The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-02-13
Not Only That, But Enrolled and Put In the
Governors Hands for approval.
A FINANCIAL FLOOD.
Whole Lot Of Bills Passed TO Encourage
Funding Of The Debt.
THE PETERSBURG WARDS


On motion OF Mr.. EdmunuS tne TuIt~
were suspended and House bill to iHcor-
porate the town of South Boston was put
on the calendar. instead OF being referred
to committee.
PETERSBURG WARDS.
Mr., Thurman, from the Committee on
Privileges and Elections, reported House
bill! to lay off the wards in the city OF Pc
tcrsburg and to provide for a new registra.
tion.
WEST VIRGINIA DEBT.
! Mr.. Wickham, from the Committee on
Finance. reported Senate bill "to pro-
vide for adjusting with West Virginia the
proportion OF the public debt proper to be
| borne by that State" with report saying
that 1t is inexpedient to legislate on thi;
subject.
Goes on calendar.
J. VANCE BELL.
Mr.. Mccormick secured suspension OF
the rules and had passed House bill for the
relief OF j. Vance Bell, late treasurer oi
Frederick county. IL gives him further
time 10 collect tax tickets.
Goes now TO the Governor.
REAPPoRTIoNMENT.
1 MI. -tthlIhOH utslltu w uD DCudlt
bill to apportion representation in the Con
gress of the United States.
Agreed to.
Mr.. Mccormick demanded the pending
question.
Mr.. Barham asked that the bill be read
| by the Clerk.
Done.
The bill was passed-Mr. Wlckham and
the Coalitionists voting "No."
| Mr.. Atkinson was ordered to inform the
House.
AcCOMAC AND STAFFORD.
Mr.. Fletcher moved to suspend the rule:
requiring reference OF the House bill tC
allow the judges Of the County Courts oi
Accomac and Stafford to have the registra'
tion-books copied.
Agreed TO.
On motion of Mr. Fletcher the bill was
passed.
Goes now to the Governor.
PETERSBURG.
Mr.. Thurman moved to take up the
Petersburg bill this morning reported.
Mr.. Rogers objected.
The motion prevailed nevertheless.
The bill was read by the Clerk, after
which Mr.. Rogers offered an amendment
changing the boundaries OF some OF the
wards.
Mr.. Thurman opposed the amendment
| He said that the lines were arranged by
the people of Petersburg with the approval
are unchanged.
| The amendment was rejected.
| Several other boundary-ine amend
] a. lxr Nh.
| iected.
The bill was passed-Mr. Wickham and
the Democrats voting "Aye"; the others
voting mo-"
Goes now to the Governor.
CHESTERFIELD ROADS.
The bill of Mr.. Warwick, providing fol
working the roads OF Chesterfield, Pow.
hatan, and Goochland, was passed.
TEACHERS INSTITUTES.
Mr.. Heaton's bill. providing that in hold
ing teachers institutes ono public money
shall be expended; that no school shall be
closed during such meetings; that nc
teacher shall be compelled to attend such
meetings. nor be paid for attendance y
was ordered to engrossment without dis
senting voice.
At O'Clock the chamber was crowded
with statesmen and financiers, when the
special order was taken up.
For the pending bill Mr.. Wickham in.
troduced substitute that from and after
July l. 1884, no bond shall be funded un.
| less it has all coupons maturing after the
1st OF July, 1884, attached; which coupon
/ shall be surrendered Herewith. and nc
allowance shall be made for any interest
accruing after July 1, 1884, on bonds fol
exchanges.
Mr.. Bailey made speech in favor OF Q
delay. to enable him TO examine the substl-
tute. lie ridiculed all the debt measures
passed by the Democrats at this session.
Mr.. Wickham asked him II he had not
voted for them ALL Mr.. Baily said, Yes
but it was because it was the best he could
do. He could not believe that the Demo-
Gratis were in earnest; the bondholders
were all laughing at their efforts. He
thought that ii the Democrats were in
earnest they would engraft upon the Con-
stitution a provision that Virginia never
would make any other settlement than this
(Riddleberger's).
Mr.. Koiner thought the constitutional
provision OF too remote goOd-if good at
ALTO stop the food OF coupons now
threatening 10 inundate the Treasury.
Mr.. Townes objected to the substitute.
He did not understand it, and feared that
II meant a capitalization of large part Of
the interest debt.
Mr.. Powell (Coalitionist), believing that
forcible measures were necessary, said that
he would vote for the bill.
Mr.. Wickham stated that the original
bill capitalized interest, but this substitute
does not.
The motion to pass by and print was
agreed to.
AYEs.-NIessrs. Bailey, Barnes, Berry, Bliss,
Brown, Christian, ColtTane, CrUmpler, Flanary,
Fletcher. koiner, Lovenstein, Newberry, Petit,
R0Jers-l5.
Sofs.-Messrs. Borhan., Heaton, Keezell, Me-
Cormiek. Meredith, Norton, PotoelI, Thurman,
Wickham, Wingheld-l0.
Coaliti0nists IN italics.
Most OF those who voted "Aye" wished
to examine the bill carefully.
IL was, on motion OF Mr.. Wickham,
made the SPECIAL order to-day at O'Clock.
The next special order was a Senate bill
to allow the Commissioners Of the Sinking
Fund to receive bids and purchase for the
fund $4,000 worth OF per cent. Virginia
bonds per month.
II was passed-ayes, 81 lall Democrats);
noes, O.
The Chair here announced the appoint
ment of Messrs. Mccormick. Berry, Wick
ham. Meredith, and Powell TO prepare the
rules OF procedure, &C., I'm the impeach-
ment OF Valentine.
The next.special order was bin "to
authorize the proper authorities OF any col
lege, institution or seminary OF learning,
or manual.labor school. to convert consol
coupon bonds into funded registered con-
sol bonds OF the State"
The bill was passed.
The next was Senate bin allowing cou-