Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1878-02-19
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Our Richmond Letter.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.

The two Houses adjourned for the
week at a very late hour this p. NJ.
after another ''seven days fight" be-
fore Richmond. a week of harder
work was never done 10y any proceed
ing Legislature. That public veteran
Col. Lewis L. Harvie, remarked in
my presence this afternoon that he
had been for - years in public life,
and had spent many Of those years IN
the Legislature. hut he believed this
to lie the suherrst and most hard
working General Assembly he had
ever seen. / believe this 10 be strictly
true. Blythe way. / wish to remark
that Col. IIarvie is one Of the best in
formed and holdest deleaters in the
present House. He has lost none nf
his fire, ability or patriotic devotion
TO the State 10y his advance in years,
but has been only ripened and enriched
IN all the elements Of craftsmanship.
The Barbour Bill is pending in the
I Senate. Messrs. Bradley Johnson.
Massey, Bland and Fulkerson have
>puken on it. Col. Fulks rson spoke
yesterday and To-day, occupying some
three hours. | was too husIly Occupi.
ed in the House To hear him. but | am
told he made a very fine speech. 1t
Is dcnomiuated "a strong speech. -
The bin will meet furious opposition
there, bat whether il passes or fall. it
will Prove the coffin 10 a line Of lofty
aspirations in that body. Our Semi
tor Dickenson. from Carroll, il fully
aligned with the funders. / think
He means to vote against This hill 20
allow the State to cGntrOl enough of
I its revenue to sustain its own life.
The House very Promptly dismissed
the Brooke Till. Whatever may he
the fate Of tie Barbour hill. this had
and dangerous Brooke bill has gone to
its death. ! am not much inclined TO
favor my proposition TO issue new
bonds at any rate Of interest named
anu lfdre ltitul bDtH IOU L" lliS 4
0eptance of the bondhOlders, and !
am prepared To give my reasons
such an offer, especially without the
Barbour till, will pruhably result i'm a
partial settlement, and a partial settle
mcnt will he worse than none. Sup
pose hulf the creditors should accept
...I IL. 49, LII r.F,-o Tbo,, ,-n
nave half the debt existing at say four
aud the other half at six per cent
Average five and the debt on an m
equal lasis Then. without the Bar
boar Bill, we would have no means of
securing an acceptance by all. ] now
pIedi t disaster, if this Legislature
makes any such offer based on the
consent or assent Of the h~andhnlder~
alone. 1t will defeat Tsadjustnent.-
Mark the prediction.
We have heen for days engaged at
rrlrenchmeEt, and We have cut with II
broad Ike. The bill il nearly matured
and will surely pass. II cuts the pay
Of members to $3.50. and i reduces the
Governors salary $1,000 10y indirect
means. The s]a'aries of every State
officer and clerk are heavily reduced.
Ia fact. under the Barbour Bill, we
have to bring the expenses Of the State
down from n million ANA n tenth 10
three fuurtHg of II million. Now, thee
fuudprs cried retrench. retrench. Ut
they howl at every turn of the screw
and every tire the knife falls. One
of nay owT bills. if passed, will save
s.. 75d annually thrown awny Oh the
Library. / think 1t will pass. SEE.