Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1871-04-04
Virginia Legislature.

Y rate the Otto Bridge Company; to provide TO
printing the reports of the Supreme Court O
, Appeals, &C.; as to the appointment of trus
tees; as to places of holding court, &c.
, Senate bill to exempt licensed butchers, &c.
} from license tax for canvassing for food 70
man or beast; to provide for the collection O
debts due the city of Williamsburg, &c.; pro
viding that more than one township in thu
Commonwealth shall not bear the same name
!, amending certain sections of the Code so as tC
make them conform to the Constitution; reg
ulating the fishing in the waters of the Poto
mac; authorizing the surviving trustees of the
Lovingston Male and Female Academy . con
yey certain lands; to incorporate the 0ISA oi
Lovingston in the county of Nelson in rela-
ton to the county levy; for the relief of the
late sheriHS of the Commonwealth /; to incor-
porate the Charlottesville and Scottsville Rail
road Company to amend the 9th section oi
the school bill; declaring certain portions OF
the Rapidan river lawful fence; to provide
for the incorporation of building fund associa-
| tions
HoUsE.-Senate bill for the funding and
payment of the public debt again came up,
the question being on the adoption of the
amendment heretofore offered by Speaker Tur-
| ner.
Messrs Southall, Of Albemarle, Cochran,
Guy, Mahood and Popham spoke against the
amendment, and Messrs Stubbs, Woodson,
and b. 4. Jones (colored) in favor of it.
! AT 2:30 P. M. the House adjourned until
Monday at 10 A. NJ.
| SENATE.-Monday, March 27th.-The fol-
lowing bills were paaaed
| House bills for the renewal of the skylight,
&C., for the repair Of the CAPITOL in relation
| to lurles IN criminal cases and changes In Uenu :
authorizing the issue Of registered stock to
Young q Dickinson on certain conditions for
the return to Randolph Macon College of funds
collected for taxes illegally assessed to extend
the jurisdiction of police justices and justices
| OF the peace in certain cases.
Senate bill to provide that the personal prop
| erty of sureties shall be first exhausted before
the personal property of principals shall be
| sold; to provide for the payment of the an
nuity to the Virginia Military Institute House
bill to extend the jurisdiction Of police justices
| and justices of the peace in certain cases; to
allow the trustees of the Gloucester Charity
School to turn over the interest accruing to the
| same to the superintendent of the poor of said
| county.
| HOUSE Senate bill to provide for the fund
ing and payment Of the public debt, which had
been previously passed by for one hour. came
up, the question being on the adoption of
Speaker Turner's amendment
Mr.. jackson, of Prince Edward, spoke
| against the amendment as well as against the
| bill itself
/ At the conclusion of Mr.. .Jackson's remarks
Mr.. Graham, of Rockbridge offered the fol-
lowing resolution;
''Resotued, That the bill under consideration
known as the funding bill be recommitted to
the Committee of Finance
Speaker Turner delivered an elaborate argu-
| ment in support Of his amendment
! Mr.. Cochran spoke against both the amend
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| The Richmond Whig thus reports his re-
marks:
| Judge Cochran had heard that the gentle
man from Rappahannock had given out that
he meant to demolish him, but he was glad that
none of his bones were broken. He made
some humorous illusions to Speaker Turner in
connection with the Davenport brothers. He
opposed the resolution Of the gentleman from
Rock bridge, and did not doubt that it was die
tated by the wish to kill the bill. He appeal
ed to the members not to adjourn without
passing this funding bill The record of Vir-
ginia had been glorious In the past She was
then prosperous now she is beset by the temp
tations that spring from poverty. Let her rise
above these temptations and show to the world
that in adversely, as In prosperity, her integri-
| ty is still the same.
| Mr. Graham withdrew his resolution in order
| that the vote might be taken on the Speaker S
amendment, which resulted in its rejection, as
1 follows: ayes, IA; nays 49,
Mr. Graham then renewed his motion to re-
commit; which was adopted-yeas, Sc; nays,
| 81.
Mr. McCaull moved to reconsider the vote
recommitting the bill.
The vote being taken on the motion to re-
consider, it was agreed to by 62 yeas, to 40
nays.
The resolution to recommit was then defeat
ed
| SENATE. Tuesday, March 2Sth.-The fol-
lowing bills were passed:
/ House bill to amend and re-enact an act, as
amended and re-enacted, entitled San act to
provide for a general election,
| Senate bill, with an amendment to the title
| from the House, to establish and maintain a
uniform system of free schools.
House bill authorizing circuit courts OF the
Commonwealth to grant charters of incorpora-
tion, &c.
House bill, with Senate substitute, to regu-
late the sale of poisonous substances by drug
gists and others
Senate bill providing for the payment of in
terest and dividends On so much of the bonds
or stocks guaranteed by the State, held by col
leges and other institutions of learning of this
State. as may not be funded under the bill pro-
vidi1g for the funding of the public debt
DcDdto W pIcVGut TIC edl6 VI peI6Oud
property of sureties until the personal property
of the principal is exhausted.
Senate bill to authorize the courts to decree
the sale of real estate in the county of Prince
George derived to Elizabeth G. Starke.
;, Senate bills: To authorize the advance pay
ment of the annuity ($l5,000) to the Virginls
Military Institute and University of Virginia
appointing trustees for the town of Y ork anG
the county of York; appointing trustees anc
defining the poor duties of the superintendent
of and trustees of the Gloucester Charity
, School; authorizing the Superintendent O
6 Public instruction to appoint another clerk
to authorize the Board of Education to sus
pend certain section of the school law for th,
present scholastic year.
HoUsE.-The following Senate bills wer
passed:
To incorporate the Rockingham Banking ant
{ Trust Company.
To provide for the equalization of the valua
ton of real estate and personal property be
tween the different townships of the countie
of the State.
To incorporate the Merchants Manufactu
, ring Company in the town of Petersburg: :.
La relation to the public printing. and tn
public printer. The amendment fixing tn
J salary of the public printer at $1,000, instea
e of 81 900, was reconsidered and then rejected
: and the bill passed without other amendments.
: To amend the act to incorporate town
Poweton, Amherst county.
10 amend the act to incorporate the Piec
q mont and Potomac Railroad Company.
To amend the acts of 1867 so as to prt
vide for the payment of interest upon the Dav