National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-03-06

saturday, March U, IN order TO accomplish
all the legislation deemed necessary, but
number Of members will go home to.mor-
row to return no more. Senator Meredith,
Of Prince William, has already gone home.
TAX BILLS REPORTED.
The chairman OF the senate finance COM
mittee reported the tax bill for 1886 and
1887, which makes but little change in the
schedule.
SENATORIAL PROCEEDINGS.
Rhea, OF the special debt committee,
called up his amendments to the constitu-
ton, which will, II adopted, prevent fund
ing after July, 1883.
There were several speeches against the
engrossment Of the bill, and only Rhea and
Williams spoke In favor Of the proposed
amendment.
Senator Williams said he preferred down
right reputation TO the continual agitation
of the question by politicians and by decis-
ions of Insignificant one-horse United States
judges.
Senator Stubs opposed the bill because It
opened the whole state debt discussed In
the party fields and because he was not
willing to allow the people to vote on the
debt again.
Mr.. Rhea's scheme Of settling the debt
finally and forever was killed numerically,
receiving only three votes.
The senate bill to pay the Kendall Bank
Note Company for printing the Riddleber-
ger bonds was defeated.
The proposition to reduce the pay OF
school superintendeuts found the senators
equally divided for and against IL.
The bill TO change the Petersburg charter
was called up, but passed by. ~.
MORE OFFICIALS. g..
In executive session the following were
confirmed as board OF visitors of the Uni
versity Of Virginia: Hon. A. II, II. Stuart,
of Staunton; DIR, Rawley w. Martin, of
Chatham; Mr.. Archer Phlegar, of Christians.
burg; Mr.. Edward G. Venable, OF Peters
burg, whose terms will expire Feb %, 1885,
Holmes Conrade, Esq, Of Winchester; VIM.
III. Payne, of Warrenton; DIR. w. @. N.
Randolph, OF Charlottesville; Mr.. VIM. A.
Stuart, Of Saltville, and John l.. Marye, OF
Fredericksburg, whose terms will expire
Feb. 2S, 1890.
CHARACTERISTIC BOURBON TACTICS.
In the house yesterday Mr.. Wise moved
to print all the evidence in the scandal of
the Eastern Lunatic Asylum management,
but the bourbons could not stand the racket,
and voted solidly against printing.
Mr.. Fulkerson's scrip bill came up In the
house, and Mr.. Fulkerson moved TO dis
miss the bill.
Mr. Wise wanted to understand why its
author wanted to kill the bill, but he said
1t was not necessary to mention the cause,
but the truth is the bourbons did not de-
sire to have an original Readjuster credited
with doing anything, and had copied Fulk-
erson's bill, and was about to fire 1t at the
house as a substitute, and Fulkerson knew
1t. The substitute was butchered and the
original bill ordered to engrossment. The
senate will kill the scrip business, as 1t
now opposes all tentative legislation.
The house made several changes In the
appropriation bill.
The senate placed on the calendar the
house bill TO furnish school books to public
schools at cost.
the meeting of the senate this morning,
Mr.. Rhea offered joint resolution declar-
ing that Mr.. Morrison's proposition to put
iron ore on the free list was ruinous to Vir-
ginia and unwse. There was general
furry in the senate, but the bourbons went
back on their national platform and
adopted the resolution.
MAKING TAXPAYERS GRoAS.
The senate ordered the clerk TO pay It's
officers and clerks $50 extra. There was
much talk among the bourbons on the pas
sage of this revolution, many claiming that
they had not been able to get their friends
place. Mr.. Wickham said for the sake Of
harmony In the ranks of the uuterrlded
Democracy, the resolution should be post
poned, but the senate passed 1t.
THE PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL CoNvEN-
TIoN.
Mr.. Rhea offered a resolution to submit
the question of a constitutional convention
to the voters Of the state at the next No
vember election. The senate refused to
adopt the resolution, but referred it TO the
committee for courts Of justice.
WRESTLING WITH THE TAX LEVY.
The tax bill came up as the special or
der, and was generally discussed. A strong
effort was made TO reduce the tax on rail-
ways, but was defeated, and Mr.. Heaton
moved to reduce the tax on real estate from
| 40 cents to So cents. He said the state was
making such liberal appropriations for all
| purposes that he thought the farmers, who
were so generally depressed, ought to be
considered, the last assessment OF property
being very largely increased. Heaton's
motion was adopted, and motion to re.
consider was made and postponed.
RUINoUs FINANcIERING.
The house passed Mr.. Fulkerson's scrip
bill which is for the purpose of borrowing
| money at so cents ON the dollar and to keel
coupons out of the treasury, and the bill
was reported to the senate by special mes
senger. Mr.. Rhea asked that the bill be
taken up and put on the calendar, but the
senate refused to do SO, and referred It to the
| committee on finance, which is slap at the
debt committee and at the wild scheme Of
the lower house, which is now grinding out
legislation blindly.
| MISCELLANEOUS LEGISLATION.
At the night session OF the senate the fol
lowing bills were passed To relieve clerk
OF courts and banks who have paid money
to the defaulting auditors clerk, who die
| not account for the same; to require al
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their taxes In money; to authorize the con
struction OF other buildings at the Femal,
Normal School, at Farmville; to allow Nor
folk county to levy tax on liquors for fire.,
school purposes; to incorporate the Fred
ericksburg and Valley Railroad Company
and the Powell's Valley Railroad Company
to give the consent Of the state to the ac
property for public buildings In Norfolk
These bills go now to the governor.
The house to-day refused to sink $5,0 0
extra on the University Of Virginia .whicl
was asked for.
RICHMOND, va, March Elm the scnat
to-day the bill to v0cate the Offices OF tn
directors OF all the lunatic asylums on tn,
18th of April, 1887, was passed. This bill
gives the governor the power to appon
the directors and reduce the number o
directors from eleven to niue for eacl
asylum. This step is bourbon, as the las
assembly took the power OF appointment
from the governor and gave IL to the boar
of public works. This bill also saves tn
drunken men Of the present boards iron
removal. unless the governor acts for him
self and the state regardless of the assem-
bly,, which is partisan. The senate passet
q bill requiring the auditor to do his duty
which some senator said had not been don
by an auditor for years. The bill TO per
init suits against the receivers of railroad
companies without the consent Of the court
appointing them was defeated.
THE APPROPRIATIONS BILL.
Most of the day In the senate was spen
in considering the appropriation bill as re
turned from the house. Many of tn
amendments were disagreed to aud tn
bill was sent back to the house.
THE RICHMOND BOURBON BILL.
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