Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1871-12-19

title OF the Stanton and Parkersburg Turnpike
| Company to that portion Of their road lying
between Staunton and Buffalo Gap, and max
ing valid the various acts heretofore performed
by the Board Of Public Works by virtue of said
title. Referred to Committee on Roads.
| Among others, the following resolutions were
introduced and referred:
| By Mr.. Sutherlin: Resolution proposing to
| call State constitutional convention.
By Mr.. Hanger Resolution as to amending
law allowing compensation to attorneys for the
Commonwealth in circuit courts.
By Mr.. Taliaferro: Resolution as to the ex-
pediency of amending section l, chapter 100 of
| acts OF 1869 10, SO as to extend the time In
which defendant may require twelve months
credit to be given 10 all cases of sales Of per-
sonal property from April l, 1872, to April L,
| 1878.
BY Mr. Donald Resolution as the expe-
diency OF repeating or amending the registra-
ton law SO as to place the registration of voters
/ In the hands Of township assessors.
/ BY Mr.. Hill: Resolution inquiring what leg
| lslatlon Is necessary to secure settlement with
/ the State of West Virginia for her portion of
the public debt
SENATE. Thursday, Dec. l4th-Senate bill
to amend and re-enact an act approved March
2lst, 1870, In relation to the rule days for coun
| ty and corporation courts, and declaring when
office judgments shall be fnal, was taken up
and passed-ayes 80 noes, 5.
Senate bill to amend and rezenact an act pass
ed February y, 1866. in relation to horse-stea-
ing. (making the punishment confinement in
the penitentary for not less than three nor more
| than eighteen years. was taken up and adj
vanced to third reading.
HOUSE. On motion of Mr.. Roller, of Au-
gusta, Senate bill in relation to the Staunton
and Parkersburg Turnpike Company, &c., was
| placed on the calendar without reference to a
committee.
The bill was afterwards taken up and passed
| The following were introduced and referred :
By Mr.. A. b. Lightner: Resolution as to ex-
pedlency OF re-assessing lands In Augusta coun-
ty.
| By Mr.. Queen: Bill to amend and re-enact
chapter 1876 of Acts of lS7O-'71, which makes
Clinch river lawful fence.
BY Mr.. Bouton: Resolution as to expediency
of amending the election law SO as to authorize
judges to act as registrars on election days.
BY Mr.. Walker: Bill to amend the act pre-
| scribing the duties of township officers,
By Mr.. Cogbill Bill to aid the Virginia I'm
migration Society.
The House joint resolution to discontinue the
issue Of bonds required to be issued by the act
for funding the public debt came up in its orders !;
and the question being upon its engrossment
and third reading
|
to the Committee Oh Finance. Hostages, 40 /;
noes. "a.
The Augusta delegates voted as foows:-
| Hanger. aye-Lightner and Roller, nay.
Mr.. Kelly moved to make the resolution the
special continuing order for omorrow Friday, J
which was, after considerable discussion, agreed
| to.
SENATE.-Friday. Dec 18TH The President
| laid before the Senate communication from
the president Of the Court of Appeals in response
to resolution OF the Senate asking for intorma-
ton as to publication of rules regulating prac-
:. tice and pleadlngs, &C.; which, on motion of
| Mr. Greever, was laid on the table.
A resolution amending section | of chapter
81 of the act passed March 2, 1866, allowing
parties to testify as witnesses in the own cases,
so as to permit the evidence of the parties them
| selves to be given by deposition In all cases
where the dispositions of other witnesses are al
| lowed to be read in evidence under the law, J"
was presented by Mr. Lakeland and adopted
Mr.. Cochran presented a resolution whether
or not Fredericksburg and Danviile have suf-
fcient population under the Constitution to en-
title either of them TO city judge. Adopted.
/ Senate bill to amend and re-enact act
passed February 18th, 1866, In relation to
DEMONSTRATING, was taken up, read the third
| time, when Mr. Lakeland moved that the vote
by which the bill was ordered to its eugrossmeat
and third reading be reconsidered which was
agreed to. Mr. Lakeland then moved to amend
by making the punishment not less than three
| years imprisonment in the penitentary or death,
at the option of the jury.
The motion was lost, and the bill was order
ed to engrossment
On motion of Mr. Thomas, il was resolved
that the Auditor OF Public Accounts be request
| ed to furnish the Committee on Finance with a
detailed statement Of the subjects upon which,
in his opinion, stamps may be placed as new
element of revenue.
HoUsE.-A bill to authorize deputy clerks to
take acknowledgements of deeds by married wo-
men, was reported and placed on the calendar.
House joint resolution to suspend the fund
ing OF the public debt came up as the special
continuing order, and the question being upon
the engrossment and third reading Of the bill,
after considerable discussion, a vote was taken
which resultcd-ayes 104; noes, Is. The vote
was recorded as follows
YEAS -Messrs. Allen, Anderson, Beaton,
Bernard, Bishop, Booker, Bouton, Bowen,
Brooke, John &. Brown, Bryant, Burkhoder,
Butler, Campbell Jack Garter, Peter j. Carter,
Christian, Clopton, Cogbill, Cox, Criz, Cum
Duugey, Early, Elliott Evans, Fitzgerald,
Fletcher, freeman, Fukerson, Gardner, james
S. Gillian. Graham, Graves, Gray, Gresham,
Griffith, Hamilton. Hardesty, Head, Hill,
Irvine, James, Rufus S. Jones, Warner T.
Jones, Jorgenson, Keyser, Kincheloe, Lassiter,
Lewis Paul Lghtner, Lipsoomhe, Matthews,
Matthew, MCMILLAN, Miller, Munsey, Neale,
Noble, Norton, Nowlin, Ferrall, Paige Pat
terson, Payne, Pearce, Powell, Queen, Radford,
Ramsdell, Ratlif, Rlddebarger, Rogers, Roller,
Russell, Sangster, Scrpggs, Smith, Smoat.
Sndow, Stephens, St. John, StovaN SIR 81
Southall, Swami, Suite, Taliaferr LAS,
Tdbal, Turpin, Van Auken, u alike,
Walker, Wentworth, Wharton ms, and
Young-l04.
/ NAYS. MIR. Speaker, Messrs. Bagwel J..
Thompson Brown, Cottrel Daaje Donald,
Dooley, Giam Kelly, Lawson. Al0Eln3er r.
Lghtner, Lovenstein Minor, Parks, P6a
Sutherlin, Watts. Watson Is
The following is the form in which the joint
resolution was ordered to its engrossment and
third reading:
Resotved, The Senate concurriag,) That
until proper steps have been taken to ascertain
the entire amount that will be required to pay
the current expenses Of the State government
and the interest upon the State debt, as pro-
vlded by the funding act, and the increased rate
| of taxation 1t may nece>sltate, should the whole
debt be funded, the Second Auditor be, and he
is hereby, instructed to discontinue any further
| issue of the new bonds until such time as hese
| facts can be ascertaned and such legislation be
perfected 10 the premises, should any be neces-
sary as the public good may require.
|
Western Lunatic Asylum
| On the both of September, 1869, there were
10 this institution three hundred and twenty