONES: Petition Of George
d. NJ. Hunter and Benjamin L. Chisholm, of
r.. a.