The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-03-19


ssnaIe bill 10 Incorporate the 81. Mary,s
csthoIics Ben4stlent Society OF Essder'ess sps
burg; senate bilsto amend Gle chartor, of the
so canate hill t0 authorize the trustees OF tue
Presbyterian church oF8Cnlpeper, 10 OorIo"
money, and 10 give security Tor Inc sane :. :.
Senate bill to amend the law ID relatlon ~
the terms of the circuit and shaneery courts
of Richmond city. -. .,,o,;on -
chartered companies. .,..
Senate bin to amend the Law 10 relatlon "
new trials. .,..,o -
proceedings on report OF commissioners oi
roads, with recommendation that It 90 not
House bill to amend the law relative to cir
cult and corporation courts over guardiahs
aud wards, with recommendation tnaI tne
House agree to the Senate amendments.
House bill for the assessment, levy ano
collection of taxes on railroad, canai, abo
other companies.
THE Joint Committee to wait upon
THE BOUNDARY LINE COMMISSIONERS
presented report, which was agreedto.:
THE GRIFFITH RESOLUTION
came I'D as unfinished business OF the morn
ING hour. Mr.. KoINER offered the tolioWlns
az a substitute for the Grifith resolution
I" That committee of five be appointed &c
take into consideration the CONDITION OF tut
State debt, and report as early as practlcto't
any recommendations which they may nno
best, by bill or otherwise, TO lelieFe 'n'
financial embarrassment Of the state. nc.
The resolutions were discussed Dy W.T.
ARMSTRONG for that of Mr.. GRIFFITH, ahG
Mr.. CK1Tz against it :; and by BIZ. Moss aho
Mc(,os1aAL in support of the koINER suo'
stiIute, MIR. VNEAL opposed both resoiu.
t;ons but if either must be adopted nc
would vote for the koINER SUBSTITUTE.
TIE BOUNDARY COMMISSION.
When the hour arrived Il 2. NJ Tor tne
ioint convention to receive the resolutlons, ~
reference to the boundary line between
piuia and Maryland, forwarded to tne uens
raj Assembly Of Virginia by speciai coui, ,I"i,
siouers appointed by the Genera Assel 49,;
Of MARYLAND the pending business WIS 49, NO
norariIv SUSPENDED. The senators calne lll.o
,ha House in procession Of tWos, ana were
.Ssionrd seats upon the right oil lne ofhAA,
$50 ,b.ir The members of the Mafylanu
n nn Hon. Isaac D. Jones, John W..
D,,ic and James W. Davis, followed, uhuer
,I'a os,nrt of Senator FINNEY and DescSales
t,ocu,1r, and TALIAFERRo, ana were ilIio-
dnced 70 the jolnt Assembly by Senator FIN
~ Lleutenant-Governor WITHERs lpresl-
diuo, welcomed the commissioners IN Drlef
and graceful manner, and informed them
thai The Joint conference was ready 10 re-
ceiye their communication.
The Hon. Isaac D. Jones In twenty
minutes speech explained the proposition
Marvland made to Virginia in settlement OF
the disputed boundary.
THE resolutions of the General Assembly
of MARYLAND were then read by the clerk OF
the House, aud on motion of Mr.. DooLEY
were ordered to be printed for the use OF the
General Assembly. (rhe resolutions have
already been published in the Dispatch.l
The conference then adjourned SINE d,e.
THE GRIFFITH RESOLUTION AGAIN.
The discussion on the resolutions OF
Messrs. GRIFFITH and KoINER was resumed.
Mr.. KoIsER advocated his substitute. Messrs.
RIppLEBARoER and GRIFFITH spoke in support
of the resolution of the latter. -,
Mir. MoGosIGAL said he was strongly op-
posed to reputation, but did not see how
the State could pay the debt. He thought
the State should take the course an indivId-
nal would take-pay all if you can; If not,
with creditors and pay as much
as possible. If you can't pay anything, then
pay nothing. A., IT,
friend (Mr. STUART) had not proposed COM
mission to compromise with the States
creditors.
Mr.. STUART said if such commission
were appointed the first question that would
meet them would be, What security do you
offer us? We compromised with you once,
and you failed to meet your obligations.
Mr.. RIDDLEBARGER advocated the GRF.
FIFTH resolution.
Mir. WILLIAMS said be was no alarmist, nor
disposed to take a responding view OF the
situation; but we had reached crisis in our
history when we must squarely meet the
issue presented by the resolution of the gen.
tleman from Westmoreland: Shall We any
longer have State or government? So
soon as it was understood that we had
ceased to pay interest on the public debt,
and bad deliberately determined not to pay
interest any longer, every dollar of taxes
that could be paid in coupons would be so
paid. BY the end of this year there would
thus be, with the coupons falling due, as we'll
as those outstanding and held under the idea
That there would be paid on them four per
cent, ut least $1,700,000 of coupons avalla-
BILE for payment of taxes. The total reve-
nue. of the State under the old tax-hlll
was in round numbers S2500,000; to be ex-
pended as follows: Coupons, $1,700,0OO !;
school taxes, 1852. 900; current expenses of
Government, Sl,1O0, 000-total, s., 1872 600
leaving deficiency of SSS2,O0O; that IS TO
say, that of the $1,100,0OO for current e&-
penses we will have but S21S,OOO. Thus IN
q time of profound peace the State "ou'd
lind itself without means to pay the salary
of one single officer of the Government, tne
contempllt of which was simply a2pal.
ling. Such result would PROSTATE busl-
ness. paralyze every energy, ana drlve from
our borders every man VINO coald leave
them-that by this means we would Destroy
more property than would pay the State debt
twice over. 1t was remarkable that the very
men who clamor that the State cannot pay
even four per cent. interest on her debt ac-
tually propose, by this measure, to under
take TO pay the principal.
MIR. GRAVES called the pending question,
which was upon the motion of Mr. GRIP
FIFTH to strike out from his resolution the
clause recognizing the funding act. The
amendment was agreed to.
Mir. ANDERSON called the previous ques'
ton, which was upon the passage of the
KolNER substitute; which was defeated by
the following vote:
AYRs.-Messrs. Allen, Anderson. Bagwell,
Banks. Beaton, Boyhin. Brooks. Campbell, Carter
Coghiii Criz, Dooley. Fitzpatrick. Foster, Frank
lin, Fulkerson, Gardner. Gilman, Graves Hsrri.
son, Henderson,, Hoeuinser, Huugin, Jordan, koi.
ner, Lacy lib. W.. Lewis, Longley. Loyeu, Loven.
stein, Loving, Lybrook, Masruter. Massey, BIC.
Mullan, Moss, Medley. o. -eil. Round. Shumate