Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1870-07-05
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF VIRGINIA

SENATE-Friday, June 24th.-The following
| bills were passed:
| Senate bill amending the code in relation to
juries
| House bill amending the charter Of the town
! Of Harrsonburg
House bill establishing district free schools in
| the county of King George.
HoUsE.-Among the bills passed were the
following Incorporating the town Of Cor
louisville; Staunton Female Seminary; char
| tering the Virginia Cane Fibre company; in
cooperating the Richmond Educational Asso-
citation.
! A number of bills were dismissed, all for the
same reason, that they had been forestalled by
the passage Of Senate bills Of like character.
SENATE. Saturday, June 25th-The fol-
| lowing House bills we're passed:
| To incorporate the Staunton Female Semi
nary.
To incorporate the Louisa cemetery associa-
| ton
To amend an act incorporating the Leesburg
and Aide turnpike company.
To amend and re-enact the charter for the
town Of Orange. a,aa
To protect the oyster beds of the Common
! wealth with amendmcnts)
| To authorize the payment of certain guards
at the penitentiary.
To amend the charter of the Virginia Inter-
national land and loan company.
Also, Senate bill authorizing the Governor to
exchange Virginia quota of arms, when OBJ
tanned. for the Roberts breech-loading guns. y
House substitute for Senate bill regulating
the settlement Of fiduciary accounts and provi-
ding for the appointment Of commissioners in
chancery was agreed to.
HoUsE.-Senate bill to incorporate the Rock
ingham Mutual Fire insurance company
Passed.
Senate bill to incorporate the Fredericksburg
Land and Loan company. Passed.
Senate bill to incorporate the Farmers Sa-
wings bank of Norfolk. Passed.
Senate bill for the relief of the Merchants
bank Of Lynchburg. Passed.
House bill to amend and re-enact the 18th
section of the charter of the Piedmont and Po.
tomac railroad company. Ordered to engross-
ment.
House bill to incorporate the town of Bowl
ing Green Ordered to engrossment.
House bill to authorize Albemarle, Fluvapna
and Greene counties to loan money to the Ri
wanna Navigation company. Passed.
House bill to incorporate the Harrisonbure
and Covington railroad company. Passed.
A bill to Incorporate the Healing Springs anc
Covington turnpike company. Passed.
A bill to incorporate the Martinsburg anc
Potomac railroad company. Passed.
House bill amending the charter of Randolph
Macon College, and ratifying the removal o
the same. Passed.
SENATE.-Monday, June 27th.-The follow
ing bills were passed
House bill to incorporate the Healing Spring
and Covington turnpike company.
Senate bill to incorporate the Mount Pleas
ant Free Stone company.
Senate bill authorizing the qualified voters
OF Chesterfield to vote anew On the question o
the removal of the county courthouse to th'
town of Manchester.
HoUsE-On motion Of Mr.. McCaul the Sen
ate joint resolution providing for an adjourn
ment from the 4th of July to the lst of Octo
Der was taken up from the table.
Mr.. Popham moved to amend by making th,
second Monday in July the day for adjourn
ment
Mr.. Jackson moved to amend by inserting
the Nth Of July.
Mr.. Popham's amendment was agreed to-
ayes, 63; noes, 40.
Considerable discussion ensued as to th
standing of the question. The Chair decided
that it was upon agreeing to the Senate join
resolution as amended.
Mr.. McCaull moved the pending question:
Carried-ayes, Co. noes, As.
The amended joint resolution was carried
ayes, 60; noes, 45.
Mr.. McCaul moved to reconsider the las
VOTE Lost
HENRY WARD BEECHER AND THE CONDUC
ToR.-The following good story is told on Rev
Henry Ward Beecher
It seems Beecher had observed the iniustic
of obliging men to work on Sundays, and preach
ed sermon ont. Next day he entered int
conversation with a car-driver, while riding t
: Fulton Ferry, and asked him if he did not thin
that some plan might be adopted to dispens
with the need of running the cars all day Sun
day. The driver, being entirely ignorant of tn
name and nature of his interrogative friend
made frank reply:
Yes, sir, / think there might. But there
no hope OF it so long as they keep that d
Beecher theatre open in Brooklyn. The Car
have to run to accommodate that
1t is hardly necessary to add that the driver
remark was home thrust" and was consid
cred SO good that Beecher told it himself.
A Paradox-'tNothing is certain is con