The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-04-16

Fa,bAY april ~ 1872
SENATE. ,..,,.,.ss9ss

81 l., sasn1rr from the Committee on
~ Ma. n ows yenorted with amendments
- hfiI m repeai section q OF enapee. =" r y.
~ on roae of 1860, and to amend ana re.
enact sections /, 8, 5, 8, and 10, Of inc s''''''
LEAVES OF ABSENCE.
leaves If absence were granted Sne lol-
,on,ino gentlemen for several days Messrs'
Roller. Patterson, Smith, Riddick, biaha'
p,v,sros OF CITIES AND TOWNS INTO WARDS.
On motion of Mr.. R1pplcK, the bill direee.
iue the division Of cities and towns lssu
wards. which was passed by on yesveroay
and made the general order for to-day, Was
called up, amended, and ordered 10 Luz
third reading.
PAY OF THE JUDICIARY.
On motion Of Mr.. HEREDoN, the pin re.
ported from the conference commltIee ~
reference to the pay Of the judges OF tne
several counties OF the Commonwealth was
called I'D. Mr.. HEREDoS hoped the SENATE
would concur in the report Of the com
mittee. ;,
MIR. FITZPATRICK hoped the Senate won.o
hot concur. He desired another comer'
ence and MIR. Harris supported Mr.. flu
Mr.. WGppEII said the bill as 1t now STANDS ns 8
failed to meet his views, but he hopeu 'n0
Senate would agree to the report 20 :.
The vote resulted as follows ayes 10
noes, II. Lost. mo CONSTRUCTORS N'''
jority.] ,;t
Mr.. ssowDEN proposed another commit.
lee of conference, SO that the matter m'en'
be arranged. ..1
MIR. PESpLEToS was opposed to another
conference. lie said that as the gentlemen on
the other side had, in solid mass. with some
of the Conservative members, it is true, OPP
posed the fair salaries Of the county judges
he proposed now to wait until some mea-
sures came from them. He hoped that there
would be no more conference committees.
Mr.. MAssrE was opposed to Mr.: PENDLE.
TONS remarks. The "other side " had not
in solid mass opposed the fair-salary ques-
ton. He thought the judges should De pro-
perly paid, and he did not desire the eN-
preston of the gentleman, that the other
side in solid mass had opposed the mea-
sure" to 60 to the world.
The matter was passed by, however, and
the Senate proceeded to the further execu.
ton of the joint order, having for Its object
the election Of county Judges. ~
Mr.. GREAvER put in nomination Mr..
George W. Jones for the judgeship OF the
county of Smyth.
Mr. Jones having received 9S votes (all
cast) was declared duly elected. -
Mr.. LEWIS placed in nomination MIR.
James B. Jet for the udgeship OF the dlstrlcS
composed of the counties OF Stafford ana
King George.
Mr.. HERNDoN seconded the nomination;
Mr.. Jet having received lo5 votes ltne
whole number cast) was declared duly
elected.
Mr.. MARCUS A. HARRIS placed in nomi-
nation Mr.. Thomas Leigh for the ludgeshlp
of the county Of Halifax.
Mr.. Leigh having received 102 votes ltne
whole number cast) was declared duly
elected.
Mr.. JOHNSON placed IN nomination Mr..
Thomas G.. Parramore for the judgeshIp OF
the county of Accomac.
Mr.. Palramore having received the whole
Of votes cast Q03) was declared duly
elected.
Mr.. TERRY placed in nomination Mr..
Lewis D. Isbell for the judgeship OF the
county court of AppomattoX.
Mr.. Isbell having received o. votes was
declared duly elected. =.
Mr.. ANDERSON, Of Pittsylyania, placed In
nomination Mr.. Samuel G. Staples for the
iudgeship of the county court Of Patrick.
Mr.. Staples was declared duly elected,
having received 101 votes.
MIR. LEWIS, of Lancaster. placed IN noml-
nation Mr.. George w. Lewis, of West.
moreland, for the judgeship OF the district
composed of the counties of WeStmoreland
and Richmond.
Mr.. SNowDEN seconded the nomination..
Mr.. HERNpoN desired also to pay his TIL
butte to the worth of Mr.. Lewis, ana pro-
ceeded at some length to euloSlZe the cam
didate.
Mr.. Lewis was declared elected. having
received 100 votes.
Mr.. TERRY placed in nomination for the
county Judge of Bedford Mr.. John A.
Wharton, who, having received lO4 votes,
was declared elected.
At this point message was received from
the House announcing the postponement OF
the joint order until tomorrow at ! +. NJ
Rejected.
Mr.. R1pp1cK offered rs substitute joint
resolution postponing the Joint order until
Tuesday at P. NJ. Lost.
Mr.. HERNDoN moved to adjourn until
Tuesday. Lost.
Mr.. COURTNEY desired to amend by insert
ing Monday in place of Tuesday.
On motion of Mr.. WADDELL, the Senate
adjourned until tomorrow ut II NJ.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
The House was called to order ut -
o'clock.
Prayer by the Rev. Mr.. Proctor, of the
Methodist Church.
Senate bill making an appropriation to
supply the deficiency in the appropriation
read twice and referred to the Committee
on Asylums and Prisons.
BILL REPORTED.
A bill authorizing the trustees of Roa--
noke College to borrow money. Referred
To the (i0mntttoo On CphooIs and (,olIpras
RESOLUTIONS.
| By Mr.. BELL, of Augusta.-A resolution
requesting the Governor to return the bill
concerning the county court of Pittsylvania.
Adopted.
By Mr.. WooDsoS.-A Joint resolution de-
claring that all vacancies in either branch of
the General Assembly shall be filled by gen.
eral election on the fourth Thursday in May
| next. Also, requesting gentlemen who
have been elected to judgeships to send in
their designations in time for writs of elec-
ton to be issued to allow elections to be
held on that day. The rules were sus-
pended. .--,..t t.s.. r
Dir. WooDwoRTH moved to amend by in
serting the words that all gentlemen who
have been or may be elected, to send in
their resignation within five days from the
passage of the resolution or the date of the
election.
After debate the resolutions were laid on
the table. .,-.0
Mr.. KELLY, Of Smyth, arose to question
of privilege. 1t was his intention to have
resigned as soon as he was elected to a Judge
ship; but he went home, and it was the wish
of his constituents that he should remain in
the Houee as long as the law allowed, and
in obedience to that wish he Undetermined
to remain. By law none of those elected to
judgeships could remain longer than thirty
DAYS from the 80th of March.