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table on Saturday, lmany Of them = 80
the FIRST sime.) Mr. AndersoH moved ~
the res,lnsiOn for adjonrnmsn. on ikis
Thursday he 18th Is The day :
ing. This was agreed 10, and The balance
business IS 10 be sl,,rred oxar o. voted 81
some Of il comprising he la6ofs Of comn...
for weeks together. Thsressem 70 Be ersan..
iesy 10 distinguish this session assthe short I,
and there il some probability that ii win, !.
memorable FOR i,s Jsllg IS It's hrssiB
A bill was ordered to is engrossmenth..
much debate. appropfia.ing : rs 900 fol them.
pleticn ofthe buildings for the Deaf and hmh
and the Blind, al Ssaunton. The san Of al.
600 was deemed necessary bu, he ,piiy /.
parsimORy prevailed. Another application I'M
follow ID year or two, and thousands be sven,
probably in debate upon the proprissyof 6aisA,
ing BY dnbbleas a work which Virgins severa
years ago declared should b done handsomely
and efficiently.
A bill concerning The militia was also Otder,
ec 10 its engrossmshl. What IL ccnlsins nobc-
d. can tell, An effort was made ID cut down.
the paw 81 drummefsi and ffers, which. heu.Sr,.
failed. ii was on this piesyaes effort ii ssslSr
that member remarked that instead OF virrsn.
las dying or an .abssraeiion, IS somebody aid
she would, be verify believed she vond die in
fit Of false economy.
A bill has passed Tie house, changing the time
of holding The Circuit Superior Court Of Clarke
County TO the Sd Of April and Sd September.
RtcHnoSD, Feb. ii. 1874. y
The business of the last week embraces "a
much OF detail, that find i.impossib,e to eiv.a
even sketch. The multitude Of bills, which
had been accumulated on the liable, were des-
patched with steam velocity, after the adoption
of resolution TO adjourn on the 18th.
Among The bills passed, was one authorizing
the Treasurer to make temporary Loan on be.
half of the Common wealth, 1925 0O0, / beevel
although the Committee Of finance of last year
| had formed a scheme for making the Taxes paw
of all aITearages.
The bill appropriasing $4,000 for Tie com.
pIetion Of the buildings Of The Deaf and Dumb
and the Blind Institution at Stanton, was pass.
ed BY the House after two vigorous efforts, by
the decisive majority of as to IS, but was de.
fealed in the Senate. The unfinished edi6ca
must stand with its naked walls another year,
monument Of the strange economy o. the Leeis.
lature.
Appropriations were made for furnishing the
new portions Of the Eastern and Western Luua..
ic Asylums AID supporting their inms,es--aaa
Inc act requires that jailots shall apply monthly
10 the Superintendents Of these institutions, for
the admission of insane persons nov confined ia +
the jaiIs. An appropriation was also made 10
repair the Eastern Asylum at Williamsburg.
| A large numbered bills were fejecled BY both
Houses. The Jury bill was moi finally settled
upon-and the bill granting the right Of way,
through Virginia TO Parkersburg, 70 tho Balti-
more and Ohio Rail Road Company, was laid
upon the table,, under the plea Of a wan.
OF time The bill contained provisions 10 pro-
tect the Virginia Improvements, and the Com
pany seemed unwilling to accept the act with
such restrictions. They have apparently aban-
doned lie claim to the million Of dollars aulhori-
zed by the act Of 1898. ~
\ On Tuesday, the bill to change tho lime Of
meeting of.ihe Legislature % lst Monday ia
January was debated as some length, and defeat
ed. ~. &
Numerous bills were passed q, the morning
session. In the evening, Mr.. Byrd Of r. offered
Resolutions, condemning the Massachusetts Res
olutiohs on The subiect of IN amendmen, Of the
Constitution, in reference 10 the representation
of Slaves. You will see The proceedings mora
at length in the papers.
MI Byrd offered the following Resolutions
Resolved, by The General Assembly of Virgin.
ia, that the resolutions passed by the House 81
Representatives, on the 18TH Of Jan'y 1874, and
by the Senate on the 18th, day Of Jsn'y 1884, of
the General Assembly pf the State Of Massachu-
fselts, which have, on this day been communicat-
ed TO this General Assembly, BY theGovernoro Of
Va, proposing an amendmen. 10 the Sd clause
os the first article Of The Constitution of the U.
States, are Of the most Revolutionary and disor-
lganizing character. and merit the deepest con-
ldemnation Of every patriot and friend Of our
1 glorious Union.
II Resolved also, that the Governor OF this Com
monwealth be and he Is hereby instructed 10 re-
Turn said resolves to the Governor Of Massachu-
sets, together with copy Of The foregoing resO-
tion in order that the same may b. yommunica-
ted TO the General Assembly Of thai Slate.
Mr.. Byrd denounced in very strong leFms, the
proceedings of Massachusetts; and thought thai
those proceedings demanded prompt condemna-
ton BY the Legislature of Va.
Mr.. Gallaher would concur 10 The resolutions
very readily, il the gentleman from Frederick
would include tho resolutions Of the Legislature
Of Massachusetts, adopted in March last, and
Ltransn tilted by Gov. Morton. They were laid
before us by cur own Governor al The COM
mencement ofsihe present session, and have
been sleeping on our table ever since, undisiufo-
ed.
i Mr. SouthalI did moi rare theee these fesolu-
lions had their origin but il wasshe duty Of Vir.
ginisns 10 meet them as one man-and there
should not beJhe slightest division here Of else
where. To make the first resolution more COM
prehensive, and TO meet NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. on
the table, which have been lying there since the
/ first Of the session, Mr.. is moved The following
/ amendment 70 come IN after Virginia in The 9Th
line:
"And also resolutions Of the same body. upon
the same subject, adopted March 23rd lS43. and
communicated TO this House by ihe Governof
Of this Commonwealth along with bis late annu-
al MESSAGE
Mr.. s. said the resolutions 10 which he refer.
red were almost Identical with these transmitted
to-day. They we're passed 10 months ago, [un-
der and by Gov. Mofton's Legislature, L and
of the Session.
The amendment was agreed to.
BY the universal concurrence Tie word Hu-
,'enimOnsiy' was inserted after Resolved in the
FIRST Resolution.
hr. Byrd had doubts about adopting the Dad
Resolution, as a. present worded. He suggest
ed some changes.
Mr.. Souihall was glad to hear the suggestion.
We owed respect to ourselves and 10 The SAFES
as States ;--and We should not act discour,eous-
" towards any Of them.