The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-03-12
Total. .$l,527396 AZ
The motion was rejected by the following

vote:
AYEs.-Messrs. Anderson, Bocock, Peter j. Car
tor COX CurIett, Dance. Echok, Evans, Farr, Gray,
Hanger Hcaly. Henry. Hiner, Jordan, Lady, Lee,
Mcmillan, Mushback, Pace, Pulliam, shannon, Shell
burne. Shriver, j. ii. Smith. Southwark, Sykes, w:
B. Taaferro, George Walker, joseph Walker, and
SoEs.~S1essrs: Adams. Akers, AttkisTon, Bar
John r. Carter, Chase, Coghill, Coleman, Crank,
Crutchfeld, Davis, Dickerson, Dckenson; Dyer,
Fukarson, Graves, Green, Grigsby, Hlmilton, r. \.
Harrison, Harvie Henke Henson, Hunter, X. ID.
James W. T. sb Mcna M keyssr
MotfeIt, Moncurc, Norman, Norton, Parrish, row
en- Raelard J. f. Robinson RyIand1 s9 mf
TsylOr Trout Van Lear. Wallace, Walsh. Warning,
Watson, Whitacre, I. NJ. White, Wilmer, WlngGeld,
Wittcn, and ionnS-71.
Mr.. BERNARD moved TO strike out and
insert 3.65 per cent.
Mr.. ANDERSON wished to insert per
cent.
Pending which the chair was vacated.
Night Session.
General TALIAFERRo in the chair.
The new funding bill was resumed.
Mr.. BERNARD Withdrew his proposition to
strike out three per cent. and to insert
3.65.
Mr.. BOcoCK then offered an amendment
to strike out three per cent. and insert
three per cent. for eighteen years and four
per cent. for thirty-two years, and made
a strong speech in support OF his
proposition. He thought the creditors
would accept such compromise, and drew
an eloquent picture OF what Virginia would
be when rid OF the public-debt trouble.
Mr.. BARBOUR followed in concllatory
speech, recommending the acceptance OF
Mr.. BoCoCK's proposition, which he regard
ed, considering the non-taXable feature OF
the bonds, as more than equal to 800 per
cent.
MIR. BoCoCK having been understood as
saving that il his suggestion was accepted
he would move to strike out the 9TH sec
ton. which contained some OF the objection
able features OF the BARBOUR bill, MesSrs.
FOWLER and HARyGE announced with great
decision that they could not couple the two
propositions, but that il he would drop the
LITTER they. would accept the former.
Mr.. STARKE congratulated the great Con-
sentative party upon the prospect OF Il har-
monious settlement Of this difficult ques-
ton. lie hoped no one man or two men
would be allowed to keep the two sides
apart.
Mr.. MCCAULL. III q spirit OF amity. said
he would vote for both of Mr.. BOCOCK'S
propositions.
The question being on amending Mr.. An
DERsoN's proposition (four per cent? by in
serting Mr.. B0C0CK'S, the vote resulted
ayes, 10; noes, %.
Mr.. ANDERSON declared that he now
united with the majority in wishing the
adoption of the BOCoCK amendment.
The question being upon inserting Mr..
BoCocK'S amendment in the bill in place Of
the three-per-cent. provision as reported by
the committee, the vote resulted:
AYEs.-Alcssrs. Adams, Anderson, Attklsson.
Peser j. c nSoTs chaae, Cos, Coleman, COX,
Dance, Davis. Dyer, Echols E.lmunds, Edwards,
Evans, Farr, Ficklen, Finney. Fowler, Fry, Goode,
n Harrison, Healy, Henkel. Hiner, r. ID. James,
Lowell: Luck, McCaull McCraw, MeMullan, Mon
RagIand. Edmund C. Robinson, Ryland Sandidse,
Shannon, Shelburne, sIlriver, Shumate, Slarke,
William B. Taliaferro, Warner L. Taliaferro, An
Joseph Walker, Wallace, Walsh. warlng, Watson,
Whttacre. Thomas III. White, Witten, anu Young
NoEs.-Messrs. IAkers, John r. Carter, Crank,
Cruchfielo Dickerson, Dickinson, Eauntleroy. Fra
zier. Fulkerson, Hamilton. Harvie' Hunter Maddy
Norton. Parrish, Powell, j. d. Robinson, J. How
ard Smith, Stevens, Sykes and Wltmer-26.
Mr.. JOHNSTON Of Giles moved to strike
out OF the ninth section the words which
seemed to be intended 80 prevent the recep-
ton OF coupons for taxes.
Mr.. B0CoCK said that would make the
secti0n acceptable to him.
The amendment was adopted-ayes, 10;
noes, "a.
The entire ninth section, as follows, was
struck out on motion Of Mr. Lacy:
8. After setting aside an amount equal to
eight tenths of the entire tax on rea! and
personal property, and the whole OF the
government and the maintenance of the
public free-school system fall Of which shall
be collected only In lawful money OF the
United Statesl, the faith OF the Common