The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-03-01


ment oil this debt cues Top !.
Speaker ALLEN %. ade a motion to recom-
NIT. and urged it,. adoption.
~ Mr. FIeKLr lameated the difieuity
which pre- ssiited itself, but warmly urged
TINT tn. re- yas yet time for ano Their effor
and oe l,oped the General Assembly would
make IL. il each side would concede some.
thing and Yield something OF theory tue
task would not be- such an impossible one
as seemed. go, zs.s
| ME. HAnvIE was not acting upon Impulse
or theory. but was compelled to think that
the General Assembly had done all IL could.
| they might stny here to the end OF tue year
and vet be unable to frame q bill whicn
would meet the Governor s obiec tioris With
out compromising their principles. he
criticized the Governors position IN reler-
ence to the public free schools.
Mr.. FIcKLEN said that on that point ne
did not agree with the Governor.
Mr.. HARyIE expressed some surprise 81
the remarks of Mr.. FICELEN. he still naa
ItI,e highest opinion OF the honesty and
worth OF the Governor, and that WITHOUT
Welding assent to the Governors views IN
This matter. But the Governor bad surreu-
dered no principle The gentlemen who
voted for the BARBOUR bill could not, how
ever, possibly stand on the principles enun-
iciated by the Governor
~ MIR. FICKLEN replied that he did not ex-
peet to effect settlement upon the basis OF
i the Governors views as expressed in bis
veto message.
Mr.. HARyIE besought his friends not now
to Weld when they had the game in their
own hands; but to stand firm and appeal to
! Caesar appeal to the people to oyerawe the
Governor; to oyerawe every department OF
! the government in defence OF their rights.
Mr.. BoBANNoN said that. this was no fu-
neral of his, and he did not know that be
had any right to join in the procession.
This Governor was no Governor OF his
making; he had no part or lot in that. But
he was the Governor-made so by the very
party who claimed to be the Simon-P ure re-
adjusters. Mr.. BoHANNoN thought the Go
vernon had ut least the right to have the re-
spect of his creators. The present atti-
tude of affairs he regarded as most la-
mentable. Reason is OF no avail when
partisan feeling Is dominant in the
breasts OF men. Law is here ridi-
culed and denounced, and we are told that
notwithstanding the veto message-the con-
stitutional privilege of the EXecutIve-it is
SAID an appeal must be made to the soye-
reign people. He would ask il that ap-
peal had not Just been made to the people.
Gentlemen seemed to forget their history
with lightning speed. Mr. BoHANNON COM
mented upon the formation Of the re-
adiuster's caucus here. His side had no.
thing to do with the making OF the
Governor or the passing OF the BARBOUR
bill You have had, said he, the game in
your hands all along. Now we might Justly
say, .sWe told you So" but we will not.
Mr.. BoHANNON expressed his regret that
had {hn 40
wanted it to 60 to the courts. Now, said
Mr.. BoHANNoN, go to the people again; get
o unanimous Legislature. You may get
control of public opinion awhile, but you
can never get the supremacy OF the law.
This is still civilized country, with courts
and constitutions. You will fail. You can
not dethrone the law.
And then the very people You have taught
to believe have sovereign power to over
turn laws and constitutions will turn in
bitterness from those who have counselled
them to their ruin.
Speaker ALLEN had no doubt the gentle
man from Mathews (Mr. BoHANNoN) was
very earnest and patriotic. He remembered
that at the beginning Of the late war impa-
tient people could not wait for Virginia to
act. They said they were going to South
Carolina and fight the war out with butcher
knives. But after the battle of Manassas
many Of these gentlemen concluded to re-
main at home.
Speaker ALLEN next proceeded to COM
pare his record on the question OF raising
taxes with that Of Mr.. BOHANNoN.
1t Is easy enough to talk about honor and
glory. and all that; but come to the record,
said Mr.. ALLEN. Did the gentleman in former
sessions vote for retrenchment? Not at all.
y; 70 fNr he cf1 -tox-
sure introduced and pressed with all my
vigor? Not at all. Did be vote to reduce
per diem? Not at all. Did he vote to tax
undergraduates? Not at all. Did he
vote to tax church-property? Not at all.
Did he vote to tax oysters Not at all. Why,
the distin guished gentlemen from that coun-
try said they would rise up with arms in
their hands to resist such tax. Did he
vote for the MOFFETT register? Not at all.
Did he vote to increase the tax on property?
Not at all.
Why, could vote to save the honor and
glory OF 10000 States in that way. l adj
vocated and voted for all these measures.
And yet I am called REPUDIAToR, and the
gentleman from Mathews is gentleman
carrying the honor and glory OF the Com
monweaIth in his breeches-pocket. I am
tired and sick Of this denunciation. II You
| alC SUluS W pay LLc oCDb fobC Iva thSoc uu-N
schemes, and take the question out Of the
arena of politics.
A message from the Senate was here re-
ceived by Mr.. QUEsENBERRY, who stated
that the Senate had agreed to House resolu-
ton extending the session ten days,
Mr.. BoHANNoN replied to the comments Of
Speaker ALLEN upon his record, and an
nounced that he had done nothing which he
felt called upon TO apologize for. He had
never been debt-agitator, and had never
engaged in showing up the poverty OF the
people. His only purpose now was to re-
mind members OF their inability, in their
fury, to uproot laws and constitutions.
Mr., BoHANNoN said that he would not do
as the gentleman from Frederick had said
that he would do-pull down the pillars Of
the universe to get rid Of the funding bill.
Mr.. FAUSTLERoY responded that he had
never said that or anything equivalent to it
in terms or in substance. The debate at an
early day in this session was upon the
emotion to instruct the Auditor to restore
to the school fund the money which had
been diverted to other USES" Mr.. HENRY
opposed the motion, and said that it would
"stop the wheels Of the government, and
the members Of the Legislature would not
get their pay" Mr.. TALTAFERRo OF Glou-
cester said that it would "cut the govern
ment up by the ROOTS" To this replied
that / would vote to restore that school
money to the children Of this Common
wealth, where the Constitution which
I had sworn to support dedicated 1t,