The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-03-01
NOES.
Two thirds LOT voting in the affirmative
the question was decided in the negative.

DISBURSEMENT OF SCHO0L-M0SEY.
House bill providing that county-school
superintendents shalt give bond and dis
burse school-moneys was ordered to en-.
erossment, having first been amended so as
to strike out the 9th section prohibiting
public-school officials from actively en-
gaging in politics.
THE NEW FUNDING BILL.
Mr.. HANGER in the chair.
At - O'Clock the new funding bill-pro-
posing to consolidate the public debt into
bonds to bear three per cent. for twenty
years and four per cent. for thirty years
came up as the special order.
| MIR. HARRISON Of Sussex moved to post
pone until Monday (the last day OF the SEES
sion), and stated that after the veto of the
Governor on the BARBOUR bill it would be
useless to waste time upon this measure.
He regretted that the work OF the moderate
readjusters bad been in vain, and much
| feared that the next assemblage OF the PEG.
pe's representatives would be far more eX.
IRENE.
Mr.. JOHNSTON of Giles opposed the mo-
ton. He was unwilling to adjourn with.
out making some sort OF tender to the Gre
ditors. His tone was patriotic and concllia-
tory.
Mr.. HARvIE, without doubling the sim
cerity OF the Governor. deplored his action,
and thought 1t would be impossible for the
Legislature to do anything more now ex.
cept to keep the State government alive
and prohibit the borrowing Of money from
the banks, and then to adjourn and to allow
things to take their course.
Mr.. WALLACE counselled prudence and
GOODNESS in the discussion OF this question.
He appealed to all men to make q final effort
to effect some sort Of settlement OF the pub.
lie debt.
Mr.. WALLACE made very good speech,
but the noise in the hall drowned many of
his words. He complimented the spirit OF
the remarks made by Mr.. JOHNSTON.
Mr.. HENRY, with some liveliness, COM
mented upon the speeches OF Messrs. HAR-
VIE and HARRISON, and maintained that the
Governor was not antagonizing the Legis-
lature; the Legislature was antagonizing
him. He was frequently interrupted with
questions from Messrs. HARvIE and Nc
CABE. Mr.. POWELL made the point OF
order that Mr.. HENRY was travelling away
from the question. The Speaker (Mr.
ECHoLs) said that the gentleman was not
strictly in order. Mr.. HENRY soon after
concluded his remarks, having aroused the
reaGiusters greatly.
Speaker ALLEN claimed that the LeSisla-
ture had done all they could. Talk about
compromise, said he. How? On the scheme
of Mr.. HENRY to pay 6 per cent? On the
pIan in the Governors message, by abolish
ing the public free schools?
The Speaker was in favor. OF Conven-
ton. He would appeal to that tribunal OF
last resort, and its decision, whatever it
might be, would be satisfactory. The
Speaker said that the Governor was his
friend. He regarded him as pure and
honorable man, but still the Speaker was
compelled to regard the veto message as a
grave mistake. He favored the motion.
General TALIAFERRo deplored this ex-
citement. He did not think it proper to
discuss the veto. The members had to-day
again put themselves on the record for or
against the bill. The matter SHOULD rest
there. General TALIAFERRo implored the
members not to think about returning to
their homes until they had exhausted every
expedient to effect q settlement of the pub
lie debt. We should make some sort of
tender to the bondbolders. They had never
been asked to accept a lower rate OF inter-
est. Make some proposition to them, and
leave it with them to accept or reject it.
General ANDERSON asked that the bill be-
fore the House might be now. considered.
he hoped members would do SO in calm
ness and good temper.
IS Mr. Henry argued that the BARBOUR bill
was NOT, as Speaker ALLEN claimed, ian
olive branch to the creditors" It was, on
the contrary, a grab al the editors throat.
He said that on Yesterday, when he heard
the veto read, be felt q Joy unspeakable.
He had something OF the same feeling to-!
Hc was not afraid OF reputation; be.
trusted the Virginia people, and pictured
the storm which the reid busters were
raising, aud which he predicted would