The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-01-11
GENERA ASSEMBLE Oh VIRGIN
THURSDAY, january 40, 1875.
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and appsopriately referred. 49,
TIe Senate next resolved itself Into exs.
sennfiye sessions and adopted q resolution
presented by Mr. QUEsERB BERRY, advising
and confirming the nominations made by
The Governor OF Charles w. Button OF
Iynchburp. John e.. Lowell OF Warren,
and David Sulins OF Washington county,
as members Of the Board Of Visitors OF the
yirrtuia Agricultural and Mechanical Col
Iepe. to fill the vacancies caused by the eS-
;,igation Of the terms OF fiessrs. Gabriel y.
Wharton, ". II. T. Lee, and John Z.
Smith.
The CHAIR announced the following stand
ing Committee on Fish and Game: Messrs.
ELLIoTT, PuLEGAE, HURT oil Hal1aS, GAYLE,
BLAND, WATSON, MURRAY, PAUL, and
WARD.
The CHAIR laid before the Senate a com-
munication from the Auditor IN reference
10 a resolution showing the amount ex-
pended for the penitentiary on account 1.c OF
aIl ey nenses for each OF the years from 1864
to 1876, and inclusive, DC. Laid on the taoie
and ordered to be printed.
Mr.. HURT OF Halifax presented series OF
resolutions from the Virginia State Agrieui-
tural Society published in the DsSpdtch
Thursday which were referred.
Mr.. DANIEL, from the CommltCee LOT
Courts Of Justice, reported Senate bill TO
amend section 7 Of chapter 157 OF the Code,
co as 80 fiysthe place of holding the Circuit
Court Of Henrico.
MIR. sRooKE's PLAN OF ADJUSTMENT.
AIR. BROOKE presented the following,
which was referred to the Committee OF
Finance, with an order to print:
Resogved, That the Committee OF Finance
innuire into the expediency OF reporting a
Hill which. after recitlng the circumstances
which seem to require Reimbursement OF
the u,lblic debt OF the State, shall PROVIDE
as follows:
/. For an exchange by the receivable
common bondhoIdcrs Of the State of the
bonds now held by them for coupon or
registered bonds OF equal amount, bearing
4 ner cent, interest, dated on the lst day OF
:JnJy. 1878. and TO become due and payable
thirty-four years after date, but redeemabie
at the pleasure Of the State after ten years,
| the interest to be paid semi-annual'y on the
fat DAYS of January and July in each year:
| Said bonds to be made payable TO order, and
| the coupons to bearer at the treasury OF
the State; such registered bonos 10 pc eS-
changeablef for coupon bonds, or U'ce oerSa,
at the option Of the holder, the coupons to
be PAYABLE semi-anDually and to he recelVaDie
at and after maturity for ail taxes, oepts,
dues, and demands due the State, except
tbe tax levied for free schools, which shall
be 90 expressed on their face; the past-due
coupons to stand as under the provisions OF
fine funding bill OF March so, 1871, or Sc
curcd. at the option OF the holder, in non
Understanding certificates, redeemable at
fine pleasure OF the General Assembly.
9. When the bondholders above described
sbal, have funded, under the above provi-
sions. TO the extent OF three fonrths on
omonnt OF the bonds held by them, then
! fine holders of the Unfunded or peeler bonds
OF the State to have the privilege Of FUND.
ing their bonds in like manner. as above
provided.
3. The Liil to contain q furthc: provision
that the State OF Virginia will III no event
hold herself responsible for OF redeem the
one third OF the debt assigned by tho act OF
March 80, 1871, TO West Virginia.
4. A declaration that this General Assem-
bly,, regarding this adjustment as fair and
equitable, will, so far as in it lies, pledge
the good faith OF the people OF this Com
monwealth sacredly to abide by and confirm
the same.
The Senate agreed to the amendments
proposed by the House to Senate Joint reso-
luton for the appointment by the Cover
nor OF commission to re0rganlze the
government offices.
THE SCHOOL. BILL.
Senate bill prescribing the manner in
which public free-school funds shall De col
lected, and requiring them to be paid to the
credit OF the literary fund and used only
for public free-school purposes, being the
specia order OF the day aud the unfinished
business of yesterday, was taken up, and
Mr.. MASSEY finished his speech, which be
commenced yesterday. lie complimented
Mr.. BRooKE's remarks Of yesterday, and
then answered the remarks OF senators on
the other side. He assured Nlr. hoENER
that the bill was no nlan-trap to capture the
unWarv: no masked battery; no advance
column. as he feared, of obnoxious schemes !;
but bill plain, clear, and straightforward
in every notwithstanding what it says,
and nothing else. ~,
In the course OF his remarks he spoke OF
being tired of dissertations on the subject
of the honor OF the State.
MIR. Ko1NEE inquired whether he bad read
the article recently published In the Reta'
giouS Herald.
MIR. MASSEY saiG be had read it with soi-
row and regret; regret, because he knew
there must be rebound. lie belleVed that
il would kick harder than it shoots.
Dir. SMITH OF Nelson Mr.. President, the
Senator from Albemarle spoke OF the back.
ground lying behind senators VINO mac
sDoken OF the honor Of the State. He de-
sired to say to him that he was willing ana
would be clad at any time to have the back
oround Of his character made known, and
he believed ir would contrast most favora-
bly with that OF The Senator from Abe
marie.
| Mr.. MASSEY: The Senator was not in my
mind at the tune the remark was made, and
nv remarks were not intended for him.
had in my mind other senator's.
| Mr.. SMITH called the attention OF the
Senator frora AIbemarle to what he (SAITH,
believed to be sly ticks that he was in the
habit Of making at people. He wanted him
to understand that such inuendoes would be
promptly met by him from his seat.
! Mr.. MASSEY replied that when he had
anything of personal nature to say he
would make it SO plain that no one could
misunderstood it.
Mr.. SMITH: That's right. shall never
submit to even an inuendo about my ctla-
racter. .~s..,-s.s..
The CHAIR reminded the Senators that
such remarks were not in order; and Mr.
MASSEY proceeded with bis argument in
\ opposition to the motion to refer the bill to
| the Committee for Courts OF Justice.
! At the conclusion OF Mr. MAssEY's re-
| marks it was agreed that the vote on the
question OF referring the bill should De
| taken.
Mr.. BLAND demanded the pending cues
ton; which was ordered.
Mr.. spITLER called the ayes and noes,
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