Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1867-04-23
VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE.
EXTRA SESSION.

SENATE Wednesday, April 7th.-Senator
Trout, by leave, presented Senate bill No. 81,
incorporating the Augusta Benevolent Assocla
| ton of Colored Persons, which, on his motion,
was taken up, read the first time and ordered to
a second reading and then, on his further mo-
| ton, referred to the Committee on General
Laws.
| Senator Keen, by leave, presented Senate
bill No. IS, authorizing Cities towns and coun-
| ties to borrow money at rate of interest not
exceeding ten per cent. per annum, for the pur-
pose of paying subscriptions of stock to internal
| improvement companies, which, on his motion,
was taken up, and on his several further mo-
| tons, the rules being suspended, the bill was
| passed, and he was requested to inform the
| House of Delegates thereof
! The special order of the day was taken up,
| being House bill No. So, amending an act enti-
tied IAN act amending the 3Sth chapter of the
Code edition of 1861 in relation to assessment
of taxes on licenses, passed February 18th,
| 1867 and,
On motion of Senator Gray, the vote by which
| it was ordered to its third reading was recon
sidered and,
| On motion Of Senator Boiling, the bill was
| amended so as to provide that merchants and
ordinary licenses may be paid semi annually,
and that all collections from such licenses shall
|
from the date of their collection and, as amend
ed, the bill was read the third time and passed
| ayes, "a noes, O.
The second order of the day was taken up,
being House bill No. IL, disposing of the State s
interest in the Alexandria, Loudoun and Hamp.
| shire Railroad on certain conditions and read
the third time and passed.
On motion of Senator MERCER, the same was
forthwith communicated to the House of Dele
gates by him.
On motion of Senator Dulany the Senate
took up House bill No. IA, relating to the Al
exandria canal and railroad, and the bill was
read the third time and passed.
On motion Of Senator Dulany, the same was
forthwith communicated to the house of Dele
gates by him.
| HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
The House resumed the consideration of the
consolidation BILL
On motion of Mr.. Crump the bill was amend
ed SO as to limit the time for the exchange Of
the States Railroad stock to LIST of May 1863
The question being upon the engrossment Of
the bill, was carried In the ahirmatiye-ayes, Is;
noes, IS.
SENATE Thursday, April 1Sth.-Senate bill
to regulate express charges Uncertain cases after
being amended, was passed.
The Atlantic Ohio and Mississippi railroad
| Dlu having Uceu TeCuTueu u tue Senate run
/ the House, through Mr. Goode, of Norfolk, with
amendments it was, on motion of Mr.. Robin
son, of Norfolk, taken up.
Passed by vote Of Is to g.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
| Senate bill to provide for the completion of a
line of railway from the Virginia seaboard to the
| Mississippi and Ohio rivers, by facilitating the
construction of the Cumberland Gap railroad,
known as the consolidation bill, which was
amended on the previous day, came up, and
was passed by vote Of SO to 49,
The Senate bill to amend section 4, chapter
al of the Code, in relation to interestcame up.
1t retains six per cent the legalrate Of inter-
est but legalizes contracts in writing for interest
not exceeding eight per cent. The bill was pass
ed some days since, but the vote was reconsider
ed The question was on the passage of the bill.
Rejected by the following vote: Ayes IS,
nays So
SENATE Friday, April l th.-Senator Below,
by leave, presented Senate bill No. g., to in
corporate the Winchester and Strasburg railroad,
which, on his several notions under suspen-
sion of the rules, was passed, and forthwith
communicated to the House Of Delegates.
Senate bill No. 81, to amend the act passed
January 25th, in relation to salaries OF certain
officers of the government, was taken up, and
after lengthy debate, it was passed.
THE bill fixes the salary Of the Second Aud
itor at $4,000 and that of his second clerk at
$1,000. The salaries of the other officers remain
as provided in the Code Of 1860.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
The following bills were passed:
Senate bill to authorize the Virginia Central
Railroad Company to use, temporarily, that part
of the Covington and Ohio Railroad east Of the
Allegheny Tunnel
House bill to place negroes on an equality with
white witnesses in the courts.
House bill authorizing fduciaries to compound
and compromise liabilities.
House bill authorizing Washington Lodge,
No. IS, of Free and Accepted Masons, to oc-
enpy, portion Of Jett street in the town OF
purpose of building Lodge.