Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1871-12-26
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF VIRGINIA.

ment three years in the penitentiary. and th
maximum eighteen years, instead of the dealt
penalty. The passage of the bill was Oppose
by Messrs. Lakeland. Nuiting. and Cochran
and advocated By Messrs. Penn, Pridemore
Patterson. Thomas and French.
Mr.. Roller moved to reconsider the vote b
which the bill was ordered to third readin,
and engrossment, 10 order to offer an amend
ment continuing the death penalty. His mo
ton was put and lost: Ayes, 9 /; noes. 81.
| On the passage of the bill the ayes and noe
were called, and the question was determine,
in the affirmative by vote of % to s.
| General James A. Walker, of Pulaski. from
the House of Delegates, informed the Senat
OF the passage in that body of the joint resolu
ton to discontinue the issue of bonds required
to be issued by the act for funding the public
debt
Mr.. Fitzpatrick said that the advocates O
the resolution did not contemplate taking 6na
action to-day. They wanted everybody to b.
heard
The motion of Mr. Fitzpatrick, amended BY
MIR. Quesenberry, making it continuing order
| was adopted /; so the consideration of the reso
luton is the special continuing order for Mon
day.
Senate bill to amend and re-enact section IL
of chapter l74 of the Code of 1860, in relation
to the removal of causes pending in one oour
20 an0fher, was passed.
HOUSE House joint resolution to discon.
tlnue the issue of new bonds under the provi-
slons OF the funding bill came up as the special
order, and was passed.
| The following bills were passed:
| Senate bill amending the law declaring when
office judgments shall be final. and in relation
| to rue-days In county and circuit court,
House bill to amend the act authorizing the
| Board OF Public Works to sell the States In
terest in the various internal improvement com.
| panies
House bill to amend the road law.
Mr. Daniel submitted the following Joint re-
solution, under suspension of the rules, which
was ordered to be printed:
Whereas the public credit of the State of
Virginia has been injured. and is now being in
jured, by the apprehension in the minds of
some persons that this General Assembly will
repudiate the debt of the State; and whereas
we deem it important to remove any such ap-
prehension from the minds of all persons, and
to remove it at once /; and whereas, if the dis
position existed on the part of the General As
semby to pass any repudiating act the Consii-
tuition, both of the State and Federal Govern
ments, positively prohibits the passage of any
such law and in order to prevent any further
injury to our credit.
"Resotred 1.-The Senate concurring,) That the
General Assembly will pass no such act of re-
pudation.
''2. Resolved That such legislation would be
no less destructive of our future prosperity than
OF our credit, our integrity, and honor.
1t was agreed that these resolutions should
be considered on Tuesday after the special or
der is disposed of.
SENATE. Monday, Dec. 1Sth-A number
OF resolutions of enquiry and reports of com
mitees were adopted. Among them was a
resolution iostructing the Committee for Courts
of Justice to inquire into the expediency OF so
amending the 3rd section of the act approved
June 9th, 1870, known as the homestead act,
as to abolish entirely the right of waiver of
homestead, as provided TOR in said 3rd section ;
also, that the committee inquire whether the
right of homestead cannot be secured to the
householder. &C., by mode of proceeding less
expensive than is now provided by law.
At clock the joint order being the elec
ton ofjudges and Capitol officers, the follow
ing gentlemen we're duly elected by both houses !:
Jno. T. Goodrich, Judge for the corporation
court of Fredericksburg, Jos e. Sherrard,
judge of the county Of Frederick. James Nc
Donald, Secretary Of the Commonwealth. w.
F. Taylor, Auditor of Public Accounts. Gen.
Asa Rogers, Second Auditor. Col Jas. Mayo,
Treasurer. W. ?. NJ. Kellum, Register Of the
Land Office. q. +. Strother, Sup't. Of Peni-
Penitentlary.
Mr.. Herndon moved to lay the resolution in
regard to the funding bill on the table and MAX e
it the special order for Tomorrow at l o clock !;
pending the consideration of which the Senate
adjourned at Nj.
EVENING SESSION. The unfinished business
being the House joint resolution to discontinue
the issue of bonds required to be issued by the
act for funding the public debt, and the pend
ing question being on the adoption of the mo-
ton of Mr. Herndon to lay the resolution on
| the table and make it the order of the day for
to- morrow at clock, was put and determined
in the negative.
The question then REQUIRED upon the adop-
ton of the resolution, and after considerable
debate the Senate adjourned.
House. number OF bills were reported
and placed on the calendar.
In response to resolution asking whether
the funding act provides for the payment of in
terest upon the bonds issued under that act
without further legislation, the Attorney Cen
eral says:
.sihe funding act does not, in my opinion,
make an appropriation for this purpose
| think there should be an act authorizing the
| Auditor to transfer the sum necessary to pay
the interest Otherwise, the Treasury will not
| be justified in making such payment.
| House joint resolution relative to the payment
of balances due school teachers, was passed
| A number of unimportant bills, &c., were
introduced and referred,
| SENATE Tuesday, Dec 19 House bill In
cooperating the Shenandoah county bank was
passed. A number Of bills were presented and
referred.
| A resolution, ''that when the two house ad
journ on Saturday the 23rd inst, they take
recess until Jan End, was adopted After q
| lengthy discussion on the resolution ''that the
General Assembly does not indicate any pur-
| pose or desire to repuuiate or unnecessarily de-
| lay the payment OF the public debt" the Sen
ate adjourned.
| HOUSE, number Of bills were reported
and put on the calendar. A resolution by Mr.
| Kelley, to reduce the pay of members of the
| General Assembly from Sc to $4 per day, was
advocated by Messrs Daniel, Booker, Matthew
and Coghill. and opposed by Messrs. Kelley
| piration of the morning hour.
The Quetsion as to the payment of the inter
est on the public debt was made the sperial or.
der tor tomorrow at clock
| House bill authorizing deputy clerks to take
acknowledgements OF deeds by married womer
| was passed.
| A number of bills, resolutions &C., were re
| ferred.
| VALUE OF EGGs.-During the war NJ any ex
periments were made by medical men and 9th
ers interested in the subject, to see in how
small compass the nutflment could be got; anC
after all the experiments of physicians, physi
oligists, patent rights men, savans and iDvesl
gators on scientific subjects, they all bad tt
| knock nnder to use an ex prnSSive thOuph vul