Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1867-01-22
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF VIRGINIA
SENATE. Friday, Jan. lin the Senate,
the following bills were passed: House bill,

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enacting the 28th section of chapter 50, Code
of 1860, in relation to fines for failing to worl
on the public roads-the overseers of the pool
| required to make annual reports; House bill
No. 26, repeating the act entitled "an act t.
provide for opening and keeping in repair the
public roads in the county of Rockbridge,
passed January, 1887; House bill, No. 63, tt
Incorporate the Southern Mutual Life Insurance
Company Of Virginia House bill, No. Is, to
incorporate the Rockbridge Mining Company
| Senate bill, No. 81, Incorporating the NORTH
Fork of Holston Coal and Iron Mining and Sal
Manufacturing Company Senate bill, No. 56
| and re6tting the Institution for the Deaf ant
Dumb and Blind--passed unanimously.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
| WANTED THEIR VOTES RECORDED.
| Mr.. Seawell, absent during the vote on the
constitutional amendment, was granted leave to
have inserted on the record the fact that he
should, had he been present, have voted against
| the amendment.
Similar leave was granted to Messrs. Goode,
Mcdonald and Langhorne-the latter of whom
said it would have been the proudest moment
of his life could he have been present and voted
against the amendment; and, as it was, he could
not face his constituents without recording bis
vote against that almost damnable iniquity.
HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION
House bill 90, to exempt homesteads and GER
tain personal property from forced sales and for
the relief of insolvent Debtors coming up, Mr..
! Crump, in view of the Importance ofa bill which
had his full sympathy, moved to commit the
bill to the Committee for Courts of Justice
| One bill passed by the House had been pro
nounced unconstitutional, and great care should
be exercised, lest in their eagerneSs to do much
good they should defeat their own objects
MIR. Garnett did not believe that Solomon
himself, were he on earth, could frame bill on
this subject which would satisfy all the MEM
bers. The people look to the Assembly for
speedy action, and he should oppose recon
mitment, and moved to make the bill the order
of the day for Wednesday next.
The bill was committed to the committee
specified.
ARTIFICIAL LIMBS FOR VIRGINIA SOLDIERS,
House bill a0 to provide artificial limbs for
citizens Of this Commonwealth who have lost
| their limbs in the late war, being returned by
ed to suspend the rule requiring it's reference to
| a committee, and to consider it Immediately
Referred to Committee ON propositions and
grievances.
| SENATE, Saturday, Jan. Ex-senator Nc
Rae, from the Committee on Finance, present
ed Senate bill, No. 66, authorizing the payment
| to Randolph Rogers, Esq, of all amounts for
statuary for the Washington Monument as the
same became due, which was passed unani-
mously.
| THE sCHOOL-HOUsEs IN HENRY COUNTY.
Senator Robinson, from the Committee on
| Public Institutions, reported without amend
ment House bill, No. 81, providing for the sale
of the district free school houses in the county
Of Henry, which was subsequently taken up,
read a third time and passed.
BILL PASSED.
| Senate bill, No. 10, incorporating the Vir-
ginia Manufacturing Building and Mining Com
pany was taken up, read third time and pass
| SENATOR POWER ON THE CONSTITUTIONAL
| AMENDMENT
Senator Power stated that he had been de-
tanned from his seat for several days by the i'm
possibility Of reaching the city, In consequence
Of the interruption Of communication by the ice
and snow, but that if he had been present when
the Senate considered the proposed edamendment
to the Federal Constitution, he would have
voted against it and in favor of the resolutions
declining to ratify the same.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
| B1LLS IASSED.
The following bills were passed:
House bill SO, authorizing the county court
of Cumberland to pay the agents Of the Freed
mems Bureau
House bill 90, changing the time of holding
the terms of the Circuit Court of Highland
county.
House bill 81, to incorporate the Chatham
Savings Bank.
! House bill 92 to incorporate the Harmonizel
Oil and Mining Company, in Scott county,
House bill 92, to exempt homesteads aud GER
tain personal property from forced sales, anc
for the relief Of insolvent debtors.
House bill 90, to change the corporate name
of the charter of the Richmond Savings Bank
and Insurance Company.
House bill o. to transfer from the male chari
ty school of Fredericksburg to the trustees O.
the female charity school, all the property nov
owned and possessed by the former
House bill, to authorize the city of Portsmouth
to issue coupon bonds.
House bill 96, for the relief of J ohm P Aylor
late sheriff of Madison county.
House bill 81, for the relief of JAS. 0. Harris
late sheriff Of Culpeper county.
ARTIFICIAL LIMBS.
The committee to whom were referred thu
Senate amendments to House bill so, providing
artificial limbs for citizens who lost limbs in thu
late war, recommended that the House agree
to the first and disagree to the other amend
ments. Agreed to.
VOTE RECORDED.
Leave was granted to Mr. Woodbridge to hav,
it stated upon the journal that had he been pre-
sent he should have voted against the Constitu
tional Amendment.
EXPRESS TRANSPORTATION.
House bill 4S, to regulate express transporta
ton over the railroads Of the Commonwealth
was taken up at l o clock-being the order O
the day.
Mr.. Waddell moved it's recommitment to tn
Committee Of Roads on the ground that ther
were points in it that required amendment, il
the opinion OF persons present in the House
The House decided that 1t should be recon
ntted.
SENATE, Monday JAM l4.-The following
bills were passed:
House bill, No. SO, to amend and re-enac
the goth section of chapter 199 of the Code Q
Virginia, edition Of 1860, in regard to witnesse
in prosecutions for unlawful gaming.
House bill, No. Is, to authorize the city O
Norfolk to construct water works for the use
the people of said city,
House bill, No. Is, amending and re-enactn
the 7th and Sth sections OF an act passed Febru
ary 18th, 1856, entitled ''an act to incorporat
the Norfolk City Water Works.
House bill, No. II, for the relief of Davi
Hixon: late sheriff Of Loudoun county.
Senate bill No. SO, to incorporate the Bote