The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-12-19
The state Debt.

THE READJEsTERs INSIST THAT THE BABBoUR
DIM. BRsPAsSED AGAIN--THE ACTION OF THE
HOUSE PfSAECE C0AkITTgE. n 81 .i3
A conference OF the readiusters of the
General, Assembly WIS heidin the hall OF
the House last night--Scnator FalkeTson In
the chair.sFt :i'itf tt,S;s :.rittffs< ~
Mr.. James Barbour, from the Executive
Committee, presented the following reso1u-
tions: :: - c1s!&f4I -! ",..E Sit! 10 .'t'tei
H.. fleSotued, That the bill entitled l"an
act imposing taxes on real and personal
property" passed by both houses OF the
General Assembly at dts last session and
vetoed by the Governor, ought to be again
passed and enacted into law. '.ti
2. That under no circumstances will we
support any measure for the adjustment OF
the public debt that will increase, or tend
to increase, the present rate of taxation on
real and personal property, or that will
withdraw from the free-school system any
money that has been derived. or that may
be derived, from taxes levied in accordance
with the Constitution for their support.
8. We'wiIl require and energetically sup
| port all legislation necessary and proper for
the maintenance Of the free-school system
| in full vigor, and resist every effort to i'm
pair the efficiency thereof.
4. That observing the formation OF a
party organization in this Commonwealth
to control the elections for the ayowed pur-
pose Of increasing taxation and OF defeating
any readiustment Of the public debt, there
by rendering inevitable the destruction Of
the free.school system and putting in ieO-
pardy the efficient operation Of our State
government, for the protection OF person
and property we recognize the necessity fof
counter organization, and to that end there
ought to be a convention Of delegates ap-
pointed by citizens who concur in the policy
as above enuncated, which convention
ought to assemble in the city Of Richmond
at an early day. ~. .si '" ~ '..1
On motion of Mr. Stevens, the title OF the
bill as quoted in the first resolution was
struck out, and the words "known rs the
Barbour bil" inserted instead. - .
The resolutions were advocated by
Messrs. Barbour and McCabo, aud were
agreed to unanimously. There were about
forty-five or fifty members present. v"
Mr.. Mcconnell made speech, taking the
resolutions for his text. and approving the
same, after which the conference adjourned.
The convention will not be arranged for
and called until alter the Christmas holi-
days. '.
All of those who were classed as reidiust-
ers last session do not approve the action OF
the conference last night, or the report OF
the Finance Committee made yesterday
morning.
The members OF the Finance Committee
who voted to make that report were Messrs.
Barbour, Mofett, Harrison OF Sussex,
Crank, Harrie, Ogiesby, Fowler, and Key
ser. Those who voted against it were
Messrs. Echols, Bocock, Anderson, W. T.
Taliaferro, Abel II. Johnston. and Graves.
Mr.. Keyser voted "No" at first, thus eX-
pressing his judgment, but finding
that the committee was equally divided,
and in order to allow some report to be made
to the House, voted cave" So the COM
mittee resolved that the creditors ought to
be invited here to confer about settlement
only on the basis OF the Barbour bill, and
80 reported to the House yesterday. Their
report has not yet been reached, owing to
the time occupied in election OF judges.