Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1860-02-17

ment Of the guaranteed DonQS OF tne CneSa-
peakc and Ohio Canal, with Senate amend
ment; increasing the capital stock of the
Manassas Gap Railroad Company, and au-
thoriziug subscription thereto by the
Board of Public Works; incorporating the
Blacksburg. Catawba Greek and Fincastle
Turnpike Company. -.
The bill to amend the charter CT the James
River and Kanawha Company was conaid-
cred 1t proposes to increase the capital
stock from S., 900, 900 to $25. 900 900, the
State to take 81 600 shares, of which So
900 shall be 10 satisfaction of the deLt due
State.
SArURDAr. Senate. Mr.. Stuart offered
resolution Of inquiry as to the expcdiency
of providing BY law for the more effectual
suppression of the circulating Of counterfeit
notes
The House bill for the voluntary enslave-
ment of Mary and her children, of Culpeper
county, was amended and passed.
The House bill increasing the salary of
the Auditor of Public Accounts was rejec-
ted-ayes 23, noes II.
Mr. Newman's joint resolution instructing
Che Board of Public Works to expend one
half Of the appropriation to the Covington &
Ohio Railroad in construction from It's Wes-
tern terminus East, was rejected-aycs 8,
noes 90 The vote was then re considered
an d the resolution laid on the table
A bill was reported and passed for the
payment of 1888 IS to the proprietors ofthc
Exchange and Ballard House, for entertain
ing Mr. ,Memminger, the Commissioner from
South Carolina
A large number Of bills were then taken
up and passed.
House. The bill making regulations con-
corning special licenses Yves taken up. 1t
is intended to promote home industry and
direct importations, by requiring all mer
chants and others selling articles. the fab
RIGS or products of the Hirelng States, to
take out special licenses and pay q tax there
for. y
MoNDA7.-Senme. The President sub
mitted communication from the Executive
enclosiugsa letter received from the Cover
nor Of Iowa, declining to deliver Barclay
Coppic up to'justice, on reauistion from
!, Virginia, as q participation in the Harper's
Ferry affair, on the false pretenCe that the
seals on some of the papers sent him were
. defective. Governor Letohcr animadverta
in just and severe terms against the duplio-
ity of the Governor of Iowa, who, after
sending. the requisition. back to Virginia,
caused Coppic to be Informed that the au-
thoritiea Of Virginia were in search Of him
SO that he might escape from justice, which
he did The communication from Gov
Latcher vas, on motion of Mr.. Thomas, Of
f. =, laid on the table, and GOO extra copie,
ordered to be printed.
se.-The. Speaker laid before The House
q letter from Gov. Letcher, accompanied BY
certain resolutions of citizens of Atlanta,
Georgia, inviting to that place any and all
T delegates to the Southern Conference, which
they specially desire may be laid before the
Virginia Legislature. Read, laid on the
table and ordered to be printed.
A number Qfpetitions, Sc, wore present.
ed and referred.
TUEsDAY.-Scnate A number of bills
were passed and others advanced
House-The bill amending the charter
of the James River and Kanawha Company
being the general order CT the day was call
ed up.
Mr.. segar offered tie following resolution:
That hereafter there shall be evening sessions
of this House, except On Saturdays Which
led to discussion of considerable length-
after which Mr. Christian offered the follow
/ ing: That hereafter this House will meet
at sunrise each morning and continue in SEES
sion with the exception Of FIVE minutes at
| Il NJ. for the Speaker and Clerk to obtain
something to-eat) until IL o'clock, 2. NJ:
that the committees shall continue in session
the remainder Of the night that the pay OF
me ,abers be reduced to 371 cents per day
, and that our constituents be afectionatel
1 requested to notice this resolution end cred
A US accordingly. II
e WEnNEsnAy Senate The joint ordel
$ of.the day being the election of certain Stat
, officers, message was received from tn
8 House through Mr.. Dickinson, of Prime
Edward, that that body was ready to pre-
: ceed and had determined to elect first tn
o General Agent and Storekeeper of the Peni
e tertiary, and that Robert n Nimmo, o
Richmond, and Mitchell B. Tate, of WITH
/ county, were in nomination for thai office
/ aud resulted in the recollection of Mr.. MIN
! no.
! The election for the remaining officer
l then Proceeded, and there being no Others
8 in nomination than the incttmbents, the,
received tbs unanimous vote of the Senate
t as follows: ..
: Geo. W. Mun:;a3ta, Secretary of the Com
t monwealth. ..
3 j. S. Calvert, Treasurer.
j. NJ. Bennett, Auditor Of Public As
counts.
VIM. A. Monaiire, Second Aud.to
Stafford H. Parker, Register Of LAM
Office
VIM F. Richie, Public Printer.
James f. Pendleton, Superintendent O
the Penitentiary.
House The bill amending the charte
of the James River and Kanawha Compan,
come up as an order of the day as an unfn
ishcd business; but, On motion of Mr.. An
derson the consideration Of the bill was post
poned till Friday next at l o'clock
The House proceeded to the consideration
Of bills on their second reading. number
of which were advanced on the calendar
ordered to be ergrossed, &c.
NGREssxoNAn.
THURSDAY, Feb. 9.-Seaote. Mr.. GVir