Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-01-10
fTHcErTga LEGISLATURE.

tain fliirpau companies VI tue CLatcI appiVplf1
aag mo5cg !oc the payment OF coumutatlon
to manned soldiers, sailors and marines in lieu
CT artificial limbs or eyes; to amend the Code
q relation 10 the pay OF county school super.
in,on1eD,s; 10 allow rebate Gu all taxes paid
prltr to December Isl IN any year.
4 bill; Eas passed to amend the act declaring
Stu.h ADpa river 10 Louisa, a lawful fence,
RESOLUTIONS were adopted requesting the
Auditor 10 report to the General Assembly for
having paid, o: regular semi annual periods.
tic interest at SIX per ceut. On the uotunded as
&c IS The iucdcd State bonds held By the
colleges Of the State as an crdoHment fund. and
FIR having paid the Increased appropriation to
Tic same, 20 the neglect and inde6oite post.
poGe II Gt Of the amount properly belonging TO
.Ja publ: !rse schools.
2 His reasons for spproving the pay ment of
lhs July, 1874 period of interes! on the regis.
tered and pee!er State bonds in July, 1915, when
tie afrearages then due for public school pur-
poses were much greater THAI the amount in the
treasury.
g. His reasons for Withholding the revenue for
public school purposes until the srresEages now
amount 10 about ono million dollars thus throw
ing TIE entire deficit for educational purposes
upon this particular fund, thereby giving the
colleges preference over the schools OF the State.
notwithstanding the Constitution makes special
provision Tor their support.
la executive sassioo the Senate Confirmed
the aomlrasiocs Of the following school super
in;eGicLts appointed by the Board OF Eiuc,tloo
lor teru Of four years from the lst Of July,
1879 e. {. Glass, L5ochbure I. L. Stone,
Montgomery; Thos. W. Raicllffe, Buchsoeu.
l. III. uyu:a Of D5lgatcs anorg The bills,
rssy!u ions, &c., Introduced were the following:
As 10 the expcti2ucy ct taxing certain property
iG tic State nov cSemptc5; TO amend section
s., chapter G2 OF the act 10 relation TO the az
:cs iu:nt Of taxes 60 persons property, w.; as
| 70 tac tzf3d!ency Of taxing church property,
and as to the expcdicncy offs amending the
| i;H il respect 10 the revenue as to insure
mJfc Efficient aad prompt performance CT the
! jGt!cs imposed upon the collectors thereof.
! 4 resolution wsa adopted rtqles.lng tho Au
ttOr 20 report 10 tie House by what authority
Be paid the tfi,crs OF the same the extra COM
psn:a!io1 allowed By the Committee % House
| Ey3cGs.3.
4 lumhtG of bills we're advanced on the
C-lcCds7.
! Scnstc j0!at resolution, with tho following
! cQbstitute, reported by the Finance Committee,
| cane Up il its regular ordsr oG the Calendar.
Whereas 10 the estimation Of the General AS.
seu1biy i! is derable that such o speedy, just,
AID loa! settlement Of the public debt should
! b: contaminated as will brig the payment OF
he interest assumed thereon within the ability
| Of tie C0muonweaItb; and whereas this Gene
RAJ Assembly. at lis last session, in IAN act to
provide for the consolidation Of the public debt
and the payment OF an uniform rate OF interest
ID 5cu.oo," approved March IA, 1878, did
! submit to the creditors OF the Commonwealth
! = ;rjpa>iior, which parties claiming to repre-
sent large humber Of said creditors have inGl'
ca'ea thlir unElllngness to accept; and where
| Is certain parties representing the holders OF q
! large por ion of the bonds OF the Com monTealth
ilara through the Governor suggested terms OF
3grscment which, 10 thsir oplnioo, would be
acceptable 10 4 very large majority, If not the
whole # the holders OF Virginia securltes,
| Which terms viii not, 10 the judgment OF the
! General Assembly. be acceptable to the people
| Ct be Commonwealth because of their inability
to bear any Increase f the present rate of tax
a,i5H, ami 10 view OF The greatly reduced re
sGurccs OF the STATE; aud whereas the prospect
OF such q settlement as will b, acceptable to
| both tic neoplc CT the Commonwealth aud the
| holders OF the bonds Of the State may be pro
NOTED by direct Interview between their re
| spectlve representatives.; therefore
Resolved by the General Assembly, That the
! Governor be authorized to request the pre5idlog
officer Of the Couoc OF Foreign Bondholders Of
London. Eog'aud, Messrs Barring Brothers d
! CO. ,L.G. s. G, G. Ward. Messrs De Rothschiid.
August Belmont. Messrs. Brown Brothers Il
Co, Richard Irwin & Co.. Charles NJ. Fry
CD, aud Hon. iiugh Mccullough, or the gu
tho7iz:d representatives OF such parsoas and
suoh OTHER creditors Of the Commonwealth or
their representatives as mag desire to be present,
/ to meet this Genera! Assembly o. the OBJ day
= e. !, ~ ~
n7oa The subject q ao a3ins!n eat OF The public
! debt.
! The hGut log the consideration Ct the special
order, ha7i0g arrived, The House join resolution
! providing for O conference OF the creditors OF
the State with the Committee on Floaoc, Of
The House ard Senate clme up, the pending
question bti7g the substitute offered by Mr..
! Echo!s.
! nIr. Barbour nio7ed - dismiss the special
oricl ard proceed to consider Se1ate joiot res
olu,i1a providing for the same thing, with the
| substitute offered by the committee.
! Mr.. Ech0ls suggested that it was better 10
aliGW the special order to continue, aud that the
| gentleman offer The report Of the Finauc, Com
mttec as substitute.
Mr.. Taliaferro, of No,iolk, opposed the mo.
tim Ct Mr. Barbour
Alter some discussion The motion to discharge
the special order was withdrawn.
The special order, on motion of Mr.. Tsliaferro,
, YES laid &C the table.
Ga motion of Mr.. Barbour, the report of the
Finacc9 Committee was made the special ard
coni6ujag order.
Mr. Barbour stated that there was az error
10 tie preamble. which lie desired 10 correct. and
| mgvei to s;rko out their liability to bear any
iGcraas,." and iasert the imprac:icabiIity Of
nc:easiag," So that i. will read the uprac.i.
cabitiry Of Increasing tbs present: rate of taxa.
ton" &J. This was agreed to.
lIr. Taaferro, of Norfolk, moved to strike
cur tic preamble Ct the report Of the Fipaoce
Committee. aad offered az a substitute the pre-.
aub!o 81 Gen. Echo!s's resolution (which hes
already been published 10 full
TIE amendment Va: favored 10 remarks made
By Mess;s. Talisleiro, Of Norfolk and Henry,
aCi opposed By Messrs. Barbour aud Harvie,
but without any action the House adjourned.
F9REIGIF .SEH'S.
The attack Of govt which has kept Lord Bea.