Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1870-03-01
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF VIRGINIA.

SENATE-OaturQay, feD. l9th VII I1ern-
don, from the COMMITTEES on Courts of Justice,
reported bill a substitute for the one dis
cussed on yesterday providing for the filling of
vacancies in the offices of Lieutenant Governor
and Attorney General. The following is the
bill:
Il Be 1T enacted by the General Assembly,
That when vacancy shall occur in the Office
Of Lleutenant-G Governor or Attorney General
during the recess of the General Assembly the
Governor shali fill such vacancy by appointment,
to expire at the end Of thirty days after the re-
assembling of the General Assembly.
''2 The General Assembly shall within thirty
days after SO le-assembliDg next after such va
cancy shall occur, Or when such vacancy shall
occur during the session of the General Assem-
bly, within thirty days from the time II does oc
cur. by joint vote Of the two Houses thereof, til
said vacancy
% This act shall be in force from its passage,
and all acts or parts OF acts inconsistent With
this act are hereby repealed.
The bill was taken up, discussed, and passed.
j. l. Shack lefurd was on joint ballot elected
Second Auditor and w NJ. Kelam was elect
ed Register of Land Office.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES. The following bills
were passed:
S,nate bill modifying the charter and chang
ing the name of the Insurance and Savings Com
pany of Richmond. Sent to the Governor.
House bill in regard to printing acts Of pri-
vate incorporation. Sent to the Senate.
Mr.. Arnett under a su pension of the rules,
introduced resolution declaring 1t the judg-
ment of the House that it is expedent to legaize
Immediately the action of all officers in power
In this State at the time of the admission there
of from that time until their successors should
have qualified appointed to serve until elections
have taken placed as provided by the Constltu-
ton
! Mr.. Bowden moved the reference of the reso-
luton to the Committee on Courts of Justice !;
which was agreed to.
SENATE Monday. Feb 2lst.-The Senate
bill dlstrlcling the State for county judges, be-
ing the special order of the day, was taken up,
and after numerous amendments had been pro
posed and adopted, the bill was passed. 1t is
as follows:
A Bill to District the State for County Judges
Be 1t enacted by the General Assembiy1 VIZ
ginia, That the State of Virginia be, and 1t Is
hereby divided into the following districts for
county judges, for each of which districts there
shall be one county judge.
SECTION l. District No. l, Accomac; 2,
Albemarle; 3, Alexandria; A. Allegheny and
Craig; 5. Amelia; 6, Amherst; I, Appomat-
tox; s, Augusta; 9, Bedford; 10, Bland and
Giles III, Buteourt r. Brunswick l3, Bu-
chanan & Russell; ID, Buckingham; Is, Camp
bell l6, ..Carollne II, Carroll Is, Charles
City aud New Kent; l9, CharIotte ~, Chester
field 81, Culpeper; %, Cumberland; %, Din-
wlddle "a, Elizabeth City and Warwick; 20,
Essex 26, Fairfax; 27, Fauquier; %. Floyd
29, FIuvanna; 80, Franklin; 81, Frederick aud
Clarke; 81, Gloucester and Matthews; 33
Goochland; "a, Grayson; 35. Halifax; 36, Han.
over; 81, Henrlco SO, Henry; 80, Highland
..xJ p.,b A0 Lii, ~ W;.xLt I,,,,,., ~,
York; Al, King & Queen and Middles>ex; 42
doun; 46, Lunenburg; Al, Madison and Greene;
4S, Mecklenburg 49, Montgomery so, Nanse-
inond 81, Nelson; s., Norfolk county; 3d.
Northampton "a Northumberland aud Lam
caster; 55, Nottoway S. ORANGE 81, Page
and Warren; So, Patrick f; So Plttsylvania 6U
Powhatau 81, Prince Edward 81, Prince
George aud Surry 63. Princess Anne; "a,
Prince William; IS, Rappahannock 66, Roa-
noke; 81, RockbrIdge; IS, Rockingham SO,
Russell; 70, Scott; II, Shenandoah; Y, Smyth;
73, Southampton IA, Spotsylvania; Is Stat
old and Klpg George 76, Sussex and Greenes-
vile; II. Tazewell 78, Washington; ~. West
mpreland and Richmond; so, Wythe and
ulaski.
SECTION g. The following towns and cities,
having more than 5000 inhabitants, shall each
have one CITY Judge Fredericksburg, LyLch-
burg, Norfolk, Petersburg. Portsmouth
SECTION 3 The city of Richmond, having
over 30 900 inhabitants, shall have one CITY
Judge and Que judge of probate and record.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES. s.-Mr. Bell. OF Au
gusta moved to dismiss the report OF the Com
mitiee ON Courts of Justice recommending tht
election of United States senator's on the 22c
instant After some discussion the motion wa
agreed to and the report dismissed. su