Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1870-04-15
GENERAL ASSEMBLY,
SENATE

GENERAL ASSEMBLY,.
SENATE
| TUESDAY, April 5-The Finance COM
lnittee reported it inexpedient to legislate on
the subject of requiring incorporate compa-
MES to invest certain per centage in State
bonds
The Finance committee reported SUBJ
stitute for the bill to relieve the sherifEs of
the commonwealth.
The election of judges was postponed till
Wednesday,
The bill for the relief of sheriffs was Or
dered to its third reading
HOUSE.
The Judiciary committee. in response to
a resolution directing them to enquire into
the expediency of reporting bill for the
relief of the debtor class, similar in it's pro-
visions to the Georgia relief law, submitted
lengthy report, which concluded with ask
ing to be relieved from the further consid-
Grafton of the subject, and recommending
the adoption of the following resolution
Resolved, That this Legislature will pass
no law impairing the obligation of contracts
and that any such legislation would be no
less destructive of our future prosperity than
OF our credit. our integrity and our honor.
Laid on the table and ordered to be prin-
ted
The county judges were allowed the same
mileage as circuit Judges, for all necessary
travel to courts held in a county in which
they do not reside.
SENATE.
WEDNESDAY, April GA resolution was
offered, and agreed to, asking the Auditor
for an estimate of the cost Of the judiciary
Of the State, under the bills passed fixing
their salary. mileage &c.
The Senate bill for the relief of Sberiffs
was passed.
The bill, with House Amendments fixing
the salaries of judges were laid on the table
and amendments ordered to be printed.
The election of County judi es was then
proceeded with, with the following result -
Chandler W. Hill corporation Judge of
Portsmouth; A. B. Guigon Judge Of the
Husting court and Ed. Fl. Fitzhugh, Pro-
bate Judge Of the city of Richmond; John
M. HeTndon, corporation Judge of Fredicks-
burg VIM Fl. Burroughs, city Judge of
Norfolk; E. NJ. Mann, city Judge of Pc
tersburg The further execution of the
joint order of election was then postponed.
A resolution authorizing the Court of
Appeals to prescribe rules to regulate the
practice and pleading, and forms of process,
in the courts of the State, offered and re
ferred
The bill fixing the salaries of Judges was
passed by vote of II to 40.
The election of corporation judges was
then proceeded with.
See Senate proceedings above
The bill authorizing the Governor to hire
out convicts to work in stone quarries and
to do other work was taken up, and an
amendment that no convicts should be hired
to work in the city of Richmond, or any
other city or town in the State, adopted. -
The bill was then passed
SENATE.
THURSDAY April THE Senate refused
to concur in the House amendments to the
bill authorizing the Governor to hire out the
penltentiary convicts to labor on public
works.
A resolution was adopted instructing the
Judiciary committee to report bill defining
the jurisdiction Of Mayors of cities and
towns.
The election Of city Judges was then re-
sumed and Mr.. Euoch B. Lowe elected city
Judge of Alexandra and Alexander B.
Cochran, city Judge of Staunton, when the
further execution of the joint order was post
poned until Monday
The election of county Judges was pro-
ceeded with. See House proceedings.
HOUSE,
Senate bill for the relief of sherifs was
read twice and referred.
A memorial was presented from Prince
Edward praying for the scaling of ante BEL
lam debts.
The bill to establish a Central Lunatic
Asylum for colored Insane was passed.
The election of County Judges was then
proceeded with aud the following Judges
elected:
Philip W. Strother for Bland and Giles,
Thomas D. Houston for Botetourt, John
Merritt for Floyd, Wyatt S. Beazley for
Green and Madison, VIM H. Perry for
Lunenburg, James Z. Strother for Kappa
hanock, Evans F. Tiller for Scott, Henry
c. Allen for Shenandoah.
Is THIS ALL OF LIFE.-So said man of
wealth, as, lying upon sick bed, he looked
back over fifty years-ffty years of pleasure
and ease. He had loved dear friends, and
they we're dead He had cherished great
hopes, and they were not all realized still
his life had seemed happier than most of his
fellows. But he had lived for self, not for
Christ; he had laid up his treasure on earth
not in heaven; and now, as he looked back
on fifty years, they seemed blank and as
he looked forward, darker unknown blank
obscured his vision.
An aged Christian, just as he was pass
ing away, said. II am Just beginning to
live. This life is not all of life, it is only
the first step"
CAN ANY ONE TELL Can any one tell
how that men who can not absolutely pay
small bills can always lind plenty of money
to buy liquor and treat when happening
among friends?
Can any one tell how it is that some men