Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1853-04-13
LEGISLATURE OF VIRGINIA,

MONDAY, April 4.-Senate-A bill for thu
Registration OF voters was discussed and laid Oh
the table.
A resolution from the House of Delegates, pro
posing an adjournment of the Legislature, sin
die, coming up for consideration, Mr.. Martin OF
fered resolution which was adopted requestin!
| the House to inform the Senate what disposition
had been made Of various bills heretofore sent b.
the Senate to that body for consideration
House bill establishing colonization board ant
making an appropriation for the removal of fret
negroes from the Commonwealth, was taken uE
and discussed until the Senate proceeded to The
election of Brigader General
House-After several ballots, Col. II. M
White was elected Brigader General of the I'd
Brigade of Virginia Militia, in place of Gen. Lam
bert, decd.
Mr.. Imboden presented resolution that the
Committee on Militia enquire into the expeden-
cy of providing for the election Of Brgadier Gen
erals by the field officers of the respective Brig
AIDES. The resolution was referred. = u
A communication was received from the Senate
inquiring what the House had done with some fif
ty bills. 1t appeared to be received and treated
as plain hint from the Senate, that they had bet
ter 90 on and finish their business before sending
any more resolutions of adjournment to that body
The House refused to take any action upon it.
The House with the exception of number of
the members who amused themselves pitching
paper balls at each other) was engaged the re-
mainder of the morning session in considering the
Tax bill.
iTUEsDAY.-Senate.- House resolution of
adjournment on Monday the 18th, was taken up,
and having been amended by making the day of
adjournment, Monday, the It'll, was adopted.
The bill for the assessment and collection Of
the public revenue, was takenup and various a.
mendments, adopted by the House ofrDelegates,
considered An amendment was rejected, eX-
empting $50 instead of 500 worth of personal
property an amendment was adopted to make
iewelry taxable also an amendmentthat the own
ers of all distilIeries kept in operation for any
length of tme for distilng grain or fruit not pro-
duced by themselves shall be required to pay a
license tax.
The bill concerning the compensation of jurors
was taken up, and an amendment having been a.
dopted, paying grand Jurors one dollar term out
of the county corporation treasury to which they
belong, was passed, ayes 20, noes 2.
The bill TO provide for the registration of voters
was taken up and passed.
A bill concerning the Colonization Board was
passed, ayes II noes I.
House-A number Of bills were disposed of and
then the tax bill was taken up and passed.
w Observation-Disclosures House bill allowing
further time for Commissioners Of the Revenue to
qualify and. give bonds was passed.
Mr.. Douglas from the Senate Committee of
conference on the Apportionment, reported that
the committee had met the House committee, and
recommended that the Senate recede from its a
mendment to the House bill and agree to the same,
with sundry amendments. The report was a.
greed to-ayes "a noes 10.
A dill fixing the day of election, &C., was dis
cussed and committed to select committee, con-
sistng of Messrs. Sheffey, Thomas and Daniel.
House.-The resolution for the adjournment of
the House of Delegates, sine die, was laid on the
table on motion of Mr.. Wallace, together with
the amendment proposed to it by the Senate.
A Senate bill to provide for the registration of
voters was read the first and second time and laid
on the table.
After some other business, Mr.. Barbour made
report from the Committees of conference in rela
ton to the bill distrctng the State for represen
tatives in Congress, which report, embracing the
amendments OF the Senate, was agreed to--ayes
63, noes AZ.
THURspAY.-SenateAT he only important bus
mess transacted in this body was the passage ola
bill appropriating the public revenue tor the fiscal
year 1878, and the Tax bill.
House.-The amendments proposed by the
Senate to the following bills were agreed 10 by
the House -'
An act to amend sections Sd. and 10th. of an
act passed March 9Th 1876 establishing public
free school system and ~ mi
An act to provide for the more efficient eoiiec-
ton of the revenue. ~ y
The House receded from its amendment for
exempting $50 worth of personal property from
taxation heretofore proposed to the bill for the as
sessment and collection of the public revenue.
The bill to establish aspeclal court OF Appeals
was. taken up on motion of Mr.. Speed, the rules
suspended with view to reconsider the vote by
which the same was engrossed and the,bill refer
red to the committee of courts of Justice.
A Senate bill to provide for the registration OF
voters was taken up and considered until the adj
iournment vote being taken upon an amend
ment proposed to this bill, it appeared that there
was no quorum present, and the House adjourned.
FRIDAY Senate were engaged
upon the bill increasing The vote OF the State in
Joint stock companies, when call of the House
was made. Twenty-six Senators were present.
The Sergeant-at arms. was ordered to goin search
of the absentees. Several Senators were arrested
and escorted into the Hail. An adjournment took
place before anything was done with the bill.
House.-Several bills Of local interest were
passed, and then the bill to provide for the regis
iration of voters came up. A vote being taken
on this bill it appeared that there was no quorum,
and call of the House was made. oeventy'hye
members were in attendance. After calling the
roll. the Sergeant at arms closed the doors and
the House proceeded to deliberate upon sending
the Serceant-at-arms after the abseniees Seye-
raj members presented themselves at she door to
he admitted but were informed that they mt
come in.'' After spending about an hear IN going
Tins far thew decided to ..give it up So" The
doors were opened and the bill for the registration
of voters passed.
The House, having resumed the regular order
of business, were progressing with 1t, when The
question of a quorum again came up, and 1t ap
bearing that there was still no quorum, a resolu'
ton of adjournment was made aud carried
S,rURpAY.-Senatc.-T bill increasing thC
vote of the State in joint stock companies was
passed, ayes "a, noes 2.
The bill increasing the compensation OF Com
rnissioners Ct the Revenue was passed.
Honse.-The amendments Of the Senate to the
tax bill were agreed to. A variety of other bust
moss was transacted. There were about six HIM
dred enrolled bills TO receive the Speakers sigma
ture.
The SANDWICH EsLANDs.-The Boston jour
ma, saws that recent census Of the Sandwich Is
lands exhibits some facts OF startling interest, an
which illustrate in the most unmlstakeable man
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