The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-01-17
GENERAL ASSEMBLY or virginia.
WEDNESDAY, January 10, 1878.
SENATE.
Forty-sceo..a Day.

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SENATE.
President WALKER in the chair.
s number OF House bills were twice rcat
and appropriately referred.
The CHAIR laid before the Senate com
munication from the Auditor OF Public Ac
counts giving information as to amount
claimed as due from the United States tc
the State Of Virginia, and the amount
claimed as due from the State of pirginlt
to the United States; which, on motion o.
Mr., MASSEY, was laid on the table an6
ordered to be printed.
THE INTEREST on THE PUBLIC DEBT.
Mr.. HURT OF Halifax presented the fol
lowing resolution:
RESOLVED, That the Committee on Finance
be instructed to prepare and report as early
as practicable such tax bill as will, III view
OF such reduction OF the expenses Of
government rs may be deemed advisable,
raise enough treasure to pay full seml-an'
nual interest on the public debt OF the Com.
moEwealth and on two thirds OF the un'
funded debt, and make such provision for the
gradual payment and final extinction Of the
interest already accumulated and in arrears
us in their Judgment would prove satis1ac
tory to the creditors OF the State and not
unduly oppressive to the people.
Mr. HURT OF Halifax spoke briefly in ad-
vocacy CT his resolution.
Alr. HURT of Pittsylvana moved TO lay
on the table.
Mr.. HURT Of Halifax demanded the ayes
and noes, and being taken, the Senate
agreed to lay on the table by the following
vote:
AYEs-A1cssrs. Brooke. ChiIes, Elliott, Fulkcr-
son. Griffin, Hurt of Pittsylvania, hoincr, Mar
s s asssy semp. Tyer Ward and
NpES.-MessrS. Belts. Bland, Gayle, Grims'cV,
Hinton, Hurt of Halifax, johnson, Lee, Nash,
Num-, Quc;enbcrry- Smith, stevens, WATSON. ana
Worthaln-15.
PRESENTED AND REFERRED.
BY MF. JOHNSON: A preamble and joint
resolution repeating Joint resolution. adopt
ed March Is, 1850, transferring claim OF
100000 against the United States due TO
the State OF Virginia.
Bv' Mr.. SETH Of Nelson 4 resolution as
to whether tho act for the formation OF the
Atlantic, Mississippi and Ohio railroad, IN
so far as it disposcs Of the claims OF the
State for loans to the Norfolk and Peters
burg, Southsidp. and Virginia and Tcnnes-
see Railroad Companies, is not in violation
Of the Constitution, &c. Laid on the table
and ordered to be printed.
By Mr.. FULKERsQN A resolution calling
unon the Auditor for information as to the
arrearages due from the State Treasury to
the pubic-sckool fund, and also amount OF
interest paid during the years 1870, 1871,
1872, 1873, 1874, 1876, and 1876, on bonds
OF the State held by schools and colleges,
and also the amount paid during each OF
these years to the Virginia Military lnsti-
tute and the University OF Virginia.
BY Mr. PAUL: A resolution requesting
committees to meet promptly. Agreed to.
BY Mr.. HURT Of PittsylvaniH: A bill to
amend the law j. relation to fees Of the
land office; which, on motion OF Mr.. HURT,
OF Halifax, WAS laid on the table.
BY Mr.. HINTON 4 Joint resolution re-
uuesting the Committee OH Feapportion-
ment to report the basis OH which they pre-
pose to re;ipportfon the representation in
the several Observation-Disclosures and senate
rial-of the State.
PASSED.
On motion OF Mr. NoRToN, Senate bill to
incorporate the Virginia Manufacturing and
General Shipping and Produce Company
was taken up ara passed unde-a suspension
of the rules.
On motion Of Mfr. PHLEGAK, Senate bill to
incorporate montgomery Grange, No. 3l2,
OF Montgomery county, was taken up and
passed under suspension OF the rules.
: ROANOKE NAVIGATION COMPANY.
Mr.. LEE, from the Committee OH Roads,,
reported the following resolution, which
was adopted:
ResoLred thc House OF Delegates coz
curring), That the Acknowledgement be in
structed to institute the necessary proceed
ings in the proper courts 10 ascertain
whether the Roanoke Navigation Company
has forfeited its charter.
THE SCHOOLGIRL.
Senate bill in reference to the tax Ter the
support OF public-free schools, being the
unfinished business OF Yesterday was taken
up.
On motion Of Mr.. GAYLE, it WAS ordered
that the Senate vote on the pending bill be-
fore tic body adiourns to-day.
Mr.. GRIMSLEY then took the floor and
spoke in advocacy OF the bill.
Messrs. MURRAY, MARSHALL, GRIFFIN,
HINTON, and MASSEY spoke OH the same
side.
EIr. EuRT CT Pittsylvania spoke briefly
in opposition to the bill.
The pending question was upon agreeing
to Dir. JOHSsON's amendment to the bill,
which provides that the Auditor shall pay
over to the school fund one twelfth OF the
first money that comes into the Treasury
from the payment OF taxes, DC.
At 2:10P. NJ. Mr.. TYLER demanded the
pending question; which was ordered.
MIR. JOHNSON demanded the ayes and noes
on bis amendment, and, being taken, it was
rejected by the following vote:
J. r, Hurt, johnson, koiner. Lee, Num-, Sinclair
Smith, Tanner, Walston, and Wortlam1I4. w.,
NoEs-Mcssrs Bliss Brooke ChiieS, EhG uin fni.
Mar hall Massey, Murray, Nash, Norton, Paul
Phlegar. Powell. QuescnIerry, Sherrard' siemp'
Stevens, Tyler. Ward, and Wood-2o.
Mr.. MASSEY then proposed several con,
sequential amendments, which were agreed
to. -
Mr.. DANIEL moved to amend by adding
after the words currency OF the United
States, "or coupons which have been de.
ciared by law and by the Supreme Court Of
Appeals receivable for all debts" dc.
The ayes and noes were taken and the
amendment was defeated-ayes, 10; noes.
%.
The bill was then ordered to be engrossed
by the following vote:
AYEs.-Messrs. Bliss, Brooks, Chies, Elliott, Full
kerson, Griffin, Grimsley Hinton, Marshall, Massey
Murray, Nash, Norton, Paul, Phlegar, Powell. Que
senberry, sherrard, scmp, Stevens, Tyler, Ward
NoEs.-Messrs. Bets, Bland, Daniel. Goode, Hen
~ H. Hurt. John l.. Hurt, johnson. Koiacr, Lee
Mum, Sinclair, Smith, Tanner, Walston, and Wor
tham-l5.
Mr.. GAYLE, who would have voted No.
said he had paired with N1r. SPITLEI.
Mr.. HURT Of Pittsylyania, in explaining bis
vote, said that he was not opposed to free
schools, but, on the contrary, was theil
friend, and as the friend Of the schools and
the taxpayers, who were by the provisions
Of this bill denied the right Of using county
clailns they might hold in settling their tax.