Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1870-03-17
OF THE LEGlS-
LATURE.

LATURE
RIcHMcND, March 10.-Thc Senate to-
day passed the bill amending the code in
reference to the Court of Appeals, making
it conform to the present constitution, ard
fixing Richmond, Wy-heville AMI Staun-
ton as the places for boiling the court.
The Lcudoun ond Hamshire railroad
bill further amended so as to compel the
road to go to, or within one mile of Win
chester, was passed
The House passed the Homestead bill
variously amended 1t now goes to the
Senate where it may be further amended.
The oath bill as passed by the Senate
was amended SO as to only require n oath
to support the Constitution Of the State
and U. S 3. and the civil and political
equality of all men before the law, and
none others. was passed. Andrews, the
colored member, who was charged with
drunkenness and disorderly con uct.
acknowledged the corn" and was let
off witout even reprimand.
RICHMOND, March 1.-THE House
substitute for the Senate bill prescribing
the oaths required by officers of the State,
was agreed to by the Senate to-day, but
motion was. subsequently made to re-
consider the, vote, which will be discussed
tomorrow.
A resolution looking 10 the reco very of
the Eagl,, taken from the Senate Chamber
and now in tie possession of the Chicago
Historical Society, was adopted.
A bill to- define the jurisdiction of the
County Courts, was passed.
The township bill," was a provlso ex-
Guiding Alexandria from its provisions
was passed.
The House passed the Homestead bill.
The bill granting loan of State arms
to st. Johns Academy was passed MIR.
B. McCracken, who claimed to be an
alumni of that institution, advocated it.
A bill districting the State for County
Judges was amended and passed.
Portsmouth, Lynchburg, Frederick s.
burg, Norfolk, Petersburg, Stanton,
Alexandria, and Winchester, having over
5000 Inhabitants, each are givin a city
! Judge. Alexandria county is annexed to
Fairfax, and the two counties made one
county judicial district. The city Of
Richmond having over 80 ,000 Inhabitants
is given one city Judge, and one Judge
of Probate and Record.
RICHMOND, March 12-In the Senate,
to day, the bill Incorporating the Rap
phannock and Potomac Railroad Co., as
amended by the House, was passed.
The bill for districting the State for
county judges amended and passed by he
House. was passed by the Senate, but
some of the amendments non concurred
in. Alexandria county is attached to
Fairfax, the judge of which county will
also hold court for Alexandria county
The provision allowing Stanton city
judge was stricken Gus.
The Senate refused to concur in the
House amendments to the bill prescribing
oaths for State officers, and committee Of
conference was asked.
Tue Homestead bill was referred in the
Senate to the Judiciary Committee.
A bill supplemental to an act incorpora-
ting the Shenandoah Valley railroad COM
pany, allowing 1t to receive subscriptions
to its capital in lands, mines, property.
materials, labor, &c, was introduced and
referred.
The general registration bill was passed
by for the day.
A resolution Of enquiry in reference to
procuring from Congress a donation of
the public domain for educational pur-
poses in the State, was debated at length,
but no action taken.
In the House, the bill prescribing and
defining the jurisdiction of county and
corporation courts, and fixing the times
and places Of holding the said courts, was
presented.
The resignation of Judge Belts, of the
Hastings Court of Lynch burg, was pre-
sented to the House
Quite a number Of petitions aud reso-
lutions were presented and referred.
Several bills of incorporation we're
passed, among them, one chartering the
Frederick burg and Northern Neck Rail-
road.
The bill to establish the Central Lun-
attic Asylum at Towards Grove, was re-
committed in orde. that the word ''color-
ed'' might be inserted, and that it Nigh
be made an Asylum for colored people.
The subject of discrimination on the
ra' lsoa Is of the State, has been brought to
the attention Of the Legislature, and in
the Senate the committee on roads have
been instructed to examine into the
charges and report