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

Virginia Legislature.
SENATE Wednesday, March 29th.
following bills we're passed
Senate bill to provide a system of public
free schools in the cities of the Commonwealth,
&c
Senate bill to authorize the Orange, Alexan-
dria and Manassas Railroad Company to con-
solidate and provide for the payment of its
mortgage debt
Senate bill amending section 81 of chapter
40 of the Code Of Virginia, in regard to the
return of process.
Senate bill to provide for general regstra-
ton of the voters of the city of Richmond.
House bill amending certain sections of the
Code in relation to the penitentiary. This
bill is chiefly in relation to the mode of keep
ing the accounts Of the Superintendent and
other officers.
| House bill, with Senate amendments, to in
corporate the Warm, Hot, Healing Springs,
and Covington Railroad Company
| House bill for the construction of train
roads along the county roads of the Common
wealth.
House bill to incorporate the Richmond and
Henrico Railroad, Turnpike and Graded Road
Company.
House bill to amend and re-enact an act to
Incorporate the Masonic Temple Association.
House bill for the relief of the sureties Of
Washington Dearmont, late sheriff of Clarke
| county.
| House bill to amend the charter of the town
of Culpeper.
| HoUsE.-The following bills were passed
| To amend the act to incorporate the Masonic
Association of Virginia.
| To amend the charter Of the town of Gull
pepper.
To amend the act for the relief of the sure
| ties Of Washington Dearmont, late sheriff Of
| Clarke county.
To authorize the payment of a sum of mo-
ney to the legal representatives of H. R. Boyle,
late sheriff of Tazewell countyr
To amend the public free school act.
10 incorporate the Charlottesville and Scots
vile Railroad Company
To incorporate the town of Strasburg, Shen-
andoah county.
To incorporate the Bank of Commerce, of
Norfolk
To provide for the advance payment of the
annuity to the Virginia Military Institute.
To provide for the payment of interest and
dividends upon SO much Of the bonds of, or
stocks guaranteed by, the State held by the
colleges and other seminaries of learning of
the State as may not be funded under the act
for funding the public debt.
To authorize the Board Of Education to sus-
pend the operation OF section As of the act to
establish and maintain system Of public free
schools for the present scholastic year.
To appoint trustees for the town of York, In
the county of York
To amend the 9th section Of the public free
school act.
To amend the act to incorporate the Bote-
tourt Savings Institution, of Buchanan.
To Incorporate the Southside University, in
Mecklenburg county.
To incorporate the Norfolk aud Princess
| Anne Railroad Company.
| To incorporate the Rockbridge and Allegha-
| ny Railroad Company.
To provide for a general registration of the
voters of the city of Richmond.
To incorporate the PittsyIvania and Patrick
Railroad Company.
To amend the act to provide for the incorpo-
| ration of building fund associations
To amend the act to incorporate the South
ern Protection Company, of Alexandria
To amend the Code Of 1860 so as to adapt
the same to the present Constitution Of Vir-
GINA.
Senate bill (recalled from the Governor) to
authorize the Orange, Alexandria and Manas-
sas Railroad Company to consolidate and pro-
| vide for the payment of its bonded debt.
| Senate bill to amend the public free-school
act.
House bill to incorporate the Richmond and
| Henrico Railroad, Turnpike and Graded Road
| Company, with Senate amendment, which
was agreed to-
Senate bill to authorize T. W. Jett to erect
a pier on Hampton Bay.
Senate bill to authorize the extension OF the
Norfolk and Princess Anne canal.
| Senate bill to amend the Code in regard to
return OF process.
| Senate bill to prescribe the duties, &C., of
the superintendent Of the poor and the trustees
of Gloucester Charity School
Senate bill to authorize the Superintendent
of Public instruction to employ an additional
clerk.
Senate bill to exempt licensed butchers,
&C., from penalties for canvassing for articles
of subsistence.
Senate bill to incorporate the town OF Llv-
ingston, in Nelson county.
Sanate bill to authorize the trustees of the
Lovipgston Male and Female School to sell
lot of land.
Senate bill TO incorporate the Mechanics
Savings Bank, of Lexington.
Senate bill to authorize the collection OF
debts due the city of Williamsburg, for which
notes were given in the name OF the Mayor.
A-number of bills were dismissed and all the
Senate bills on the calendar were disposed of.
BRIBERY AND CORRUPTION REPORT.
The House Bribery and Corruption Commit
| tee submitted report generating all menu
bers from the imputation Of having received
| money for their votes ON railroad Dllls eX-
cept w. H. Andrews, of Surry and George
! Fayerman, OF Petersburg, both colored. The
committee report that it is in evidence that
Fayerman received sum of money to influence
his vote on the Washington and Richmond
railroad bill, but that he says he returned it. In
his case the committee declines to recommend
any action bus as to Andrews they recon-
| mend his expulsion for having received bribe
for his vote on the Washin gton and Richmond
railroad bill, and submit resolution to tha
effect
On motion of Mr. Bell, Of Augusta, the re-
port was laid on the table.
! M THE SPECIAL ORDER
was passed by, on motion of Mr.. Arnett, and
House joint resolutions proposing to amend the
| Constitution as to
| UsURY,
/ with Senate substitute therefor, came up, and
the substitute was adopted-yeas, II; nays,
28.
- ELDERS PORTRAIT OF GEN LEE.
Senate joint resolutions to purchase Elder
portrait of Gen. r. E. Lee for 5000, the spe-
cial order again came up, and were passed by
| 70 yeas to 80 nays.
SENATE. Thursday, March 29th. Nothing
of interest was done in the Senate to-day.
HoUsE-The House was not in session to-
day.