The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-01-19
GENERAL ASSEMBLY or VIRGINIA.
FRlpAY, January is, 1878.
SENATE.
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT WALKER prsiding.
No prayer.
A number OF House bills, &C.. were twice
read and appropriately referred.
Mr.. LEE, from, the Committee on Roads,
reported Senate bill authorizing the ereclioh
Of toll.gates on abandoned turnrikes, with
Mr.. GRIMsIEY, from the Committee OF
Finance. reported blu to extend tue time
for the collection OF taxes in Essex county.
air. WARD. from the Committee on Banks,
reported a bill to amend the 9TH section OF
the charter OF the Bank OF Marion.
PRESENTED AND REFERRED.
Nv Mr.. GRIMsLEY: A resolution re-
auestinr the Committee on County, City,
and Town Organization to return the bill
TO amend the charter of the town OF Cor
louisville.
Nv Mr.. GoopE: 4 bill to protect and TO
secure landowners for advances maze TO
tenants.
By Mr. WoGD: A resolution requesting
the Auditor to furnish detailed statement
Of the Executive expenditures last year..
nv Mr.. PuLEGAR: 4 resolution as TO
whether the counties through which the
Southwestern turnpike passes can be au-
thorizea to sell any part OF the land whlch
was condemned for purposes OF construct
ing said road.
in relation to taxes collected by clerks OF
courts, notaries public, and the Secretary
OF the Commonwealth.
Bv same: Petition OF citizens OF Frede-
ricksburg, who are policy-holders IN the
Mutual Life. Insurance Company CT New
York, praying that the 2Sth section OF chap-
ter sc Of the Code Of 1878, for the security
OF Virginia poiicy-holderS, be not changed
| or modified; but that the provisions OF saio
statute may be vigorously enforced ny the
General Assembly for their protection.
Mr.. HURT Of Halifax moved to take up
the resolution in relation to the public debt.
Agreed to. h..;.,,.o 10
nupstinr thc Auditor to furnish an ifemlZed
Statement of the amount necessary for the
support OF government, free schools, ana
| TO nav full interest on the literary fund and
the entire debt.
The substitute was accepted, ana the res
olution adopted.
ELECTION or OFFICERS.
On motion OF Mr. HINTON, the resolution
fixing Wednesday, January 2"d, ior the
election OF certain State officers was taken
nm. The resolution excerpts the two Audi
tors. Treasurer. and circuit judges. Agreed
| to.
PASSED.
House bill 10 incorporate the Altoona
Coal and Iron Company.
PAY AND MILEAGE OF MEMBERS.
Senate bill ia reference to the pay and
mileage of members OF the General Assem-
bly, fixing pay mt four dollars per day. on
the basis paid in 1860, being the unfinished
business, was taken up and read, with the
substitute proposed by Elr. SMITH OF Nelson.
Mr.. FULKERsoS moved to refer the bill
and substitute TO the Committee on Re-
trenchment and Economy, with instructions
to report bill making a general reduction
in the salaries Of all officers of the govern
ment consistent with true economy i'll the
conduct Of the affairs OF the government.
Mr.. DANIEL spoke in opposition to the
motion to commit.
Mr.. FULKERsoN thought the bill a very
peculiar one. In the preamble Of tho fret
bill it was stated that the example or reduc-
ton should be set in the General Assembly.
The commencement clause states that the
act shall be in force from its passage. That
was all right. Tn the substitute, however,
the preamble was Identical with that Of the
first bill, but the commencement clause says
the act shall be in force from the 1st Of July,
which was not very consistent, because it
proposed to keep the pay OF the present
General Assembly as it is now, but says
other Legislatures shall receive a much
smaller compensation. He was opposed
to reducing the pay OF the officers
OF the government to pay what he be-
lieved to be, ia its present form, an I'm.
Just debt. He wanted the Judgment OF the
committee on the bill. He did not believe
it was true economy to starve the State Of
ficers. II we are to have economy in all the
departments, let's have it. But he was I'M
willing to give $50 or 500 of his salary to
the bondholders for a debt which he thought
was uniustly due.
Mr.. HURT of Halifax could see no good
reason to send this bill to the committee,
which would he no less than TO get rid OF
the subject.
Mr.. BLAME said he thought that when the
General Assembly met in December one of
the first objects OF the Legislature was to
reduce the expenses OF the government.
1t seemed to him that every time this ques-
ton was brought up the public debt was
logged into the debate.
Mr.. BLAND said his friend from Washing
ton reminded him of the story told OF the
old tar and his wonderful parrot-a very
wonderful parrot indeed-who could speak
almost as fiuently as 4 man. But upon one
occasion the man-of-war commanded by the
old tar became engaged in q great battle
The guns roared and the battle WaXcd
hot. The poor parrot was frightened
almost out Of his life. When the fight
was over the captain went to his cher
ished pet and spoke to him, but in
reply to every question the poor parrot
ever afterwards only said "Bumb! bumb!
bumb!" and so it was with his friend from
Washington; every time discussion came
up in the Senate OH any question he always
closed by crying, "Public debt! public debt
public debit" [Laughter.]
Mr.. BLAND thought we ought to begin III
cur own body to retrench. He had never
been married; was single man, ana couia
stand as much reduction as any one.
MIR. HURT inquired whether he was a
bachelor by choice.
Mr.. BLAND: No, sir; no indeed, am not
bachelor by choice. (Laughter.J
Mr.. OUEsENBERRY The gentleman says
he has never been married; will he say how
he knows what he can stand
= Mr.. BLAND: kpoW it takes goood deal
,rss money to support one than it does two,
or three, or four people. daughter
Mfr. BLAND said if the bill was committed
he despaired Of any retrenchment.
Mr.. PAUL argued in favor Of committing
the bill, and moved to amend the instruc-
tons to the committee so as to provide that
the reduction shalt apply to the members OF
the present General Assembly.
j Mr.. KoINER said he thought the bill was
a practical measure, and hoped it would not