Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-05-03
Proceedings of the Senate Ta.an~

ASHINGToN. ID. o.. May 3.-Tnc Viz,
pfesi1en, lsi before the Senate he rr6u;:b.S
misunderstanding the resolution for tho 1:c,i,5
OF officers of tho Senate.
Mr. Davis. of West Firsi5ia, tacu to,k J.,
flor With q speech upon the debt question b.
tween the Vifeiuiss. promising bis raruLs
with en- expression OF regret tha. the Speech;
made by the Senators from Virgjria and OH,
Messrs. MabGna and Sherman, should bayr
compelled him to discuss in the chamber, yh,t
be considered to be purely LEGAL matter. The
debt question 10 West Virginia he'd rever bean
made potioll one and he regretted that H.
publican Senators should make statcucr.sr,
f,cting upon the action of tho democrats Of
that State on that q1estiou. Little or no,h!p,
had been dena locking to tho aojustmect Of tts
debt question between Virginia aud Wes: Viz
GINA unt 1871. 10 the early part of that yesy
the legislature Of West Virginia had upon
his motioo. agreed 10 resolution fos ths o.
pointment of commission to treat upon tbs,
subject. Those commissioners had proceeded
to Richmond, bit had met nobody with whom
TO treat. Sincs that time HothiDg had been dcu.
to the best of his knowledge By either STATE
officially with reference, to the vexed debt cues.
iioo. In 1871, Virginia had passed what va,
koown as the funding bill' which had srtl,
trari'y set aside two thirds of tho debt to tie
old Slate and one third to tho new State. The
governors Of Virgins had u1i!ornl7. since h,
passage of that act held that they had 10 po8,1
to answer the calls OF Yves: Vlrcioia fol- 6 Sci.
tement If the debt question, THO commissica
trs, appointed By tho Stae Of West Vlrsoia
had reported the folloSin facs;: That ria,
;cnths of the improvements fer which tho dst.
had been created had been located withia tia
State of Virgins; that Firainia had coasai,et
fl 600 square miles, West Virginia but - 600.
that ct the time OF the separation the c,uotics
now embraced in the State of Virginia coutsia
ed population Of l22 00o AID the coan l.,
now embrsc ID 10 the State Of IVES: Firciri, ls
374 .0O0; that the taxable properly 10 Flrgias
tad smo1utsd to $500 600; 10 Wcss Fi..ina
to but $647 0C0-less THAI one SIGH. 10 view
of those fsos could il DO commended tia: Wet
Firgilii WAS responsible FIR cns third OF tic
debt. While the Go5t OF tho Vi'gjui.s W,s
large II was q It very considerable, II was less
than twenty dollars yer capita, Whiio thu daE:
! of the U. 5. WAS double that. Ihe debt nt
capita Of New Yolk oiry was sllS 05. OF iiro9k.
Ign 5 Is. l6 and Of Boston Sis % The rste ii
! taXa'ioo 10 Nav York Il = vas S2.5S. in Beck
lvu 81 IL. 10 Boston 81 25, wife the rsta IL
Vrg'ui, wss but So. There Wa- 81 imprcG-
slIt Ioat ftRluia Ehu pE1 very l'tlc, X EEJ,
interest Gu her bonds, Tbs. IVES mis.;E.
Virgicia had evsrg year size, 1872 9sit az
svertg, of 50 per o>ut Il her ep'ira ieit.
Tho vi 6 mia l0.40i a; the preser; ua.h,
price paiu au interest nj 6 PSF e9u'; her cyes,'-
u per cent and hcr ''pee!c,s" (u1iulded tchtl
III per cs1t. With her a:tsent rrcsr;r,
Virginia coul 60! wluj n,y ie: deb, ia Il.
tue.
Mr.. D4ses: lcc'oiicg WIS. Hiai,s's
shsr,?
Mr. Davis: apc,k viii eluilsuc, sa.,
say that tas Frsinias sEd their &c pie w.
pay their debts. ard :e:ret wy uuot 81.
ny fr.ead from Massachusetts, enoorr,a,- u
party ia tbs cd s ate that dols o0t want . ,4y
the debt at sill. CeDtiouinx. TO icycd a,y
Senator to show when West N;rlinis hid =.
fps:d to taks her fax AID oqlitahl. share ci .hy
deb:. Ste had reapocded 70 tvrry isv;atnu
which had come to her ffoCl tie Sst, rt w
gicis, hut il tho bond-holdars wa;e sa'isG2j
10 let the matter Tes., OF course Wss' Vrs;lis
would mske 60 fuss abeu; il. lie horet,
hoWsve!, tina! ito Two States wonid b.tare llrg
come together acds the debt qussiioc.
The Sau1,e then &C )urucd cn.il to norrcw.