The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-02-28
SPONTANEOUS ORAT0RY.
DISCUSSION or THE WEST yIE-
GINA DEDr sETILENENT.
A. usrrison's Substitute Resolution-Ds-
feat of the Bin To Correct Erroneous
Assessments on land.


.ler promptly az u o'clock.
Tho Committee FOR Court OF Justice
anon motion Of Mr.. Logan. was relieved
l.m further consideration CT Mr.. To-
..r.s hin 10 amend and rc-cnact section
ISL code Of Virginia. penalty for selling
.,aars where the vote IS against licensing
..alcrs and manufacturers. and the bill
,.s riaced upon The calendar
So l2.6 O'Clock the House went into
te election Of judges FOR the counties OF
Y.rrico and Henry. y. Ashby Nickham
,as nominated by Mr.. Binford for judge
~ rcnrico county and Mr. Esnes nom
t-.f.4 H. e.. Mullins FOR the judge Of
Terrr county. These nominees having
-...ltcl the FUN number OF votes cast
were duly elected.
Bills introduced.
fv SIR. Hendricks For the relief OF
W Do scott. O. Confederate soldier OF
Washington county Va.
Tf SIR. Cooke. TO allow commission
to .-easurcrs upon the taxes for whi,n
coupons are rendered as payment.
1857 Mr.. Cooke 10 lcgalize primary ciec-
tnrs in the city ~ Norfolk
rra Finance Committee introduced
hu TO proyide for the equalization ana
ERECTION Of errors and Inequalities IN
tr. assessment for taxation OF lands ana
.crsonal property IN the counties, CUES
and assessment districts OF the STATE.
PLACED on tho Calendar.
Tho following bills were under a sus-
.ension OF tho rules, placed on the calen-
Tor the relief OF ". r. Newman. n
disabled Confederate soldier from Wash
Ur'ou county.
TO repeal chapter JS OF Tie Acts or
session iss9-'90. and TO revive and re-
enact section 2l3S OF the code Of 1857,
. FAR as repealed by same.
IT'D submit 10 the qualified voters OF
.I..fe omcry county the question Of tax
nl dogs.
FOR The protection OF game in the coun-
~ Brunswick.
r1 regulate the sale OF cider
ror the protection of fish I'm the Shen-
..aoah river and IT'S tributaries in Rock
.cham county.
10 authorize James W. Ballantine. OF
.-. city Of Portsmouth. 10 apply 10 the
uastincs Court for said city 10 correct
r error I'm the assessment for certain
rll estate therein.
vo amend and rc-cnact section ll% OF
re code Of Virginia Of 1857 I'm reference
f, mne-stoncs
ro relieve Mrs. Martha Luckett, OF
rauquicr county. Of an erroneous assess
rent on certain tracts Of land.
TO restrain and suppress the illegal
and unlawful sale of ardent spirits on
Sunday in tho county of Warwick
To provide for the working and repair
eng ~ the public roads and bridges OF
isle OF Wight county.
A constitutional Question.
The question Of taking a constitutional
vote upon the bill for the correction OF
erroneous and excessive assessments upon
certain lands waNcd somewhat warm.
ST. Nicoi in the chair, took the position
that % con tituuonsl vote would be re-
qured in such "a case.
Mr Gibson appealed from the decision
of the Chair and said that he had been
member OF the House for generation,
fri Do thought ne knew what he was
talking about
ir Cardwen took the opposite view.
end said that when the question before
n. body involved state revenue. as this
case. a constitutional vote should be re-
0urel. He cited a number Of instances
in support of his position.
Str saunders agreed with Mr.. Cardwell.
aud made brief but strong speech on
fhe question.
Mr. Dejancttc agreed with the Speaker,
and cited case similar i'm principle in
which a constitutional vote was not
taken.
Nr Gibson seemed determined to con-
tuue the debate. and took the floor for
f.e fourth time. He claimed that there
was no analogy between the question be-
fore the House and the case cited 10y
DIS predecessor 10 mattered not how
many dams had been washed away and
now many houses had been destroyed
since 1880 The bin simply aimed to- get
Cd. Ursfr
under consideration i'm the year 1890. 1T
not dam question: said he. Laugh
ftrl
After some hlibusterng AN around the
f0il-can was made and resulted i'm a
vote Of a 10 40 against che passage OF
the bin.
The West Virginia Debt.
The hour for debate having arrived, the
question of the West Virginia debt set
Element was taken mp.
Captain Camm Patteson continuing his
remarks stated that the State of Vir-
rIu.a was liable FOR the West Virginia
certificates of The Funding Act Of 1871
ANA in proof OF this fact he cited the
exact words Of the certificate and brought
forward the journal Of the House of Dele
-afes in lS10-'1, showing am amendment
offered % the Funding bin By Mr.. u
Turner setting forth that the State oil
Virginia is not and will not be bound IL
ans manner or form for the payment
now or at any future time OF this ccrtih
cate or amy part thereof. This was votes
down. receiving only ~ votes for an,
So against thus showing i'm the mos
conclusive manner that the Legislature
of 1871 intended that Virginia should ID
liable for every dollar OF the Yves
Virginia certificates.
Indeed 10 is true" said he. that tn
author. or one of the authors of IN
Funding bin. stated that 10 would b
dishonorablc for Virginia 10 attempt L
rd herself Of any liability on accoun
Of the West Virginia certificates. Tn
rrcrentation of the amendment Of Nh
u Turner in lN0-'T. excited the profoun
attention Of tho House"
ile earnestly advocated the rcccssit
n' commission with authority 10 su
proper settlement could not b
rlched hy tho commission.
Motive Power Rchird It,
'ir Randolph Harrison followed Cap
tain iattee0n. lie said that the iarg
NH.h ~ the certificates were deposited
outside Of Virginia. according TO hi
Hiarmation. Without the knowledge @
t.r advocates ~ the resolution there VA
motive power behind 10 not I'm bchal
0i fhc constitutional interests Of Virginia
hsi in the interests of private specula
TORS There ought 20 be a complete set
N0ment. and not "A partial settlement $,
N..f virginia would nor a. hammered D.