Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1884-02-05
session shall succeed to the vacant Office.

session shall succeed to the vacant Office.
VIM. +. Lipscombe was elected Judge Q
Prince William county, and VIM. Gordo
Robertson was elected Judge of the Illus
tings Court of Roanoke City.
eARNIsHEE SUMMONS.
MIR. Cardwell, of Hanover, introduced
bill, which was reported to the House thi
morning from the Committee for Court
OF Justice, of great interest to laborers ant
mechanics generally. It provides tina
) judgments shall not be rendered upon
garnishee summons except for the amount
actually owing to the judgment debtor al
the time of the service of such summons.
SENATE.--Friday, Feb. LIST.
Mr.. Koiner introduced a bill to release
} the East Augusta Mutual Fire-Insurance
Company from the payment of taxes assess
ed against them for the year 1893. 1t was
referred to a committee.
| COMPANION CoUPoN-CRrPPLERs.
At 2 O'Clock the Senate proceeded with
the special order-the two bills of Mr..
Wickham: The first providing that to pro-
tect the State against bogus coupons, &C.,
no coupon shall be received for taxes I'm
less the party brings certificate that it was
purchased from licensed broker, or pro-
duces his bond and allows the Treasurer to
cut the coupon off. No one can sell cou-
pons from his bond except to a licensed
dealer. The other imposes license-tax of
81, 900 on any broker dealing in coupons
and license of 81, COCOON any lawyer bring
ing a coupon suit.
Mr.. Mccormick explained and advocated
the passage of the bills, arguing that they
were clearly within the limits of the Con.
stitution.
The bills, one by one, were ordered to
engrossment.
HousE.-Senate bill to authorize the
Norfolk and Western Railroad Company to
make contracts for the use and operation
or lease of connecting lines, and comforting
certain other additional powers on said
company was passed.
RICHMOND AND CHESAPEAKE RAILROAD
COMPANY.
On motion of Mr.. Cardwell the rules were
suspended and the Richmond and Chesa-
peake railroad bill was amended and pass
ed to its third reading and engrossment.
GENERAL AGENT AND sToREKEEPER OK THE
PENITENTIARY.
A bill having for its object the abolishinp
of the office of General Agent and Store
keeper of the Penitentiary, and providing
tor the discharge of the duties of this Off
Ger by the Superintendent of the Peniten-
tiary, under the control of the Board of
Directors Of the Penitentiary was taken
up.
MIR. Trigg called attention to the fact
that the General Agent gave bond for
$50 OOo,s while the Superintendent of
the Pcnitentiary only gave bond of $780,
600, and he saw no provision to increase
the bonds of the Superini endent in this
bill.
The bill was, therefore, recommitted to
the Committee on Offices and Officers at the
Capitol
ADVANCED.
a large humber of private bills were ad-
Vanced to their third reading and engross-
ment; after which the House adjourned.
SENATE-Saturday, Feb. End.
NORFOLK AND WESTERN RAILROAD
The Senate was informed by communi-
catiop fre-s tlsna Clerk Of .ha House, th.at
that body has passed, nth an amendment,
Senate bill ''to authorize the Norfolk and
Western Railroad Company to make con-
tracts for the use and operation or lease of
connecting lines, and comforting certain
other additional powers on said company"
The amendment was agreed to. 1t is |
intended to prevent the company getting
| control of competing or parellel lines.
MESSAGE FROM THE GOVERNOR.
The Chair laid before the Senate COM
munication from the Governor, which was
partly read, and ON motion of Mr.. Koiner
laid on the table and ordered to be printed |
This message embraced recommendations |
as to legislation on the public schools, the
State militia, the oyster interest, the sale
of public property, control of railroads, &c
FREDERICKSBURG AND CHESAPEAKE RAIL-
ROAD.
Mr.. Mcdonald asked unanimous consent
to take up the bill incorporating this COM
pany. He said that it was the first occa-
sion he had had to ask such favor, and
he hoped it would be granted.
1t was-unanimously.
After an honr and a half spent in its con-
sideration, it was passed.
RICHMOND AND CHESAPEAKE RAILROAD.
Mr.. Atkinson (AIr. Mccormick in the
chair) moved to take up the Senate bill in
cooperating the Richmond and Chesapeake
Railroad Company to consider the amend
ments of the House.
Agreed to.
The amendments were concurred in.
TWIN COUPoN-CRIPPLERs.
Mr.. Wickham moved to take up Senate
bill DISTINGUISHING the license-tax on law
yers, under certain circumstances, to ST.
600, &c.-and it was agreed to, and the bill
was passed.
Senate bill 2s4 was also, on bis bottom,
passed.
The titles of the bills are: "Bill to- IRE
vent Frauds upon the Commonwealth vi
persons Dealing IN Forged or Stolen C6u-
pons.'; s'To Amend and Re-enact Sections
81 and 90 of an Act Entitled an Act for the
Assessment of Taxes on Persons, Property,
Income, and Licenses, and Imposing Tax
es thereon for the support of the Govern.