Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1874-01-16


tant business of the legislature this week,
was the election of r. E. Withers Senator.
The Republicans scattered their votes
about. Gen. Wickham getting several
and colored men getting some. Hon Ca
leb Gushing got one. Among the resolu-
ing introduced by MI. Koiner of Angus
ia:
A bill to prevent obstructing with tim
Der OF rendering foul the water-courses of
the State Committee on Propositions
and Grievances.
A resolution of inquiry into the expedi-
ency of providing by law that any county
which has not established a chain-gang of
its own may, by it's supervisors or judge,
contract to hire such convicted persons as
are liable to work in chain-gang to the
authorities of any city or corporation
will not conflict with the provisions of the
25th, Goth, and 9th sections, chapter 1856,
Code Of 1878. Committee on Courts of
Justice.
A resolution inquiring into the expedi-
ency of making certain changes in the law
relating to claims for jury service. Courts
of Justice.
Resolution instructing the Committee
of Agriculture and Mining to inquire into
the eXpedieEcy OF SO providing by law
that when any owner of land in the coun-
try shall build a tenement house against
the line Of an adjoining farm without pro-
viding his tenants with fuel and water
said owner shall be responsible for any
damage from burning, fencing or other
wise, &C., in case the tenants are irrespon-
sible.
Nh Kirkpatrick. from thecommittee on
Public Institutions, reported, with a
recommendation. thatit do not pass, Senate
to authorize the Governor of Virginia to
hire penitentiary convicts to the Wash
ington, Cincinnati and st. Louis Railrord
Company.
Among the bills reported were the fol-
lowing /:
Bill authorizing D. A. Picker to erect
a toll-bridge across North river at Mout
Crawford in R0ckbridge county.
A bill to incorporate the Virginia Por-
celain and Terracotta Company in the
county of Augusta.
Resolutions offered by Mi. Koiner were
adopted authorizing the printing of 1000
copies of the report of the w. l.. Asylum
and 800 of the report of the D. d. & B.
asylum.
a bill to suspend the sale of delinquent
lands has passed both houses.
MI Stuart, of Augusta, offered a resolu-
ton instructing the committee on courts
of justice to consider and report upon the
expediency of restoring the jurisdiction of
the comfy courts as it existed prior to the
last session of the General Assembly, and
in the event that they should deem it mex
pedient to adopt general law on the sub
ject, instructing them to consider aud re-
port on the expedency Of restoring the jul
risdiction in those counties which have a
population exceeding - thousand. Re
ferred,
And the same gentleman offered reso-
luton calling for some mode of adjustment
Of the West Va. debt to be reported.
LEXINGTON AFFAIRs.-We copy the
following items of Lexington news from
the E'Gazette
1d1es. THE Sheriff of Rockbridge tells
us that more people have allowed their
taxes to pass to the Collectors with five
PEE CoHt. duutu, utltn Ie lts ever kuoWn
before.
Intimidating co1ored men.-It is alleged
that the colored Baptist preacher is ex-
polling from the church every member who
voted for Kemper.
The penalty for this illuminating vo-
ters'' is two years in the Penitentiary.-
His chance for that position is good.
The FTeshet.-The river on Wednesday
and Thursday was on high horse. It was
several feet beyond what it had been since
the great flood of 1870. The water ran
over the road between the Point Mill and
the Bridge to the depth of three feet or
more. Mails stopped. Heavy drift. G.
W. Shields losses forty or fifty cords of
wood, and 7. e. McCorkle ten.
A sign Of lte.-The new council opens
auspiciously. The Press-the ear and eye
of the Public-was invited to be present
and spread before the world all the pro-
ceedings of the Board-and thus we made
the first regular report ever made by
newspaper.