Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1866-02-09
VIRGINIA LEGISIATYRE.

COLI pCtntttlUH allOWCG N0lllilllSSiOucfS OF the
Revenue for obtaining facts in regard to births |
and deaths.
The Senate bill providing for the employ
ment Of females as copyists in the Office of
the Register of the Land Office, was taken
up.
Mr.. GRAY most eloquently advocated the
passage of the BILL He alluded to the con
dition Of many educated ladies in our midst,
whose protectors had been killed during the
late war, and who had no means of support
save their own exertions, and begged Sena-
tors to give them chance to make bread -
He asserted that there was a great deal Of
copying to do--as it was ten years behind
hand whether the Office Of Register Of the
Land Office was abolished Or not.
The bill was passed unanimously.
Senate bill to increase the price Of treasu-
ry warrants for lands in Virginia, and to re-
peal an act passed 4th Of january, 1866. en-
titled an act prohibiting the further entry Of
waste and unappropriated land Or any grant
Of such, was passed.
House. The House resumed considera-
ton Of House bill, amending the thirty
eigth chapter of the Code edition Of 1860
in relation to the assessment of taxes on IL
censes. The bill when passed by the House
will doubtless undergo radical notifications
in the Senate; it is therefore idle to publish
it in its present conditiin, The House adj
journed.
SENATE Wednesday, jan, 31st.-Mr
COLEMAN, from special committee, reported
a substitute for the bill entitled ga bill to
regulate contracts for labor or service be-
tween white and colored persons, and to de-
fine what shall be a days Or a months work.
After discussion, the substitute passed. and,
in substance, is as follows: The bill provides
that no contract between a white person and
a colored person for the labor Or service of
the latter, for a longer period than month";
shall be binding on such colored person, I'M
less the contract be in writing, signed by
such white person or his agent, and by such
colored person, and duly acknowledged be-
fore a justice, or notary public, or clerk Of
the county or corporation court, or overseer
Of the poor, in the county or corporation in
which the white person may reside, or in
which the labor or service is to be performed.
And it shall be the duty Of the justice, no
tary, clerk, or overscer Of the poor, to read
and explain the contract to the colored per-
son before taking his acknowledgment there
of, and to state that be has done SO in his GER
tifcate Of the fact that the contract has been
acknowledged before him. It contains a fur
Their provision, that if any person entices
away laborer from service under contract,
he shall forfeit to the party aggressed sum
not less than ten nor more than twenty dol
lars.
HOUSE. The committee of conference on
the disagreeing votes Of the two Houses on
Senate Joint resolution relative to the Presi-
dency, &C., Of the Orange and Alexandria
railroad company, reported the following res
.olutions, which were passed by a vote Of 80
to 90
1scsolged 1y the General assembly, That
the Board Of Public Works be requested to
call meeting Of the stockholders Of the Or
ange and Alexandria railroad company, for
the purpose of electing a President and Di-
rectors of said railroad company within the
shortest period prescribed by law, and that
they be requested to appoint new proxies to
meeting Of stockholders.
Resolred, That a copy Of these resolutions
be certified and sent to the Board Of Public
Works.
SENATE. Tharsdoy, Feb. 1st.-The Sen
ate then proceeded to tho execution Of the
joint order of the day, for the election Of
Superintendent Of the Penitentiary, and Pen
itentiary Store Keeper, which resulted in the
election of Mr.. j. H. Pendleton to the for
mer, and Mr.. J. B. Cary, to the latter office.
HousE.-Mr. Mcdowell Taylor presented
a petition from Washington College; also, "a
bill modifying the charter Of said College.
Mr.. Waddel presented a petition from cit
liens of Augusta county, in favor OF rail
road through the Valley Of Virginia.
The remainder Of the day was consumed
in the election of Superintendent, and Store
Keeper Of the Penitentiary
sENArE.-Fiday, Feb 2md--. The House
bill to extend the charter Of the James Rlv-
er and Kanawha Companykw then taken
up and passed.
On motion of Mr.. Peck, the following res
olution was adopted:
Resozeed, That the Committee on Courts
of Justice be instructed to inquire into the
propriety Of legaizing the proceedings and
decisions of the courts held within the Con-
federate lines during the late rebellion, and
report by bill or otherwise
HoUsE.-Senate bill amending the charter
of the Manassas Gap and Winchester and
Potomac railroad companies, was taken up
as unfinished business the pending question
being the engrossment and third reading Of
the bill.
The bill authorizes the Manassas Gap rail
road to construct a railroad connecting the
Winchester and Potomac railroad, with the
road at Strasburg, length Of eighteen miles,
and authorizes the company to borrow $780,
| 900.
After very lengthy and animated discus
sion, the bill was passed by a vote Of 81 to
q.
SENArE-Saturday, Feb, 3rd.-The
Committee On Roads, &C., were discharged
by request from the consideration of the res
olution inquiring into the expediency Of let
ting out by contract, the keeping and repair
ing the highways Of the State
The same committee reported adversely to
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