The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-02-07
.GEl,ERAL ASSEMBLY or VIRGINIA.
8, saxty.fo,,rsh Day.
WEDNESDAY, February 6, 1878.

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"WEDNESDAY, February 6, 1878.
SENATE. .s. s,
Lieutenant Governor WALKER presiding.
PRAYER by Rev. Henry Med Donald, u. u, OF
fine Second Baptist church. Il
A number OF House bills were twice read
and appropriately referred.
BILLS, &C., PRESENTED AND REFERRED.
MFR, SbEaP presented bill for the relief
Of the sureties of w. w. Sage, late sheriff
OF Lee county.
Ry Mfr. PHLEGAR: Petition OF citizens OF
Montgomery county, aud memorial OF the
Board OF Visitors Of the Virginia Agricul-
tural ind Mechanical College, praying that
the sale of liquor may be prohibited within
three miles OF said college,; also bill to
carry out the object OF the petition.
By same A bill to amend section 81 OF
CHAPTER 8 OF the Code, with reference to
nav OF Judges and clerks OF election, SO as
to reduce election expenses.
By Mr.. WARD: A resolution as to the eX-
pediency Of requiring that school trustees
for nagisteral districts shall be elected by
the people Of said districts.
By Mr.. WALsTON: A bill to amend Sec
ton % Of chapter 100 OF the Code, as
amended by an act passed March IL, 1876,
in relation to fishing, dc.
By Mr.. WALsToN: A joint resolution re-
cognizipg the liability Of the State to make
good to the public free schools the amount
to which they are entitled by reason OF
funds properly belonging to them having
been used for the general purposes OF tue
State, and pledges the repayment Thereon
at such time and iii such manner as the re-
III II lns
BY Mr.. MARSHALL: A bill to incorporate
the Allegheny Mining and Manufacturing
Company.
By same: A bill to amend sections l, 8,
a. and II OF au act to incorporate the Bu-
chanan and CIiftoE-Forge Railroad Com
.pany.
By same: A bill changing the name OF the
Buchanan and Clifton-Forge Railroad Com
pany to the James-River Valley road, and
TO authorize the extension OF its line to
point at or near Richmond, or as Tar rs the
resources Of the company will admit.
PASSED.
On motion of Mr.. CHn.Es, Senate bill No.
46. to extend the corporate limits OF the city
OF Manchester, was taken up and passed
under suspension OF the rules.
On motion OF Mr.. NORTON, House bill to
authorize the Board OF Supervisors OF Eliza
beth City county to issue bonds to build
bridge was taken up under suspension OF
the rules and passed.
On motion Of Mr.. HINTON, Senate bill for
the relief Of tie Petersburg Aqueduct
Company was taken IN under suspension
Of the rules and passed.
TIE BARBOUR TAX-B1LL.
On motion OF Mr.. FULKERsoS, Senate bill
(coDy OF the BARBOUR taX-biiD Imposing
taxes Oh real and personal property to meet
the necessary expenses Of the government,
for public free-school purposes, and to pay
the interest OH the public debt, reported from
the Finance Committee with the recommen-
dation that it do not pass, was taken up
and made the special order CT the day for
Tuesday next at 1 O'Clock.
ACKNOWLEDGMENT BILLS.
The special order OF the day and the I'M
finished business OF yesterday being the two
public debt bills, MI. KorNEH's bill to pro-
vide for the consolidation OF the public debt
and the payment Of the same rate OF interest
on the whole, and Mr.. BRooKE's substitute,
were taken up-the question being On agree
ing to Mr.. FULKERsoN's amendment to de-
stroy the rcceivability feature Of the cou-
pons.
Mr.. PAUL being entitled to the floor, adj
dressed the Senate ut length in advocacy OF
Mr.. FULKERsoS's proposed amendment and
in opposition to both bills. In the course
of his remarks Mr.. PAUL said that he had
seen the remarks Of the distinguished Sem
ator (NIr. PHLEGAR) published in full in the
Dispatch this morning, the organ, the
speaker said, Of the funderS. 1t was very
significant fact TO see the publication, be-
cause the Dispatch was recognized through
out the civilized world as being the organ
of the funders, and the Dispatch never
loses sight Of its friends. That paper knows
that the bill will be wholly ineffective to
accomplish anything, and the Dispatch
wanted delay and the question again tided
over.
Tie question being taken by ayes and
noes on Mr.. FULKERsON's amendment, it
was rejected by the following vote:
AYEs.-Messrs. Brooke, Chiles, Elliott, Fulksrson,
Goode, Hinton, Hurt of Pittsylvania, Massey, Moul
ton, Murray, Paul. Phlegar 9uesenberry' sherrard'
NoEs.EMessrs. Belts, BlaId, Bliss, Daniel Dick
Johnson Koner, Lee, Norton, Num-, Powell, smith,
Tanner, Walston, and Worlham-19.
Mr.. KoINER presented an amendment so
as to make the bill conform to the old law
viz, to make coupons receivable for all
taxes, debts, dues, &c. Agreed to.
Mr.. KoINER also moved to amend the
second section OF his bill so as to provide
for the fiye-per-cent. sterling bonds and a
proportionate reduction in the rate of in
terest. Agreed to.
Mr.. SMITH presented an amendment to
Mr.. BRooKE's substitute, so as to give value
to the misunderstanding certificates Of
past-due coupons. Agreed to. This amend
ment was taken in substance from the bill
Df Mr. TALIAFERK0 OF Norfolk.
MIR. FULKERSON moved to amend Mr..
BRoOKE's substitute so as to strike out the
coupon feature entirely.
The motion was reiected-ayes, Is; noes,
Mr.. FULKERsoN moved to amend so as to
leave it discretionary with the Governor
and General Assembly when they shall sus-
pend the operations Of the law.
:. Rejected-ayes; IT; noes, %.
At 2:30 2. M.-the hour fixed for vote
on the bills-on motion OF Dir. JOHNSON, 1t
was ordered that the chair be vacated ut 3
p. NJ. and resumed at P. NJ, and that the
vote be taken at 10 o'clock tonight, unless
sooner reached.
On motion OF Mr.. BROOKE the vote by
which Mr.. SMITHS amendment was adopteo
was reconsidered.
Mr.. SMITH modified his amendment so MS
to provide that the Legislature shall controt
The question OF interest on the past-auc coti-
pons and bonds.
Mr. JOHNSON moved to amend so us TO
strike out the war interest. Agreed 10.
Mr. JOHNSON moved TO STRIKE OUT tne pre-
arhie because, he said, it contained state
ment OF facts upon which there was q dill
ference OF opinion. Agreed to.
: TDaud;no the remarks OF Mr. DANIEL, at