The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-01-12

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General TALIAFEgRD moved TO recon-
slider.
Ruled out OF order by the SPEAKER, g en-
eral TALIAFERRO not having voted no.
Dir. WALLACE, who had voted no. moved
to reconsider.
reconsideration, and claimed that the adope
ton OF the resolution might embarrass the
government very greatly. lie claimed that
other State institutions besides the schools
were in arrears ut the Treasury. The East
ern Lunatic Asylum was hampered bV
inability to get all the money voted it. rs
an old and tried friend OF free schools he
begged the House to reconsider.
| Mr.. ROBINSON OF Portsmouth thought
that the word Treasury was about equiVa-
lent to Commonwealth in this in stance.
General TALrAFERRo asked, then. why
not make the matter clear by adopting his
amendment.
MIR. ROBINSON said that he saw no neces-
| sftv for the change. "Tfeasury" was the
word commonly used in this connection.
THE DIFFERENCE.
| Mr.. Henry saw marked difference in tie
expression condition OF the Treasury and
g condition OF the Commonwealth" Ii the
former were used the first money coming
into the Treasury might be turned over to
the schools, Notwithstanding the urgent
| wants OF the other departments OF the gov
eminent.
Dir. FAUNTLERoY opposed reconsidera-
ton. He regarded the misappieation OF
! the school funds as one OF the evils OF the
funding bill. That bill he wanted to undo.
He desired to perform his sworn duty to the
public schools even il in doing it the wheels
Of government were locked, or il it pulled
| down the pillars Of the universe. The
gentlemen from Gloucester and Richmond
seemed sick OF their own medicine. The
money should never have been diverted
from its consecrated purpose, -bnt having
been done, it should now be returned at
once, let the consequences be what they
mayx The resolution even now gives too
much discretion to the Auditor. 1t ought
to be perenptory. 1t is one OF the tactics
| Of the enemy to brandish over lis conse-
qllcnces that may ensue. lie was not AFRAID
OF them. He would take them. let them be
what they may.
MIR. HARRISON OF Sussex thought that this
| money ought to be turned over to the
schools at once. 1t was greatly needed. 1t
never ought to have been diverted. This
state OF atfasrs was the legitimate result Of
the funding BILL
Mr.. HARRISON spoke ut some length III de-
nunciatfon OF the funding bill, and intima-
| ted that Messrs. HENRY and TALIAFERRo
were not very warm friends OF the free
schools, and asked that the issue be made
I'D here, and that the friends Of the public
schools and readjusters be found on one
side and their enemies on the other.
NoCAsH.
Mr.. PoPHAM said that there was no money
in the Treasury; that OF note Of 100000
due the banks for money loaned hall OF
it only could be paid, and that an extension
| Of thirty DAYS on the other half had to be
asked by the Auditor. He liked the good
old word "Common wealth." and favored
the proposed amendment OF Geneal ITALIA
rERRo il the resolution was to be adopted
at all. Altogether he thought the bill I'M
necessary and deusive. It would make the
trustees and teachers write here for funds,
and there would be none to give them.
Mr.. BARBOUR declared that no man was
more determined than he that this money
should be turned over to the schools But
this resolution would not, in his opinion,
accomplish the object. The Auditor per-
mitted the money to be diverted in the first
place, and now it was proposed to entrust
him with the power OF determining when
it should be returned! Mr.. BARBOUR would
have the General Assembly direct positively
when and in what amounts this money
should be returned; not leave it to the All
ditor. In his judgment the resolution
should not be passed.
| Mr., HENKLE suggested that one third OF
the amount due the schools ought to be
paid in 1878 and the remainder in 1879.
Mr.. HENRY replied at some length and
with great power to Mr. FAUSTLEROY'S
declaration that he would pull down tho
pillars OF the universe to destroy the fund
ing bill. He reminded him OF the feat
Of Samson, who, in crushing his enemies,
DESTROYED himself. He had seen on the part
of Mr.. FAuNTLERoY disposition to crack
the whip over the heads OF members around
him, and TO rally them against "the enc
my''-"the enemy" meaning the gentle
men OF contrary way OF thinking. He
congratulated himself, however, that those
gentlemen, though they might be rcadiust-
ers. as Virginians would never be slaves.
| DIT. HENRY aSheu ILuG Ills IiitttCcl NC
thougbtrully and carefully considered. He
was not entirely satisfied that this money
was due. Ii what the gentleman from Cul-
pepper alleges is truc-if the Auditor has de-
| libcrately and purposely diverted this
money-the Auditor should be disgraced.
II it is not true, the gentleman making the
statement should share the disgrace.
Mr.. HENRY declared that he was not re-
sponsble for the funding bill that he was
a baby in politics when it was passed, and
that had he been here he would probably
have voted against it; but that at any rate
he was not in favor OF attempting to avoid
that contract by doing indirectly what
the Supreme Court says must not be done
directly. Mr.. HENRY quoted from the
Auditors reports that one-ffth Of the taxes
| that had actually come into the Treasury
had been turned over to the schools. He
commented upon an expression OF Mr..
HARRISON that he (Mr. HARRISoN) wanted
to demonstrate that the Commonwealth was
bankrupt She was bankrupt because the
gentleman wished her to be 80.
Nr. HARRISON said that his idea was that
| q bankrupt was 4 person or corporation net
able to pay its obligations.
Mr.. HENRY asked how was it when the
corporation was unwilling TO pay its ndebt-
edness? He called that by another name
than bankruptcy.
Mr.. HENRY further commended that the
! Commonwealth is not bankrupt; that our
taxes are lighter than in any other States
except two; that this order should not be
given without further Investigation.
Mr. HENRY'S speech was one OF decided
ability. A bare outline is here given. 1t
| was fuIl OF fine DOintS and was well and