Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1870-03-10
or THE LEG;s4
l4AIJs RE.

pending bill gives TO, all PERSONS twelve
months within Which to avail themselves.
q tase provisions OF the Homestead bill
This amendment is opposed upon the
ground that persons in debt, aud who.
should refuse to avail themselves Of this
law, would thus run the risk of depriving
their families Of the benefit of the law
suriber amendments viii be proposed,
sAd the discussion will probably continue
for two or three days yet. go
In the Senate, to-day, IN response to en- !:
hqulrlos, it was reported that the States
interest IN the Dismal Sw M caaal had
been' sold, according to law, for the sum
Of: S24 9,9S, and that said money had
been paid into Che Treasury.
Also, that the 8;ate's interest in the
Alexandria, Loudoun ana Hampshire rail
road bad been sold for $50 eco, Tie terms
provided by the act, nut that the bonds
were not yet due.
The bill prescribing the oaths <of Office
requisite, was passed. -. =.
In the House Of Delegates Mr.. Hawx-
hurst introduced a resolution of enquiry
for prpviding by law for sale by executions.
and to agoia the expense of chancery
suits for tha. purpose,
The Committee on Counties, Cities, and
Towns, reported adversely 70 giving each
township IN the State enc physician of
good standing, who should be known as
the physician Or the poors' physician. e -
Lieut., Governor Aiayre appeared in the
Senate t2~day,! aud upon taking the chair
expressed his Acknowledgements for tAe,
honor al his esectiQn il /. few vory appro-
pirate remarks. - -zf
Gov: Walker las not yet considered
the Enabling biIl' which was laid before
him to-day.
RICHMoD. March 4 There was yerv
little of interest in Senate to,dar. a
bill was reported and read second time
from the Committee on Courts of Justice
10 amend section 0, chapter l0S, Of the
code of 1859, in relation to marriages
within certain degrees of relat;ouship =
Ii provides, ''uo man shall marry his
mother, grand mother, step-mother, Sister.
daughter, granddaughter, half sister
anat, uncle's wife, sons wife, wife's
sten7lan,btar E, 49, aar1h :, ''e'
sisters daugh,cr Tf@ay ,'.a - ,e, VI
married to = bro,5cr;. w a." 'e'ss0'p orc
wife Of his Ero:1rr or s;.'a '.s" ,o, VI Tue
marriage is hereby declared to be LEGAL
and valid exempt from all the penalties
Tbo Co'nm;,.oa ;, !7:,naa, -,
asuor to nss;,o.'f da~, ,?a i i
nraTip@ relief franz snee;,l tar .'tp,rs'
that no sueb fax can hersa c.lA % ~ ,. 'ne'
Amor- IKE ~asoi,,.; '.s' 't'T, -? IL, .osou
and raeer2ctl wcra ,hn f,I@o,r;" 'l 81 o"''e'
T;,oujriog into ,Ln ovaa'l;a,9,., oeI..,.
zinc 1oaa,jI;nran3 c.,,.;n>. oe .,.o ". ''1,"
c,;of;53 'e'5 0sS
tn,borizioy tha nr.sa,,. .,..;r. >,
snfir;cncy If vhos L0n'ls an 1' ''ls, NC
toned to cont;n.1n ,1,a;. ooi, H. 1''l aa' j
make their payments to The nvJ;1or AZ
now reqaired by Ia~ Until the Dro,. ~
Organization Of the courts un3ar t,t = ,i ~
constitution. "
Artborizjor tlo r,aristratos or Aha
cities and ooualics Of the State - c,nt;nn ms
hol.inr tie re. ular courts 1T sn,h ,;no
and place as required under the code Of
1860, until the Judges are appointed and
qualified.
The bill Incorporating the Uaioa Bank
Of Wincles err was passed.
The Uonse OF Delegates was priooi1aIlv
engaged in tie consideration of the
Homestead bill upon which tie. has not
yet been any definite action.
The following Joint resolution was
passed .'Nhcreas, the general assembly
is inform. i that III land scrip t. whjc1,
the State Of Yir1iaia is entio!e.! uoIer the
act of the CoDgrcss Of lhc United Stetas
passed Julv 81 1852 IL nov roadv s,r
delivery: therefore i. i r,s3lvo1
That tie aua1tor Of n,,};ii. acc,r,ots r,'5n.
the direction Of the Coyernoe h. 80 - bn
i beroI,v d;rocts1 o,d o.,,r,,,,, - go ~
fer and receive f. m thc 49,, ~ ~
the Un;fe3 states the I9 sor. , : "
The State Of yiroinia -, o, @iIs9
under The said act Of Con,.,-5a.. - ,aa ' ~.
he hold the same sulicct T. fn.tb1r 49, on 49,.
of tho General ;sSem6Iv y 80 'A'i '-'17i
The House COMMITTEES on p.;v.Ioaos
aud Tlocf;o,s rn1,I65et.3 ~ 90 ''''.s9 ~
reso)ntioo re5,,lirin, f,a,,, 10 ;nan;,o - ats
the stains If Nm pnrant - a,,o ~ ae
tho Honso fam p,,o Wills r;r,, ''''',Ds' y
that Here is M cv;,la,,ao ~" ~ - ~,
ton,l;.,. - .fTaot Il, 80 *,
&c n,omb or IF ~ ~ = - = O'F'gy q seat
A not;t;on fro., a. r,,
, = : PeV.,,'' :. 0ii ''C fredericksburg