The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-03-07

be printed.
EDUCATIONAL LANDSCAPE.
On motion of Mr.. Riddlebarger, House
bill to provide for the disposition of the
proceeds of the land-scrp, the special order
was postponed till next Tuesday.
THE BANKRUPT LAW.
Senate joint resolution asking Congress
to amend the bankrupt law, so that persons
in Virginia taking its benefits may have the
same exemptions as are provided for under
the Homestead law Of the State, was
taken up out of its order and passed.
INTEREST ON THE STATE DEBT.
House bill providing for the payment
this year of four per cent. interest on two
thirds of the public debt Of the State was
taken up and put upon its passage.
Messrs. Dooley, Lovenstein, Bagwell
and Kelly gave their reason for voting
against the bill.
Messrs. Borland, Ramsdell, Critz, Clop-
ton and Booker gave their reasons for vot-
ing for the bill.
Mr.. Ramsdell, in the course of his re-
marks, claimed that every Republican
elected to this Legislature was elected to
oppose the funding bill. Opposition to the
| funding bill was plank in the State plat
| form of the party. He congratulated him.
self and his friends that that plank, at
| least, had been q success as shown by the
| sentiments of those elected to this General
| Assembly. True, the funding bill had not
been repealed, but he considered the pas
sage Of this bill, connected as it was with
the repeal of the receiyability of the cou-
pons for taxes, as a yictory--a good step
| in the right direction.
The bill was passed by the following
vote:
Ayes-Messrs Allen, Anderson Beaton,
Berger, Bernard, Bishop Boiling Booker, Bor-
T. Brown, Bryant, Burkholder, Campbell, Clop-
ton, Coghill, Coleman, Critz, Cummings, De-
ne.le. Douglas, Early, Elliott, Evans, FITZGERALD,
Fulkerson, Gardner, ]. S Gillian, w. Gillian,
Graham, Gray, Graves Gresham, Griffith,
| Hamilton Hardesty Hill, Irvine, James, w. L
Jones, Keyser. Kincheoe, Lewis, Matthew,
| Mcmillan, Miller, Munsey, Noble, Nowln
Payne. Pearce, Perkins, Powell, Radford
Ramsdell, Riddlebarger, Rogers, Roller, Sang
ster, Scruggs, Smith, Smoot Sndow, Stephens
ST John, Stovall, Strother, Swami, Sutherlin
Suttle, Taliaferro, Thomas, Tidbal, Walker,
Watson Wharton, Williams and Yotmg-sl
Noes-Messrs Bagwell, Jack Carer, Cottrell
Fletcher, freeman, Gilman, Head, F. K Jones
r. $. Jones, Kelly, LasslteF, LGwson, Lip
scombe, Loyenstein, Matthews, Minor, Neale
Norton, OFerrall, Parks, Patterson, Robertson
: Mr.. Speaker-34.
The House refused to reconsider, ant
the bill was sent to the Senate for concur
: renee.
: THE EQUITABLE ADJUSTMENT OF
DEBTS.
House bill for the relief Of debtors an
for the adjustment of debts on principles c
equity, unfinished business, came up.
, The following members spoke in favor {
the bill: Messrs. Douglas, O'Ferrall an
Bristow.
: Mr.. Brooke spoke against the bill.
: The motion to dismiss the bill being pu
e it was carried by So ayes to 40 noes.
T motion to reconsider was rejected.
d NIGHT SESSIONS ENDED.
Mr.. Deneale offered resolution rescint
II ing the resolution providing for rece'
y daily and session at night, and providir
that, till otherwise ordered, the House me
. daily at 10 A. M. Agreed to.
ct INTRODUCED.
rs BY Mr.. Sutherlin-Pettions from val
: Gus parts of the State in favor of an ind
pendent agricultural and mechanical &C
lege.
y. "a BY Mr.. Lawson-Bill for the protectit
5 of fish in the Blackwater river and its trl
to utaries.
Adjourned.