Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1879-04-01
all the election laws, and will save,
passed, about IS. 900 to the State.

all the election laws, and will save, if
passed, about IS, 900 to the State.
In the Senate, Friday, Mr.. Brooke
introduced.a bill providing that if any
person shall deliberately and with the
view of degrading another, assault and
strike him with whip or cow-hide, he
shall be deemed guilty of felony, and
upon conviction thereof shall be pun
ished by confinement in the penitentia-
ry not less than one nor more than five
years. This act to be in force from its
passage. Referred to the committee fol
Courts of Justice, with instructions to
report without delay.
Senate bill to furnish material and
convict labor in aid of the Lee-Monu-
ment Association was passed under a
suspension of the rules.
In the House, Senate bill to amend
the charter of the Valley Railroad Com
pany was passed.
The bill amending the election laws
was passed.
. The bill amending the Moffett liquor
law was passed, and sent to the Senats
with amendments-all of which were
on motion of Mr.. Robinson, agreed to-
The tax on alcoholic drinks was reduced
to one and half cents; gallon tax re-
duced correspondingly. Malt-liquer tax
unchanged.
The supplemental canal-railroad bill
was passed.
A number of bills were advanced or
the calendar.
In the Senate, Saturday, number Of
House bills were passed, among them the
bill to prohibit the Board of Supervisors
of Highland county from levying tax
to pay subscriptions to the Washington
Cincinnati and st. Louis railroad until
certain conditions are complied with
and authorizing said Board to lay tax
to defend suits Oil the same
The amendments proposed by the
House to Senate bill to pefect the Moi
felt. register law were taken up.
Mr.. Marshall moved to amend the
amendment by striking out one and 6
half cents tax on alcoholic drinks) and
insert two cents.
Several senators advocated trial o.
the bill for one year at the one and s
half cents, and as it came from the
House.
In the House, a number of bills were
placed on the calendar. and others re-
ferred to committees.
The bill amending the charter of the
city of Richmond in reference to The
police force was passed.
A number of other unirportant bills
were passed.
MEETING OF THE CONSERVATIVE
EXECUTIVE COMMERCIAL a meet
ing of the Executive Committee of tbs
Conservative party of the county of Al
bemarIe, held at the court house on Mon
day, the Eth day of March, 1879, ma
Jority of the said Committee being pre-
sent, the following resolutions were
adopted-to wit:
1st. That in the opinion Of this Com
mittee it is highly important to the besl
interests of the State that the question o.
the State debt, which has been SO long
the subject of discord and contention
among the people, should be settled f.
nally and forever by the Legislature
now in session.
Cd. That in our judgement the bill
on this subject, commonly known as
the McCulloch bill, which has already
passed the Senate by g majority of near
Iy two to one, contains fair and libe
raj basis of settlement, and we most ar
IDENTIFY desire that it shall be passed
without further delay by the House OF
Delegates.
Sd. That we desire the prompt pas
sage of said bill, not only because we
deem it expedient in itself, but because
we are satisfied that the continued agi-
tation of the question of the public deb!
before the people must not only affec:
most injuriously all the material Inte-
rests of the State, but must still further
disrupt and disorganize the Conserya-
tive party, upon whose unity and integ-
rity we confidently believe the safety
and prosperity of the Commonwealth
depend.
18th. That is furtherance of the beliei
expressed in the third resolution, and
as step towards preserving the unity
of our darty, we mutually pledge our
seIxes. and we enjoin it upon all good
people, not to support any man for any
office who does not stand upon the
platform of the State Committee of the
Conservative party,
SAMUEL M. TEL,
uperintendent.
The three delegates from Albemarle
County, Messrs. Crank, Niche and
Smith voted against the passage of the
Bill, as did also, Mr.. J. e. Massey, i'll
the Senate.
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