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

SENATE w ednesday, Jan. lSth.-Mr.
| Waddell presented a bill to amend the act to
protect the oyster beds Of the Commons enlth,
| which was referred. 4l8880fB skA Il
The following bills were passed House bill
| to incorporate the Lee Monument Association;
| Senate bill in relation to the boundary lines
between the State Of Virginia and the States
| of Maryland, North Carolina and Tennessee;
| Senate bill in reference TO the roads Of Lou
| doun county.
Dir. Pendleton presented bill authorizing
| the county of Augusta to subscribe to the
stock of the Valley. and Shenandoah Valley,
railroad companies, which, under suspension
| OF the rules was read the necessary number of
| times and passed f+
Senate bill providing for the repeal of all
| laws providing for the punishment of citizens
| of this Commonwealth by stripes. recommend
| ed by the committee for Courts not to pass,
| was taken up and discussed at great length by
| Messrs. Moss, Greene, Lathrop and Mosely,
| in opposition to the recommendation, and by
Messrs. Terry, Pendleton and Patterson in ia
| vor of it. 1t was finally laid on the table
ayes, Is, noes, 10. Adjourned.
HOUSE "A number of bills reported from
committees were placed on the calendar. Ad-
verse reports concurred Ia In relation to III
creasing the public expense by printing certain
portions of the acts OF last session, referring
| to county and township organizations; pub
| fishing such portions of the debates of the
1 late constitutional convention as yet remain In
manuscript form, and refunding part of the
license tax to the late propretors of the Spots
| wood Hotel A bill was presented by Mr..
Daniel providing for the organization of a
State detective department. tor the purpose OF
| bringing to light all insecure bonds OF bonded
| officers, violations of the revenue laws of the
State by persons doing business without license,
and otherwise defrauding the State revenue,
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House bill assessing and Imposing taxes for
the year 1871, was taken up as a continuing
order aud further discussed and amended until
adjournment. .e3f -
SENATE. Thursday, Jan. 10Th. In the
Senate, bill was passed legalizing the election
of Attorney of the Commonwealth for Wise
| and Buchanan counties. There is not a law
yer in either county, and this bill permits an
attorney from an adjoining county to take the
position. A bill was introduced to provide for
board OF equalization, to adjudge and equal
ice the assessment Of lands. The militia bill
was called up, but after short discussion was
laid on the table aud made the order Of the
day for Tuesday next. TIE bill design ting
legal holidays and fxirg the succeeding, instead
| OF preceding, day for the payment of notes, &c
elected long debate, bu was finally ordered
to It's eugrossment.
House In the House, Senate bill authori-
zing Augusta county to subscribe to 1 he capital
stock OF the Valley railroad aud Shenandoah
alley railroad companies, was, under sus-
pension OF the rules, placed on the calendar.
A messace was received from the Governor
transmitting list of pardons aud comnuta-
| tons granted during the past year A report
of all the acts of the Assembly passed during
| the present session, and approved by the Gov
ernor, was submitted ty the committee on Ea-
roiod Riils nd or1orod to ho yr,ntod A
Der OF bills we're reported and placed on the
calendar. ,s t e
The tax bill was again under consideration,
the principal discussion being on an amend
ment offered by Mr.. Woodson, of Craig, to
strike out the entire section referring to sample
merchants, thereby leaving it free for any and
everybody TO sell goods by sample. Messrs.
Woodson and W hlte earnestly advocated the
proposed amendment. and Speaker Turner,
having vacated the chair, opposed it 10 forci-
BILE manner. Mr. Crenshaw favored the
amendment, but with the Limitation that all
persons selling by samp!e, shall emily sell to
merchants actually engaged in business at the
| time The House adjourned pending this dis
cusslon.
SENATE Friday, Jan 20.h-A bill was
passed for a registration of the voters oil
Lynchburg, and resolution of enquiry as to
what legislation is necessary to provide for the
c0i0reQ dear ana dumb. a resolution, looking
to amend the constitution, by striking cut that
clause relating to church property, was refer
red The Senate adjourned until Monday.
HOUsE.-House joint resolution legalizing
the order of the county judge of Fluvanna or
derng a vote In the county as to subscription
10 aid of the Rivanna Navigation company, was
taken up out Of its order and passed.
The special order the tax billy was post
poned on motion of Mr.. Cochran, and Senate
bill authorizing the county of Augusta to vote
on the question of subscribing to the Valley
and Shenandoah Valley railroads, was taken
up
Mr.. Southall submitted substitute. and
charged Mr.. Cochran with inconsistency in ad-
vocatlng this bill.
| Mr.. Cochran repealed the charge and said
this bill had not the Objectionable features of
the one which he had heretofore fought. Be-
sides, he had been induced to support it by the
promise of its friends that they would bear the
expense of the election, and that if the people
refused to subscribe to the Valley road this
time they would not again be called to the
polls on that question.
The bill was discussed until adjournment,
Mr.. Southall opposing it in an elaborate
speech.
SENATE. Saturday, Jan. 2lst.-The Senate
was not in session to- day.
| HOUSE. The consideration of the special or
der 1.-THE Tax bill) was pos. p,aed, ana Senate
! bill to allow the county IT Augusta 10 vote on
the question OF subsc ibing u the Valley a..j
Shenandoah Valley railroads. was taken up
Mr.. Southali again took the ftor. and spoke
! for an hour AID ha.f, ably arguing against he
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