The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-03-09

it would be we'll to let IL go TO the country
that we waited to pay something to this
class OF our creditors.
MIR. JOHNSON subsequently presented, in
lieu of Mr.. FULKERsON'S motion, the follow
ing: (" Any surplus revenue that may re.
main after paying the foregoing appropria-
tons shall be appropriated to the payment
Of interest on the peelcr debt, pro rdtd.''
Agreed to. ~-- ~.s-.f Il.
Recess. sgE
Night Session.
The chair was resumed at P. NJ.
The consideration Of the general appro.
priation bill came up as the unfinished blu.
siness. ,-.
The question being on agreeing to Mr..
GRIMSLEY's motion to insert $1,000 for the
propagation Of fish, it was adopted.
Mr.. LEE moved a reconsideration OF the
vote by which the section providing $1,000
as salary for Mr.. A. N. Newman as tempe
rary clerk in the Treasurer's Office. Lost.
The bill was read third time and passed.
Mr.. HURT Of PittsyIvania called from the
table resolution offered by himself some
time since providing for the appointment
of commission, to consist Ct two mem.
bers of the Senate and three members Of the
House, to consult with thescredtors of the
State.
The following is the resolution
Resolved (the House of Delegates concur
ring), That Joint committee. composed of
three members of the Senate Ito he appoint
ed by the pr5sdent), and three members OF
the House Of Delegates Ito be appointed by
the Speaker), be appointed by the General
Assembly Of Virginia, whose duty it shall
be to confer with the creditors of the Com
monwealth and take into consideration all
matters relating to settlement Of the in
debtedness Of the State OF Virginia, with
instructions to report to the General AS
sembly from time to time such propositions
as may be submitted to said committee by
the creditors OF the State, with such recon-
mendations as said committee may deem
advisable; but no proposition shall be en-
tertained by said committee which does not
release the State Of Virginia from West
Virginia's third.
Mr.. CHAs. r. SMITH, of Nelson, offered
the following as substitute for Mr.. HURTS
resolution; @ E-..
Resolved (the House Of Delegates con-
curringl, That commission composed OF
the Governor, Lieutenant-G Governor, At.
torney- General, and the Speaker Of the
House Of Delegates be and the same
is hereby appointed and constituted
with the power to select, if deemed
eypedient, three businessmen known
to be in favor Of an adjustment OF
the public debt, with the consent of the
bondholders, upon such terms as will bring
the payment Of interest on the public debt
within the power Of the State to meet it
without an increase of taxation, to be as
ISOLATED with said commission, whose duty
1t shall be to take into consideration all
matters relating to a settlement of the
indebtedness Of the State, and shall
report to the next session of the
General Assembly such proposition as may
be submitted to said commission by the
creditors Of the State with such recon-
mendations as may be deemed advisable,
provided no proposition shall be entertained
by said commission which does not forever
release the State Of Virginia from one third
of the public debt as it existed on the 1st of
January, 1861. l. k1as
Dir. FULKERsoN moved to amend BY ap-
pointing as the commission the Governor,
the Attorney-General, and Treasurer.
MIR. CHlLEs demanded the previous cues
ton, which was sustained, and Mr.. FuL-
KERsoN's amendment was lost.
The question OF agreeing to the substitute
was decided in, the affirmative, and the vote
as follows: }t'.
AYEs.-Messrs. Bland. Brooke, Gayle, Goode,
Grimsey, Kolner. Lee. Marshall, Murray, Num-,
fa1egar uese a sneaiE Smith, Splitter
NoEs.-Messrs. Bliss, ChIles, Daniel. Elliott, Full
kerson, Hairston, Hurt Of Halifax, Hart OF Pitt
sylyana, johnson, Massey, Norton, Paui, Sherrard,
siemp, Watson, and Wood-l6. s5ziE.s,
) The question on agreeing to the resolu-
ion, as amended, was decided in the affirm
ltiYe and the vote recorded as follows:
5.AYEs.-Messrs. Belts, Bland, Brooke, Fulkerson,
layle Goode, Grtmsley, Hnirston, KoIner, Lee Mar
hail, Monlton, Murray. Num-. Phlegar, Quesen-
Jerry. Sinclair, Semp, Smith, Splitter, Tanner, w.
er. Walston, Wood. and Worthain-25
NoEs-Messrs. Bliss. Chiles, Daniel. Elliott. Hurt
4 Halifax: Hurt OF Pittsylyania, Massey, Norton,
Paul, and Sherrard-l0. 800
The Senate bill imposing a tax, and pre-
cribing the mode OF collecting the same,
or the privilege Of selling wines, liquors,
&C., came up. 81 d ,ss.' ss
Mr. GRIMsLEY moved to amend so as to
eanire the specific tax to be paid in money.
Mr.. DANIEL, from the Committee for
l0ufGS OF Justice. submitted. In resnonsa