The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-03-06
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sitwonld meet the fificnlty !.
Mr.. FULKERsoN went on TO argue tna IT,, IL
was folly to attempt any sneh O. ctio 10 Inc
Bbondhold der will only laugh 10. senator's
seem to have an idea that they mas. 90
something. The government nus p seeal
brought to d standsti|t. Inc Danks n Nv.
grown fat on the coupons, and now, WIN
S103 In the State Treasury fney reIuse. 70
llend the State any more etntEg can ~ De
done except by forciblet reaal ustHent. !. 10
take up the balance OF the time wrangling
over this question was wrong. he was op.
posed to this attempt at compromise. Let
Us pass the appropriation bill and 60 home.
,Tis true it don't appropriate anything;
still we can 90 through the form.
Mr.. BLAND said new idea had broken
upon him this morning after having heard
| the two sides of this question. Our ob1ec-
tive point is to get these bondholders to &C
Icept proposition. There is force, ana YET
persuasion, in the proposition. Appropri-
ate the license-tax In money and pass the
bill introduced By Mr. KOrNER, and he
thought both ends would be met. Mr..
BLAND went on to argue that IL all efforts
fail he would vote to increase taxation.
Mr.. HINTON spoke at some length in OPP
position to the proposed bill.
| Mr. QUEsENBERRY said he had not taken
any part in the discussion OF the debt ques-
tion this session but he felt now that he ought
to say something. he then went on to make
patriotic but brief address, in which nc
urged the members OF the General Assem-
bly, to come together and make another
efort-exhaust the very last moment OF this
session in n patriotic effort to settle TINS
matter. Let us come together upon COM
mon platform and discard all animoSites Ia
this matter. He, for one, was unwilling to
20 home until this subject, involving the
welfare of the State and the people, had
been disposed Of.
Nr. MASSEY said that he agreed with Mr..
OUEsENBERRY in the statement that we had
arrived at most critical period in our his
tory; but he hadn't the slightest idea that
the bill would ever become operative. Are
we in that condition, at the heels OF the ses-
sion, to perfect measure OF so much I'M
portance? He thought not. Ii to compro-
mise was to give up his conscientious views
on this question, then he had no compro-
mise in his nature. II, however, senators
would put the government on firm and
substantial basis, he would be willing to
appropriate the remainder Of the revenue
to the payment of the interest on the
debt.
Mr.. DANIEL inquired what proposition he
had made.
Mr.. MASSEY said he had not made any
proposition except to give them the rest
Of the revenue after the government and
schools had been supported. II there was
nothing left, then he would give nothing.
He was willing to run the government upon
| It,
what we can for the creditor.
Mr.. CH1LES addressed the Senate, and
hoped it would be the pleasure OF the body
to print the bill and made it the special
order for Thursday. He was readjuster,
but he thought it to be the duty Of the Cen
eral Assembly to do everything in its power
to settle this question. He wanted the bill
printed so he could conScentiousy con-
slider it. While he was readjuster he was
not SO fanatical that he would not yield his
views when convinced Of their error. He
was surprised that senator's opposed the
bill before they had considered it, He would
vote for the bill il it met, in his Judgment,
the constitutional requirements. lie thought
we might all come together OIL common
platform. He hoped the bill would not be
committed.
Mr.. PAUL thought we hardly had time to
consider this matter. Its friends are liking
up shroud for the corpse when they ought
to be preparing medicine for the sick pa
tient. Are you going to throw out this
namby-pamby scheme, which nobody will
believe and which nobody will accept
When this question is settled it must be
settled on the basis his party had proposed.
What we have to do now is to get money to
keep the government going. He thought
4 - {r;A hQ int n.
ple to talk about such a bill. Put the State
first on firm financial footing, and then
tell these people to come up to the Treasury
and we will give them what we can.
Mr.. BROOKE argued at some length in OPP
position to the motion 20 commit, and in
favor of printing the bill at once.
The motion to commit was rejected
ayes, 6; noes, 26.
Mr.. CHILEs presented resolution
making the bill the special order for Thurs
day at O'Clock, and the continuing order
until disposed Of. Agreed to.
| RELIEF ASSOCIATION.
Mr.. TANNER presented bill to incorpo-
rate the Odd-Fellows' Widows and Or
phans' Relief Association of Virginia;
which was passed under suspension OF
the rules.
BILLS PASSED.
House bill to authorize the trustees OF
Liberty Baptist church to borrow money
and to sell the property.
| House bill to amend and reenact the law
| in regard to the duties OF city council to
make appropriations for school purposes.
House bill to provide for working the
roads and building bridges in the counties
of Pulaski and Wythe.
| House bill to provide for working the
roads in the county OF Fairfax.
Senate bill incorporating the Pittsylvanla
and Franklin Railroad Company, with
House amendment. ..t-....
Senate bill to amend the act to provide
for working the roads and building bridges
in Rappahannock county, &c.
Senate bill to provide for fixing the time
for holding the circuit courts in Campbell
county presented by MIR. DANIEL today.
CoRD-w0OD.
MIR. HURT Of Pittsylvania presented bill
to amend and reenact section OF chapter
Ss of the Code Of 1873, in relation to weights
and measures, as amended by acts approved
February 10, 1877, and March 20, 1877, so
as to prohibit the cutting Of cord-wood
longer than four feet.
TAXES ON LICENSES.
House bill to prescribe the mode of COL
lecting taxes on licenses was taken up, on
motion of Mr.. FULKERsON, and made the
special and continuing order for Wednes-
day at P. NJ. The bill provides that the
icense-taX shall be paid in money.
ILLUMINATING COMPANY.
Mr.. DANIEL presented bill to incorpo-
rate the Lynchburg Illuminating Company,
which was referred to the Committee for