Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1872-03-05
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF VIRGINIA.

SENATE. Wednesday, Feb. %. Senate bill
providing for the payment of four per cent in
terest on the public debt was taken up. and Mr..
Thomas indicated bis purpose (if the third read
ing of the bill were reconsidered) to offer sub
stitute
Mr.. Quesenberry moved that the bill be laid
upon the table.
The vote being taken, resulted-ayes. l6:
noes, l6.
The Lieutenant voted no, and the
Senate thereupon refused to lay the bill upon
the table.
Mr.. Hundley soon afterwards lat 2:55) NOV
ed to adjourn. Disagreed to-ayes, Is noes,
Is.
Mr.. Cochran renewed the motion to lay the
Dill upon the table. Hostages, Is; noes, Is.
Mr.. Thomas called the pending question.
Mr.. Hundley moved that the Senate adjourn.
Agreed to-ayes, II; noes, IA.
HoUsE.-Senate bill for the re-division of
Rockingham into Townships was passed.
Senate bill for the assessment of taxes was
passed-ayes, 1O4; noes, S.
A number of bills were ordered to engross-
ment and third reading.
SENATE. Thursday, Feb 29. Mr. Cochran
presented the following joint resolutions, which
were adopted (ayes Is, noes lO,) under q sus-
pension of the rules:
"Resolued By the Senate The House of Dele
gates concurrang,) That the Congress of the
United States be respectfully requested to
amend the bankrupt act In such manner as will
secure to persons taking its benefits in Virginia
an exemption equal in amount to that allowed
by the homestead act of the State.
Y. ResotUed, That copy of the foregoing
resolution be transmitted to Congr ess, and that
| our senators be Instructed and our representa-
tlves requested to take such steps as they may
deem best to secure the said amendment"
| The joint resolution of the House extending
the session for 80 days after the 18th of March
was amended by substituting Is for 80 days
ayes a. noes u. 1t was then passed by vote
of 20 to s.
HOUSE. Senate amendment (for fifteen days
| instead of thirty to House joint resolution to
! extend the session after March 4th, was agreed
| to by 81 ayes to "a noes.
House bill to amend the act prescribing the
duties and compensation of county officers, and
| the acts amendatory thereof, was taken up,
amended, and was under consideration when
the House adjourned
SENATE. Friday, March l.-House bill to
authorize the supervisors of certain counties to
impose tax on dogs was taken up, read two
| times, and, on motion of Mr. Ward, the rule
requiring the commitment of the same was sus-
pended.
Mr.. Quesenberry moved to insert after bed
| ford" the words ''or any other county that may
choose to avail itself of the provision so as to
make its application general to the counties of
the State. Agreed to.
The bill was then read third time and pass
ed.
Mr.. Cochran was among the II absent and
not voting.
The assessment bill, with House amendments.
was taken up, and all Of the amendments were
agreed to.
The tax bill was considered to hour of ad-
journment
House. Senate bill to incorporate the Har-
risonburg, Bridgewater and West Augusta
| Railroad Company was passed.
Il ouse bill fixing the pay and mileage of mem
bers Of the General Assembly was taken up.
Mr.. McMullin moved to strike out S. per
diem and insert 81 per diem.
Mr.. Matthew moved to strike out 81 and
insert 50; which was agreed to-ayes So; noes,
40.
The amendment as amended was then adont-
ed by 81 ayes to so noes.
Mr.. Hill entered motion to reconsider,
| when the House adiourned\
| The Richmond Nnig says: OF course the
| House did not seriously intend to reduce the
pay of members to 81 per day. They were only
joking, but carried the joke little farther than
was intended. The time for recess arrived and
arrested farther proceedings.
| Of course the House means to get out Of the
scrape in some way or other. Il will hardly
be rash enough to let the bill go to the Senate
in its present form unless, indeed, the mem
bers desire to throw the whole responsibility
| upon the latter body