The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-01-14


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Where's file Auditor ot Public Accounts
e. . recent confmunic ION Hotfse 1as :
aynressed the opinion chat the revenues W
sha isornt1ion wealth derived from fhe Pres
s,sf rssa nf taxation arc scieHt TO PROVIDE
tss,s,tha novr,,ef,t of four per cent INTEREST
c,.tba y5t,SIe OF the public debt proper e
60 jo1, o. az the assessed values OF properly
ora nndiminished; and whereas IN M, re-
Icant ual report he states ON page there
m flint the net reyent!e applicable 10 2ene
Payment otainterest Is only slsaeS. q;
-, ssoiuedc That The said Auditor Of Pub
EFc IA cconnts be requested to Inform the
EHnuse, OF Delegates ether said SUM OF
ESs7a, 1872. 40 IS sufficient to paylour per cent.
Interest, sand,if not, to explain to the House
the apparent discrepancy betWee MS sE an
uual. report and his recent special one.
The resolution, was discussed by Messrs.
FAUNTLERoY,. FOWLER, W. 7. .TALLIAFERRo,
~ Nr. FAUNTLERoY offered the following
amendment to the resolutions: f,3
IafssA And that the Auditor state I'M, his re-
tis1onse to this resolution what is the whole
Fconpre extensive amount Of the interest-bear.
ling debtof Virginia upon which interest is
LanndalIy to be paid and provided for under
1.-THE Constitution, and upon TINT basis what
fper cent the present, rate OF taxation VIII
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:. JUDGE OF CARROLL.
At 124 the House, in conjunction with
the Senate, proceeded to choose Judge for
! Carroll county.
Mr.. KYLE nominated DIR. David W. b.
len, and spoke Of him in handsome terms.
Mr.. Bolen received all the votes cast en-
cept -, which were given Mr. KYLE as a
compliment.
The House resumed the consideration OF
the resolution introduced by Mr. FOWLER.
Mr.. FOWLER said that the Auditors
statement had been published in the New
York Herald, and that it had thus gone to
1.-THE uttermost corners Of the earth, carry
ing with it wrong impression; though
Mr.. FOWLER expressly disclaimed intention
| to intimate that the Auditor ha6 done any
thing purposely to mislead the public.
!. The subject was further discussed by
Messrs. ANDERSON, HENRY, BARBOUR.
WALKER of Chesterfield, and HARRISON OF
| Sussex.
Mr. BARBOUR chairman OF the Finance
| Committee) said that he had cheelfuily con-
Cured in the proposition to hold q confer
ence with the creditors on the basis that
there shall not be an increase in the present
rate OF taxation. lie deeply regretted that
statements had been made calculated to in
duce the creditors to expect an adjustment
on the basis OF four-per-cent bond. lie
thought it was due to the Auditor OF Public
Accounts to state that in his estimate that we
could pay four per cent. he had not In
Guided among the charges on the treasury
the annuity Of $4,000 dedicated by the
Constitution to the school fund, nor the an
nuity Of 100000 appropriated by this Cen
deficiencies of capitalion and property tax
belonging to the school fund. There were
other deticiencies-a large deficit, for in
stance, to the asylums. As opinions had
been expressed, he felt it due to the people
Of the Commonwealth that be should eX-
press an opinion Of his OWN, founded on
severe study Of the subject, that the cond-
ton OF our treasury will not admit OF a
| promise to pay more than three per cent.
| for the first series OF years. II he were
bondholder, he would not desire to have
| bond bearing a higher tate than three per
cent. during the period OF recnperation and
restoration to prosperity. It cannot be
| promptly met, and would not effect such
settlement as" will be satisfactory 10 our
people, and therefore final and conclusive
a consummation which Mr.. BARBOUR earn
estly desired.
The amendment OF Mr.. FAUNTLERoY was
agreed to.
The resolution so amended was agreed to.
THE CONDITION OF WOMAN.
On motion Of Mr.. ECHoLS the use OF the
hall OF the House OF Delegates was granted
to Miss Virginia Charlton, OF Washington,
D. c., formerly OF Virginia, to deliver
Tuesday night lecture on 'The Condition
OF Woman in America in the Nineteenth
Century"
STILL ANOTHER INVESTIGATION.
Mr. LEE offered the following:
RESOLVED by the House of Delegates (tbe
Senate concurring), That committee OF
three on the part of the House and two on
the part of the Senate be appointed to in
vestigate the causes OF complaint against
Hampton Normal Institute; to send for
persons and papers, or send sub-commit-
| tee to the Institute to investigate said
charges, and report to the General Assem-
bly,. :.
The charge in brief is that property of
the principal, General S. c. Armstrong, is
put down as belonging to the Institute, and
| therefore escapes taxation.
Mr.. BoCOCK stated that the Finance Com
mittee had appointed a subcommittee to 30
to Hampton to investigate the matter.
The resolution was therefore referred to
| the Finance Committee.
| lThe subcommittee OF the Finance Com
mittee appointed to go to Hampton consists
of Messrs. BoCOcK, ECHoLs, HARRIS,
GRAVES. W. Il. TALIAFERRo, and the chair
man Of the committee, Mr.. BARBoUR.3
| PERSONAL.
In the published report Of the vote Satur-
day on the adoption of House substitute for
the Senate resolution converting. the credi-
! tors OF the State, General ECHoLS voted no,
and his name should have so appeared in
| our roll. 80 ..- '... e. .-. E...
| Leave Of absence was granted to Mr..
HARvIE and to Mr.. ATTKIssoN for one day.
PASSED.