Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1867-02-05
Virginia Legislature.


Virginia Legislature,
3, In the Senate, on Thursday. the bill,fxine
lle salaries OF certain officers of The StSts
government was niatured aud passed. Ibh
salary of the Second Auditor is 81 500 =.
hat OF the Register-of the Laid Office. IA
VI ;gVu; Both of these have been LARGELY
5eaoeed from the former amount. The re,
uuctson sl OF tho salary Of the Second, Auditor
81 ,SgO Was not, however, In accor,iance
with the sehtimeft of the Senate. a majority
beng IN favor Of making it $3.50. An
accidental majority" in favor of the atnai,il.
ment making it oily 81, 500 MAS. obtained bv
reason r OF the momentary absence of one
SesHtor from his scat.
Assort7Of '.Sen6tOrinl spat' was indulrcd
of the legislative per diem. but Tho roso,m
tom was adopted We do not supnosc how.
ever, that thcre viii be any reduction Of the
members pay. ~ -
d bill was passed to regulate cha-ees of
telegraph companies in this Statc;-snd to
compel 60 them to transmit messages for tho
State St ana railroad companies in which The.
state IS interested, free Under the bill -;F-
1t become law. the power to regulate these
Shnr2eS will be vested in tho Board of Pub.
l'c orks, and we hope they will make heavy
reductions, for tue present charges arc cnot
:. In the House, large number of resolu.
e'0ns Hi were presented aud rcferred-one bv
NE' W. =. p. Taylor to tax bachelors for tho
support Of widows and old maids loft ritbout
protectors by the war. Several hills nf = Io
cal character were passed. a bill coptippinc,
the. payment of interest aud dividends 10 in'
'corpOrated colleges and seminaries of lcarn.
ing was postponed until Thursday, next--on.
posed, by Messrs. H. Turner, Kellam apd
naInsbrohgh, and advocated by, Mess-s EscI-
ley, A. j. Clark and Evans. Tic SncnLcr
presented communication from the prosi.
dent of the James River and Kanawhn Canal
Company, relative to the effect of tho roccnt
reduction of tolls
Inc bill, on its second reading. disposipg
o. the States interest in the Alcxaudria
Loudoun, and Hampshire railroad on certain
conditions, came up in order.
On motion of Mr.. Graham ,I,o b;I,
amenueo ny imposing tax of one mill per
ton per mile, and one mill per nassen5cr nov
mile, in consideration of the. surrender of rho
States stock in the road, which Mr.. Graham
stated amounted to 81 100000.
snort debate occurred Upot it, in which
iIt"aSsustained by Dir. Robertson and opposed
Dy Messrs. n. Turner and Watkins. The
iatter gentleman suggested that there was q
constitutional obstacle to the passage of the
bill. :. The Constitution authorized the sale
OF the States interest in works of internal
improvements but required that the proceeds
public debt. - ''''
Mr.; A. j. Clark expressed his desire 10
vote S. Tor the bill, but hoped that thasconst;tie
tl1nal t.m question would be settled before tlie
Dill was put upon its passage, as there were
other bills of a similar character.
On motion of Mr.. Crump, the bill was ro.
ierTed TO the Committee on Courts of Justice
with the view of examining the question
which had been rniscd.
=, In the Senate, on Friday. TIE Lill 10 az.
thorIzc Railroad and Canal Cnn,pai,ies In on,
dorse the bonds of other Railroad and Coa5i
companies, was discussed 10th iipoD general
merits and the question Of its coustitutiopnIi-
~: AT the. hour Of. adjournment the pend
ing business was its consideration. .,p -,
In the matter Of the election OF Second
AucltoF therc was great unanimity Of. senti-
,nenI IN me senate, only one vote having
Deen cast against Gen. Rogers, who also re-.
celved large majority of the Joint votes of
the two houses. Col. Dulany, who renrc-
sents the District in which Gen. Rooera rc-
siues, and formerly represontcd. paid him "a
very handsome tribute in his speech endors-
ing his nomination, and spoke Of his merits
Dotn rs gentleman aud a man of ability. ma
having heen fully endorsed time and AMIN
By the people of that District.
Tic bill to aid the Immigration Soc;ot,,
wFa made the special order for next Tuc:.
day and the two Houses have agreed to have
Conmitteeof of Conference in regard 10 tho
bill to provide artificial limbs for disabled sol.
diee. SUI
In the House, among other bills presented
were one to Incorporate the Cape Charles Ho.
tel company, aud one to INCORPORATE the Dol
lar Savings Bank of Richmond Mr.. Gar
nett offered resolution to extend the present
session OF the Legislature for period not
exceeding thirty days, which was adopted-
ayes 81, noes Z. Senate bill to fix the sala-
res OF certain officers in the Second udilor'a
once was passed. The House proceeded 10
elect Second Auditor. General Asa Roeers
ana DIR. William j. Bigger being tie only
nominees. nc, The former was chosen. receivinl,
81 votes on joint ballot. House bill exfendE
ing the time for the rayment of the rerenue
oy sherltfs was returned from the Senate with
amendments. which, alter debate, were pU.
agreed to-: A bill to incorporate the Great
hepublic Gold and Silver Mining company
was passed. Mr.. Herndon opposed the bill
amending certain sections of the Code reIa.
tive to building Fund Asgocistions. aud tie
bill vas passed by. 49, '
,nAHon. f. D. HoIbrook, deIcgate f,or,
Idaho, had a personal cucounterat Willard.
In Washington, on Monday with Bfr Cn,n''
mIngs, lately removed fro,, of=.. II