Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1870-02-17
PROCEEDINGS OF THE IEC:s.
LATURE.

the appointment of the standing COM
mittees. The object of the majority, the
reconstruction Of the committee on Roads,
1xvlng been accomplished by the action
OF the body yesterday, and all the appoln-
tees OF the former presiding officer having
been relieved of the duties imposed upon
them, the resolution resembling the 29th
rule. vesting the appointments in the
presiding officer, and giving to the Senate
the power to appoint its own committees,
was reconsidered and the President again
clothed with the appointing power
A substitute for the House resolution
relative to the removal of political disabili-
ties, offered by Radical member, was
adopted.
Bills we're introduced amending the
code IN reference to the Court of Appeals
80 as to conform to the present constitution;
dlstrlctirg the state for county courts, for
filling the Office of Lieut.. Governor and
Attorney General. and bill relating to
Che compensation Of members of the Leg
lslature. The Governors message was
read and commended 1t is a pur ely
business document and there was no
attempt at any rhetorical display.
In the House of Delegates the standing
committees were announced roads
and internal improvements the committee
is composed and may be classified as
fellows:
In favor of the 'tAir line" or ;Mr.
Mahone's projected, Tiller Of Scott, Thur
man of Bedford, Fulton of Wythe, Segar
Of Norfolk, Moss Of Amelia, Wood of
Halifax, and Marshall of Fauquier, seven
in all, being majority Of the committee.
The rest, Kelley. Of Richond is in railroad
matters, doubtful. Ashby of Page and
Seaton of Alexandra are in ia vor of the
Orange and Alexandria interest, and Hill
of Albemarle and Hanger of Augusta are
in the interest of the Chesapeake and
Ohio Railroad. a bill was reported in
the House amending and re-enacting the
Jaws rotating to legal interest on money
SO as to conform to the new constitution
which allows II per ct. instead of 6 as
under the Old law. ~
Mr.. Jones Of King William, a Radical
offered the following resolution:
Resolved, AS members of the Legislature
and as Republicans of The State of Virginia
meeting for the first tirae under the con.
l. tuition of the State, aud wishing to legis-
cate as best we can for the Interest Of
he State, and of the whole people
respectfully ask wLether, as Unicu
Republicans (for otherwise as we may
be caNed) We shall be allowed any par
ticipation in filing the Offices of the STATE.
The resolution was sreceived with con
siderable meriment and laid On the table
RICHMOND, Feb. 19.-Except the cleo
ton Of Mr.. W. Taylor as Auditor Of
Public Accounts; and Mr.. Jas Mcdonald
as secretary of the Commonwealth, the
proceedings of the Legislature to day
were not Of special interest.
In the Senate, Mr.. Snowden, of Alex.
andria, presented q petition, accom- panied
by bill, for the relief of tax payers OF
Alexandria from taxes imposed and col
lected during the latter part CT the late
war. !
Mr.. Pendleton's resolution in relation
to relief to the debtor class, was referred to
a special committee, who are expected
soon to make report, aud it is hoped
that some speedy but safe mode of relief
will be afforded.
In the House, Mr.. johnson, of Alex
andria, introduced resolution inquiring
into the practicability of employing convict
labor SO as to make the Pcnitentiary a
paying institution also petition Of
members of the bar Of Alexandria for the
adjustment of Hastings Court. He
also proposed an amendment of the 11th
section Of chapter 81 of the code, prohib-
iting the transfer of stock to increase votes
in railroad and other corporations.
Before the adjournment in October,
MIR. Crenshaw, of tho lower branch of the
Legislature. offered a resolution assuring
Congress that if the State was admitted,
the 18th aud 18th amendments would be
ratified. The resolution was referred to a
committee, which, to-day, reported that
no action was necessary, and the matter
was about to be dropped, when Radical
member moved to Jay the report
report on the table The motion was
lost, and the State Journal of this even
ing claims that the House of Delegates
has refused to ratafy the amendments.
RICHMOND, Feb. 1.-THE Legislature
Today elected Mr.. Geo. Rye, Of Shen-
andoah, State Treasurer, his Claims be-
ing warmly urged by the entire south
side interest, and by those who thought
such course polite.
The election, of Treasurer, so far las
the House was concerned did not pass
off without a struggle on the part ofthe
friends of other candidates. Mr.. Rye
was nominated by Mr.. Kelley of Rich
mond, who is of very different stripe of
politics. He said he took pleasure in
doing 50, as he thought this was time
if ever when we should sacrifice preju-
dice for the good of the State. He spoke
of Rye as an honest and capable officer.
Dir. Crenshaw seconded the nomination,
and remarked that it should be remem-
bered that Rye was the man who threw
himself in the breach when trea cherous
hands were about to be laid on the
railroads of the State.
Mr Kelly of Fredericksburg, nomina~
ted II. O.. Buckner of Orange, Treasurer,
Mr.. Peatross nominated John O. VIM
of Hanover, and the fight commenced.
Several speeches were made and the cues.
ton of whether the Legislature is controll-
ed by a True Republican or Conserya-
tive party, was agitated by excited deba-
tors, while the Radicals looked on smiling