Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1878-02-26

he determination of politiciansis to de
lay this matter and to continue to dis
turb the public credit. Can we say tina
the majority are not responsible for this
delay? believe it to be the impera.
tive duty of this Legislature to settle
this question. We come here for this
special purpose, and it seems as lift is tC
be defeated by the dilatory movements q
readjusters. 1t is known that the Bar
bour bill does not settle the question.
It was so stated by the supporters of the
bill. Another bill was to follow. The
committee have refused to report bill
Now, sir, I ask that this House de
mand that bill be reported.
The House, by vote of 40 to 60, re-
fused to refer the resolution.
The resolution was advocated bv
Messrs. Henkel and Echols, and oppos-
ed by Speaker Allen Mr.. Hanger in
the chair, Mr., Harvie, and Mr.. Moi
felt.
Mr.. Allen offered the following as a
substitute for Mr.. Henkel's resolution !:
:Resolued, That the Committee of FL
nance be instructed to report bill for
the readjustment OF the public debt en-
bracing the provisions of House bill No.
90 Barbour bill setting aside 10 cents
on 500 for support of public free schools,
25 cents on the 500 for support of the
government, and appropriating all the
other revenues of the State in payment
of interest on the public 6ebt without
discrimination between creditors.
Aliens substitute was adopted by ayes
81 noes 43.
VanLear voted for it, and Echols and
Hanger against it.
The salary-bill was passed-ayes, 80;
noes, O; absent or not voting, As mem
bers.
House bill for the re-apportionmento of
members of the two houses-100 for the
House and 40 for the Senate-as it came
from the committee, was passed by ayes
65; noes SO.
All the Augusta Delegates voted for
it.
On motion of Mr.. Crank, House bill
for relief of A. J. Parish, treasurer of
Albemarle county, was taken up. 1t
was to relieve him of the payment of
about $4,000, lost by the failure of a
Charlottesville bank.
The bill was ordered to engrossment
without division.
In the Senate on Wednesday the con-
sideration of the Barbour taX-bill was
resumed.
Mr.. Paul continued and concluded his
argument in favor of the bill.
Mr.. Fulkerson moved to amend Mr..
Phlegar's amendment as follows: Strike
cut the words after the words ito
pay'' in the 1st section, and insert in
lieu thereof the following: (which,
with all other revenue except the capt.
tation-tax and portion of the liquor
license tax, not to exceed seventy-fve
thousand dollars, shall be applied to the
payment Of" &c.
Mr.. Quesenberry expressed the opin-
ion that the amendment was uneonsti-
tutiOnal because it made an appropria-
ton, and bill cannot have two objects.
The amendment was adopted by the
following vote ayes 80; noes II.
Koiner voted in the negative
The amendment as amended was
adopted-ayes %; noes, 10.
Mr.. Brooke presented an amendment
to the bill as follows:
5. Nothing contained in this act shall
be construed as interposing, or intended
to lnterpose, any obstacle in the way of
the creditors Of the State in asserting
any legal rights they may possess, or to
compel their acceptance of any cOmpro-
mise of such rights without their full
concurrence and consent, it being the
intention of this General Assembly, by
the provisions of this act, to relieve the
present financial embaYrassments of the
Commonwealth with full purpose, if
practicable, and with the consent of the
creditors, to secure an adjustment of
the debt ofthe State upon fair and homo
rable principles.
Tho TO h,
following vote: ayes 20; noes Is.
The bill was then ordered to Its third
reading. - a '<.'"i "
The Question then being on the pas
sage of the bill, the ayes and and noes
were tlken, and the vote resulted as fol-
lows: ayes p ; noes 16.
In the House of Delegates, House bill
Gin relation to interest on money" pro-
viding that sail contracts and .ssunan-
ces made. directly or indirectly, for the
loan or tOrbearapee of money or other
thing at a greater rate of interest tr.,an
is allowed by the preceding section shall
be void" came up.
Alter discussion. the House refused
TO engross the bill-ayes 80; noes 10.
in the Senate on Thursday on motion
OF Mr.. koinsr, House bill to provide for
the olty OF Staunton was passed under
suspension of the rules
ON motion OF Mr.. Koiner, it was or
dered that the report OF the special COM
mission on revision Oh. she financial sys-
tenn 2i she state, &o., be referred to the
Committee OF Finance for report, &c.
The re-apportionment bill was read
third time and passed.
: The report of the Superintendent of
fublic instruction as to the saIari IS of
county superintendent CT schools,
shows that the total amount paid for
salaries Is S33,390; incidental expenses,
IS, 70l.2 Average to each supsrinten-
dent; s351.47; incidental expenses, $7O,-
So.
Mr.. Fulkerson moved to reconsider
the vote by which the Barbour tax-bill
had on Wednesday been declared passed,
He said he desired to have the bill pass
ed by constitutional majority, and he
saw that number OF senators in the
chamber who were friends of the bill.
Agreed to.
The bill was then passed by the fol-
lowing vote: ayes %; noes Is.
'Koiner voted in the negative.
In the House, the Barbourbill as amend
ed in the Senate being under considera-
ton, Mr.. Henry moved to strike out
that portion of Senate amendment re-
serving SIS, 900 from liquor-license tax
for governmental expenses, ON the
ground thstaWhen the bill was before
this House 1t was pledged that the whole
of that tax should be applied to the pay
ment of interest on the public debt.
Rejected-ayes 40; noes 81. Echols
and Hanger voted aye and Van Lear no.
The independent section proposed by
Senator Brooke, Published above, next
came up end was read.
Mr.. Fowler offered the following sub
stitute for the above Senate amend
ment:
N"othing in this act shall he construed
as compelling the creditors of the State
to compromise their legal rights, it be-
ing the Intention of the General Assem-
bly, by the provisions of this act to re-
lieve the present financial embarrass-
ments of the State with purpose to Sc
cure an adjustment of the public debt,
with the consent ofthe creditors, if prac-
ticable, and without discriminating be-
tween them, upon fair and equitable
principles"