Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1870-02-22

GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF VIRGINIA

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taSENATE-Monday, Feb. 18th. Mr.. WaddeIl
10 the chair. Among others, the following re-
I.soIntlops were offered , G.5sas Ire E;fre9
BY Mr. HASKELL A resolution instructing
the Committee on Roads, etc., to inquire into
the expediency of asking national aid to the
Central Water Line, the Chesapeake and Ohio
railroad, the Southside consolidated line To
Gum berland Gap, and the Norfolk and Great
Western road. referred
/ By MIR. RoLLER.-Inquiring whether any
legislation is necessary to secure to the State
| the land scrip donated by Congress to the sew
eraf States for the erection of agricultural col
leges Referred to Committee on General
Laws. aa Aa4g9ssp -5 7sl 4f al 't
The bill Incorporating the Harrisonburg and
Warm Springs Turnpike Company was taken
up. and, on motion of Mr. Roller, passed.
Mr. Robinson offered resolution providing
tor the appointment of standing committee
| on Immigration, consisting of two from the Sem
ate and three from the House. y li
10 the bill in reference to hiring out convicts,
Mr.. Taylor offered substitute embodying the
provision that the convicts could be hired to
work on stone quarries, on railroads, or other
public works. The substitute was adopted, as
was also the bill In its amended form an
The bill was then, under a suspension of the
rules, communicated to the House. s-e-t
HOUSE OF DELEGATES. Mr.. Southall, from
the Committee on Courts of Justice, reported
that In the Judgment of the committee the con-
stltutlonal provision that q county judge shall
be learned in the law" does not restrict the
choice to members Of the bar The report was
concurred in. Whereupon Mr.. Crenshaw NOV
ed to reconsider the vote just taken; which mo-
ton was lost , .f-.-.--.. g. e. --- +-.-- lf
The following bills were passed ...l.
Senate bill for the incorporation of the Old
Dominion Insurance Company of Richmond
was read third time and passed. dto5 ~
House bill No. 4. in relation to the interest
on money, was read third time and passed.
/ iSENATE-Tuesday, Feb. l5th.-Mr. Taylor,
of Norfolk, from the Committee on Roads and
Internal Navigation, submitted bill ineorpo-
rating railroad from Richmond to Clifton
Forge, with the request that the bill be printed
TOR the use of the committee The request was
granted ciqn evils q s11
Mr.. Owens offered bill to provide for the
filling OF vacancies caused by the adoption ofthe
Constitution. Read first and second time, and
referred to the Committee on Courts of il Justice.
The following is the standing Committee on
Public Institutions
Pubhc Institutions. Pendleton,
Robert s. Beazley, Thomas Z. Taylor, Joseph
a. Waddell, Normand Smith, David G. Carr,
John Robinson.
Geo. f. Strother, of Calpeper was elected
Superintendent of the Penitentiary.
The joint ballot was reported as follows -
Number of votes cast, 156. Strother received
Isl, B. Wardwell 3, L. G. Epps l, scattering,
Capt Jas. NJ Stevens, formerly of Harrison
burg, at present one OF the firm of Shields,
Stevens & Co., Richmond, was elected General
Agent and Storekeeper OF the Penltentiary.
The joint ballot resulted: Total number of
votes cast, Isl. Stevens received l45, Smith
5, scattering l.
House OF DELEGATES Mr. Southa, from
the Committee On Courts OF Justice, presented
a report that in their opinion Judge FL. B.
Burnham, at present president of the Court of
Appeals, is not lawfully exercising such fnnc-
tons, being disqualified By holding military
Office Of profit under the Federal Government
in violation of the second section of chapter
twelve of the Code of Virginia and the COM
mittee being advised by Judges Dorman and
Willoughby that in the event the office of one
of the judges OF the court should be declared
vacant they would take no further action as a
court, refrain from any expression of opinion In
regard to them, and respectfully recommend
the adoption of the following resolution
"ReSolUed. the Senate concurring, That the
office of ii. B. Burnham, now exercising the
functions of one of the Judges of the Court
of Appeals, be and is hereby declared vacant"
The report was afterwards withdrawn for
verbal amendment.
The following bills were read third time
and passed:
House bill appointing commissioners to treat
with commissioners from West Virginia for the
adjustment of the public debt Of the State of
Virginia.
House BILL in the nature of substitute for
the Senate joint resolution, In regard to the ap-
proval of the official bonds of certain officers.
A number of resolutions and bills were read
and referred to appropriate committees.
Duties of the Sheriff.
A very mistaken idea exists as to the duties
of the Sheriff in the collection of State tazes.-