Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1872-01-18

ID. as TO attach the couuty Of Clarke to
some other couaty, &c.
Also, with like recommendation. =
resolution instructing the comm ittee to
inquire into the expediency Of providing
for rev sion and codi6cation Of the laws
Of Virginia
Mr.. Thomas, from the Committee on
finances, reported with an amendment.
House bill entitled an acs to amend
and re>enact section 5 ofan act approved
July 9th. 1870. entitled an act to rcas-
sess the lands throughout the common
wealth; which was subsequently taken up
and the amendment (being for the print
ing Of 900 copies ofthe act for the
use fthe Genera Assembly, was agreed
to and then the bill passed.
The following joint reso tut ion, offered
by Messrs. Fitzpatrick, was agreed to
under suspension of the rules: -
"Resolued (the House of Delegates
concuring), That joint comm ittee Of the
two Houses, consisting Of three on the
part of the Senate and FIVE on the part of
the House, be appointed to consider what
amendments to the Constitution are ne
cessary, if any. and propose the same by
proper bill or otherwise"
House bill entitled IAN act authorizing
sale Of the Front Royal turnpike" was
taken up, on motion of Mr.. Ward, read
the third time, and passed.
A message from the House of Dele
gates was received by Mr.. Brooks, who
in formed the Senate that the House had
passed bill entitled IAN act requiring
the repositories of the public moneys Of
the Commonwealth to execute add itional
bonds. a-'
HOUSE, OF DELEG ATES
Speaker Hanger in the chair. Prayer
by Rev. DR.. Hoge.
The following bills were reported from
comm itsees and placed on the calendar
House bills to amend the act providing
system Of public free schools in the
cities of the Commonwealth and 10 repeal
section &C OF the act establish ing a uni
form system of free schools; to secure ev-
cry child in the Commonwealth, between
the ages of FIVE and twenty-one years,
the benefits of the public schools with an
adverse recommendation; to amend the
charter Of the town of Culpeper; to re-
qu;re the depos tories of the public mon
eys Of the Commonwealth to increase the
penalties of their bonds; to extend the
sanitary jurisdiction of the Board Of
Health Of the city of R edmond; and to
amend tho general registration law
Senate bill to amend the charter Of the
Protestant Episcopal Theological. Semina-
~ aud H Ugh School in Alexandra.
A CONSTITUTIONAL QUESTION.
The Comm lite for Courts OF Justice,
who were directed to inquire whether re-
cess can be properly computed within the
Eve days allowed the Governor to consid-
or bill submitted to him for approval
or veto. presented an elaborate rerort
The report concludes as follows "The
committee THERETO havo no difficulty in
concluding that the late recess did not
in any wise affect any bill then liz the
hands Of the Governor for his approval,
but that the same result insues W it'll re-
speet thereto as if the Legislature had
been in actual session daring the whole
of that time"
The committee al so submitted Joint
resolution in relation to bills &C., in the
hands of the Governor in accordance with
the views above expressed. The report
was placed on the calendar.
Mr.. Bagwell offered resolution in
structlng the comm ittee on Finance to
inquire and report as to the best and
safest means of depositing the public
funds? He meant DO reflection on the
present repositories. but thought the
claims Of all the banks should be con sid
cred. The resolution was referred.
Bills &C., i" troduced and referred.
By MIR. Jorgen son: Bill to amend Sec
ton 6 of chapter 81 Of acts of 1S69-7O.
By MIR. Bristow: Resclu'io propos-
ing to prevent the levy and sale Of the
property of a surety to deceased prirci
pal till the the entire estate of the de.
cedent. both real and personal, shall
have been sold, collected, and distribu-
ted among his creditors.
By Mr.. Griffith. Bill to amend the
Code in relation to the collection of
oils.
By NJ. Jorgenson: Bill to amend and
and re-enact section 5 chapter SO, of the
Acts of 1S69-70.
By Mr.. O'Ferral: Bill to amend the
act to prevent the sacrifice of personal
property at forced sales.
SENATE.
FRIDAY, Jen. 10, 1872.
House bill entitled an act requiring the
repositories of the public moneys Of the
Commonwealth to execute additional
bonds was taken up twice read, and, Oh
motion of Mr.. Fitzpatrick. the rule re
curing the comm itment of the same
being suspended, was read the third time.
Usary.
Joint resolution proposing an amend.
ment to the Consultation of Virgin ia 10
relation to the clause in respect to and
entitled "usury" and directing a sub
nj sslon of said proposed amendment to
the people for their approval and rati-
hoatlon. with the amendments proposed
BY the House of Delegates, was taken up
and the amendments agreed to.
The amendments are of a mere verbal
character.
The Land Scrip.
Mr. Anderson, Of Rockbridge, from
the Committee on Public Institution,
presented bill to authorize the sale of
the land scrip donated to Virginia by the
Congress Of the United States, and pro-