The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-03-06
NINETY-THIRO DAY.
WEDNESDAY, March 6.
House of Delegates.

House of Delegates.
Speaker Hanger in the chair.
PRAYER by the Rev. DR.. Edwards, of the |
Br0ad-Street Methodist church.
BILLS REPORTED AND PLACED ON THE |
CALENDAR.
Senate BMS.-Proyiding for new grants
whose title papers are lost or destroyed ;
to amend the code as to criminal proce-
durc; to incorporate Valley Lodge, No.
10, |. o. D. f.; to incorporate the Old
Dominion Construction company to IN
corporate Jefferson College to incorporate
the Jones' Wharf and Surry railroad COM
panv: to authorize the Fredericksburg
and Charlottesville railroad company to
receive subscriptions to its capital stock
from citizens Of the counties of Orange,
Madison, Greene aud Albemarle, to be
paid for in lands lying in said counties
to change the name of the Natural Bridge
turnpike company, &c.
House BIS nstructing the Treasurer
not TO receive on deposit from foreign in
surance companies, under act of February
Sd, 1865, certificates for one-third of the
public debt issued under act of March
Both, and known as West Virginia certit-
Gates (under suspension OF the rules; to
amend the act of March 10Th, 1870, in re-
Iation to the interest on money to prevent
lobbying with the General Assembly of this
State; to authorize the construction of
turnpike road from Marion to JeiierSonyille
by tie counties of Smythe and Tazcwel.
EXPENSES OF FUNDING.
The special committee Mr.. Riddlebar-
ger chairman appointed to inquire into the
expenses incurred under the funding bill
for lthographing engraving &C., and as
to the duty Of the Second Auditor in the
matter. presented report. 1t appears that
the cost of engraving was s32 1913. 70 oflitho-
graphing s4,705.00. Six hundred dollars
Of the last item remains unpaid because Of
the refusal of the Second Auditor to APP
prove bill Of G. l.. Ludwig for that
amount. The committe are unanimous
in the opinion that the work was contract
ed for on terms as reasonable as could have
been made with any parties competent to
execute it in the finished and work.
Inanlike manner in which the bonds were
prepared. The testimony OF Generals
Wickham and Malone shows that they
lave been paying fifty cents per bond on
orders of $4,000, while the prices paid by
the late treasurer for Virginia State bonds
averaged "a cents per bond on an order for
$4,000. The West Virginia certificates
cost about Is cents each, and the litho-
grapher testified that his whole profit on
the number executed did not exceed two
hundred dollars. The committee find that
the aggregate incidental expenses incurred
under the funding bill We're So, .26, all
of which the committee concludes was alb
solutely necessary to the execution of the
act.
On motion of Mr.. j. T. Brown, the re-
port and testimony were laid on the table
and ordered to be printed.
RECONSTRUCTED.
On motion Of Mr.. Gray, the vote by
which the House on yesterday rejected the
petition of John Henson for the exemption
of the Fluyanna Female Institute from tax
alton, was reconsidered, and the petition re-
committed.
PAYMENT OF INTEREST.
On motion of Mr.. RiddlebaIger, House
bill for the payment of interest on the pub
lie debt was taken up out OF order. He
then submitted substitute almost identi-
cal with the original bill, but differing in
phraseology and in form. lit provides for
the payment Of / per cent. on all of the
funded and two-thirds of the unfunded
debit
Mr.. Deneale thought this matter ought
not to be considered without careful delibe-
ration. lie moved to pass by and print.
Lost--ayes, 50; noes, 50.
The hour for the special order blouse
bill for the relief Of debtors and the adj
justment Of debts on the principles of
equity now arrived.
Mr.. Coghill moved to postpone the
special order, which was opposed to by
Messrs. O'FerTall and Denaie and then
agreed to.
Mr.. Daniel moved to amend the substi-
tute by striking out the proviso which de-
clares that the person receiving the interest
shall acquiesce in the non-receivabilty Of
coupons in payment of taxes, &c. The
amendment was rejected-ayes, ~ noes,
76.
The substitute was then agreed to by
the following vote:
Ayss-Mesers Beaton, Berger, Booker, Ber-
nard, Bishop Borland, Bonton, Bristow Brooke,
]. ;. Brown, ]. Il. Brown, Bryant, Burkholdcr,
Butler, Camphel Coghii, Critz, Cummings,
Douglas Dungey, Early, Elliott, Evans Fiiz@er-
aid. Freeman, Fulkerson, Gardner, Jas. 5 GU
liam, Graham, Graves Gray, Gresham, Hanil-
ton, Htrdesty, Hill, Irvine James, w.
II Jones, Keyser, Kineheloe, Lewis, Paul
Iightner, Miller, Munsey, Noble, Nowlin, Page,
Patterson, Paine, Powell Hamsdell, Riddlebar-
ger. Rogers, Roller, Sangster, Scruggs Smith,
SInoot Stephens, ST. John, Stoyail, STROLLER,
Swami, Sutherln Suite. Ialiatenoi Thomas,
Tdban, Turpin, Walker, Watson and Williams
-72.
Coleman, Cottren Cox, Daniel, Delaney, De
neale Donald, Fletcher, VIM. Gillian, Gilman,
Griffith, Head, Peter X. Jones, X. >. Jones, KEEL
IS, Lassiter, Lawson, \ ., Lshtner Lover
OFerran Pearce, Robertson, Russell, Snidow,