Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1870-03-03
PROCEEDINGS OF THE LEGIS-
LATURE.

tuonu and petersburg railroad company
to borrow an additional sum Of money.
A petition from citizens of Rocking
ham county for an amendment Of the
charter of Harrisonburg, was referred.
A resolution was offered by Mr. Snow
den declaring it inexpedient for the Legis-
iature to elect from its own body, to off.
ces of profit, or trust, members of either
branch Of the General Assembly, and the
proposition was urged by Mr.. S., who
gave his reasons. at length. ia its favor,
as expedient and proper both for the
Legislature and the various candidates.
After debate, substitute in the exact
language of the Constitution 10 reference
to the appointment to Offices created by
the Legislature, was adopted and then
the whole subject laid on the table.
Wednesday next was fixed upon as the
day for the election of Lieutenant Gov
ernor and Superintendent of Public
instruction, should the House concur.
The Old Dominion Gold Mining Com
pany, in Spotsylyania county. was incor.
porated.
The bill incorporating the Virginia
international Land and Trust Company
was debated until the hour Of adjournment
In the House of Delegates, the House
enabling bill was amended 50 as to EN-
power the Governor to appoint Counclmen
for cities. and Trustees for towns, and
authorizing Counciimeu and Trustees 50
appointed, to appoint all municipal officers
for the cities an;i towns ~ the State -
The bill declares that i'll the opinion of the
General Assembly, all civil offices filled
by military appoiutccs, were vacated when
the State was re admitted 70 the Union.
but legalizes the official acts Of such
officers up TO the time of their removal
from office by the expiration of the bill -
After various amendments were adopted
in order to perfect the BILL but before its
final passage, the House adjourned till to-
morrow.
The following resolutions of inquiry
were offered in the House:
Ofregulating and fixing BY law the
several oaths, required by the constitution
of the State, to be taken by the cour'
officers of this Commonwealth.
Of granting charter for railroad from
the town of HarriSonburg to Coviagton
Whether it is compatible with the con.
stitu,ion to elect the Judge of a Hastings
Court to county jndgeship when such
sounty embraces the town.
OF giving to each township throughout
the State, one physician of good standing
who shall be known as or called the
township or poor's physician,
A special telegram announcing that the
Senate Of the United States I'd adopted
the House bill for removing the political
disabilities Of citizens Of Virginia wa.
read in both Houses aal the announce
ment received with pleasure.
A report was presented from the Com
mittee on Prisons and Asylums, in which
it is stated that the State of Virginia as
sumed control Of Howard Grove Hospital
and asylum on February lst. 1870, anu
the inmates at that date were as follows /:
Insane colored persons 1913 paupers, not
insane, io0; total 223.
RICHMOND, Feb. 25.-The Senate, to-
day, passed the bill Incorporating the Vir-
ginia Land and Trus: Company having
for its object the purchase of lands. and
settling the same by inducing emigration.
They are further authorized to establish
manufactures, loan money, insure pro-
perty &c, &c. Among the ineorpo-
rators are Horace Greeley and Cyrus H.
Mccormick, aud the capital stock is $50,
100000.
The House passed tie "enablng bill, !"
in reference to officers now holding under
military appointment. The bill legalizes
the acts of all officers who qualified prior
to the 2Gth of January 1870, but requires
all officers who hold over to renew their
bonds. 1t is then provided that any
Judgment, decree, Or order, rendered Or
made BY the Court of Appeals at the term
thereof commencing on the 18th day of
July, 1870, shall be subject to the super :
vision and control of the Supreme Court
Of Appeals to be organized under the
Constitution upon motion of aug party
to the cause All vacancies in the Office
of justice cfthe peace and constable now
existing, o. which may hereafter occur
before an election ale to be, filled by ap-
poin,ment Of the Governor of this Com
monwealth The offices of circuit aud
county clerks are declared vacant at the
first term of the respective coyrt hereafter
held by judges elected under the present
Constitution and such judges shall, at
the said term Of their respective courts,
appoint clerk to continue in Office until
bis successor is elected and qualified. -
Iu any county where the clerk Of the
county court shall be also clerk of the
circuit court, then the judge of the county
court ehall appoint the clerk for the said
courts. The Offices of attorneys for the
Commonwealth and of sheriffs fo- their
respective counties, TO continue in Office
until their successors are elected. The
Governor of the State is empowered, as
soon as practicable to appoint for each city
and town as many couneilmen or trustees
for each city and town now entitled to
trustees or counciimen as are now pro-
vidsd by law. The councilmen and
trustees now exercising the functions of
such Offices continue in such Offices till
their successors are appointed. The
eouncilmen or trustees appointed by the
Governor are required to appoint ali
municipal officers except judges in their
respective cities and towns. The judges
of the corporation and circuit courts of
probate hereafter elected for the said
towns and cities of the Commonwealth
shall appoint the officers of their respect
i've courts to continue ia Office until their
SUCCESSORS are elected and qualified as
provided By law.
The bill as TINS amended will nrohahlu