Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1867-04-30

w ~ q VIC VI ayes, OIL noes, H.
Ihe following are the salaries allowed:
Escecutire Department.
Secretary Of the Commonwealth 800
ASSISTANT Cierk.... l,OOO
Copying Clerk. 900
Office of the Auditor of Pubic accounts.
Auditor without any fees So, 900
Clerk of Accounts. ...................... 1900
First Clerk 500
Second, Third and Fourth Clerks, EACH. 500
Second Auditor's Office
AudltOr S2OOO
S ~. 10y O
0econo Cierk......... l,UOU
1feasurer's Office.
treasurer
ile1 wv ~ Ivy
Register of Land Office 900
PER DIEM DURING RECESS.
The House rejected the Senate resolution,
resembling the resolution prohibiting the pay
ment of per diem to members during the late
recess.
The following is the vote:
bell, Childress, Davidson Fields, Gray, Han
cock, Hansbrough, Jackson, Kellam, Kendrick,
Kilby, Lewis Mann, Martin, Mcdonald, Nor
Purdie, Riggs, Smith, W. +. B. Taylor, W. A.
Turner, Woltz, Wyatt-32.
Nays-Messrs. Atkinson, Bekem, Bowles,
Clark, Crump, Daniel, Huntington, Goode,
Graham, Harnsberger, Herndon, Holmes, Kel-
ley, Jones, Long, Marshall, Merritt, Miller,
Owen, Ragsdale, Robertson, Scott, Seawell,
Strayer, j. Med Taylor, TONNES, 2. Turner,
Trout, Waddell, Wall, White, Wilson, Word,
Mr.. Speaker-35.
Mr. Wood moved reconsideration which
was agreed to by vote Of ayes 43, noes %.
Committee for Courts of Justice. Lost.
Mr. Pendleton moved to pass by. Agreed
The bill to incorporate the Winchester and
Strasburg railroad company was passed.
The following bills were passed
Senate bill 50, to repeal an act in relation to
writs of error and supersedeas.
Senate bill No. Al, to incorporate the United
States Agricultural company.
To the latter bill was attached, on motion of
Mr. T. Turner an amendment limiting the
quantity of land held at any one time by the
company to fifty thousand acres.
SENATE. Wednesday, April 24th-The sub
stitute of the House for the Senate bill regulat-
ing express charges In certain cases, was agreed
to, as was also the amendment to the title.
EXTENSION OF THE DANV1LLE RAILROAD.
The House substitute for the Senate bill to
extend the Richmond and Danville Railroad
from Danville, by way of Rock Castle Gap, to
some point on the Virginia and Tennessee Rail-
road, was adopted.
The bill imposing tax upon oysters was a.
dopted.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
The following bills were read third time and
passed:
Senate bill authorizing the issue Of certificates
in the nature of coupons, in anticipation of the
semi annual interest on registered bonds and
authorizing the use of the same and coupons of
interest in payment of the public dues-ayes s.,
noes g.
Senate bill refunding a certain sum Of money
to Emory and Henry College on account of an
erroneous assessment of taxes-ayes 70, noes
one.
Senate bill g. to amend an act passed March
3, 1866, amending section 49, chapter l72 of the
Code
Senate bill to amend section 6, chapter l5S
of the Code, as amended by act of March 2,
1866, in relation to the terms of the courts of
the First judicial circuit.
Senate bill to incorporate the Richmond
German Building Fund Association, No. l, for
the city of Richmond
Senate bill to regulate continuances.
Senate bill to amend the act incorporating the
Potomac Railroad Company
Senate bill explanatory of the Sd section of
the act passed February Is. 1866, entitled IAN
act amending the 2Sth chapter Of the Code of
1860, in relation to the assessment Of taxes on
licenses"
Senate bill to incorporate the Washington
Manufacturing company.
And the following House bills:
A bill to pay French & Crenshaw for furnish
ing the office of the Attorney General.
A bill amending the charter Of the town Of
Danville.
A bill to amend the act for the relief Of the
Winchester and Potomac Railroad Company.
A bill to amend the act amending the charter
of the St. Mary's Female Academy and Orphan
Asylum in the city Of Norfolk.
A bill changing the time Of holding the Cir
cult Courts Of the counties of Dinwiddie, Iu-
nenburg, Brunswick and Mecklenburg.
A bill relating to compromises or compositions
with joint contractors and co-obligors.
PER DIEM
The joint resolution voting per diem to mem
bers during the recent recess, came up on the
question of the passage OF the bill.
The roll being called, the result was-ayes IS,
noes 80, as follows:
AYEs.-Messrs. Bently, Braxton, Butt, Ca
bell, Childress, W. T. Clark, Davidson, Fields,
Gray, Hancock, Jackson, Kellam, Kendrick,
Kilby, Lewis, Mann, Martin. Moore Mcdonald,
Mosby, Peed, Pendeton, Powell, Purdie, Ra-
gsdale, Riggs, Smith, Straughan, w. +. B.
Taylor, Thompson, Turner, Wall, Wolff,
Woodbridge, Wyatt-35.
NoEs-Messrs. Baldwin, (Speaker) Akin
son, Bekem, Booker, Bowles, A. j. Clark,
Crump, Daniel, Huntington, j. Goode, Jr.
Graham, Graves, Hansbrough, Harnsberger,
Herndon, Holmes, Jones, Kelley, Marshall,
Merrett Owen Scott Seawell, Strayer, j. Nc
Dowell, Taylor, Teeter, TONNES, Trout, Wad-
dell, Watkins, Wilson, Word-32
The Speaker announced that the bill, not re-
ceiving a constitutional majority, was rejected.
Mr.. Straughan appealed from the decision OF
the Chair, on the ground that the resolution did
not appropriate money.
The Speaker read from the Constitution the
clause applicable to the cases, as follows:
ION the passage of every act which imposes,
continues, or revlves tax, or creates debt or
charge, or makes, continues, or revives any ap-
preparation of public or trust money, or releases,
discharges, or commutes any claim or demand
of the State, the vote shall be determined by
yeas and nays, and the names OF the persons
voting for and against the same shall be entered
on the Journals Of the respective Houses; and
a majority Of all members elected to each House
shall be necessary to give it the force OF law. !"
The Speaker said that some gentlemen SEEM
ed to be under the impression that this act was
a voluntary declining to take the pay for the
recess. This was an error. 1t was mistake
to suppose that there was no power In the Leg
islature to reduce the compensation OF members.
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