Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1877-01-16
$tauntott Spectator.
TUESDAY, JANUARY Is, 1877.
The Legislature.

The Legislature.
On Monday, the Sth inst, in the Sen
ate, Senator Cochran presented a resolu'
ton requesting the Commissioners OF
the Sinking Fund to report what amount
of State bonds they have purchased from
October 1, 1874, to date; what amount OF
money they have paid for such bonds
and what amount of commissions they
have paid out for such purchases. Agreed
to.
On the same day, in the House, Hon.
A. II. II. Stuart, presented resolutions
which were referred, that the Commit
tee on Federal Relations be instructed
to inquire into the expediency ofgiving
some authentic expression of the opln-
ion of Virginia on the important poll
teal questions connected with the recent
presidential election, and the constitu'
tional modes OF examining and counting
the votes of the electoral colleges, and
deciding all questions relating to the
validity thereof.
On the same day, the House passed the
Senate bill to amend and re-enact sec
ton u of chapter IS of the Code OF 1873,
in relation to county superintendent OF
schools.
Also the House bill to provide for the
payment of claims due by the State on
account of the construction of the Gov
ington and Ohio and Blue Ridge rail-
roads yeas 80, nays 10.
In the Senate on Tuesday, the 9th, was
passed the House bill to amend the
charter of the Royal Land Company OF
Virginia, and to. enlarge the corporate
powers and franchises of the same.
In the House on Wednesday, a bill
was passed appropriating $500 for repair
ing the mutilated marble statue of Hen
ry Clay in the Capitol Square.
Both houses, at o'clock, united in
the joint election of Mr.. Wingfield Grif
fin as county judge of Roanoke county.
In the House on Thursday, long
discussion was had upon the bill intro
duced by VIM. T. Gordon, of Louisa,
for the removal of the disabilities incurr-
ed under the provisions of the Constitu-
ton against dueling. Its passage would
operate the pardon of all in this State
who had been engaged in duels.
The bill was opposed by Armstrong,
of Rockingham, Lamkin, of Pittsyl
vania, and Massie, Of Albemarle, and
was favored by Coghill, of Amherst
Lacy of New Kent and Cecil of Taze
well.
Mr.. Ball, of Alexandria, got the floor
at 2:25 P. NJ, but yielded to Mr.. Wall
for motion to adjourn.
On Friday, the House resumed the
consideration of the bill to remove dis
abilities incurred under the anti-duelline
law. The bill was advocated by Messrs
Ball and Nicely, and opposed by Mr.
Carter, of Loudoun.
On Saturday, the discussion was re
sumed, and was opposed by Ex-Gov
VIM. Smith of Fauquier, and advocated
by Wallace of Spotsylvania, and Peter J
(colored) of Northampton.
The bill was ordered to its engross
ment by vote of ayes 55; noes 49,
When the bill comes up for final passage
it will require majority of two thirds
to pass it, and it is very doubtful wheth
er that majority can be obtained.
Mr.. Stuart presented resolution pro
viding for the printing of 1900 extri
copies of the report of the sub-commit
tee on finance, containing valuable in
formation as to the debt and resource
of the State.
Gen. Mcclellan, in letter to the Com
mittee having charge of the Washington
meeting of the 9Th, wrote as follows :
"It is the firm conviction of the Demo
cratic party that Governor Tilden ha
been fairly elected President of the Uni
ted States, and that there is no homes
way of preventing the legal declaration
of the fact. Should the result of tn
congressional Investigations now il
prog ess be to prove that our belief i
not well founded we must quietly &C
cept the result. On the other hand
should these Investigations confirm on
convictions, as we believe they will
then while never ourselves oversteppin,
the limits of our great bulwarks, th
Constitution and the laws, and usin,
vigorously and firmly every power the.
give US, we should openly declare tina
no Democrat in the land a0iH acguiesc
in q decision reached By chicanery, force
or .frdad."
CURE FOR CANCER.-Mr. Thoma
Tyrell, of Missouri, advertises that
cancer upon his nose, which had beel
treated without success by DR.. Smith, c
New Haven, and the ablest surgeons il
the Western country, had been cure
in the following manner: He was re
commended to use strong potash, mad