Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1871-01-24
NUMBER XVIII.
Virginia Legislature.

SENATE. Saturday, Jan. 14th.-The fol-
/ lowing bills were passed:
Senate bill to incorporate the Conference Of
st. Mary's of the Society of St. Vincent of
Paul, in the town of Alexandria
Senate bill with the House amendments) in
regard to the Jurisdiction of the judges of the
Commonwealth to award injunctions, and to
confer similar jurisdiction upon the Chancery
Court of the city of Richmond
a bill for the protection of persons attend
ing State and county fairs, and to prevent
gambling at the said fair.
HOUSE. House bill authorizing subscrip-
tons to the stock of Incorporated companies by
counties, With Mr.. Hanger substitute for the
same, came up as unfinished business. the
question being on motion of h1r. Bell of Au-
gusta, to reconsider the vote on the amend
ment to the substitute adopted yesterday, to
the effect that no one subscription should ex-
csed 10 amount sum upon which the annual
interest, at the rate allowed, would REQUIRE
larger annual tax upon property than ten cents
on the hundred dollars.
The motion to reconsider was agreed to.
Ihe amendment was then, after some discus
cusslon, modified so as to increase the amount
to 20 cents on the hundred dollars of taxable
! property, and adopted
Mr.. Budd, offered a provision that the
| bonds OF counties, cities, and towns should be
received at par by the companies in payment
of subscriptions. Agreed to.
| The substitute was then ordered to engross-
| ment
House bills amending the Code as to iuries
generally; Incorporating the Lee Monumen-
| tai Associations; to authorize the Governor
to employ temporary clerk at 81 900 per an
mum.
Mr.. Bell, OF Augusta, offered substitute
for the Joint resolution in relation to the remo-
val OF the Penitentiary which instructs and
authorizes the proper committees of the two
Houses to advertise for and consider proposals
for new site for, and for the erection of
new Penitentiary, and to contract therefor,
subject to the action Of both Houses. Agreed
to. The substitute was then ordered to en-
grossment; after which the House adjourned.
SENATE. Monday, Jan. 16th.-The follow
ing bills were passed:
10 amend the act of Assembly entitled an
act to regulate judicial sales and prevent the
sacrifice of property.
To incorporate the Gordonsville and Ches
ter's Gap railroad company
Io incorporate the Casteman's Ferry and
Jefferson Turnpike company.
Amending certain sections Of the act for the
rellef OF the sherlfs of the Commonwealth.
HoUsE.-House bill for the assessment of
taxes on persons, property, income licenses,
&c, and imposing taxes thereon, for the year
1871, being the special continuing order, was
taken up. The reading OF the bill was COM
menced, and each section considered separate
y and amended until adjournment.
This bill fills l2l printed pages, and is d.
vlded into 24l sections. It will probably occu-
by he House for q week or two.
SENATE-Tuesday, Jan. 17th--In the SEN
ate a JOINT resolution, instructing the Senators
and Representatives from this State to urge
the passage OF a bill by Congress to provide for
the payment OF the amount due Virginia for
money loaned the Federal government to carry
9n the war OF 1872, was passed. & resolution
appr oprlatlng six hundred dollars to purchase
Elders portrait of General Lee, was also
offered by the Radical r. SIDE s OF Ale yapsRd@ent
have the portrait of Gen. 6. Fl. Thomas, of
the Federal Army, also painted by Elder. or
some other Virginia artist, was rejected Bills
incorporating the Petersburg and Brunswick
railroad company providing for the employ
ment of reporter for the Court of Appeals
amending the charters Of the city of Norfolk
and town of Fredericksburg extending the
time in which officers, laboring under political
disabilities, may qualify, and for the protection
Of cheese and butter manufacturers were
passed.
HoUsE.-Nearly the whole of the days ses-
sion In the House was taken up In the consid-
Grafton OF the bill assessing and imposing taxes
for the present year. The discussion of various
proposed amendments was quite earnest, and
was INDUCED In by number Of the leading
members.
Several bills, among which was Senate bill
modifying the charter of Washington college
and authorizing its name to be changed to
Washington and Lee University, were reported
from committees