Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1872-02-27
The President voted aye, and the vote was


HOUSE. Mr.. Sutherlin offered resolution
requesting General Imboden to furnish the
House with his address on the mineral resources
OF Virginia, and ordering lO, 900 of the same to
be printed. Referred to the Committee on
Printing
Senate bill on the assessment of taxes was
read and discussed till adjournment.
SENATE. Thursday, Feb 22.-The unfnish-
ed business being the House-bil repeating the
provision OF the funding bill making coupons
receivable for taxes, 1t was taken up, the ques-
ton recurring upon the passage of the bill the
vote by which it was passed yesterday having
been subsequently reconsidered
Mr.. Anderson, OF Rockbridge. moved to re-
consider the vote by which the Senate ordered
the bill to third reading and engrossment.
After an exciting debate, vote was had with
the following result: Ayes, q noes, II.
Mr.. Connaily moved to amend the bill by in
sertlng the IoiioWlng as an Independent section
after the second amended section
's2. Aad be 1t further enacted, That for the
year 1872, upon all the interest-bearing bonds
of the State issued under the act of March 80,
1871, calling tor an interest thereupon of six
per centum per annum there. shall be paid On
the lst OF January, 1872, or as soon thereafter
as practicable, two per centum. and on the Isl
of July, 1872, a like amount. Upon that part
OF the debt bearing an interest of five per cent.
per annum there shall be paid at the same times
one and tTo-thlrds per cent; and upon that
portion OF the debt the form Of the securities
representing which have not been changed nm
der the act aforesaid, the payment shall be at
the same times and at the same rates as above
upon two-thirds OF the principal of said bonds
or securities, and it shall be the duty of the
Auditor OF Public Accounts to pay into the pub
lie treasury at the times required, subject to
the Second Auditor, so much of the public
revenue as the Second Auditor may certify to
be necessary to pay the interest on the public
debt as herein provided
Mr.. Fitzpatrick moved to amend the amend
ment by adding to it
"Rouided, That the recent of Interest upop
the provisions of this act UPON the bonds issued
! under the act of March 3Oth, 1871, shall be
taken and held to be an acquiescence upon the
part OF the party presenting the coupons for
payment IN the provisions of this act
Rlr. Connally accepted Mr.. Filzpatrick
amendment to his amendment.
A division of the question was called for
Mr.. Fitzpatrick s amendment was adopted
ayes, 81; noes, Is.
The amendment as amended was adopted.
AYEs.-Messrs. Anderson of Pitts7lvauia,
Anderson of Rockbridge, Beazely, Connally,
Fitzpatrick, Greene, Grimsley Herndon, Hol-
lady, johnson, Kirkpatrick, Massey, Meen,
Penn, Perrin, Taylor of Loudoun, Taylor of
Norfolk, Terry, Thomas and Wynne-2O -
NoEs.-Messrs. Cochran, French, Graham,
Greever, Hundley, Lakeland, Lathrop Martin,
Norton, Nutting, Patterson, Pridemore, Cues
enberry, Rue. Robinson, Roller, and Ward
Is.
On motion of Mr.. Hundley, the first clause
of the amended bill 1.-THE bill as it came from
| the House was stricken out by the following
vote
AYEs.-Messrs Beazely. Cochran, French.
Graham, Greever, Hundley, kirkpatrick, Lack
land, Lathrop, Martin, Norton, Nowln, Nut
ting, Patterson, Pridemore, Quesenberry,
Robinson, Roller, Rue, and Ward-2O
NOES. -Messrs, Anderson of Pittsylvania,
Anderson OF Rockbridge, Connally, Fitzpatrick,
Greene, Grimsey, Herndon, Holiday, John
son, Massey, Meem. Penn, Perrin, Taylor Of
Londoun, Taylor of Norfolk, Terry, Thomas,
and Wynne-1S
HOUSE: Nothing of general public interest
transacted in the House to-day.
After some routine business, House bill for
the assessment Of taxes was taken up and con-
sidered until adjournment.
SENATE. Friday, Feb. 23.-House bill to
amend the funding bill by repeating the provi-
sion making coupons receivable for taxes
(amended yesterday by the Senate) was tax en-
up
Mr. Cochran offered the following as a sub
| stitute for the bill:
Be at enacted By the General assembly, That
hereafter it shall not be lawful for the officers
charged with the collection Of taxes or other
| demands of the State due now or that shall
hereafter become due to receive in payment.
| thereof anything else than gold or silver coin,
United States treasury notes, or notes Of the
national banks of the United States
y. All acts Or parts OF acts inconsistent with
this act are hereby repealed
-. This act SHALL be 10 force from its pas
sage
Mr.. Cochran repeated that he had been an
original supporter of the funding bill, but want
ed nov TO see some sort OF measure passed to
end the dissensions upon this question.
| Mr.. Connally offered an amendment to the
pending bill which was rejected.
MIR. Anderson, of Rock bridge, submitted a
substitute for Mr. Cochrans substitute which
was also rejected.
| Mr.. Cochran's substitute was then adopted
| By the following vote
| AYES. -Messrs. Cochran, Fitzpatrick, French
| Graham, Greene Greever, GrimsIey, Holiday,
| Hundley, Lakeland, Lathrop, Martin, Norton,
| NoWlin, Nutting, Patterson. Penn, Pridemore.
| Quesenberry, Robinson, Roller, Rue, Smith
Stevens, aud Ward 20
| NoEs.-Messrs. Anderson of PittsyvaDia
| Anderson of Rockbridge, Beazley, Boykin,
| OOAHcoti5 AAl1 p&eAAONf massey, uAOCuAf Ct1i
| Taylor, of Loudoun, Taylor of Norfolk, Terry,
Thomas and Wynne-l4
| The bill was ordered to its third reading and
eDgrossment and was passed by the same vote
ayes. %; noes, IA
Mr.. Cochran proposed TO amend the title to
read as follows: "a bill declaring Uhot shall be
receivable for taaes or other demands of the
State" Agreed to.
Mr.. Cochran was ordered to communicate the
bill to the House
Mr.. Hundley presented bill ''to repeal an
act entitled an act to provide for The funding
and payment of the public debt. y
Referred to Committee on Finance.
HOUSE. House bill imposing a tax on oys-
ters was further amended and discussed liter
which the assessment. bill was taken up, and
discussed until adjournment.
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.