The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-02-22

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4 Number Of bills were reported from
committees.
Mr.. GAYLE presented q resolution de.
cIarirp that The vote on Senate bill NO. 19zi
biltl should be taken before the
Senate adiourns to-day. iits, i-t'sia 81
A discussion enSued. ~ 9au ..ifs;t, T.
Mr.. MASSEY thought the proposition tnei
most remarkable be bad ever known 70 DC
made. .rag I3 !:g - -t- ~
| MIR. SPITLER offered the following as o
substitute for AFR. GAYLE's resolution
1 Resolved, That the Senate will vote on
Senate bill No. 1872 Monday next at =
O'Clock, unless sooner reached. Ist.
Mr.. SMITH urged an early disposition Oh.
the subject. # - -. -,
| Mr.. OUEsENBERRY would not endorse the
/ hill n entirety. 1t was like any other mat
ter-subiect to alteration or amendment by
the Senate he favored Mr. SP1TLERs reso-i'
| luton. $50.
/ Mfr. TYLER said we had noright to delay
the matter. This is the uttimasum OF the
/ creditors. He wanted tolyote right noW'
: WI. hopt another word being said 80 ,,gs
Mr.. SPiTLER Withdrew bis resolution. -,
mir. GAYLE modified his resolution SO as
to vote at2 2. n. Saturday.
Dir. PHLEGAR offered the following ainenu-
ment to Mr.. GAYLE's resolution:r
-i:That the chair shall be vacatedat T. M.
. and resumed at s p. .M. to-day, ana senate
| bill No. 1872 shall be the continuing order at
both day and night sessions until there IS q
vote on question of engrossment ana tnira
| reading" -.
Mr.. GAYLE's resolution, after long dis
cussion, was adopted blythe following vote:
AYEs.-Messrs Belts. Bland. Brooke. Daniel SI isl
Dickens or, Gayle. Goode, Griffin, Grmsley. HAIRS
ION, Hurt of Halifax, Hurt OF Pittsylvania, John
SON KolIer, Lee, Marshall. Moulton, Murray NUM-
Phlegar, Quesen5erry, Smith, Splitter Tanner,
SoEs"Mcssrs. Bliss Elliott. Fnlkerson. Massey:
Norton. Paul, Powell, Sherrard, Slemp, Ward, anu
| Wood-11.
| . PRESENTED AND REFERRED.
| By Nr. BROOKE: A series ofresolutlons as
to keeping distinct from the general tax the
| free-scbool tax; where coupons are used IN
payment OF taxes the same shall be applied
to the extinguishmcnt OF the general tax
| ticket; and to the school taX-ticket that
| the Auditor shall keep separate account OF
| the funds, &c.
By Mr.. PuLEGAR: A bin to authorize the
County Court OF Pulaski to cause portions
| OF the Giles and Pulaski turnpike, which
may be abandoned by the company, to DC
| worked rs county roads are worked.
PASSED.
House bill to incorporate the town OF
! Waverly, in the county OF Sussex.
House bill to authorize Bethel Methodist
Episcopal Church, South, in Westmoreland
county, to sell and purchase church pro-
perty.
House bill to Incorporate the Nortoik
Manufacturing Company.
House bill to incorporate the Sons ana
Daughters OF Canaan, Of the city OF Alex
aDdria.
House bill to authorize the Giles and Pu-
laski Turnpike Company TO change the
grade CT their road.
House bill giving the consent OF this State
TO the purchase by the United States OF land
in Alexandria county for the abutment OF
and The necessary approaches to the bridge
proposed to be constructed across the Poto- |
mac riyerat or near the Thrcc-Sisters Island, |
and the building OF such abutment and APP |
breaches upon such land, and ceding iuris-
dlction over the same. Passed under suS- !
pension OF the rules, on motion OF Mr.. LEE.
TIE PUBLIC DEBT.
The Senate next resumed the consdera-
ton OF the public-dcbt bill.
MIR. PAUL continued and concluded his |
remarks IN opposition to the bill.
Mr.. OuEssNB BERRY gained the floor, and |
was about to speak, but yielded to motion |
for recess until P. NJ.
IThe petition offered in the Senate yestcr-
day by Dir. DICEENSON, Of MIR. Holbrook |
and 200 citizens, praying an early settle |
ment OF tic public debt under the McCul- |
loch plan, should have been from 1000 citi-
zens OF Wythc county," and not Grayson.l |
$50 Night Session.
Senator WATSON in the chair.
Mr.. OUEsENBERRY tookthe floor, andSpoke |
in advocacy OF the bill, with some amend |
ments and notifications. He moved to
strike out the 18th section, which is in these
words "All due and unpaid interest up to |
and including January l, 1879. may be
funded under the provisions OF this act at
the rate OF fifty cents on the dollar, and |
shall be fnndablc at that rate under the Sd |
section Of this act, and taken under the pro-
visions OF said section in lieu Of bonds OF !
Glass II.''
Mr.. QUEsENBEREY said he desired 10 insert
in lieu OF this section clause to fund the
arrearages OF interest in non-interest-bear-
Ing certificates, 10 be redeemed as soon as
The State is able.
Mr.. QUEsENDERRY then continued and
completed his argument in opposition to
the coupon feature OF the proposed bill.
Dir. BROOKE spoke next in favor OF the
bill and in opposition to altering the proro-
sition at all.
Mr.. MASSEY next took the floor, but yield
ed to a motion made by HIr. S"ITLER to adj
iourn. which was put. The vote resulted
ayes, 13; noes, IS. The CHAIR decided that
the motion failed.
MIR. GRIMsI.ET moved that the Senate
meet Saturday at 10 \. II. Agreed to.
Adjourned.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
The SPEAKER in the chair. Prayer by
Rev. W. g.. Starr, OF the Broad-Street
Methodist church.
The SPEAKER laid before the House q
communication from the Boal d OF Public
Works in response to resolution OF the
House in regard to the secretary OF the
Board. .a
The Board say that the salary of the secre-
tary is $500: that that is little enough; that
the Office is important, and the duties cannot
be discharged by the Railroad Commits
sioner. A letter enclosed from the Railroad
Commissioner says he could not well under
take the work. Referred to the Committee
on Roads.
TWENTY SECOND OF FEBRUARY.
Mr.. ROBINSON offered the following:
ResolUed, That when the House adiourns
to-day it adjourn to meetat II O'Clock y. II.
on Monday next.
Rejected.
LEAVE OF ABSENCE $780,. . "A.
,yas granted Mr. ERy for two DAVIS and in