The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-03-12
From the Floyd Rcportcr.l
The LEGISLATURE.

The Legislature C0 of Virginia adjourned
on Monday night at II O'Clock, but before
adjourning the proclamation OF Governor
Holiday was read, converting them in extra
session.
As will be seen by the proceedings, the
House was in session all Saturday night and
nearly all day Sunday. The proceedings
exhibit the most disoraceful course upon
the mart OF the Forcibles and tilibusters (ReV.
Amcs Dickerson includcd) that has ever
characterized the Legislature OF Virginia:
The Senate promptly passed the bill for
the settlement Of the debt question IN ac-
corGancc with the bondhoidcrs' PROPOSE
ton, and which is liberal one-one by
which the bondholders themselves propose
| TO give us over half a million dollars year
! for the next forty years-and yet the House
refused 10 accept it. This was not because
they had majority opposed to it, but simply
because in order to suspend the rules and
take up the bill required Il two-thirds
vote. which could not be obtained. A
large majority OF the House are in
favor of passing the bill, and when
it was found that it could not be
reached upon the calendar, and that the
Forcibcs, with whom Rev. ~ Amos Dick
erson acted, were determined to defeat
SUSPENSION Of the rules, the friends OF the
bill proposed to extend the session for four
DAYS in order to reach the bill. This the
Forcibles opposed, and why: They knew
| that it was important that the question
should be settled, and that II they could
prevent vote being taken, and kill time
| until the hour Of adjournment, they
would force the Governor to convene
them in extra session, and by so doing
they would put one hundred and eighty
dollars each in their own pockets, in addl-
| ton to their mileage, not one cent d which
they earned or deserved. The Forciblcs
admit that the bill will pass the House (Ma-
| ior Akers, delegate from Patrick, told us on
| Wednesday that it was sure to pass, and
could not be defeated). Then, why delay,
unless to put in their own pocket the sum
OF one hundred and eighty dollars Rev.
Amos Dickerson, the delegate from
| Floyd (but whose course, we are proud
to say, the people repudiate), processes
to be very Conscientious man. God
defend us! He Is opposed, so he tells
Won when III conversation or publicly adj
dressing you, to an increase in the rate Of
| taxation says your taxes are as much as
YOU are able to bear, and that they ought
not, and must not, be increased to pay the
interest on the State debt, ret when he is in
Richmond every vote he has given has been
to force you to pay your part OF the fifty
thousand dollars, the cost OF tue extra
session, caused by himself and others
of like selfish motives. Whilst he is
not willing to see you taxed to pay the
interest on the State debt, which can
be paid, under the proposed bill, without
any increase OF taxation, yet he is willing
to tax you $3.50 for himself, and to which
he knows he has no moral right. II this is
an illustration OF the work OF n conscen-
tious preacher politician, we ask the Lord
to deliver us from him, both as preacher
and politician! Some men carry their con-
science low down in their pockets, and to
this class we believe Mr.. Dickerson to be-
long.
The people of Virginia will hold the del
egates by whose votes this state OF affairs
was brought about responsible for it. They
may make much Of the $3.50, for we are sure
they will never get another chance. Floyd
county holds her delegate responsible, and
when he attempts to render an account OF
his stewardship, il ever he does, such g
howl OF disapprobation and condemnation
as will arise from the people would be sufi-
cient to drive any man OF less efrontery
from the stand. Hi .t ',.a1i
u In order that the people may know who
are responsible for the defeat of the debt
bill and the cost of the extra session, and
In order that their names may be handed
down to posterity with all tue odium at