The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-06-15
General Assembly of Virginia.
TUESDAY, June IA, 1870.

SENATE.
The Senate met ut Il o'clock-Lleutenant-
Governor MARYE in the chair. Prayer by
Rev. DR.. j. G. Granbery.
PERSONAL EXPLANATION.
Mr.. MASSEY rose to a personal explana-
ton. He said that inasmuch as prominence
had been given to his remarks made yestcr-
dav in reply to the Senator from Richmond
(Mr. CoURTNEY), he would say that he in
tended what he then said only in spirit of
badinage intended no personal reflection,
and believed that no illigitimate or unfair
means had been used by any one to carry
any bill.
COUNTY COURT OF NORTHAMPTON.
The Joint resolution of the House post
poning the joint order-the election OF the
county judge of Northampton-was con-
CURED in.
DANyILLE AND SALEM RAILROAD.
Senate bill to incorporate the Danyillc
and Salem Railroad Company, with House
amendments, was taken up and the amend
ments agreed to.
BILLS PASSED.
House bill amending the charter of the
town of Liberty.
House bill in relation to the Fairfax and
Georgetown Turnpike Company.
Also, the following Senate bills:
Amending certain provisions Of section
1 50 of the general election law.
To incorporate the town of Gordonsville.
To provide for the removal of causes,
| judgments, and papers, from the court of
hustings of Harrisonburg, to the county
court Of Rockingham.
For the relief of John r. Pharr, late
sheriff of Allegheny county.
To incorporate the Northern Neck Stock
4 Association. |.
Continuing the payment Of interest and
| dividends to the Incorporated colleges and
| other seminaries of learning in the State.
ment Company.
Prescribing how and in what cases the
| estates of persons of unsound mind shall be
committed to the public curator.
For the relief OF the sureties of James L..
II. Campbell, late sheriff OF Washington
county.
Amending an act Incorporating the Nor
| folk City Railroad Company.
10 charter the Fredericksburg Loan and
| Land Company.
BILLS REPORTED.
The following Senate bills were reported
and placed on the calendar:
TO amend an act to define and prescribe
the jurisdiction of the county and corpora
ton courts and the times and places of hold
ing the same. .
TO amend and reenact section %, chapter
100 of the Code, in relation to the order in
| which debts against decedents shall be paid.
To amend and resnact section 4, chapter
1852 Of the Code, in reference to jurors. with
| q recommendation that it do not pass.
To amend and reGnact section -, chapter
LA, in relation to binding persons Jointly
by Judgment, bond, note, or otherwise.
| TO amend and rcenact sections and s.,
chapter 95, concerning harbor and dock
| masters.
TO amend and resnact 5th section of an
act in relation to county and corporation
courts.
/ BILLS PRESENTED AND REFERRED.
| BY MIR. SNowDEN.-A bill to amend the
act passed April 2G incorporating the poto-
| mac Railroad Company.
BY MIR. WADDEIL.-A memorial from the
inhabitants Of Waynesbor0 in regard to
their town charter.
BY Mr.. DAyIs.-A bill declaring New
river lawful fence from Fulton to Will
liams's Ferry.
FlDUCIARY ACCOUNTS.
The Committee for Courts OF Justice re-
| ported that 1t is ineXpedient to legislate
| upon the subject of resolution requiring
| sheritls, when their term Of Office shall eX-
pire, to settle all tiduciary accounts, &c.
WEST POINT AND HANOVER JUNCTION RAIL
ROAD.
| @ The bill incorporating the above-named
| company came up as unfinished business,
and the question being on Mr.. COURTNEY
amendment to the House amendment com.
peiling the company to have different
gauge from that Of the Chesapeake and Ohio
rallroad, was determined in the negative.
The House amendment was then agreed to.
| VACANCIES IN OFFICE. q
Senate bill vesting the power of filling va.
cancies in township and county Offices i'm
the judges Of county and corporation courts
was taken up.
A motion by Mr.. SMITH, of New Kent,
to lay on the table, was ,lost-ayes, 10 =;
noes, 16.
He then moved to strike out the words
tjudges Of the county and corporation
courts" and insert "board Of supervisors,
/ or council OF the city" Lost-ayes, u !;
noes, 10.
MIR. RoLLAR moved to amend by adding
to tho GSth amended section the words