Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1878-01-15

ate TO require the school money to be
collected in cash only has developed
the square issue and exhibited the
probability that we have the Senate
as well as the House. Messrs. Massie,
Fulkerson, Phleagar, and GrImsley
have spoken in favor Of the bill, and
Messrs. Daniel, Bradley Johnson,
Bland, and Lee against it. The de-
bate is not over. and there is little
prospect Of u vote until all the leading
Senators have had the chance to be
heard. On a fair test vote we had p,
q majority Of the entire Senate.
In the House the issue was Joined
yesterday ever the bill of Mr.. Graves
to require the Auditor to return the
$3.50. coo Of diverted school money as
soon as the condition of the Treasury
will enable him to do 30.
At first the Funders declared the
bill could do no good that it amount
ed 10 nothing was empty, worthless,
and should be voted down for these
reasons. Finding we did not intend
to be poOh-pOohed in this manner.
they buckled on their ImOuT and
tackled it beautifully. Gen. TaIliafer-
TO moved to strike out the word
Treasury and insert the word Com
mOnwealth. Nessrs. B0cOck, Henry,
and CUghiIl attacked the bill with
bitterness, and declared it did mean
something. They boldly took the
ground that nothing was due the
school fund, and they did not NEAR to
return anything to it if they could help
it. Mess. Fauntleroy, Harrison, Nof-
felt aud McMullen defended it. The
pending question being called the bill
was carried. Mr.. BOcock then at
tempted to fllIbuster by motions to
reconsider, to adjourn, and all posi-
BILE dilitory measures, hoping that Ii
delay of one day might enable them
to make converts or to devise some
scheme to save from or soften defeat.
The AYES and noes were called and
taken seven times ia the space of an
hour. Our friends determined 20 stick
until the chickens of Manchester
could be heard over the roar of James
river before they would scatter or
yield, and We swept the field at the
end of u three hours engagement,
showing a strength of "A to A. The
victory was complete. aud the bill was
to the Finance Committee with
absolute instructions to report a bill
that would pTOUide for the payment of
the money back to the school fund.
To-day the question of increasing
the jurisdiction Of justices TO $lG0
came up by way Of amendment to the
bill of Mr.. Johnston. of Giles, to en-
the jurisdiction Of justices so as
to authorize them to take c~ogItizance
of damages sustained to real and Ter-
sOnal estate or for breach of any con-
tract. The amendment was advoca-
ted 10y a number of members, myself
included, but it met fierce opposition
AMI was defeated 10y a vote Of 60 To IS
1t does seem that we are never to ad-
over this old stump of a $50
TO the jurisdiction OF Justices
The black counties Of the East oppose
il almost en- HlGSSc, and 3 small divis-
among the remaining ones brings
The game and fab laws are pro-
almosc endless discussion.-
The game law his passed the House
with an amendment allowing persons
trap or net birds on their own lands
II hunting season, but it shortens the
hunting season by confirming it to the f.
) days from the 18th of October to {
he LIST of January. 1t may be defeat ,
d in the Senate. I
The Senate defeated the bill to ia !
ilitate the extinction of vendors :
Gins. This useful and economical :
i'll, pr0motive of the convenience of :
II parties, received the unanimous !
nd most hearty endorsement of the .,
ommittee of co rts of the House, and a.,
f every member of that body. The )
defeats it. =
We held u joint caucus of the e
General Assembly last Wednesday, 4
nd resolved to favor the election of L
Ulcers, other than Auditors, Treasur- q
r and Judges, on the 18th. The bill t
as passed the House and gone to the ;
enate. [
The Readjuster caucus was held on t
thursday evening, and the bill of its |
usiness committee, as presented by .
lr. Barbour, approved. =
The Boilers were to have met last !
light, but after their overwhelming 1
efeat in the House yesterday they 7
.i;hdrew the call 1t looks like a Il
lrow up of the sponge, as 1 SEE. =
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