The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-03-09
ICINRRlI, ASSEMBLY, on VIRGINIA.
MONDAY. March s, 1880.
SENATE.

tenant. Governor WALKER In the chair
A communication was received from tue
House OF Delegy ties announcing tue passsHo
OF number 81 both Senate ana House ot'is'
THE rHHwAY.
The seua, q took 40 and discussed house
bill TO app ,opriatc $4,000 Tor tne puscnasc
Of the pa cent known rs the AcDcaaia nsn-
way. The bill was passed by vote OF ayes
25, noe, 4 (Messrs. HALS, koISss, LEEch,
aud w INGrIELph
on rux CALENDAR.
IT. % senate then went on the calendar ana
COZ sidered House balte, A numoer nere'o'
for @ published were passed.
The bill 20 pay George ii. Wadde'i, on
L sic OF Wir@t, for defending certain cr'n'-
n,ls. was isdefpitcay postponed
Tsx rEEsrySTIARf REPORT. =
Mr.. ATKINSON presented the following,
md asked that n be spread upon the Jour-
pal: ,.,. ho
The ,oipt committee to investigate Tue
condition OF the penitentiary desire 70 cor
rect certain errors In that part OF tneir re-
morn which relates 10 1arus Is Brother:
4 Larus 4 Brother should have credit
for the amount paid for hire OF con-
y,cts-to wit. forty cents per dsy to men
and TWENTY-FIVE cents for women-and the
report should show that from sixty TO one
hundred aod ten gre employed instead OF
| from ten to fifteen.
9. The State derives more from this con-
tract than from any other source.
THE ALLEN AMENDMENT.
Mr.. Fuf.KgRsON moved to discharge the
Committee on Finance from the con idera-
ton OF the bill TO repeal The Allen amend
ineut.
The vote resulted-ayes, II; noes, IL.
Not two thirds voting In the affirmative, the
rules were not suspended, and the bill was
referred.
The special order was postponed for ten
minutes.
Mr.. TUIKERsoH moved to reconsider the
vote by which the Senate referred the bill
repeating the Allen amendment to the
Finance Committee.
The CHAIR decided that the motion was
out OF order.
TIE GOVERNORS VETO.
At 1915 p. M. the special order, being The
Governors veto OF the bill 10 rteStablsh the
public credit. was taken up.
Toe CHAIR asked the question. Shall the
hull become law. the Governors objections
to The contrary notwithstanding?
Mr.. RiDDLEBERGER proceeded to address
the Senate.
tFor further proceedings see local CO.
iumn.]
The Senate met at =. M.-Lieutenant-
Governor WALKER in the chair.
A. Joint resolution was received from The
House providing for an adjournment to-mor-
row at y =. Nj.
Mr.. FULKERsON moved to amend by In
sertiDg tomorrow ut O'Clock Il. NJ.
Mr.. WINGFIELD moved TO amend by III
serting ~ O'Clock tonight.
The amendment of Mr.. FULKERs0N was
adopted.
Bill to fix the pay OF presidential electors
was read three times and passed.
THE DEBT QUESTION.
Mr.. THURMAN offered joint resolution
for The appointment OF committee OF four
senators and SIX members OF the House of
Delegates, to be composed Of an equal
number of those who have heretofore df.
iered upon the public debt. for the purpose
OF arranging plan for the settlement OF
the public debt, 10 be submitted to the Cen
era Assembly, and that the said committee
be empowered to sit during vacation. Lies
over under the rules.
FULKERsON's RESOLUTION.
The Senate suspended the rules and took
ND the resolution Of Mr.. FULKERSON prOyld- |
ing for submitting TO the people plan for |
the readjustment Of the public debt-the |
vote to be taken at the election to be held in
November, 1880. between Senate bill No.
176 ia bill to reestablisb the public credit |
and the HAMILTON substitute.
Mr.. HENRY offered al amendment that a
separate ballot should be provided for those |
who wish to vote for neither the bill or the !
substitute.
Mr.. HENRY addressed the Senate at length
in opposition to the resolution OF Mr.. FrL-
KERSON.
The debate was continued by MeSsrs.
RIDDLEBERGER, PAUL. THURMAN, SMITH OF
Nelson. and ST0vALL Of Henry.
A motion OF Mir. STOvALL OF Halifax for
the pending question was defeated, no quo
rum voting.
Mr.. KoINER moved to adjourn. Reject.
ed-ayes, IA; noes, %.
The pending question was then ordered
ayes, IS; noes not counted.
The amendment OF Mr.. HENRY was re-
jecied-ayes, IL; noes, %.
At 100 O'Clock Mr.. KoINER obtained the
floor.
MR.. DANIELS AMENDMENT.
After Mr.. KOIKER had concluded. DIr.
DANIEL offered an amendment inserting the
fourth Thursday in May instead OF the first
Tuesday in November, and spoke in favor
OF his amendment.
The amendment was rejected.
The substitute OF MIR. THURMAN was then
rejected.
Mr.. FULKERsoN's resolution was then
adopted by the following vote:
AyEs.-Messrs Bliss, Cannon. Davis, Early, FL
hot Eskricge, French, Fulkerson. hale. James,
Leece. Macon. Mayo. Norton. Paul: Rawles. Riodie-
berger, Shsrrars, Stova Of Halifax; Slovall of
NOEs-Messrs. Atkinson, aniel, Fnney Henry,
Hurt, koiner. Lowell, Murray, Pickett, Smith Of
nelson, smith Of Alexandria, sirother, Thurman,
ABsENT.-Messrs. Boush and Matthew.
NO RECONSIDERATION.
Mr.. RIDDLEBERGEK moved to reconsider. |
Rejected.
Mr.. ATKINSON moved to adjourn. Re-
iected.
Mr.. RIDDLEBERGER moved to take up the |
bill to lax The bonds issued under the act OF |
March, 1879.
Mr.. FINNEY moved 10 adjourn. Lost.
The motion to take up the bill Of Mr.. |
RIDDLEBHRGER resulted-ayss, %; noes, 13. |
Rejected for want OF a two-thrds vote.
Some halfdozen motions TO adjourn
were rejected.
Severai lseal bills were taken up and
passed, and at 1915 Mr.. SMITH of Alex
andrla obtained unanimous consent TO take
up bill. He called up the bill to appro-
pirate $4,000 to the Yorktown centennial.
This did the work. Rather than listen 10
q discussion on This bill the Senate reuc-
family adjourned.
house OF DELEGATES. -
Speaker Lacy In the chair.
Mr.. FRAzIEx offered The following:
ReSOLUed lSenate copcurringl, Thetsene-