Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1870-03-04
GENERAL ASSEMBLY
SENATE

amended so as to make this company sub
ject to State laws regulating banks &c, and
declaring after 1880 sail company shall
not own more than 10, 900 acres of land,
passed.
@-@A~blI-was~presented hysMr~4-Anderson, -
Of Rockbridge, 10 authorize the issue of reg
istered certificates Of State stock of Wash
linton College, Nisgiaia,=in lieu-of .cestain-
lost coupon bonds. Referred to the Com
mittee on Finance.
The Senate adjourned till Monday.
i'L HOUSE. ,'t'1 .
Senate joint resolution to proceed with
the election Of Lieut.. Governor and Super
intendent Of Public instruction on Wednes-
day next, was adopted. .-3assn.
Senate amendment to House bill reducing
the salary of Superintendent of Public In
struction to $4,000 was agreed to: m
The following resolutions were offered
By J. B. Miller-Enquiring into the ex-
pediency of appointing a special committee
to enquire into the. trial and conviction of
prisoners aow confined in the pcnitenti-
By--Ragsdale, (ooloresl Asking Con
SlCSS " lCIuOfC tuC ;IdA iIOEi tODtGCQ duu
put it on the lands of The State.
BY George W. Graham--Providing for
paying the salary Of members for their at
tendance on the session Of the Assembly
February s, 1870.
BY Mr.. Arnett-A resolution instructing
the Finance, Committee to enquire into the
financial condition OF all the Insurance COM
p%anies in Virginia. -.
The special order, the consideration Of
the bill 'sto enable officers now holding Of
fees in Virginia, by military appointment,
ccssors are elected and have duly qualified,
to ratify and coufrm the official acts of all
such officers, and to provide for filing valcan-
cies n the Offices Of justices und constables"
was resumed. t5aq lt@2 ~a4gGfie35
Several amendments were offered, and
the bill and amendments were discussed by
Messrs. Thomas, Of Henry, Gilmler, Of
Henrico, (the latter had his speech read by
the clerk, and Crenshaw, Of Henrieo, each
of! whom urged the adoption Of the substi-
tute offered by Mr.. Thomas
The discussion was continued by Mr..
Kelley iu favor Of the bill reported by the
committee and amended by the House
In the course Of his remarks Mr.. Kelley
said in reply to the position taken by Mr..
Crenshaw, that the passage of the bill would
prevent immigration that it was the first
solid objection he had heard to the BILL
He admitted it would have the effect of pre-
venting a class of immigrants who always
travel slight" who never violate the rail-
road regulation, by carrying over one hun
bred pounds of baggage, and for whom the
fertility of the English language had failed
to furnish a name, from coming to this
State. 4 1t was the intention of this Legis-
lature to put Virginia in a state of quaran-
tine, and to prevent this class from coming
here. 1t would be a warning to them that
they must pedlle their cadetships md do
their stealing elsewhere. 9fF 9sii s4i52 80 r
The vote was taken Oh the substitute Of
Mr.. Thomas, which was rejected, ayes 25,
noes CT.
The bill was further amended and ordered
to be engrossed and read a third time
SATURDAY, Feb. 26.-Senate not in SEES
sion. ara s.f.
HOUSE. Z
The Senate bill to incorporate the Union
Bank Of Winchester was read by its title and
placed on the calendar.
The following resolutions we're offered
q By Mr.. Fretz-That Mr.. Kelley be re-
quested to furnish a copy Of the speech
delivered by him yesterday. and that 100,
900 copies be printed and forwarded to
different emigrant societies. Referred to
the Committee on Printing. ID
By Mr.. Notwithstanding the Com,
mittee on Finance to enquire into the
ezpedienoy of extending the time for the
payment Of taxes for the past year into the
treasury. 49, .
By Mr.. Daniel-A petition from citizens
Of Lynchburg asking a charter for q railroad
from Lynchburg to a point at OF near Cliff
ton Forge. sifg fY a
Mr.. Piler presented a bill to provide for
the assessment Of taxes and for filing vacan-
cies in the office Of commissioner of the
revenue. M r4 -.- r. s.
The bill to allow military appointees to
continue in Office until their successors have
qualified, which was discussed on Friday,
was taken up and put on its passage 1t was
further discussed. The pending question
. was called and the bill passed by a vote of
F67- to 27. I'd
l.; The Homestead bill was made the special
order for Tuesday at one o'clock. sa
MoNDAg, Feb. 28.-IIns committee on
courts reported it iucxpeaient to attempt to
adapt the code Of practice of New York to
the courts OF Virginia, concurred in. g
The Governor returned, with his appro-
val, Senate bill providing for filing a vacan-
cv IN the office Of Lieutenant Governor and
Attorney General.
Mr.. Pendleton presented the following
resolutions, which were adopted
Resolved, That the Committee on Roads.
&C., be instructed to enquire into the pro-
priety of instructing the Board of Public
Works not to receive from the Chesapeake
and Ohio railroad company State bonds in
payment for the Blue Ridge tunnel, as now
provided by act of Assembly, and Of repeal
ing or modifying said act.
Resolved, That the Board Of Public
Works be requested to transmit to the Senate
copies OF the orders Of the county courts and
Of the Council of the city of Richmond
making subscriptions to the Chesapeake and
Ohio railroad also, a copy of the contract
by which the President and Directors of the
Chesapeake and Ohio railroad company
undertook to sell the same to C. P. Hunt,
ingdon and others, of New York. f5's
Com mittee on courts reported a bill to
define and prescribe the jurisdiction of
county courts &c. 's5
HOUSE,
The following resolutions were offered:
BY MIR. Ruruess-Ennuirinn ;nto Tho