The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-01-08

3dDu u,UuuTecelftulAol1us 49, 49, =.
year, re can pay full six per cent. lntsies.
on the public. debt, for the expenses OF tn !,
government, which are now SoOU,ouo, VII
be reduced 1925, 900, and TINS SAVING, VIII
300, 900 from the Motett register, VIII give
us 1926, COO With which to pay iull SIX PEI
cent. interest on onrae !, ss - :,
Mr.. Sp1TLER raised the point that tue dis'
clissfon was out OF order, because tue mo
ton to lay on the table was not debataDie.
4 The CHAIR decided that tue point was
well taken.
Mr. PHLEGAR moved that the Senator
from Richmond be allowed to proceed
Agreed to. s..
Mr. JOHNSON then went oa to discuss the
question, and to say that ne would De VIII.
ing to divide the revenue accrulDg from the
Mofett register, whether 1t be S400,000 OF
less, among the creditors. II this be done
it will enhance the value OF all OF our secu'
rites, attract attention to our bonds, ana al
OF ourYalues be increased in proportion, am
thus hereafter increase the revenues OF the
State. He spoke OF the Moffett-reglster law
and said that while he had been opposed tc
the law, at the same time be would vote nov
to perfect the law and thus give 1t a fai'
trial. He believed that the expenses OF tiis
government could: be reduced to s6O0.oOo
and that would he going far in the dlrcc
ton so much desired.
Mr. FULKERsoN said that he thought tht
argument Of the Senator could be easily an
swered, but for the present he Wouid no
answer it, At the same time he would say
that bis (JoHNsoS's) policy would lneylta
bly, drive our people to bankruptcy ana re
pudation. 1t was the do-nothing policy
that had been pursued ever since the war
and he (FULKERsoN) was opposed 10 II.
Dir. PAUL said that for the reasons as
signed by Mr.. FULKERs0N he should vote
for the motion to commit the resolution u
the Finance Committee.
Mr.. GRrMsLEY argued to show the neces
sity OF referring the resolution to the FL
nance Committee.
Mr.. PHLEGAR suggested to Mr.. SPITLEF
that it would be better to let the resolution
go to the Finance Committee.
Mr.. SpITLER's object in making the mo
ton to table was. to avoid~a vote to-day. Ht
withdrew the motion to table, and the resc
luton was referred to the Finance Commit
tee and ordered to be printed.
PAY OF MEMBERS.
Mr.. SMITH moved to take up from TIT
table the bill to regulate the pay OF mem
bers Of the General Assembly. &C., and
make it the special order for wednesday a
p. NJ. Agreed to. :.r7 Sill
Adjourned. era...jy.s. II .2i
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
The House. was called to order at 1:
O'Clock by Speaker ALLEN. The hall wa:
inadequately heated in the beginning OF the
session, and business progress was slow.
--a-+ FISH AND GAME.
The House, on division, refused to recon
slider the vote by which it rejected Senate
resolution for the appointment OF specla
Joint committee OH the fish and game in
tcrests-aycs, 80; noes, 40. .sr.
Mr.. HUNTER demanded 4 recorded vote
which was ordered. rcsulting-aycs, 40;
noes, 81. -,..is
PERSONAL.
1t was announced by Mr.. Wallace tn:
the Delegate from Spotsylvania OR. Pow
ELL was detained from his seat by sickness
~ PRESENTED AND REFERRED.
BY Mr.. CoGIuLL: Dill MS to the distribg
ton Of the school fund OF Amherst county
By Mr.. KYLE: Resolution as to eNamina
ton OF vouchers OF Capitol officers.
BY Dir. ANDERSON: Resolution as tx
amending the charter OF st. PauPS Churcl
Home.
By Mr.. WNGFIELD: Bill for the protcc
ton of fish in the waters above Underwater
By Mr.. FARR: Bill In relation to assess
ment OF taxes.
By Mr.. LACY: Bill to amend the Sd sec
lion OF an act entitled an act for the protcc
ton Of game, approved March 30, 1877.
BY Mr.. HOWARD SMITH: Resolution as Il
provisions for care OF the poor.
BY Mr. kEYsER: Bill rs to working O
roads in the counties Of Shenandoah, roSe
and Rockingham.
By Mr.. COLEMAN: Bill declaring the Nc
herrin river lawful fence in certain por
tions OF Brunswick county.
By Mr.. SHRlvER: Bill in relation to fee
OF commissioners in chancery.
By Mr.. NELSON: Bill to submit the qurs
ton Of repeating the fence-law TO the voters
of Brcntsville and Manassas districts, II
Prince William county. ........,.....
BY Mr.. COGHIL: Resolution that thu
Committee on Finance inquire into the OK
pediencv OF issuing bonds to the amount o
the present debt OF the State, whether fund
ed or unfunded, bearing interest at the rat
OF four per centum per annum, payable
semi-annllally, payable at the expiration o
thrty-iour years from the 1st day OF July
1878, aud to be applied to the funding OF 81
much OF the outstanding Indebtedness o
the State rs, consists Of bonds land &C
crued interest thereon) due before the wa
and not funded, and to rounding such por
ton thereof as has been funded into the tax
receivable coupon bonds authorized by TIT
act commonly known Is the funding act
and into bonds non-taS.receivable unde
the provisions OF the same act. 49,.
BY Mr.. KYLE: Resolution rs to consoli
dating the offices Of Acknowledgement
Register Of the Land Office, Second Audi
tor, Commissioner of Agriculture, and Su
perintendent OF Public Schools. -:
Br MIR. FRAZIER: Petition from the citi
zens OF Rockbridge county asking that tn
canal be restored at once, =, H., 49, s..
REPORTED FROM COMMITTEES. -
House bill to amend and reenaet chapte
IA OF the Code. of 1873, for the relief o
sureties; House bill No. 81, in relation {,
judgment-liens House bill No. 80, for th
extension OF the time for the collection o
the taxes in Essex county and for the relic
of the taxpayers Of the same; House bill
No. 40, in relation to delinquent lists o
lands.
THE CIRCUIT CoURTS-NR. GRAVES.
Mr.. JAMES offered resolution calling
upon the Auditor of Public Accounts fol
information about the mileage, &C., Of cir
cult judges. Agreed to.
The ayes and noes published on DIR
GRAvEs'S resolution offered Saturday were
on the reference OF that resolution to /;
committee; not on its adoption. Mr.. GRAVES
and those Of his opinion voted no. They
-d;dn,t want the resolution referred They
wished the House to adopt it and thereby
instruct the Committee for Courts to BRING
in a bill reducing the number OF circuits
!. al -laatI