Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1867-02-19
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF VIRGINIA

SENATE, Saturday, Feb. 9th--A general
debate took place on the till to pay the State
the 18th at l o'clock The pay the Commits
sloners still hangs between the two houses, and
the Senate appointed committee of conference.
The report of the committee of conference on
the bill to require fine for failing to work on
the public roads was agreed to. Reports from
committees were presented and appropriately
acted on. The bill authorizing the transfer of
the property and franchises of the Manassas
Gap Railroad company to the Orange and Alex
andria, was taken up, amended in several i'm
portant particulars, and then laid on the table.
Senate bill prescribing uniform rule for the
measure OF damages in action for the conversion
OF slaves IN certain cases, was passed.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
The House was hard at work and was in ses-
sion until late hour in the day. Senate bill
to amend the Code relative to printing the re-
cords of the Court of Appeals and District
Courts, reported from Committee of Conference
with recommendation that the House recede
from its amendments, was agreed to. House
bill to amend the laws relative to printing the
acts and resolutions of the General Assembly
was taken up, on Mr.. Huntington S notion and
passed A lengthy debate occurred on the bill
to regulate telegraph charges in the State, which
was finally referred to the Finance Committee,
as was substitute for the same offered by Mr.
Leonard.
The following Senate bills were read third
time and passed.
A bill to incorporate the Citizens Bank of the
city of Richmond
A bill to incorporate the Staunton Savings
Bank
A bill to amend the LIST and I'd sections of a
bill passed On the oath January, 1867, to In
corporate the Washington and Laurel Railroad
Company.
A bill to incorporate the Merchants and Me
chanics Savings Bank of Liberty.
A bill to amend and re-enact the I'd section oil
an act passed February Z, 1866, entitled an act
to incorporate the International Commercial
Company of the city of Norfolk
A bill fixing the fees of the Register of the
Land Office for services to nonresident In
creases fees double the present amount.
A bill to abolish the office of Superintendent
of Weights and Measures, and transferring the
same to the Register Of the Land Office
SENATE, Monday, Feb. 11th.-The Senate
spent most OF its time in discussing the bill te
authorize the Orange and Alexandria Railroad
to reconstruct the Manassas Gap road" The
bill has 9Th section to authorize the proposed
consolidated company, also to construct the Val
ley Railroad, and this 9Th section was the cause
of controversy. On Saturday, this 5th section
was stricken out, but to-day, on motion Of
Senator Davis, Of Washington county, the vote
wasreconsidered, and the 5th section retained in
the bill. The bill as reported from the com
mittee has been ordered to its engrossment ano
third reading
The bill reported by Senator McRae from the
Committee on Finance, providing for a settle
ment OF the State debt, was made the order Of
the day for to-day On Saturday, but when the
hour to take it up arrived, it was passed over
Senator Lee, by leave, introduced a new bill to
require the Treasurer to pay the interest or
two-t thirds of the public debt. commencing July
LIST, 1867, and should he not have the funds te
do it, then to issue certificates of the State in
debtedness for the amount Of such interest
The Conference Committee on the subject Of
paying the commissioners to settle with West
Virginia, made report which was laid on the
table