Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1883-12-18
THE LEGISLATURE OF VIRGINIA.
Apo1ITIoN OF 1NrERNAI, REvENrr.


resentatives and instructng our Senators il
Congress to vote for the immediate and I'M
conditional repeal of the internal-revenue
laws, having been communicated to the
Senate, was passed by vote of 81 to s.
the three votes in the negative being cast by
the following Coalitionists Amos K. Grim
Daniel NJ. Norton, and Asa Rogers, Jr.
wICKHAM's RESOLUTION
In the Senate Friday, Mr.. IWickham's
resolution instructing the Treasurer not tc
redeem proved coupons until money there
for is set apart in the Treasury by law came
up, and was agreed to unanimously.
AUDITORS OFFICE.
Mr.. Warwick's resolution proposing the
appointment of joint committee to exam.
inc the Auditors Office came up.
Mr.. Mccormick moved as an amendment
that there be three members on the part Of
the Senate and five on the part of the
House, and that they have power to send
for persons and papers, and to employ
clerk. (They are authorized to examine
the books, papers, and general condition Of
the Office before Mr.. Marye comes in.
Mr.. Warwick accepted the amendment,
and the resolution was agreed to.
THE DEBT SETTLEMENT A FINALITY. .
In the Senate on Saturday, the resolu-
tions introduced in the House by Mr.. Viii.
liam A. Anderson, of Rockbridge, and
agreed t., declaring the debt settlement a
finality, &C., &c, having been laid before
the Senate, were read by the clerk.
The rules requiring reference having been
suspended, the resolutions were unanimous
ly agreed to.
In the House on Saturday, when Mr. An
derson's bill to fund the debt under the
Riddleberger bill came up on its passage,
the patron of the bill spoke at some length
to the features of the bill. He expressed
great pleasure at the unanimous action Of
the House in its previous action on the bill
He reviewed at length the history and
trouble of the debt, saying that the people
were moved as they had never been moved
in his experience. The resolutions were
not offered in partisan spirit. They were
a notification to the world that the State OF
Virginia had accepted this adjustment as a
finality. The courts and the people had
decided the question, and the State in good
faith meant to stand by the Riddleberge1
bill, and meet promptly the interest on the
debt. The people would all work together
for this end and the best interest of the
Commonwealth would be met and the angry
contests of the past would be forgotten in
the peace and prosperity of the State.
Mr.. Green, of Stafford, said he was more
than gratified to hear the part his party had
taken approved. He did not care from
| what side the resolution came, h would
cordially shake hands with all who sup
ported it, and vote for it.
Judge Christian spoke in favor eff the
resolutions, also.
Mr.. Gordon, of Orange, said: 'sNow is
the winter of our disconten5 made glorious
summer" He hoped that the grand old
: Democratic party would stand united
stripped of Mahoneism, ReaGiusterism, Co
alitionism, and every other ism.
, The ayes and noes were called, and the
joint resolution WAS unanimously adopted
Mr.. Anderson was requested to commu
nicate the passage of the bill to the Senate
ard request its concurrence.
1t will be seen above that the Senate
concurred unanimously.
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED
The resolutions adopted are as follows:
The estions of the ascertainment auG
settlement of the debt of the State having
for thirteen years profoundly agitated the
F people of Virginia, persistent, repeated
and earnest but unavailing efforts having
been made by large body of the citizens
and Taxpayers of the State to effect anC
carry out settlement of this debt, undel
which much larger sum would have beer
recognized and assumed by the State thar
has been assumed by the act approved Feb
ruary IA, 1882, popularity known as the
''Riddleberger BILL" resulting in politica
contests which have convulsed the popular
mind, have given repeated and ruiuous
shocks to the business interests of the
State, retarded the prosperity and threat
ened the safety of the people: and all Of
the issues involved in the final adjustment
of this debt having been at length, in 1881
and 1882, after years Of discussion and
controversy, submitted to the arbtiamenI
Of the people and the courts; and the PEG
pie at the polls having, after a thorough
canvass of the questions of fact and of right
involved, given their sanction to the meas
, ure, mode, and principles of settlement
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law; and the highest courts of Virginia
and of the United States having sanctioned
the validity and consttutionality of the
} measure designed to give effect to the adj
justment thus enacted; and it being of i'm
perative Importance to the people of Vir-
ginia and essential to the security of tie
public creditor that this settlement shall be
taken as a finality, and that farther agita.
ton and controversy shall cease; therefore
be it
Resolrea by the General assembly of TiY-
GINA, 1. That the people of Virginia have
accepted the act of February IA, 1882,
known as the Riddleberger bill as the ulti-
mate settlement Of the indebtedness of this
State; that it is their uualterable purpose
that that settlement shall be final, and that
any expectation that any settlement of the
debt of this State upon any other basis will
ever be made or tolerated by the people of
Virginia is absolutely illusory and hopeless.
2. That the interests of the public creoi-
tors as well as the safety and welfare of the
State require that this settlement shall be
accepted by the creditors as we'll as by the
State; and therefore the General Assembly
of Virginia, on beh f-of all of the people
of the State hereby advise and call upon
the holders of all bonds and claims against
the Commonwealth to come forward with
promptness and fund the same under the
provisions of the act of February IA, 1882.
3. That the Governor Of the Common
wealth be requested to communicate these
resolutions to the holders of bonds and
claims against this State by proclamation,
to be published in such manner as NAV in
his judgment be most effectual
SETTLEMENT OF THE DEBT-RECEss OF
THE LEGISLATURE will be Sc by re-
ference to the proceedings Of the Legisla-
ture published elsewhere that on last Sat
urday both houses unanimously agreed to
the resolutions of Mr.. Anderson making the
debt settlement finality. These resolu-
lions are published in this issue.
The General Assembly will take recess
from the 10Th of December to the end of
| January