The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-12-17
General Assembly Of Virginia.
FRIpAy, Dec. 10, 1870.
SENATE,


49,, senate met at noon, Mr.. WADpELI,
.'.,jrn pro tenn, in the chair.
Ter Nv Rev. J. l.. Burrows. OF the
r'n,i>i church.
- .rs,cx.r,oN OF THE SECOND AUDITOR.
,,S, PRESIDENT laid before the Senate the
wing communication
SECOND AUpIToR's OFFICE,
Richmond, Dec. 16, 1870
-,, ,foaa l.. Mdrye.
.'' President of the Senate:
.ir-I hereby resign into the hands OF
-, General Assembly the office of Second
,.,ij,cr of the State, to which was elected
t' w. last session my resignation TO take
:, ,Y the I'D instant. or at the date Of
.. election of my successor.
Nth = grateful appreciation OF the honor
.,.ar7,ad upon me by the Legislature,
am, very respectfully. yours,
y. l.. SHACKELFoRp."
~ communication was laid on the la
WI on motion of Mr.. SNowpEN, the
.-,,. arrrcd To the House joint resolution
.,,r,.,,,,,d 10 the election of Second Audi
~ IN saturday. December 18th.
BILLS PASSED.
r., following billsswerc reported from
rmiticr> and passed
,nm.tr hill 10 incorporate the Harrison
,..-r and Franklin Turnpike Company.
,.tc hill Ia incorporate the Rocking
,.-, Home Mutual Fire Insurance Com
>,rt,a Till to authorize the consolidation
n,r grange. Alexandria and Manassas
..s richmond and Danville railroads.
>.sstc hill to authorize Lorenzo ID. Lo-
-.r.y ID construct train-way in the county
. u u:gomerv.
>r,atr bill to authorize subscriptions to
he capital stock Of the Virginia Telegraph
, mpanv hy any city. town, or county
,.~oHsh. by, or near which it may pass.
REMOVAL OF POLITICAL DISABILITIES.
VI. TAYLOR, Of Loudoun, offered the
,.nwiu. Joint resolutions, which were
a,.trrrd under 4 suspension Of the rules !:
" K.<olred by the General assembly Of
,..s-,,,G. That our Senators be instructed,
.,iauy Representatives in Congress be re-
,e>tci. to use all proper efforts to procure
n, :a>>att' OF IN act of Congress removing
Won. NJ citizens Of Virginia nil disabilities
a.rd by reason of participation in the
l,:o war.
80. Rcsolred, That the Governor Of this
, rHnonwealth be respectfully requested
transmit copy of these resolutions 70
sch Of our Senators and Representatives
il Congress.
Nr. TAYLOR, in Offering the above, said
hat he had been induced to offer them by
.vara.raph in the morning papers stating
.l3, one OF our Senators had stated III the
,DI,rd states Senate that he would oppose
- removal of political disabilities from
-. Democrat. This hid been said, not
~ .a>,andiu. the fact that both the roliti-
cal ,cv,t~ in the State bad openly declared
.,, ,.yor uf General amnesty.
Mr. GREEN T. (Rep.), ofPetershurg, said he
..,,G the resolutions would be unanimous
/, adopted. There was no reason why they
should not. The party which he repre-
,rat.l (the Republican, had already put
s>cf on record more than once rs fayora-
b. l. the relief asked, and it would give
h, ,;r,lker great pleasure to cast his vote
.rrrf,iin.ly OH this occasion.
Nr. SSowpEH thought there ought to he
preamble rcbuking >enator Lewis for the
-,ntim"nts he had expressed on the floor of
:ar senate. in opposition to the expressed
wishes OF the whole people OF the State
which he represented.
Nr. SMITH (Rep.). of New Kent, said that
While he favored the removal Of disabilities,
b" could not vote TOR this paper, believing
n" motive to be a rebuke of one of our
a'lr>t and most useful representatives III
oHgrrS>. He did not think Senator Lewis
lad mad" the remark imputed to him in the
papers. tor he knew he was engaged at that
moment irving to push through bill for
The removal of the disabilities Of one who
was not Kepublican-Mr. McGruder, Of
ltcurico.
Mr.. TAYLOR, Of Loudoun, inquired
whether Mr.. Magrudcr did not at the late
election run for Office on the Radical ticket.
Mr.. SMITH, of New Kent: No, sir; he
gau on a mixed ticket.
NI. SSowDES YeS--a very mixed ticket.
Mr.. Moss {colored Republican, agreed
With Mr.. Smith. He looked forward with
pleasure to the day when all political dlsa-
hiliteS shall be removed, and thought we
WOULD not have peace until that great end
was accomplished. AT the same time, he
wished it understood that he would not
vote for any seeming censure of Senator
Lewis.
Mr.. GREENE said that he should vote
ave" unhesitatingly, believing the prin-
riplc OF the resolutions right, whatever the
motive of their mover.
The vote was then taken and resulted in
the adoption Of the resolutions, there being
only one vote (that Of MIR. SMITH, of New
kent) in the negative. T..
BILLS, ETC, PRESENTED.
The following bills, petitions, &C., were
presented and appropriately referred:
BY Mr.. TAYLOR, OF Norfolk: Petition OF
v. R.Naughn and w. T. Smith, executors,
praying exemption from the payment OF
Stale lakes on certain property.
BY Mr.. SMITH, Of New Kent: Petition of
7. :. Lacy and others for payment for
services as guard at the county Jail of New
Kent.
By Mr.. TAYLOR, of Loudoun Resolu-
tioN in-tructing the Committee on County,
Ct.. and Town Organization to inquire
into he cXrcdicncy of amending sections
{, II, "nU - of the act prescribing the
dUti", OF township officers, approved July
II, $50.
BY Mr.. HARRIS Bill to amend and re-
enact section II, chapter 13S, Code of 1860,
IN relation to property liable to distress for
rent.
PROPOSED BRANCH OF THE ATLANTIC, MIS-
slsSIFP1 AND OHIO RAILROAD TO RICH
MoSD.
senate bill to authorize the Atlantic, Mis-
>!ssippi and ohio Railroad Company to con-
>truct branch road to the city of Rich
mond. vas reported from the Committee on
Roads, &C., with recommendation that it
do pass.
The question being upon the suspension
Of The rules, that the bill might be put upon
It's passage, Mr.. SNowDES urged that it be
not passed hastily. He feared that it con-
tanned more than appeared upon its face.
Mr.. COURTNEY thought it might as well
be voted upon at once.
Mr.. SNowDEN again urged postponement,
aud was seconded by Mr.. CAMPBELL, who
laid he did not think it was 10 the interest
OF Richmond that the bill should pass. at
any rate, he (Mr. CampbelD desired time to
consult with his constituents.
Messrs. TAYLOR Of Norfolk, JOHNSON,
PESpLETOS, FRENCH, and RIDDICx opposed
delay, or thought it unnecessary.
Mr.. SMITH, OF Henrico, announced his in
tcntlon TO vote for the bill.
ii was then. on motion of Mr.. TAYLOR.