Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1860-01-10
EssgislAat 9 of Virginia.

MONDAY, Jan. 2na, lS6O.-Sen0te.-Not !;
session.
House.-At 10 o'clock the House was calle
to order, Mr.. Christian in the Chair.
A COMMITTEE was appointed to wait on Gov
Letcher and inform him that the House wa
ready to receive any Communication from him.
The Governor replied that he had no communi
cation to make at present. Nothing else of in
terest.
TUEsDAY.-Senate.-L Gov. Montagu
took the Chair and delivered an address. O.
motion of Mr.. Rives, q resolution complimentary
| to the late Lieut.. Gov, Mr.. jackson, was adopt
| ed.
| House-Sundry resolutions of inquiry wer
adopted. The Special Committee of Ave re
ported bill making an appropriation not to ex
coed $40, 900, for statue of James Madison, b,
VIM. R. Barbee.
| WEDNEsDAY.-Seaate.-A Communication wa
received from the House of Delegates, an
4puncing the passage of the House bill ''appro
priating sum of money to the civil contingen
fund" (This bill proposes to set apart $25, OO(
as civil contingent fund, Independent of tn,
ordinary appropriations for the fiscal year,
| After some debate the bill was laid on the ia
BILE.
| The Joint Committee on the outrage at Har
per's Ferry were instructed to inquire Into 'th,
expectancy of more effectually preventing th,
entrance into our ports of ships or other vessel
manned by negro crews.
| House.-A large number of resolutions of in
auiry were adopted.
The bill providing for the payment of debts
| incurred by the Executive in defence of ths
State and in execution Of the laws, was taker
up. TT constitutes the Secretary Of the Com
monwealth, the Auditor of Accounts and the
Attorney General, Board to examine and audi
the claims.J After sesse disepssinn the bill was
passed unanimously, axes !, lli, noes Q,
THURsDAY.-Senate.--T House bill appro
priating $685. 900 to the civil contingent fund wa.
passed unanimously.
| The Senate biz requiring Insane persons con
fined in the Penitentiary, to be removed to the
Lunatic Asylum, was on motion of Mr.. Stuart
laid on the table.
| The Senate bill making on augmentation O
100000 for the purchase and manufacture O
arms and munitions of war, was read second
time and laid on the table,
The Senate bill making special appropriation
to the Western Lnnatic Asylum, was advocated
| by Mr.. Stuart, and laid on the tehls.
House Among the resolutions Of inquiry a
dopted, was one offered by Mr.. McCue, in refer
ence to the expedepcy Of amending the charter
of the Central Bank Of Virginia so as to place il
upon the basis of the old Banks.
| FRIDAY.-Senate- Newton laid before
the Senate the proceedings of a meeting of oiti
zens Of King William, asking che removal Of the
disabilities attaching to B. B. Douglas, as sena.
tor elect from that district. Laid on the table
and ordered to be printed.
| Mr.. Claiborne introduced resolution for the
appointment Of joint committee to visit the
Eastern and Western Lnnatic Asylums. Re
ferred to Committee on Iunatic Asylums,
House.--rhe proceedings OF the meeting in
| King William, relative to Mr.. Douglas, were re
ferred to the Committee On Courts of Justice.
| Mr.. Christian introduced resolution of in
quiry as to the expediency Of changing the mode
of tazing dist;neriaa
The bill approprating 100000 to the Lunatic
Asylum west of the Allegheny mountains, was
passed unanimously.
SATURDAY.-Seaate.-T House bill forming
new comfy to be- CALLED "Webster" came up
! Mr.. Thompson suggested the name of sBland .
Mr.. Paxton advocated the former, and the bill
was passed without change.
| A report from Col. F. e. Smith and others
making an estimate of the cost of arming the
State, was presented. Che estimate is $14S, 842
for every five thousand men.
A Message from Gov. Letcher was received
and read.
House.-On motion Of Mr.. McCue a resolu-
ton providing for diagram of the House, was
passed,
The Senate bill granting 81 1000 to Andrew
Hunter for services in preseeist;az sI.hn Rrevyn,
came up. Mr., Holloway moVed suspension OF
the rules in order to substitute the sum of $500
Mr.. Duckwall opposed the motion, and The
House refused to suspend. Mr.. Cowan though
$500 too much, but the bill was passed-ayes
105, noes %.