Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1871-01-10
Virginia Legislature.

at noon. Mr. Pendleton, of Botetourt, in the
chair
No quorum being present. on motion of Mr..
Greever the Senate adjourned
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. The House
met at II o'clock NJ, Mr. Hanger in the chair
A communication from Speaker Turner an
nouncng that he was detained by illness, was
read. The following petitions, presented by
Mr.. Chewing, were received and referred: Pc
ttions of the citizens Of Northumberland and
Lancaster counties, protesting against the use
of purse seins'; and Of the citizens of Lancas-
ter county, 10 relation TO the Glebe fund
On motion of Mr. McCarll, the House ad-
journed.
SENATE-Tuesday, Jan 3.-The Senate
met at noon-Mr. Waddell, Of Augusta, pres
ident pro tenn, in the chair A quorum pres
| ent.
| A number of unimportant bills were present.
ed, and without taking action on any Of them
the Senate adjourned
! House OF REPRESENTATIVES,. House met
at noon-Mr. Hanger in the chair
The following bills we're passed:
| House bill in relation to the disposition of
the funds paid into the Slate Treasury for the
hire of conviots.
House bill to amend thecharter and change
the name of the Virginia Insurance Company.
The following bills were presented and refer
red:
| By Mr. Woodson Jott resolution extend
ing the time for certain county officers to quail
| fly to their Office. ~
House bill to amend tie act to authorize
subscription to incorporated companies by GER
| tain counties and towns vas taken up. The
bill provides that the town Of Stanton and
county Of Augusta shall vote separately on the
question of the subscriptions referred to-
/ MIR Cochran moved to amend by striking out
the county Of Augusta. He said that the peo
pie of that county had refused to subscribe to
the Chesapeake & Ohio railroad, and had
twice refused to vote subscription to the Val
ley railroad, and now il was intended to sepa-
rate the town of Staunton fpIn the county of
Augusta, and again impose upon them the
trouble and expense of another vote to sub
scription to the Valley railroad
| Mr.. Bell, of Augusta, opposed the amend
ment He thought that majority of the
people of Augusta county was in favor Of
a subscription to the Valley railroad, and that
they desired to have another vote on the CUES
ton
Messrs. Popham anc Woodsou sided with
Mr.. Bell, and the discussion continued at CON
siderable length.
The amendment YVES agreed to-yeas, so
nays, %.
Mr.. Wood stated that ia order to give the
friends Of the bill further opportunity to dis
cuss the question, he desired a reconsideration
of the vote just TAKEN
Before the question Vas put. on motion of
Mr.. Walker, Of Westmaeland. the House ad-
journed.
SENATE. W ednesday JAM Attn The Ser
ate met at II o'clock Nj Lieutenant Govern
or Marye in the chair. No prayer.
House bill No. 10, to change the corporate
name and amend the charter Of the Virginia
Insurance Company, was referred to the Com
mittee on Banks
Mr.. Lathrop (by leaVe) presented Senate
bill No rs, to confer upon married women the
right to continue to hold all property held by
them previous to marriage, and all property
acquired by them during coverture, as their
own separate property which was referred to
the Committee for Courts of Justice.
Mr.. Anderson Of Rockbridge (by leave)
presented Senate bill No IS, modifying the
charter of Washington College; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on General Lava.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, MIR. Hang
er, of Augusta in the chair The unfinished
business of yesterday-the motion of Mr.
Wood for a reconsideration Of the vote by
which Augusta county was stricken out of
the act to authorize certain counties TO sub
scribe to the Valley railroad and other Ineor
porated companies, was on ma ton of Mr. Nc
Caull, passed by.
The following bills were passed:
TO amend the code of 1860 10 regard to the
Jurisdiction of the judges Of the Common
wealth to award injuuetons and to confer SINH
lar jurisdiction upon the Chancery Court of
the city of Richmond
In relation to aduciarieS.
TO amend section 5 of an act entitled IAN
act to amend the lst, ID 4th, 5th, and I h
sections Of chapter 80 of Code of 1860, reIa-
ting to fiduciaries and making other provis-
ions for the same
To amend section %, chapter 49, Code of
1860 as to compelling attendance of witnesses.
10 amend and reenact sections 2, g. and a.
of chapter 209 Of Code Of 1860 as heretofore
| amended, as 10 suspension of execution of
judgment and writ CT error IN criminal cases
Joint resolution to suspend certain proyis-
ions of sections 81 and 40 Of an act to estab-
llsh and maintain unitor;p system Of public
free schools.
SENATE Thursday, JAN 5.-The Senate
session was brought to an abrupt termination
an hour before the usua! time by an adjourn
ment, GA motion Of Mr. Carr on account of
the stir IN the Capitol caused by an alarm of
fire outside and the rush In u.equence No
| business OF much interest wa, up during the
morning, however. The Con,Igitrte on g urts
Of Justice reported a bill fixing the fees Of
clerks Of courts at 50 so In felony, and 81 10
misdemeanor cases. The Committee on Cen
eral Laws reported favoraby upon the or. pos
ed change of name Of Washington College to-
Washington and Lee University other com-
mittees reported two relief bills and hill to
provide for the removal Of causes and the
transfer of papers from tie Hastings cauri of
Harrisonburg to the County court of Rock
bridge
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. A resou-
ton was adopted instruc'iog the pay clerk to
refuse certificates OF pay 20 absentees without
leave or reasonable excuse A lively tine was
had over a resolution fired by a colored mem
Der providing for the ar,oirGing Of conmit-
tee to conter with the Tres dents of railroads
in the State, 80 order het be.tr accom- mnda-
tons may be hereafter furnished TO colored
people ia their travels 4 motion to lay the
resolution on the table was rejected This
brought it at once before be House for final
action. Several OF the tolortd members spoke
in favor of the resolution While Mr. Stubbs
opposed it, saying that i ought TO have been
served in the same manner that all other mea-
sures tending to bring ul the question If civil
rights before the House had been heretofore
disposed of-that is laid il upon the table in
definitely. The discus: i'm was interrupted by
the expiration Of the nsoroiug hour. The le-
consideration of the vote hy which Augusta
county was stricken on Of the bill authori-
ziug certain counties 10 subscribe to the capital
stock of incorporated Companies was being
discussed when the House adjourned