Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1853-03-09
LEGISLATURE OF VIRGINIA,

LEGISLATURE OF VIRGINIA,
MONDAY, Feb. S-.Scnate-Among othe,
bills passed were the following A bill to Mac
adamiso the the Stanton and Parkersburp Road
and bill to extend and complete the HuttonsviIIe
and Huntersvle Turnpike, and for the erection
Of bridge across Greenbrier river.
Ilome.--The act distrlctng the State tor Com
missioners of the Board Of Public Works. &c..
was taken up The provision for salary of tro
thousand dollars year, was stricken out, and an
amendment was added that no one ofsaid Com
missioners shall be interested or concerned either
directly or indirectly in any contract authorized BY
any chartered company under the laws of Virgin-
Ia nor shall they be 50 interested in any contract
authorized by law as State work. Mr. Yerby
moved to fix the salary Of each Commissioner at
one thousand dollars per annum. and to provide
for the payment of all necessary travelling expen
sqs, not exceeding two hundred. and fifty dollars,
in urred in attending to the business of their of
fee. A proposition was then made to fix the sal
airy at twelve hundred and fifty dollars, and be-
fore the subject was disposed Of. the House took
up turnpike bill as the order of the day.
Several bills were passed. 1.-THE bill to incor-
porate the Fredericksburg and Gordonsvile Rail
road Company was passed on Saturday
TUEsDAY.-Senatc.-S bills were passed,
and then the bill appropriating the entire capita
ton tax TO educationi in primary schools came up
as the order Of the day, and was discussed until
the Senate adjourned
House.-A number ofTurnpke bills were pass
ed. An Expressed bill to authorize the Virginia
and Tennessee Railroad Company to construct
branch Railroad from their road to the mouth of
no nbrio 70,
scrlptlon for that purpose: and to authorize an in
dependent company to make said road on failure
Of said company to accept the provisions of this
act, was read third time and rejected. The
bill was subsequently reconsidered, on motion of
Mr.. Goode Of NIecklenburg, and the House then
adjourned.
Y.-Senate.-Among other bills
passed were the following A bill to authorize a
loan to the james River and Kanawha Company
for the purpose Of ex attending the Company's wa
ter line to point at or near COvington or Cliff
ton Forge, and TO complete the tide-water connec-
ton and the House bill to authorize the Virginia
and Tennessee Railroad Company to construct a
branch to Cumberland Gap, with an amendment
that nothing in the act shall authorize the Board
! of Public Works 10 subscribe for any portion of
the amount appropriated until the said Board shall
be satisfied that steps have been taken which will
insure the construction of a Railroad through the
State of Kentucky to connect with said road at
Cumberland Gap
IRE bill appropriatipg the entire capitation tax
to education in primary schools, was postponed
and made the order of the day for next Tuesday
House.-The consideration of the bill district
ing the State for the election of the Board of Pub
lie Works, fixing their salary, &C., was resumed
The sum of $1,000, fixed as the salary by thsSen-
ate, was struck out. Various propositions were
rejected, and finally $500 for salary and $3.50
for travelling expenses were agreed 10; and the
BILL 4 substitute Of the Senate for the House bill
was then passed as amended, with penalties and
loss of office to any Commissioner having any in
tereSt in contracts or internal improvement
schemes. p. '.~.
The bill to authorize the Virginia and Tennes-
see Railroad to construct branch Railroad to the
mouth of Greenbr;er with three ftths subscrip-
ton Of million and a half dollars, was passed by
vote of 80 to 81.
Several bills We're reported, and a discuss a
rose on abil t. macadamize read from Buckhan-
al t. Clarkcsburg.
Ucdacsday nigh.-The House passed large
number of bills OF a local character, among them
bill to incorporate the Central Savings Bank at
Stanton.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. cIdl DAIlo hSlC pdSo-
ed.
The amendment of the House to the bill fixing
the salary Of the Commissioners of the Board of
Public Works at $500, with $3.50 for travelling |
expenses, was agreed to, and the bill referred to
the Committee of Courts of Justice.
House.-The House adjourned at an early hour
after appointing Special Committee to ascertain
what rate Of increase shall be allowed as the pay |
of Commissioners Of the Revenue, and passing
several small bills.
,Hocse.-A Senate bill authorizing the county |
court OF Rockingham 10 subscribe to the Manassa
Gap railroad company was passed
An engrosscd bill to refund to the Executors of
Jas. B. Hill, decd, OF the town Of Staunton the
sum OF SlG2 20. being the amount Of tax imposed |
on the estate Of the testator in their hands and
exernpting said estate from taxation, was read
third time and passed, ayes 81.
An engrossed bill 10 authorize the county courts
of Fairfax, Prince William, Augusta, Monongalia
and Jefferson to impose 4 tax on dogs, was read
third time and passed.