The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-02-05


tional. said this, sir, or Intended to say,
that II Mr.. Massey was the embodiment OF
the Rcadjuster party, II ought TO be kicked
out of the State.
House Notcs.
In the House yesterday Senate bill No.
fat. 10 ascertain and declare Virginia's
equitable share OF the debt created before
and existing at the time Of the partition OF
her territory and resources, and TO pro'ioe
for the issuance OF bonds covering the
same, and the regular and prompt payment
OF interest thereon, was again taken up rs
the special order OF the day. The question
was on the passage Of the bill.
Mr.. stribliug Dcmocrat), having on
Friday yielded 20 motion to ad.
journ, was entitled TO the floor. lie said
he did not speak with any hope or eXpecta,,
tion that any words he might utter woula
I'm any way affect the passage OF the blll.
He recognized IL 10 be a fact that the Re-
adiuster party had won the power to pass
through the General Assembly any bili
they chose. In justice 10 himself and his
party, who opposed the passage OF the Rid
dIeber bill two years ago, he wished to
point out some Of the radical changes
that rad been made in it-changes that
went TO the foundation OF the bill
changes that made the present bill
fraud upon the people, who sent Read
busters to the General Assembly pledged 10
pass the Riddlcbcrger bill OF two years
AGO. lie showed, by reference TO the bill
of two wears ago, that it was based upon
Tie assertion that the people OF Virginia
,rould nerer consent to pay any part OF
war and reconstruction interest, and that
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debt they would pay, was arrived III by
eliminating war and reconstruction inter-
est from the recognized debt OF Virginia.
The new bill eliminates no war or
reconstruction interest, but processes
TO pay Virginia's equitable share
Of the whole debt, including war and re-
construction interest. Why the change OF
basey II was not made in Difference to the
views Of the "Funders y; il was not made
in Difference TO the opinions of the people
who sent them here to pass the Riddleber-
ger debt bill, and with whom the elimina-
ton OF war and reconstruction interest was
most popular; but it was done in deer
ence TO the opinion Of the Republican par
ty at the North and in opposition TO the will
Of the Readiuster people OF Virginia. He
said two years ago it was understood
to the people for ratification, and such
preamble was put to it as chimed in with
the feelings and views Of the people OF Viz
ginia. This bill is not to be ratified by the
people, but is to be passed upon by the
stalwMt wing Of the Republican party,
and is framed so as not to be offensive to
them. He suggested to the Rcddiusters
that they had better strike out the whole
preamble of the present bill-then they
conId take one position before the people
of Virginia and another with their friends
in Washington, and that hereafter, in
making coalitions, they would not be
embarrassed, as thoy had been in this case,
He said that the name Of Readiustcr was
being rapidly merged into that OF Liberal,
ard that liberal meant surrendering every
thing that was Virginian, everything
southern" and adopting the views and
opinions OF northern Republicans. strength
ing their hands and assisting in making
their power perpetual. How very liberal !,
At the conclusion Of Mr.. Stribhng'S re-
marks the further consideration OF the bill
was, on motion of Mr.. Frazier, postponed
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