Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1878-01-22
The Legislature.

throughout the Commonwealth that
were injured by the late freshet came
up on the calendar.
1t was advocated by Bocock, Kyle,
Henkel and Moffett, and opposed by
Edmunds, Taliaferro, and Hen
ry. The bill was ordered to engross-
ment by vote of IS to AZ.
Van Lear voted for it, and Echols and
Hanger against it. Hanger assigned
as his reason for voting against the bill
that it was, in his opinion, unconstitu-
tional. He maintained that the consti-
tuition having provided a special plan
for reassessments all other modes were
thereby excluded.
In the Senate on Wednesday the fol-
lowing bill, with one or two unimpor-
tant verbal amendments, was passed by
vote of % to l5-Koiner voting in the
negative:
l. Be it enacted by the general assem-
bly, of Virginia, That it shall be the
duty of the duly authorized collectors
of the revenue of the State to collect all
taxes imposed for public free school pur-
poses, and to keep account thereof sep
arate and distinct from all other funds
collected by them.
9. That nothing shall hereafter be re.
ceived in payment of any taxes assessed
for public school purposes except gold
or Silver coin, United States treasury
notes, or notes of the national banks Of
the United States.
| 3. That said collectors shall, at such
times and in such manner as they are
now, or may hereafter be required by
law, to make statements of their cOllec'
tons to the auditors of public accounts
and pay into the treasury the amounts
shown to be due by such statements
make separate and distinct statements
of the collections made by them fol
public school purposes, and pay into the
| treasury, to the credit of the literary
| fund, the sums shown to be due by SAID
| statements.
4. That the auditor of public accounts
shall keep ia his Office a separate &C
count of all funds received for public
free school purposes; which funds shall
not be used for any pupose whatever.
5. That said collectors shall receive
from the funds collected by them fol-
public free school purposes, for theil
services in collecting and paying ovel
the same. such proportion of the COM
missions which are now, or may here
after be allowed them, for collecting ant
paying over the revenues of the Stat
as the amounts collected by them TO-
said school purposes would bear If no
collected and paid into the treasury as ,
separate fund.
6. That the compensation which nov
is, or may hereafter be allowed commits
sioners of the revenue for assessing per
sons, and one-fifth of the amount TO
assessing property, shall be paid out o
the literary fund.
I. All acts and parts of acts inconsis
tent with this act are he-eby repealed.
s. This act shall be in force from it
passage.
I In the House, resolution was adopt
ed by vote of g. to 81, authorizing tn
Attorney General to associate with him
self such additional counsel as he ma.
deem necessary to aid him in the argu
ment of any question which may com
before the Court uf Appeals in regard t
the receiyability of coupons in paymen
of taxes or other dues, and to contrac
in regard to the compensation to be pai'
to such counsel-the fee not to excee'
$1,000.
The House bill reported by Mr.. Han
ger in reference to the deposits witt
the Treasurer Of Virginia of Foreigl
Insurance Companies, was ordered t
be recommitted. 5---.. Is -
The resolution of Mr.. Walker OF Ches
terfIeld In favor of the unconditions
reconciliation of silver for the paymen
of public and private debts placed o.
the calendar Tuesday, came up for con
sideration.
Mr. Hanger asked that the resolution
be referred to the Committee on Feders
Relations. He regarded the subject a
important: too important for such hastt
especi lily as the fesoiItiaa had neve
been printed, and therefore had neve
heen read by members.
After some discussion, the resolutio
was referred to the committee on Fec
eral relations.
In the Senate on Thursday, the Hous
joint resolution authorizing the Attol
ney General to associate with hir
counsel in the trial of the coupon case
was taken up, The rules requiring tn
reference of the resolution to commi
tee having been suspended on motion {
Mr.. Fuikersoa.
Mr.. Koiner opposed the spending {
1000 for the purpose named-takin
one thousand dollars from the childre
to fee counsel.
Several amendments. offered respec,
lively by Messrs Phlegar and Burke wei
adopted, which made the resolutio
8 read as follows:
3 .Rezolued by the House of Deieqatt
Q {the Senate eoncurring), That the Gov
. ernor, upon the application Of the A
terney- General OF the state. il in til
opinion of the Attorney General til
, public interest shall so require, sha
| appoint such additional counsel to /
associated with him as said ATTORNEY
, Oh iudy uCSiS Hellc ~ dlu HIN
the argument of any and all question
f which may come ksfore the Court
Appeals in regard to the receivabilit
OF coupons in the payment of taxes {
other public dues. and to contract
regrad to the compensation to be pai
to such eounsel; Provided, said fl
shall not exceed one thousand dollar
! and shall cover all cases that may
!. pending in said court within two year
The resolution as amended was adop
ed by the vote of2l to 49, Koiner vote
| against its adoption. -.s
In the House, the Senate joint res,
luton instructing the Attorney-Gen
D raj to institute proceedings in the pr,
F, per court to ascertain whether the cha
ter of the Eoanoke Navigation Comp,
ny has been forfeited, was put UPON tn
calendar. upon melton Of Mr.. Edmund
and subsequently, passed.
In the Senate on Friday. Senate bi
g in reference to the pay and mileage
e of members of the General Assembl
= fixing pay at four dollars per day. O
the basis paid in 1860, being the unfir
ishc.i business, was taken up.