Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1878-01-18
RICHMOND.
THE FUNDING BILL SPEEDILY TO BE TIES
TED-HISTORY OF THE WEEKS LEGIS
IATION

THE FUNDING BILL SPEEDILY TO BE TES-
TED-HIsTORY OF THE WEEKS LEGIS
LATION.
&C., &C., &C.
The most important news from Rich
mond is that a case has been made up to
be presented to the Court of Appeals next
week as to whether coupons are not re-
ceivable for all dues. The House of Dele
gat voted 81 600 with which Attorney
General Field is to engage. other counsel
to assist him. The AdjuSters are still vO
ting against all retrenchment which shall
assist in paying the creditors.
SENATE.
Mr.. Brooke, of Fauquier, who occupies
a middle ground between the two wings in
the legislature, offered plan which was
referred to the Finance Committee. 1t
offers to the holders of receivable coupon
bonds per cent. bond, the coupons Of
which are receivable for all taxes, except
the school tax. If three-fourths of the re-
ceivable coupon holders shall accept the
exchange, then the peeler bondholders to
come in on the same terms. The discus
sion of the bill providing that the school
taxes cannot be paid in coupons, but must
be paid In money, continued three or four
days Mr.. johnson, of Richmond, opposed
the bill on the ground that its passage
would be unavailing as well as wrong; the
Court of Appeals having already, in An
toni u.s. Wright, decided the question that
the coupons must be receivable for all
dues, the law would be pronounced by the
Courts imperative as soon as its enforce
ment was brought before it. He cited the
cases Of Iowa aud Wisconsin, who, finding
their Court of Appeals standing in the
way Of repudiating debt, changed their
Constitutions and re modelled their courts
The new courts decided the bonds to be
void, but the United States Supreme
Court stepped in, in the case of Kenosha
Us. Lawrence, and forced them to pay the
bonds. He showed that while the sup
porters of the bill under discussion com
planned of the Funding Bill for mort
gaging the public revenues, yet their own
bill mortgaged them for all time. The
State has pledged her faith by legislation
that the coupons should he received for ali
taxes, but this bill prohibits their recep
ton for one-ffth Of them. Mr.. Johnson
concluding, said:
You cannot carry Virginia on the issue
of reputation. The men who charged al
Get ysburg. who shivered in the trenches
before Petersburg. who stai we'd at Point
Lookout OF Fort Delaware. solely in de-
fence of the honor ct their State, will not
allow yeu to do it. A tax Of twenty cents
on one hundred dollars in addition will
save the State and honor. Ard they
whom the bayonet never daunted nor shell
ouailed will not be affrighted at this mere
Lecunia,y loss Or payment. If Virginia
and the South goes into this reputation
war she " i'll be Federal beggar for the
next two generations, beseeehing and
whining around the capital for elemosyna-
~ assistance from the Congress of thu
Union; and, like all beggars, she will b.
kicked and cnfftd at convenience, and al
ways made to take the place of the poor
relation.
But another reason why Virginia can
uOG Ut Caf Iftu ltl IL ptulHpiOtf. Ait quay
On State bonds inn lies an attack on III
biunai bonds. The NJ tional bonds are tls
price IF the fieedman's liberty. Attaci
Them you attack 'itE. Property will seiz'
this ignorant but int rested suffrage anf
will protect Itself.
Gen. Lee followed Mr.. Johnson saying
hat he was satisfied hat the question of
increased taxation had never been passed
lpon by the great people of this state
But Of one thing he was certain, and that
vas that the people desired All economical
of the affairs of the gov
rnment. Assuming that the bill is a part
# the plan to discredit our credit, he must
'ote against it.
Mr.. Massey contended that there could
,e no objection to letting the matter go be
ore the Court of Appeals. The bill fnal
y passed % to 10.
A bill was introduced authorizing treas
lrers of counties, cities and towns to re-
ain the school tax out of the revenues
collected by them.
In the Senate Tuesday check was put
o the hot pursuit OF Office by tile Adjus-
ors, by the postpcnement of the joint res
)lution adopted in the House, for the
election of State officers, until Tuesda,
lext at O'Clock by the following vote:
AYEs.-Messrs, Belts, Bland Bliss Brooke, Daniel
Ilrt Of Pittsylvania, Koiner, Lee, Marshall Mou
on Murray, Num-, Powell Smith, Stevens Tanner
Nalstoh MaEd, and 1 Wortha han 2l;,orson ,.s,o
Wash, Norton, Paul, Phlegar Quesenberry, Sherrard
sinclair, Slemp, Splitter. Tyler. and Wood-l5.
HOUSE.
A bill was introduced to tax cigars one
;ent each, Mr.. Walker introduced bill t,
equire from each tax payer 4 sworn state
nent Of how much liquor for family use
le had bought from other than licensed
lealer in the State, and then to tax it as if
t had been sold by licensed dealer. A
resolution by Mr.. Echols instructing the
on Retrencbmenta and Economy
20 carefully investigate where the eXpen-
yes of the S5at could be reduced, and re-
,ort the same. was referred, A resolution
allowing women to sue for divorce in their
)Wn nalae without the Intervention of a
next FRIEND was referred. MI. Frazier
introduced bill for the relief of VIM. G..
Jleek, of Bath. whose property worth Sc 600
had been sold by order Of court to satisfy
an unjust claim of one-fonEtb of that
amount. the petitioner being al that time
in an insane asylum and Benign old and
without means. Mr.. Hanger introduceda
\ resolution as to new registration in
Staunton. Mr.. Echols introduced a reso-
ntion as to the leasing out OF the peniten
,iary. Mr.. Powell offered resolution APP
pointing specia! committee to investi-
: tie if any fraudulent means we're used to
procure the passage of the Funding Bill.
The bill EXPANDING the jurisdiction OF JUS
ices in cases of damage IL $50, was passed.
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