The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-02-06
VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE,

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TUESDAY, Feb. 6.
House of Delegates.
Speaker Hanger in the chair.
BILLS REPORTED.
House joint resolution providing that the
members of the General Assembly shall
not receive per diem after the expiration OF
ninety days--with recommendation not to
pass.
House bills, to amend the act relating to
fences and for the protection of crops to
regulate judicial sales and prevent the sacri-
flee of property to amend the public free
school law.
COMMITTEE REPORTS.
The Committee for Courts of Justice, in
response to resolution, reported it mex
pedient to legislate further on the recovery
of borrowed property, the existing laws
sufficing. Agreed to. r.... .......
The Committee on Finance, in response
to a resolution, as to the eypediency of al
lowing the banks that will give the largest
interest to become repositories of the pub
lie money upon giving satisfactory security
for the payment of all such moneys at the
call of the State, report it inexpedient to
legislate on the subject. Agreed to.
The Committee Of Schools and Colleges
report, on the petition of the Council of the
city of Alexandra, that the money appro-
priated by the State for public free school
purposes shall be apportioned according
among the counties and cities of the State
according to the amount of revenue paid
into the State Treasury by them respect
lively, that the petition cannot be granted,
the constitution declaring that the school
fund shall be distributed for the equal BEN
eft of all, on the basis of the population
between the ages of five and twenty-one.
Concurred in.
PRESENTED AND REFERRED.
By Mr.. Lightner Memorial of w. w.
Newman, Sangersville, Augusta county,
praying to be paid for work done on the
Staunton and Parkersburg turnpike.
By Mr.. Paige--Bill to amend the act inn
posing tax on oysters. avg
By Mr.. Scruggs--Bill to amend the code
in relation to DEGREES of sale and commits
sioners of sale.
By same-Bill to amend the code so as
to define the manner in which distress war;
rants shall be levied and returned.
ADJOURNMENT SINE DIE. t
Senate joint resolution, providing for the
adjournment of the General Assembly
sine die on the 4th of March, was taken up,
and, on motion of Mr.. Hill, laid on the
table. G saa
HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION.
House joint resolutions suspending the
sale of property under execution, claimed
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stead law, until the constitutionality of the
law be determined by the supreme court
of appeals, was taken up on motion of Mr..
U Ferrall, and adopted.
THE PUBLIC DEBT.
The special order, House bill to provide
for the funding and payment of the public
debt of the State, came up. Mr.. Booker
moved to postpone till II NJ. tomorrow
After considerable discussion pro and con,
the motion was rejected.
Mr.. Cummings offered the bill reported
by the minority of the joint committee as
substitute.
both these bills have been heretofore
published.]
On motion of Mr.. Brooke, the substitute
was amended so as to make its provision
in regard to the payment of interest certi-
ficates out Of any surplus in the Treasury
more clear, and he then spoke at length in
favor of the substitute:
Mr.. Clopton proposed the following SUBJ
stitute for the minority bill
WHRRRAs, Grave doubts have arisen whether
anything that the General Assembly may do in
the settlement of the public debt question will
meet with the approval of the Governor and
WHEREAS, Doubts exists with regard to the
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passed March 80, 1871, commonly called the
Funding Bill and
WnsaEAs, Every interest Of this Common
wealth demands the settlement of this much
vexed question and
WHEREAs, The said question cannot be better
settled in any way than by reference to the
people of the State; therefore, be it
Resolved BY the General assembly Of Virgfnia,
That at the elections to be holden in the several
counties, cities and towns of this Commonwealth
on the 4th Thursday of May, 1872 the following
questions be submitted to the people of this
State:
1st. Shall the act approved March 80, 1871,
commonly called the Fanding Bill remain the
law of this State2
I'd. Shall the majority report of the joint com
mittee be adopted as the law of this State?
Sd. Shall the minority report Of said commit
mittee be adopted as the law of this State2
The remainder of the act provides for
carrying out these provisions that the au-
ditor shall have 100000 copies of the fund
ing bill, the majority report and the minor
ity report printed and distributed among
the people, and the result of the vote shall
be the law of the land.
1t was rejected. ~
Mr.. Daniel spoke elaborately in support
of the minority bill. a'ss s f-E
The Funding bill was discussed until the
hour of adjournment.
Senate. ..
Prayer by Rev. DIR. Read.
Lieutenant-Go Governor Marye in the chair.
BILL PRESENTED AND REFERRED.
House bill entitled San act to amend and
resnact an act entitled IAN act for the relief
of the late sheriffs Of the Common
wealth. was read twice and referred to
the Committee on Finance.
House bill entitled ''an act to consolidate
the Indebtedness of the city of Alexandria
in one uniform issue of Stock" was read
twice and referred to the Committee on
General Laws. ~, ssa
House bill entitled san act for the relief
of Caroline Lindsay" was read twice and
referred to the Committee on Finance.
House bill entitled ian act to amend and
reenact section 20 of an act entitled an act
to provide system of public free schools
in the cities of the Commonwealth, and to
repeal section 66 Of an act entitled an act
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