The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-03-19

lum, and to establish the Central lunati
asylum on permanent basis-ayes, %
noes, Messrs. Boykin, Herndon, Martil
| and Norton-4.
Senate bill redistricting the state fol
county judges. .-.
Senate bill amending an act to fix thu
time for holding the circuit courts Of thu
state was taken up, on motion of Mr.
Penn, successful and unsuccessful motions
made to amend, and the bill then ordered
to its engrossment.
Senate bill to amend an act entitled an
act to regulate and define the jurisdiction
Of the county and circuit courts, to pre-
scribe the number Of terms of the circuit
court, and to fix the pay of the county
judges, was taken up, and after unsuccess-
full efforts to amend, the bill was then or
dered to engrossment. a
On motion Of Mr.. johnson, Senate, at
1920, adjourned.
HoUsE.-Speaker Hanger in the chair.
Prayer by Rev. j. G. CRANBERRY, d. D., of
the Broad-street NJ. e. church.
MANNER OF ELECTINa JUDGES.
The committee on rules reported the fol-
lowing as substitute for resolution on
the same subject offered by Mr.. Smith,
and it was adopted:
Resolved Qhe Senate concurring), That
for the election of judges of county courts
nominations thereof shall be made for five
counties or districts, when the roll shall
be called in such house for the
election of a judge for one
county or district; and when the rolls
shall have been called for the election of
five judges of county courts, the presiding
officer of each house shall appoint a COM
mittee, which, together, shall constitute q
joint committee to count the joint vote in
each of the said five cases, and report the
results to their respective houses.
UNDER SUSPENSION OF THE RULES,
Mr.. O'Ferrall introduced bill to incor-
porate the Brooks Gap, Hardy and Hamp-
shire railroad company, which on his
motion, was read the first time and put on
calendar. f
LEAVE OF ABSENCE
was granted Mr.. Fulkerson for three
days.
PERSONAL.
Mr.. Beaton stated that he would have
voted on the postponement of the free rail-
road bill to the I'd of April, but that he
had paired off with Mr.. Fitzgerald.
Mr.. Ramsdell said that had he been
present he would have voted against the
postponement of the bill.
Mr.. Van Auken said that had he been
present when the vote was taken on the
Senate bill to define the jurisdiction of
county and circuit courts, &c., he should
have voted for the bill.
CONVICT LABOR.
House bill to amend the act to authorize
the governor to hire out the convcts in the
penitentiary, &c.
Mr.. Clopton offered the following amend
ment: Provided further, that said con-
victs shall not be hired for the purpose of
learning the stone-cutting or any other
mechanical trade, or be permitted to be
taught to cut or dress stone or any other
mechanical trade, but shall only be hired
to do common laborers' work."
MIR. Clopton spoke in behalf of this as
protection due the Flonest and honorable
labor of the state-not only from improper
competition, but from degradation by Grim
inal association.
Messrs. P. X. Jones, P. j. Carter and
Norton (all colore6 opposed the amend
ment strongly.
Mr.. Gilman had taken the floor in sup
port of the amendment, and was urging its
adoption with much force and fervor, when
the hour arrived for the consideration Of
the special order, Senate bill in relation to
the lease of the penitentiary.
LEASE OF THE PENITENTIARY.
The special order for 70 M, Senate bill
in relation to the lease of the penitentiary,
came up.
Mr.. j. Thompson Brown offered to
amend section by striking out all after
the word penitentiary" in line eight and
insert: They Shall require by the terms
Of lease its removal, and if no satisfactory
lease can be made, they shall contract for
its removal, provided it can be done with
out any cost to the state over and above
the amount received for the sale Of the
buildings and land now occupied by the
penitentiary."
This was advocated by Messrs. j.
Thompson Brown, Dooley, Gilman and
Daniel, and opposed by Messrs. Lawson
and Poague.
The amendment was adopted by 60 ayes
to AZ noes.
Mr.. Lawson moved to reconsider, and
spoke at length in favor of his motion.
Mr.. Lovenstein opposed the motion with
vigor.
The amendment was adopted by go ayes
to al noes.
A motion to reconsider was rejected, and
the bill was further amended.