The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-12-21
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Wednesday DECEMBER 81, 1870.
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Is LARGER THAN THE COMBINED CIR
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NEWSPAPERS OF! THE CITY.
General Assembly Of Virginia.
81 TUESDAY, Dec. 20,,1S7o.
SENATE. Ok 49,

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The Senate met at noon-Lieutenant-
Governor MARYE in the chair.
Prayer by Rev. VIM. 81. Christian.
TIE PUBLIC DEBT. ...,
Mr.. ROLLER submitted the following (;
which was adopted:
"ResoIued, That the Committee for Courts
Of Justice be instructed to inquire, in con-
nection with the consideration of the ques-
tion of an arbitration between the States of
Virginia and West Virginia, whether under
the recognized principles of public law the
debt Of the old State OF Virginia is not bind
ing ratably, and only in that manner, upon
the different parts into which said State
was divided whether the present State of
Virginia is legally bound to provide for
more than such ratab1e proportion, and
whether the question to be submitted to
arbitration is not the mere adjustment Of
the proportion proper to be borne by the
States of Virginia and West Virginia, re-
spectively."
] Senate bill to provide for the assumption
and payment by the present State of Vir-
,ginia of her just and equitable share Of the
public debt contracted by the State of Vir-
ginia previous to the 18th of April, 1861,
with the legal interest thereon, was taken
up and read second time, and, on motion
of Mr.. Fitzpatrick, laid on the table.
The question then being upon the adop-
tlon of MIR. Pendleton's proposition in re-
gard to the West Virginia question, Mr.
JOHNSON, Of Accomac, made an elaborate
argument in opposition thereto. He was
utterly opposed to anything like repudia-
ton, and favored the proposition Of Mr..
WADDELL.q 80 sG"3 III i
BILLS, ETC., PRESENTED.
The following bills, &C., were presented
and appropriately referred:
By MIR. GREENE To abolish all laws i'm
posing. punishment by stripes,
BY MIR. TEAMoH:. Resolution inquiring
into the expediency of allowing clerks of
courts fair compensation for services in
criminal proceedings. @
by Mr. FITZPATRICK lnStructing the
Committee on Courts Of Justice to inquire
into and report by bill or otherwise the
propriety Of affording the relief asked for
in the petition of Benjamin Brown and
Sarah P. Brown.
By Mr.. SMITH, of New Kent: Bill to
amend and resnact section 1, chapter %,
acts 1865-'66, in relation to horse-steahng.
By MIR. ROLLER Bill to provide for the
collection of the State revenue and county
leYies in certain cases.
BILLS PASSED.
Senate bill introduced by Mr.. DAVIS this
day. to authorize the county of Carroll to
borrow money to build a courthouse.
House bill fixing the fees of clerks of
county and corporation courts in certain
cases.
Senate bill to require the Attorney-G Gene.
raj to institute proceedings for the recovery
of certain property which has been fraudu-
lently sold, and for other purposes.
Senate bill introduced by Mr.. HERNDoN
this day. to repeal section II, chapter 64, of
the Code Of Virginia, with regard to roads
and ferries.
Adjourned,