Sentinel of the valley. [volume] (Woodstock, Va) 1841-1848, 1846-01-22
Virginia Legislature.
SENATE.
Tuesday, Junua,v Is. 1876.

u new Court House IN Botetourt.
Mr.. Nc Cauley explained the provi
slons of the bill. 1t passed.
Incorporating the Harper's Ferr,
and Shenandoah Manufacturing Com
pany.
The bill was advocated by Mr.. Gal
laher. passed.
Concerning the admission of patients
into the Lunatic AsyIums of this Com
monwealth.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
A communication was received
from the Senate, which was read a
follows:
n'The Senate have passed tie bill
entitled AN act s!ivorcing John II
Bath from his wife, Margaret D.
They have also passed the bill emit
tied An act authorizing an exchange 0
arms with the Jefferson Guard will
an amendment, in which they reques
the concurrence of the House of Dele
gates"
The amendment was concurred in.
Also, a communication from the
Auditor of Public Accounts, transmit
ting statement of the free white, free
colored, and slave population oe this
Commonwealth, as derived from the
census of 1880 and 1S4O-and, also,
the free white TIMETABLES of 1929, 1910
and 1915, arranged into four districts,
IN compliance with resolution of the
House, adopted on the 18th of Decem-
Der last; which communication was,
--en melton Of Mr.. Leftwich, ordered to
be printed.
The following bills were presented
To provide for the revisal of the CT
vii Code ofthis Commonwealth.
Incorporating the Cacapon and Po
tomac Turnpike Company.
To incorporate the Richmond Gas
Company.
The following resolutions were pre-
scented and adopted:
By Mr.. Wall. That the Committee
on Claims inquire into the expediency
of refunding 10 d. S. Banner of the
town Of Winchester, the amount of Ii
cense on his tavern, computed from
the 21st ofOctober, 1915, to the LIST
of May 1876; said tavern having been
destroyed by fire, and no other tavern
having been kept by said Danner since
that period.
The following petitions, &c., were
presented and referred:
BY Mr.. Mar'z, documents concern
ing the application of Elizabeth Shift
fet, for divorce.
By Mr.. Funston, of citizens of
Clarke county, for the incorporation Of
the Oak Grove Academy in said coun-
ty.
Also Of other ci,izens of said coun-
~, for the passage of an act taxing
dogs.
Mr.. Southall presented the following
report. which, on motion, mas ordered
to be printed:
The Committee for Schools and
Colleges have considered the memori-
al from the Education Convention held
in Richmond, on the 10th of Deem
Der last, with the accompanying docu-
ments on the subject of Popular Edu-
cation referred to the said Committee,
and they have come to the following
resolutions thereupon:
Resolved, in the opinion ofthis Com
mittee, that it is inexpedient to adopt
. the District School System recommen-
by the Education Convention.
! ResoHN, That in the opinion of the
Committee, the present system for the
education Of the INDECENT should be
preserved and amended, and that any
county or corporation should be en-
powered to adopt such system Of pri-
mary schools as majority of the voters
of such county or corporation may elect;
ard that any tax imposed, or levy laid,
for carrying into operation such system
of primary schools, in addition 10 the
quota the of Literary fund, to which S, ch
county or corporation may be entitled,
should be made legally obligatory up
on the same;provided that the conppen-
sation of those who may be employed
in teaching INDECENT children shall, un.
Ger any system of primary schools, de.
pend upon the actual daily attendance
at school, of each poor child.
Mr., Lyons presented proposition
intended 10 be submitted by him on
the subject Of Primary Schools; which
on his motion, was ordered to be prin-
ted and made the order of,he day for
Saturday next.
Mr.. Taylor moved a reconsideration
Of the vote OF the House rejecting the
Southwestern Turnpike Road Bill.
Mr.. Cowan had not intended 10 say