The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-03-15
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF VIRGINIA.
One Hundreith Day.
THURSDAY, March IA, 1878
SEN ATE -.


The Senate met at noon. Lieutenant.
Governor WALKER IN the chair.
On motion of Mr. MASSEY, House joint
resolution for a conference committee on
the appropriation bill was agreed to.
The CHAIR appointed MeSsrs. MASSEY,
JOHNSON, and GAYLE.
THE CLERKS OFFICE.
MIR. WORKMAN, from the special commit.
tee appointed to examine the clerks Office
of the Senate, reported that they found the
office in very good condition, and the public
documents carefully preserved. The COM
mittee add: 'sThe clerk, to whose courtesy
we are indebted for, valuable assistance in
the discharge OF our duty, is, in our opin-
ion, most competent and faithful officer,
and we beg leave to bear cheerful testimony
to his ability and fidelity in the discharge
Of bis duties"
Senate bill to provide for building a
bridge across the James river in Amherst,
with House amendments.
House bill to authorize the Potomac,
Fredericksburg and Piedmont Railroad
Company to extend its railway, &c.
House bill to relieve N. III. Campbell, OF
Amherst county, from@the payment of a
fine. l.gs.. -4s,a..as..
House bill to commission officers OF cadets
OF Bethel Academy, Fauquier county.
1. $50. MORE PAY. ssy{f ~ &
Mr.. LEE presented a resolution authoriz-
ing the clerk OF the Senate to issue his GER
titicate in favor of the committee clerks OF
the Senate and the clerk of the Committee
on Revision of the Criminal Laws. Laid
onitbe tahle-ayes, 16 noes, Is.
~! THE PUBLIC-DE BT BILL PASSED. 49,
Mr.. PHLEGAR moved to take up the
bill for the consolidation OF the public debt.
Mr.. HURT of Pittsylvania said that be
voted "No" yesterday (as he stated them
In order that he might move to reconsider
the vote by which the bill was defeated.
the vote by which the bill had been ordered
to its third reading In order that he might
offer an amendment.
Several senators endeavored to gain the
floor in order to cali the previous question.
Mr.. FULKERsoN spoke in opposition to the
bill.
AT the conclusion of Mr.. FULKERsoN's
remarks Mr.. PHLEGAR called the previous
question; which was sustained.
. The motion TO- reconsider the vote by
which the bill Wns ordered to its third read
ing was rejected, and, on call of the ayes
and noes by Dir. QuEsEHBERRY, the bill was
passed by the following vote: ,i.:...3 ....;
AYEs-Messrs. Belts, Bland, bliss, BROOKE, Chiles,
Elliott. Gayle, Goode, Griffin, Grimsley, Hairston;
Hurt Of Pttsylvania, Koiner, Lee, MoutonI Murray,
Norton. Paul, Phlegar, Qaese1berry, Sherrarl, Sin
clair, smith steyens Tanner, Tyler, watson,
HNoEs.-Messrs. Daniel, Fnlkerson,. Hurt of Hall
fax, johnson. Massey--5 F 47gg..5
i Mi. QUEsEHBERy was requested to COM
municate the passage OF the bill to the
House OF Delegates. rli.. saEs;i5 $50,
Mr.. SMITH, OF Nelson, explained his vote,
andssaid: 49, gs3 q
Mr.. President, scarcely know what to
say, as on yesterday I voted against this
bill, and said il was an insult to the tax-re-
.ceiYabIe coupon-b bond holders, as by asking
them tosurrendera six-per-c bond bind
Ing upon all the revenues OF the State for
sthirty-four years from 1871 for d registered
bond bearing three per cent. for eighteen,
years and four per cent for thirty-tWo
years, with no such lien upon the revenues,
ipresnpposes such creditors to be idiots;
that 1t placed the State in thesp position of a
beggar before the world, which could
never consent to. as lit WINS refeetio upon
the intenig ence, Integrity, and time-honored
name and fame of Virginia; that 1t would
not be oductsY or any practical results
toyardsSa Just and fair read instment or the.
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