Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-01-08
LegisI0GiVe.

amendments 10 inquire into the e2peo'ehoy VI
striking out so much of it's PROVISIONS as pro
:bibts tax on takiog oysters by citizens OIL tn0
State, was referred. n-c.,,~
House bills to amend the charter OF Nortols
az to allow the Couocil to issue beds; to amene
the charter Of the city of Portsmouth as 70 al
low the Couucil to impose q foe not'txaeeoing
$500. were passed.
resolution instruc,ing the Committee on
Courts of Justice to. Inquire how long, any or.
cult Judge who bas been elected to bill any va
oaucy since the general election for circuit Judges
holds his Office, was referred.
A bill was introduced to rearrange the eighth
and ninth judicial circuits.
Mr. Hurt. of Pittsylvania, offered the follow
ing Joint resolution:
of two members of the Senate and three mem
hers of the House Of Delegates, be appointed BY
the General Assembly of Virginia, whose duly
il shall be to take into consideration all matters
relating to settlement of the Indebtedness OF
the State Of Virginia, with instructions to re-
mort to the General Assembly from time to time
such propositions as may be submitted to ssld
committee by the creditors of the State, with
| such recommendations ss sRid COMMITTEES may
| deem advisable, and should the creditors CT The
State submit a proposition to said committee up
| on the following bssis--to wit: creditors to &C
| cept bonds Of the Stale Of Virginia. payable
thirty -four years from Let January, 1878. bear
| ing rer cent. interest with coupons attached,
| PAYABLE annually at the office of The Treasurer
Of the Commonwealth in payment TOR two.
the debt due LIST of January, 1861, and release
the present State of Virginia from the pay ment
| of any portion of the remsining third; said
creditors also to receive certificates PAYABLE lst
July 1883 for lhe unpaid interest accrued since
the lst January, 1855, upon tWo.tbisds OF sala
1 q ;.Gt OR fho oxYrnQ ont
of the interest on the other third. The said
| committee is hereby authorized and empoWered
| to accept it and the General Assembly tu ~
pledges the faith and credit Ct the State to the
faithful execution of such settlement. IT male
Mr.. Quesenberry thought that it would be
we'll for the Senate to resolve itself into com
mittec Ct the whole for an hour or so every day
and consider all the various propositions on the
| debt question.
Mr. Fulkcrson reminded the new Senators
that they would have pleoty Of time to display
their zeal 10 this question, and it would soon be
developed who were readjustcIs and who were
| not, ....
MIR. Smith hoped that every Senator on the
floor would present a proposition on the debt
question, 80 that the views ct all might be fully
expressed and tho Committee on Finance
mig bit then have oil the light upon matter oil
|
Mr.. EKoiner said the retiring Governor
(komper) had stated that the present revenues
Of the State were sufficient to pay the debt.
There were many people, he said, who disagreed
with such views.
MIR. Massey said there were number of
propositions before the Finance Committee on
the subject, and if the Senate ooocurred With
their patrons. there would bs no difficulty 10
arriving at a solution Of the settlement OF the
debt.
Mr.. Fulkerson said there were two Sides to
this question-there were the simon pure re-
adjusters and the soft rea6justers. = The s. +.
Rs would be the men who would probably
submit practical scheme for readusting the
State debt. -
After further discussion The resolution was
referred.
The Senate bill reducing the pay of the
members and officers of the General Assembly
was made the special order for to morrow.
In the House of Delegates, MIR. CoghiIl in.
troduced resolution, which was referred, that
the Committee on Finance enquire into the ex
:, pediency ofissuing bonds to the amount of the
present debt of the State, whether funded or
uDfunded, bearing interest at the rate OF four
per centum per anuum, payable semi annually,
payable at the expiration of thirty: four years
| irOm Iue ISL Jay vi ouiy, 4o|oi anu W NC aP'
piled to the funding Of 80 much Of tho out
standing Indebtedness of the State as consists
of bonds land accrued Interest thereon) due be-
fore the war and not funded, and to refundiog
such portion thereof as has been funded into
the tax receivable coupon bonds authorized by
| the act commonly known as the funding act,
and into bonds now tax receivable under the
! provisions of the same act. ..
Bill wero referred for the repeal of the act for
the protection Of fish 10 the waters of the Com
4 monwealth above tideWater, and to repeal
section 5. chapter 1870, of the Code 10 relation
to fees of commissioners 10 chanoery.
Resolutions we're referred as to the expedi
ency of abolishing or consolidating the Offices of
Adjutant General, Register of Land Office,
| Second Auditor, Commissioner of Agriculture,
and Superintendent of Public Schools, and as
tothe expe 1ency of sbolishing the appropria.
lions to the University, Virginia Military 10.
situte, and Agricultural and Mechanical Col.
lege. .,.-.
House bills to amend the Code for the relief
of securities, and to amend the Code 10 refer
enoe to judgment liens. we're reported upon
favorably. s.,.., ....
The Senate Joint resolution 10 authoriz, the
appointment of commissioners to prepaTea plan
for the reorganization OF the Government Offices.
with amendments, came up yesterday morning
and after discussion. was land on the table aud
ordered to be printed.
A number Of bills we're ordered TO their en-.
gro;sment. >a+
The game protection bill was agaiu taken up
and further discussed and then passed BY
The rules were suspended, and the following
resolution agreed to -
Resolved That the Auditor of Public Ac.
counts be hereby instructed to inform this
House whether or not VirQiuia is indebted to
any baok or banks within the State or elsewhere
by note or otherwise, and If 90, the nature of
| the Indebtedness and what collateral or other
security has been given by the State; upon what
authority such debts have been contracted;
when due and what provision has been made
for their payment upon maturity.
Washington News.
The report of the Bosrd of Inquiry TO invest.
gate the Indian eervice which led to the dis.
missal of Mr.. Galpin, The chief clerk. brings
numerous charges against other officials. In re.
gard to the Office in New ork the report says