The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-02-24

orip,na ,Iebt one third was taken off for
Wsst Virginia, and per cent. interest,"
was promised on the resid by the Iund-
Ing bill. The value Of the. new bonds Is
sued under the pending bill compared Wltn
70 per cent. bonds is 8esss cents on the dol.
Iar-thatis to, say, q deduction equal To S1s
per cent. is now he made in addition 10
one third taken of before, This more. than
meets during the currency Of the new nonas
the declarations Of such resolutions as those
offered by the Senator from Albemarle ano
others.
%. Iti puts all OF our debt on the same am
To-. Iforbear personal allusfonst to the op,
moments Of this hill. Let the badinage OF
debate pass. There are honor, credit, WIS
dom. economy. eliucation, law, order, equai
/ itF. and the hopeful seeds OF peace IN tn'
measure. It il q proposition made by tne
Representatives OF our creditors In JUS
lnndi liberal spirit Believing that repre-
sent BY my vote the good people OF camp
| bell and Lynchburg who sent me here-De
| Ifeying that 1t is iri the interest OF high ant
low, rich and poor, indeed OF all classes o.
FtEiS Commonwealth ii give 1tmy hearty ap
proYai, and trust 1t may soon become tne
/ INV Of the land. :" sia!3sil5 ".s'.,
| Is MrgLEE also explained his position. Ht
had offered, during tile early part OF the ses
sion, a proposition, about which he ono
some OF Ills friends differed. He had yielded
to their views and would now vote for TINS
BILL az be ielt that it would end ibis strife
and forever settle the Yexed debt ques1lol
fhonorably. ".E!ts.' ~ ~ ~. -.5E
Mr!1TYLER said TfieSenator from Wash
ington stated that he was opposed TO tnli
tbill because he is "a friend TO tne puDhs
schools. support the bill because am
| friend OF the schools, and I here arraigr
the opponents OF this measure as enemies
}!of free schools, evnced by their willing.
ness to keep up the present condition. OF
affairs. -. s#.i,: 81 az" i
:, Mir. CHrLEs said he had been classed as Q
readiuster: he was still readjusteri; that
he was satisfied, and had all along been sat
isfied; that we could not pay six per cent.
that the debt must be readiusted. He be.
lieYed this was about as good plan as coulo
be suggested now, although it possesses OBJ.
| jectionable features. He thought the credlt
of this settlement, il one. is attained, was
due entirely to the readiusters.
While Mr.. CHILEs was speaking the houT
OF 3 O'Clock arrived and the PRESIDENTS
gayel came down.
Mr.. PHLEGAR demanded the previous
question. Ordered-ayes, 80; noes, none.
Mr.. PAUL's amendment was rejected
ayes, IS; noes, %. In ,
The bill was then ordered to be engrossed
land read third time by the following vote
AYEs-Messrs. Belts, Bland, Brooke. Chiles. Dan
el Dickenson, Gayle; Goode Grithn; Grims'ey'
Koiner, Lee, Marshall, M0ulton, Murray Num-
Phlesar. Sinclair. Smith, Sptler, Stevens, TANNER
Tyler. WATSON Ward. and Wornamm2y Massey
Norton, Paul, Powell, Quesenberry, Shorrard'
Slemp. and WooG-ll. ,.,
ABSENT OR NOT VoT1NG.-Messrs. Jehnson'
Hinton, aud Nash-3.
Mr.. GRLMSLEY now moved that the rules
be suspended and the bill put upon its pas
sage. .. ,...
Mr.. FULKERsoN rose to address the Sen
ate on the motion to suspend, when MI.
PAUL moved to adjourn.
Mr.. PAUL demanded the ayes and noes.
Lost-ayes. @; noes, SO.
Mr.. FULKERSON now commenced ms ar
cument in opposition to the motion to sus-
pend the rules.
Mir. PHLEGAR arose to point Of order
viz, that the twentieth rule OF the Senate,
as we'll as the Constitution, required the
bill to be read on three separate days; that
the motion was for a suspension OF the rule
that the bill might be put unon its passage
and by the sixty-fourth rule Of the Senate
debate is limited to five minutes to the
mover and the same time to one opponent;
therefore no further debate was in order on
the motion. 49,.
The CHAIR thought the point good one,
but thought the Senator (Mr. FULKERsoN)
had perfect right to discuss the motion to
: Mir. FuLKERsoN commenced to speak, and
L. 1ntN f1r0 T0l rrIInS
and the schools, when be was called to Or
der by the CHAIR.
The CHAIR stated that the Senator was not
in order. ..,,,,... ...- ....-.... -...
Mir. FUIKERsoN said something about the
CHAIR taking sides. .r i
The CHAIR said that such remarks on the
part OF the Senator were entirely gratui-
tous, and the Senator must take his seat.
He had meyer yet taken sides with any party
in the Senate, and did not propose to do 80
now. t.:......s. ..r ..,......... ..;,
The question now arose as to whether it
was a rule or constitutional provision re-
curing bill to be read on three separate
days. =. -..; '..r. 49,. ~
Mr.. QuEsENBERRY argued that it was
clearly rule of the Senate, and on motion
to suspend the rules debate was limited to
five minutes. ,...-
Mr.. ,PHLEGAR said he was glad that the
Senator from Caroline agreed with him. He
then read from the rules to sustain his posi-
ton. ..-....... ~, ..- --......-..... i.
Mr.. DANIEL. argued that the error Of the
CHAIR was in supposlng there IS conflict
between the rules and the Constitution.
Mr.. DANIEL further argued that the Sem
ate could not get the constitutional provi-
sion under control until the rules were sus-
pended; and on a motion to suspend the
rule debate is limited to only five minutes.
The CHAIR again decided that he thought
it was a constitutional provision and no
rule. ..... ..... ,.....- .--s.
An appeal was made on Mr.. BLAND's mo-
ton. -,-,.. ~. ....:-...-.- ...- n
The CHAIR was reversed, the Senate de-
Gliding that in order to consider the bill fur
ther the rules must be suspended and de-
bate not allowed except for five minutes on
each side.l ~
: Mr.. FULKERsoN explained. that he meant
no diSrespect to the CHAIR in saying what
he did about taking sides. .3-.
The CHAIR followed with an explanation
to the effect that he would certainly use his
power 10 prevent filibustering, come from
what source it may, when he saw it was
done simply to defeat the will OF the ma
iority. =. ..r ...f
The rules were suspended, the pending
question ordered, and the bill: passed 5y the
following vote: vl....t... %.
AIEs-Messrs Belts, Bland. Brooke Chiles, Dam
icl Dickinson, Gayle Goode, Griffin, Grlmsey,
Hafrston, Hurt of Halifax, Hurt Of Pittsylvania,
johnson, Koncr, Lee, Marshall, Moulton, Murray,
Num- ,Phlesar, Sncka;r, Smith, Splitter Stevens,
Tanner; Tyler, Watson, Ward. and Worthan-3O.
J NOES.-Messrs Bliss, Elliott, Fulkerson. Massey,
Norton, Paul, Powell, Quesenberly, Slemp,
and Wood-11. s. .--.. :. 49, ...
ABSENT on NOT voTrxG.-Mcssrs. Hinton and