Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1867-01-29
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF VIRGINIA
SENATE, Tuesday, Jan. %.
RILLS PASSED.

House bill to Incorporate the Blooms Grove
Quarrying, Mining, and Manufacturing Com
pany.
House bill to amend the I'd section of an act
to incorporate the Blue Ridge Turnpike Com
pany--ayes, 20; noes, 0.
RATES OF INTEREST IN THE CITY OF RICHMOND.
Mr. Ould called up the bill presented by him
yesterday in regard to the rates. of interest in
the city of Richmond. The following is copy
of the bill:
BE 1T enacted By the General assembly, That
any resident of the city of Richmond, or any
corporation or cop partnerships having an Office
and actually doing business in said city, may
agree in writing for the payment of any rate of
interest on money due to, or to become due on
any contract, and any judgment on such con-
tract shall conform thereto, and shall bear the
interest agreed upon by the parties. No such
contract shall be deemed usurious or void by
reason of the law now in force in relation to in
terest "
Pending the consideration of the subject, on
motion of Mr. Keen, the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
The Committee on Courts of Justice reported
the Senate bill known as the Homestead bill, y
with the recommendation that it do not pass.
GENERAL STATE ELECTIONS.
The Committee on Privileges and Elections
reported unfavoraby on the proposition to post
pone the day of the general elections from May
till October, upon the ground that the time of
the elections is fixed in the Constitution The
House concurred in the report.
HOMESTEAD BILL
The Homestead bill from the Senate, with
the recommendation Of the House committee
that it do not pass, came up in order.
Mr. (rarnatt moved JtS postnopa,uont TO VuaC-
day next, when he hoped the House would be
prepared to meet the test question whether we
were to have Homestead law or not
The motion was agreed to- So the Home
stead bill was made the special order for the
goth instant, TUESDAY and the continuous or
der until disposed of.
EASTERN LUNATIC ASYLUM.
The bill to provide for the liabilities Of the
Eastern Iunatic Asylum, incurred prior to the
first day OF July, 1865, came up on the question
of its passage. The bill was recommitted.
SENATE, Wednesday,, Jan. 23rd.-The bill
introduced by Mr.. Ould, allowing citizens of
Richmond to borrow money at any rate of in
terest that may be agreed upon between the
parties, came up as unfinished business.
Mr. Talaferro addressed the Senate at some
length.
The bill was then, on motion, laid upon the
table for the present.
Mr. Meade moved to amend the resolution
of Mr.. Gray by substituting Friday the 18th
instant, at o clock, as the time for going into
the election of Second Auditor
The amendment was agreed to, the joint res
olution adopted and the action of the Senate
ordered to be communicated to the House.
HAYES r. Sutton having received a majority
of the votes of both Houses was declared cleo
ted Register of the Land Office
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
BILLS PASSED.
The following engrossed bills were read a
third time and passed
A bill to incorporate the Normal Music School
Association of the city of Portsmouth.
a (Senate) bill to amend and reenact section
l OF an act to incorporate the st. Francis lnfir-
mary OF the city of Richmond.
A bill in relation to the courts of the corpo-
ration of Norfolk and the Hastings Court of the
city Of Portsmouth.
A bill to incorporate the Wythevlle and
North Carolina Railroad Company.
A bill to amend an act incorporating the Great
Hunting Creek Bridge Company.
A bill to incorporate the Bank of Portsmouth.
A bill for the relief of the late sheriffs of the
Commonwealth. Empowers sheriffs to collect
free bills. taxes, &C.. due them for the years
IS0S-.OU.
A bill to incorporate the Consolidated Gold
Mining and Manufacturing Company.
After some time a message was received from
the Senate that that body had adOpted reso-
luton to defer the election OF the Second Audi
tor until Friday the 18th instant, to which the
House agreed.
SENATE, Thursday, Jan. 24.-House bill in
cooperating the Hanover Coal Company, COM
munlcated to the Senate yesterday, was taken
up and read twice.
Mr.. Mitchell moved to amend by adding af-
ter the word railroad the words with the
consent Of the owners of the land over which
said road shall pass
The amendment was adopted; and the bill
passed.
Senate bill to Incorporate the Glade Spring
and Laurel Railroad Company, in the county
OF Washington-returned from the House with
an amendment-was taken up, and the amend
ment Of the House concurred in.
RESOLUTIONS.
The following resolutions were introduced and
adopted:
BY Mr. Dulaney. -Inquiring into the expe-
diency of re-assessing the lands of the State.
By Mr.. Lee-Inquiring into the expediency
OF reporting bill requiring the payment of in
terest upon so much of the State debt as is due
widows and orphans.
By Mr.. Gray.-Into the expediency of re-
porting bill providing for the sale of the Ma
nassas Gap railroad for the purpose Of compile
ting said road to Harrisonburg.
BILLS PASSED.
House bill, with an amendment, allowing fur