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E'irginia Legislature.
RlcaMoND, Dec. Al, 1874.

luz k'SudtS uol 0clns Ia Session encFe IS no A
proceedings frem that body 10 repor.l II
10 the House. resolutian was offered BY Mr..
Billups. that The commissee Of Schools inqaireg
into ihe expediency Of repeating tAe. ac;. which
aulhoszss an annuity Of sl5,O0os payable out
Of the literary fand,,o The Unversily Of Viz
ginia,
/ Aresolu,ion was offered BY Mr., Newton, di. |
recting The Committee for Courts 10 inquire into I
ihe expediency OF so amending the exissing laws
relating 10 insolsent debtors. as to eularge The
prison rules.
The bill CONCERNING Deeds Of Trust was taken =
up.
ar, wooton spoke in support OF .he bin, and
in reply.to the remarks Of. genleraen who had
spoken againstit.
Mr.. srather moved 10 strike out ahe 6rst sec !
ZION Of the Lill-which prohibits aeb,ols from
giving any preference 10 their creditors
Nj witeher asked fer the ayes and NOES
which were ordered, and were ayes 75, noes 90.
The second section-which proposes 10 6x The
compensation ID Trustees a, ihe same amount
now SLOWED 10 Commissioners in Chancely,
nexi.cane ur-
MIR. Preston opposed it--dsclaiihg that The
rule NOW established BY practice, il the absence
Of anylaw, was ihefbest ha,could be adopted
I Mr.. Ayitcher ayowed his opposition 10 the bill,
since The FIRST seclion.was sirickeneut. He NOV
ed that the bin be Indefinitely posironed-which
motion prevailed ayes LOT, noes 8.
MONDAY Dec. 49,
Mr.. Lee offered resolution, 10 nqore into
The expediency If altering the lawsin relation 10
The election Of overseas Of The Poor, so as 10
have one. Of The said oyerseers elected annually
Several bills oTa local character were passed.
ThetTeport OF die Committee OF conrts Of Jus
lice on a resolution referred 10 them against The
expeeisncy Of changing The law relative 10 app
prenIices bound gu, BY the oyetseers Of the poor,
was read apd*cohcurred n.
Reports Of same committee 1st, against The
expectancy Of altering the laws 10 re aton 10 es-
capes--2t. agaiustflhe expedieroy ST altering
the, laws IN relation TO eqmmlhins estates into
the hand. OF Shefffs : 3rd ssaansi The expedien-
cy Of amending The Law relating 10 the sale Of
real estate held BY trustees AMI infants were
severaily read and agreed TO. .
TUESDAY,, Dec494
| A report Of the committee of coutls Of JUS
tee, against The expediency Il issuing dupli-
cate Or alias writ against john defendants where
they reside, different counties OF coIpofatons
was read and agreed 10.
| A petition. was presented BY Mr.. Carson, Of !.
merchants Of Frederick, praying the passage Of
an aci authorizing the Banks Of the Common
weslh, or at least The Bank Gfi,he Valley in
4 XlTglnia, 10 isspe1notes Of the denomination Of
one and Two dollars
TnrRspAr, Decays.
BIZ changing the nme Of hiding lgs Cir
cut Superior Courtof Law and Chaucsryfor
FiedeIJek county, was eugrossed,and read hrd
time. -
4 Mr.. Bfoadus Of Culpeper, offered he + How
ing respluuons, which were laid on Ihe table aud
ordered 10 be printed
Rssotrsd By the General Assembly Of Vfrgi-
uia, Fiat The Ilme~slfowed TO claimants On the
Slate Of Virginia for Revolutionary land bobby.
10 present. the saiie for aIijuslmeatb joint lie 4
sdlutieA adopted Febfuary4, 1912, be extended
/ from HE first Of March, ls45, as liked in that
resolution. 10 The Isl March, ls47.
I 2. Resolved, That the Register Of the Land Of
1 Virginia is hereby instrnctedlo publish this re-
soiuucn in such newspapers u this State as
have ltie most general circulation. for nforma->
Ton If claimants.
/
Res0lued,-Thar the Commltlee for Courts Of
justice inquire into The expediency cf anthoris-
ing judges Of adjoining circuitslo hole lnlerme
4 dlaIe or special terms, which NAV be appointed
by the Judge Of The circuit, when from auy cause
the judge appointing she Term may be unable
to hold The Corr, or be disqualified from pIesid-
ling al the tFialof any catse.
I FAlDAr, Pee. ~.
\, The Speaker mfr Hays ia the chaia) submits
ted a-ieier ffom Aaron Barnes. member eiect
from the county of Roanoke, resgning his seat
in consequences Of bad health.
A wifi felection was issued to supply The va,
cancy thus occasioned, on The 9ln day OF Janu-
AIRY.
/ Mr.. MCPHERSON presented documents in favor
Of the formation o. new county out Of the codn-
ties Of Shenandoah and Rockingham. !.
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