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General Assembly of Virginia.
MONDAY, May 2, 1870.
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SENATE.
,rbc Senate met at IL o'clock MIR. j.
A. WAppELL, president pro tenn, In the
chair. No prayer. II
COMMITTEE REPORTS.
Mr.. RIpp1ck, from the Committee on
General Laws, reported back with an
amendment House bill No. 90, entitled can
act incorporating the Rockbridge County
Fair"
The same committee reported with an
amendment Senate bill No. 12T, to empower
the Old Dominion Lodge, No. 5, Independ-
ent Order odd-Fellows, at Portsmouth, to
invest their surplus funds, and appointing
trustees for that purpose.
The same committee presented report
asking to be discharged from the further
consideration Of resolution Of inquiry in
relation to pauper immigrants.
The same committee presented report
asking to be discharged from the further
consideration Of the resolution of inquiry as
to the expediency Of requiring mining and
manufacturing companies to pay their en-
ployes at stated times and in currency.
Mr.. HARRIS presented the report of the
conference committee in relation to the
salaries Of the judges Of the Commonwealth.
1t provides that the maximum salary shall
be 81 200, and the minimum $500. The re-
port was adopted and communicated to the
House.
RESOLUTIONS, BILLS, ETC.
Mr.. MAssIE offered q resolution with the
concurrence Of the House Of Delegates
appropriating $1,000 for the benefit OF the
sufferers in the late calamity. Referred to
the Committee on Finance.
BANK OF GooDsoN.
Mr.. GREAvEn (by leave) introduced bill
to incorporate the Bank of Goodson. Re-
ferred.
MAYORS OF TOWNS.
3fr. R1DD1cX (by lcave) presented bill
comforting judicial powers on mayors Of
towns having less than five thousand in
habitants, and investing the sergeants of
constablcs. Read first time and referred to
the Committee for Courts Of Justice.
PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
Mr.. PESDLEToN (by leave) presented bill
in relation to the more complete organiza-
ton of the public free schools.
PIEDMONT AND POTOMAC RAILROAD COMPANY.
House bill to incorporate the Piedmont
and Potomac Railroad Company was taken
up, but, on motion Of Mr.. SNowDEN, the bill
was laid on the table.
THE JOINT ORDER.
On motion Of Mr.. PENpLEToN, the Senate
proceeded to the execution Of the joint or
der, having for its object the election OF
county judge for the district composed OF
the counties of Charles City and New Kent.
Mr.. PERRIN placed in nomination Mr.. Is.
W. Lacy for the judgeship of the above
district.
Mr. COURTNEY seconded the nomination.
Mr.. Lacy having received 9S votes Was
declared duly elected.
VACANCIES N OFFICE OF JUDGE. :.
On motion of Mr.. FITZPATRICK, the Senate
proceeded to the consideration Of bill
amending section 10 of chapter OF the edi-
ton of the Code Of 1860, in relation to fill
inc the Office Of Judge made vacant by death
nr otherwise. which was ordered to its en-
gros$ncnt and third reading.
ALEXANDRIA CATHOLIC BENEFICIAL SOCIETY.
On motion of Mr.. SNowDEN, Senate bill
the Alexandria Catholic
Beneficial Society was taken up and ordered
to its third reading.
BROAD CREEK CANAL COMPANY.
On motion of Mr.. TAYLOR, Of Norfolk,
The bill to incorporate the Broad Creek Ca
nal Company was taken up and ordered to
its third reading.
MERCHANTS AND FACTORS.
Mr.. HARRIS called up the bill for the pro-
tectina of merchants and factors, which
was reported from the Committee for Courts
Of Justice with the recommendation that it
do not pass, and on his motion it was re-
to the committee.
TIE SENATE CHAMBER.
The following resolution was adopted:
s'Resolred, That the Superintendent of
Public Buildings be requested to proceed
with all possible dispatch to have such re-
pairs made in the Senate Chamber at the
capitol rs may be necessary to render it q
safe and secure place for the meeting Of this |
body, and that the Committee upon Public |
Institutions be instructed to see that the
necessary repairs arc promptly and econo-
micallv constructed"
THE ENABLING ACT.
Mr.. COURTNEY (by leave) presented bill
entitled can act to conStrue the eleventh
section of the act approved March 9TH, 1870,
known as the enabling act"
CLISCH RIVER NAVIGATION COMPANY.
Senate bill No. 102, TO amend and reSnact
IN act to incorporate the Clinch River
Navigation Company, was advanced to its
third reading.
Adjourned.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
The House met at u o'clock. Prayer by |
Rev. Mr.. Dearborn.
ELLIS, ETC., REPORTED. !
By Mr.. LovENsTEIN.-Bill changing cor
porate name and amending the charter of
the Merchants and Mechanics Savings Bank
of Richmond.
BY Mr.. G. w. GRAHAI.-Resolution in
Committee on Public Property TO
report bill providing for the erection Of
new capitol building at an early day.
By Mir. CocuRAN.-Resolution inquirng
into the cxpediency Of making an appropri-
alton Of s. for the relief OF the sufferers
in the recent calamity.
BILLS REPORTED.
From Committee OH Courts Of Justice ::
Bill providing compensation for the clerk of
The Hastings Court of Richmond. Also,
bill granting certain privileges to trustees Of
the Frce-Will Baptist church of Wipches-
ter.
PLACE OF MEETING.
The Senate joint resolution in relation to
the place.of future meetings of The General
Assembly was taken up for consideration.
Mr.. CRENsHAw offered the following as
substitute:
"Whcreas it is estimated that to reft the
north end of the Capitol so as to have the
Use Of the upper and lower floors will re-
quire the expenditure of about $4,000;
md whereas it is matter OF doubt whether
it is eNpedient to eXpcnd so large sum
upon Il building which, after the said eX-
penditure, will still be old and inconve-
nicnt, and in many respects unsuited for
The accommodation Of the General Assem-
bly,; and whereas it has been ascertained
that the Sycamore church can be purchased
1t so low price that resale can be made
when desired without loss to the State