The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-08-12
from the Virginia People
Tho EusdinN Fill.

We never admired the funding bill. We
believe it was mistake to have pledged the
revenues of the State before we knew whe-
tber the State had the means to fullll that
contract and keep her machinery in motion.
But that it was honestly passed; that 1t was,
in the estimation of those who passed 1t, "a
inst and wise law; that it is contract that
cannot be impaired, we do honestly and can
didly believe; and therefore the name
8. funder'' cannot brighten us away from
our duty.
II the Creator Of the universe will punish
mortals for the crime OF violating the Ninth
commandment, then God have mercy on
the repudiating press OF Virginia.
We have been told OF how, in test vote
the dav before the bill passed, majority
were against it. and that in the short space
OF five hours there were enough votes
changed to pass it, and thousand other
things that was done, to the discredlt OF
that Legislature.
we have taken the pains to examine the
journal of the House and Senate during
that period, and here is the history OF the
bill, the plain statement OF which Will tear
the veil of falschood and ignorance from
the face of those misrepresentation.
On the 10Th OF january, 1871, Mr.. W. A.
Anderson, of Rockbridge, offered in the
Senate bill to provide for the funding OF
the Indebtedness OF the State of Virginia,
etc. On the 1st day OF March following,
Mr.. Waddell reported favorably the bill
from the Committee Of Finance, to which
it had been referred. On the 18th it passed
the Senate by the following vote:
AYES Messrs. Anderson OF Pittsylvania, Ander-
son of Rockoridge Austin, Really, Carr, Courtney,
Greene, Grlnsley. Hamlet, Harris, Herndon, John
,.te .laxM
deton. Smith Of Henrico, Smith Of Clarke, snow
den. Taylor OF Loudonn: Taylor of Norfolk city,
NoEs.-Messrs. Davis, Eli zpatrick, French, Gree
and Tery-10.
On the 22d OF March it was taken up in
the House and made the special continuing
order. On the Gath it was recommitted to
the committee, with instructions to see Ii
Virginia was liable for war interest on re-
corded vote OF IS to d. On the 18th the
committee reported that the State was liable
for such interest. On the 9th sundry
amendments and resolutions were offered,
among which was a resolution to re-
commit with instructions to find out the
value OF the property OF both States
Virginia and West Yirginia-with view to
settle on the basis OF values in the two
States. This was carried by q vote OF Sc to
81. when motion to reconsider was made.
The hour OF. 8 O'Clock having arrived, the
House took recess till s O'Clock, when the
motion to reconsider the motion to COM
nit was carried by vote Of so to 40. On
the 18th .snndry amendments were offered
and rejected when the pending question
was called byavote Of 81 to 80. The House
then took recess till O'Clock, when the. bill
was put upon its final passage, with the fol
lowing recorded vote:
Arnett, Baewell, Bartlett II. M.
Bell, Breckenridge. Brfsby, Budd, Bnl,nan. Burgess
Cochran, Cox, Crcnshaw, Dusger, EdmundsGn, Ed
wards. Fay erslan, Frayser, Fulton, GlascecE, Cos
neys G. w. Graham, Guy, itton, Hanger, Hawk
hurst, q. e, Hodges, D. @. Hodges, Hoomon, Hud-
GIN J0l.nstons B. II Jonef, Jones, z. i. Jones,
Ct. w Jones, Kelly, Lawson, Lipscomb, Loven-