Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1870-04-07
PROCEEDINGS OF THE LEGIs-
LATURE.

laturc, to-day, completed the election of
Circuit Judges, by the choice of Alexan-
der. Mahood, Of Giles county, for the 18th,
! John II. Fulton, of Wythe, for the Is,
John A. Kelly, of Smyth, for the 10th,
circuit. 80 $50:
Four of the Judges thus elected are
members of the House of Delegates.
In the Senate, to-day, resolution vas
introduced inquiring into the necess airy
steps to be taken by the Committee on
Immigration to provide. for certain pauper
Immigrants now needing aid in the county
of Amelia. rsH
The House considered further the Reg
istration bill, but took no action.
A bill TO revive AID continue the charter
of the Alexandra and Fredericksburg
railroad company was reported from the
committee On roads.
A bill to authorize the Governor to hire
ont the convicts in the penitentiary for
work on stone quarrics, or for other suita
| bic labor, was, also, reported.
RICHMOND, March 31-In the Senate,
| to-day, bill to provide for a general
election in the State was introduced and
referred.
Bills for the payment Of the commiss-
toner's to West Virginia to settle the debt
question, and fixing the per diem OF
members ofthe Legislature. were passed.
The latter bill fixes the per diem of mem
bers at 50.
The bill fixing the salaries of county
judges was taken up and considered
until the hour of adjournment. So far
as agreed upon the minimum salary is
ia $500, with S25 additional for every :
coo, of population over 5000, and the
maximum 81 200.
The House passed with various amend
ments the Registration bill, which goes
back to the Senate for concurrence.
| RICHMOND. April 1.-The Senate. to-
. day. after session lasting nearly six
hours passed the bill fixing the salaries OF
Judges. The Judge Of the, Hastings Court
Of Alexandria viii rccrive by the pro-
visions of the bill 81 400, Frcdericks-
burg and Winchester 5000 each, and
Stanton 500, but the aggregate salary
of Judge elected for a city as we'll as
! county, shall not exceed 81 400 The
! salaries of the county Judges range from,
500 to 81. 200; Fairfax and Alexandria
county $500; Loudoun $1,000; Eau
quier $1,000; CuIpcpcr 5000; King
George and Clark $500 each Orange
5000; Prince William S700 Rappahan-
mock 500; Lousia 5000 \ proposition
to pay the salaries out OF the county ex-
pcnses was defeated, there being a tic
vote, of the members and the President
! giving the casting vote in the negative.
i The House of Delegates by vote Of
IS to q passed the Registration bill.
The resolution calling upon Congress
to extend the provisions of the Bankrupt
law to further period, and exclude the
$1,000 homestead exemption, was tabled
by vote Of 70 to %
| It has pecn ascertained by careful
calculation that the expense Of the Lcgis-
latare to the State per day is ST. 42
exclusive of mileage ....,
The registration bill as passed by the
House provides for the appointment Of a
registrar for each township ward. and
voting place of their respective counties.
cities, and towns, who shall be discreet
citizen and resident Of the township CT
warl to which appointed, and that each
registrar shall register all male citizens
of his election district, who shall be of the
age Of twenty-one years at the first cleo
| 70 ho Iol.s l,o !
who are citizens Of the United States and
shall have resided in the State twelve
months, anc in the county, city, or town
in Which they propose to register, three
months next preceding any election at
which they may offer to vote, and who
are not disqualified by law, The regis
/ tered persons must take the oath pre-
scribed by the constitution. The regis
irars to have three dollars per day while
employed. The Lii contains ether de-
tails. ~ .--,s.
RICHMOND. April 2.-The Senate bill
for general registration i'll the State, as
amended by the House, was finally passed
and viii doubtless receive the approval oil
the Governor. The bill fixing the sala-
ries Of Judges was considered ia the
House of Delegates, and with various
amendments ordered to be printed and
made the order of the day for Monday.
A bill providing for general election
was considered in the Senate but no act on
taken. The Senate passed a resolution re-
fusing to legislate on acts of incorporation
where the Circuit Court have no power to
graut them. ~
The bill TO incorporate the South west
Loudon Turn pike, was PASSED by the
House - l.n -aa@s5 FGE aI
| The bill to authorize the the removal Of
the Penitentiary, and the sale of the pres
ent site, was ordered to be eDgrossed for
third reading in the House. 'a
CONGRESSIONAL PRoCE EDINGs.
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