Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1878-03-19
n SPECTATOR AND GENERAL ADvERTIsER.-

1CTATOR Al
The Legislature.
In the Senate, on Monday, the 18th,
Mr.. Fulkerson moved to take up the
bill communicated that morning from
the House of Delegates calling a conven-
ton.
Mr.. johnson, of Richmond, moved
to Indefinitely postpone the bill.
Mr.. Koiner favored postponement,
it as bill to revolution
ize the government, and called for the
reading of the last section of the bill to
let the Senate see what its scope is.
The convention was advocated by
Massey, Paul. Fulkerson and Bland,
was opposed by Hurt of Halifax, Chiles
OF Manchester, and Daniel. Bland an
nounced that one of the objects the
friends of the convention desired was to
get rid of the Governor, Lt-Governor,
and Court of Appeals.
The motion to indefinitely postpone
the whole subject was carried ayes q /;
noes s.
hOluer VOLeU aye.
In the House, the bill proposing to
submit to the people in November the
question of calling convention was
passed by the following vote:
Ayes Sc; noes 49,. VanLear voted for
it, and Echols and Hanger against.
The bill drawn by the Finance Com
mittee proposing to compromise with
the bondholders by giving them three
percent, non-taxable registered bond,
came up as q special order.
General Echols offered an amendment
intended to allow colleges and institu-
tions of learning to continue to draw six
per cent on their bonds.
The motion was rejected, ayes 81
noes II.
Echols and Hanger voted for it, and
VanLear against it.
Mr.. BocOck's motion to amend the
bill by striking out three per cent as re-
ported by the Committee, and inserting
three per cent for Is years aud five pei
cent for 80 years was adopted-ayes IS;
noes 26.
Echols, Hanger, and VanLear voted
aye.
The 9th section intended to prevent
the reception of coupons for taxes was
stricken out.
The bill was then ordered to engross-
meDt-ayes IS; noes 81.
The bill thus ordered to engrOssment
offers to the creditors to refund their
bonds in registered bonds which will
bear three per cent. interest for eigh-
teen years and four per cent. for thirty
two years. They are to be non-taxable
by city, county, or State. on principal
or interest. There is no compulsion ex-
pressed or implied in any section of the
bill. Taking into consideration the
n0n.taxable feature the value of the
bond will average IA per cent. per an
mum.
In the Senate, Tuesday, the bill tc
perfect the M0fett register law was pass.
ed /: ayes q; noes 2.
In the House, the bill to consolidate
the public debt into bonds bearing three
per cent. for eighteen years and four
per cent for thirty-two years, funding to
commence when SIS, 100000 of consols
consent to the arrangement, was put
upon Its passage, with the following re-
suit: Ayes 80; noes 10.
EchoIs and VanLear voted for it. and
Hanger against it.
The bill was sent to the Senate by Mr..
Barbour,
House bill requiring the Auditor OF
Public Accounts to turn over to the Sec
ond Auditor at the end of each quarter
s15, 900, to be applied to payment of ar
rearages due public-sohool fund, was
passed
In the Senate Wednesday, the mo.
ton to take up the bill passed by the
House proposing to fund the debt in
bonds bearing per cent for IS years
and per cent for 81 years, was, after
much discussion, passed by vote of 2a
to 8. Koiner voted for it.
After many amendments had been of.
fered, discussed and rejected, the vote
on its passage was recorded as follows
AYEs.-M essrs. Bland, Brooke, Chiles
Elliott, Gayle, Goode, Griffin, Grimsley
Koiner, Lee, Moulton, Fhlegar, Quesen-
berry, Sherrard, Tyler, and Workman
16.
NoEs.-Messrs. Belts, Bliss, Daniel
Fulkerson, Hinton, Hurt of Halifax,
Hurt of Pittsvivania, johnson. Mar
shall, Massey, Norton, Smith, and Wal.
ston-15.
Mr. johnson raised the point that the
bill required constitutional majority,
as in the 9th section charge was made
upon the Treasury for the interest.
The Chair decided that the bill was
not passed, as, in his judgement, the
Treasurer was required to pay the int
rest semi-annually.
So the bill was defeated.
Mr.. Hurts motion to reconsider the
vote by which the bill was rejected was
agreed to.
The bill was then passed by, and thf
appropriation bill was taken up and sew
eral amendments agreed toand several
rejected.
In the House, after the adoption Of
several amendments, the appropriation
bill was passed-ayes IS noes 2.
The tax bill was amended and order
ed to engrOssment.
In the evening session, the Houae re
fused to recede from its amendments t.
the appropriation bill to which the Sen
ate objected, and called for committee
of conference,
Senate bill proposing to allow the pay
of the first clerk of DIR. Ruffner, who il
secretary of the Board of Public Educa
ton, to be kept at the present sum
1900, was passed-ayes "a noes IA.
In the Senate Thursday, the new
funding bill, which had been rejected
the day before and reconsidered, came
UP.
Mr.. Daniel moved tosreoonsider the
third reading of the bill.
Mr.. FulkersOn made speech against
the bill, saying there was nothing it
that it would turn to ashes on the,.iips
of its inventors in less than twelve
months.
Mr.. Phlegar called the previous ques
ton upon motion to reconsider the third
reading, which was rejected, and the
bill was passed by the following vote:
AYEs-Messrs. Belts, Bland, Bliss
Brooke. Chiles, Elliott, Gayle, Good
Griffin, Grimsley, Hairstone, Hurt OF
Pittsylvania, I oiner, Lee, Moulton,
Murray, Norton, Paul, fhlegar, Que.
senberry, Sherrard, Sinclair, Smith,
Stevens, Tanner. Tyler, Walston. Wood
Worthanl.-29. Z
NoEs-Messrs. Daniel, Fulkerson
Hurt of Halifax, johnson, Massey
The report of the Conference Conf.
mittee on the appropriation bill was
adopted-ayes % noes 6.
House bill prescribing general provi.
siOns in relation to commissioners OF
the revenue and in relation to assess