The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-12-21
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s5ss s sf tHen fsnns Of ne RFah
| ductcd the interest on tivo-thirdS OF Lug
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Estimate Oh AMOUNT ~ 70
7bs1c viii probably be- received into the
an amount Of nrrearsos, Of Of , lsSes a 9.
y gi,rIse, Is Still In Suit have rot seen
ct to embrace it In the foregoing itl1n ha.
| lance will, Of course be Increased To tilsl
Amount Of interest due lst July l372. .ea3,7'S Do
| Deiic;t I'm the Treasury after paying lntc.
| res. July lsT2 and other expenses 10 ttat - .,
date for which provision Is 10 he made .20l:l'' os
House Joint resolution to discontinue the
issre of binds required to be issued by the
act for funding the public debt, being the I'M
finished business of this morning, was Ia
ken ur-the pending question De,hS on
agreeing to the amendment proposed ny Mr'
| KIRKpATRIcK to the amendment OF Nlr.
Thomas, as follows:
"Res1lced, That by this action the Gen
eral Assembly does not mean to indicate any
purpose or desire to repudiate or unnecessa-
rilv delay the payment of the public debt"
Mr.. JOHNSTON, Of Accomac, in speech OF
about an hour, made very forclble ana
eloquent argument in opposition to the reso-
| luton.
Mr.. STEVENS, Of Sussex. followed Mr.. john
sroS in well-prcmred and Well-dciivered re-
marks upon the other side Of the question.
Mr.. CoSSALLY accepted tue floor about
three-ouarters of an hour in discussing the
merits of the resolution as it came from the
House, aud in expressing his earnest disap-
proyal of it, and all measures approaching the
rcprdiation of Just obligations and the de-
struction Of the public credit.
Mcssrs. Patterson. Rue, and ROLLER: con-
Guided the di>cussion-all of them speaking
in favor of the resolution.
At l. O'Clock Mr. FRENCE called for vote.
Mr.. k1RErATElCk's amendment to the
amendment Of Mr.. Thomas was rejected
ayes, 10; noes, q.
| Mr.. TuoMAs's amendment-as follows: But
nothing herein contained is intended TO i'm
pair the obligation Of any contract made by
the State with her creditors was rejected
by the same yote--ayes, 10; noes, u.
Dir. HEHSDoS offered an amendment that
this resolution (suspending the fundirg) shall
not apply to the bonds in the hands of the
Auditor ut the tiluc OF its passage. Rejected
ayes, II; noes, -.
Dir. AyDEasoS. Of Rockbridgc, offered an
| amendment suSpcnding the funding only
until the 1st Of March. 1872. Rejected--ayes,
IL; noes, "a.
Tue question recurring on the resolution
as il came from the House, it was adopted by
the following vote:
NosS.-NIcssrs. Anderson OF EocAbri'lsc, Bcazlcy,
| BcySiu, Cochran. tonIaiiy, Grimslcy. licrndon,
Johnson. kirkpatrick, Lewis, Taylor cl Norfolk
| IYEs:"SIcssis. Fitzpatrlck French. Graham,
lin Massey. llcem, Hor,on, Nowlln, SmttlnS, rat
tcr,on Perrin. Pidcmore. Qucsenbcriy, inc, Robin
son. Roller, smith, Stevens, Taylor oi Loudouli,
Terry, Thomas, Ward -.
AusEyT-Jicssrs. Hola.,lay, Latham, and Penn.
Mr.. ANDERSON, Of Pittsylvania, would have
vote "no," bat paired oil with Mr.. Penn,
| who is absent, and would have voted "ayc."
Mr.. ROLLER moved that the action of the
Senate be communicated 10 tie House i'll the
morning. Agreed TO.
Adjourned ut 1890.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
Speaker HANGER in the chair. No prayer.
RECESS FOR THE HOLIDAYS.
Senate joint resolution providing for
recess OF the General Assembly from Decem-
Der 23d to January ID next WIS taken up.
Mr.. KELLEY moved to amend by providing
that no certificates Of per diem shall be issued
during the recess.
On motion of Mr.. O'FERRALL tho Joint
resolution and amendment were laid Oh tho
table.
BILLS REPORTED.
House bill for the relief Of Frederick
Griffith, of Westmoreland county, and Senate
bill to provide for the protection Of fish III
New river and It's tributaries, were reported
from committees aid placed Oh the calendar.
Also the following: House bill to provide
special courts of appeal; House bill allowing
incorporated towns 10 Use county jlils; and
Senate bill to amend the law for the removal
of causes from Ole court to another--the lat
ter with an adverse recommendation.
ELLIS PASSED.
House substitute for Senate bill amending
and reenacting act of February II, 1866, in
relation to DEMONSTRATING. The substitute
adopted aholshes the death penalty for horse
stealing, and amends the law in relation to
other forms of larceny.
Senate bill for the protection Of fish in New
river and its tributaries.
STATE INEBRIATE ASYLUM.
House bill incorporating the Virginia Home
for Inebriates was taken up on its second
reading, and after discussion by Messrs. j.
THOMPSON Brown, CLOPToS, and DANIEL, was
recommitted.
vACCINATIOS.
The Committee on Propositions and GrieY-
arces reported adversely upon the petition Of
the State vaccine agent for an increase of
salary, and recommended that 1000 copies Of
directions for vaccination be printed for gene
raj distribution. The report was agreed to.
PER pIEa AND MILEAGE.
,+;r RI that II 10
eXpedient to reduce the pay and mileage of
members of the General Assembly came up
as unfinished business, and was referred to
the Committee on Finance. ['rhe House
refused to order the yeas and nays Oh the
question OF rcference.l
PUBLIC PRISTING--AGAIS.
Mr.. WALL introduced resolution instruct
ing the Committee on Printing to inquire and
report when the term of the Superintendent
Of Public Printing commences ana rerml-
mates; and to inquire whether any combina-
ton or association Of job printers OF Rich
mond was formed at or about the time the
present Superintendent of Public Printing
was elected whether said combination fixed
4 scale of prices exclusively for the State
printing; whether said prices are as high as
The prices charged individuals generally !;
whether said combination was calculated to
exclude free competition amongst bidders for
the printing put out by the State to the low
est bidder; and whether the present Super
intendent of Public Printing had any agency
or interest III getting up such combination !;
also, that the committee beauthorized to send
for persons and papers.
Referred to the Committee on Printing.
DISMISSED.
Senate bill to provide for the removal of