The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1884-01-24
Legislative Notes.

heSlSldtlVG NOGeS.
During the past week, the action of the
majority in the Legislature has been revo.
lutionary in the extreme. They have over.
ridden law, order and decency, and proven
that they were willing to outrage the PEG
pie of the State to carry q partizan point
This feeling was evidenced in the unseat
ing of Mr. Hubbard and the seating of the
party who ran against him at the election
To their credit he il said, that there were
four Democrats who refused to follow theil
colleagues in this uapreccded and wholly
unjustifiable ac ion.
Below We give u synopsis of the more
important of the proceedings Of last week
together with other matters of local in
terest:
Thursday-Senate.- Senate bill abol
ishing the 18th Circuit was received by
the House with an amendment providing
that the salaries of the judges whose cir.
cult would be increased. should remain as
at present. The Senate bill proposed $4O(
additional to the salaries OF Judges Nc
Laughlin and Turner. The Senate refused
to concur i'll the House amendment.
House resolution providing for the i'm.
mediate wants of the asylums was con.
Cured in.
The committee reported unseating Hub.
bard. Coaitionst. and seating Petit,
Democrat.
Gen. Wickham offered a resolution which
was agreed to, instructing the Auditor not
to issue licenses to parties who did not
pay for the same in money.
Sonntn hill RI antborivo tho fruc+aoc az
the Mount Clinton church, United Breth-
rem in Christ. to sell lot of land and con-
vey the title of the same, was reported from
the committee with the recommendation
that it do not pass.
The committee reported against w. III.
Turner. Coalitionist, who had been elected
from the Norfolk District. taking his seat
and recommended that another election,
the third, be held. y
House. Mr.. Dunn offered bill pro
viding that no preparation of opium shall
be sold without a physicians prescription.
and containing other provisions intended
to be very beneficial to the doctors.
Friday-Senate.- Petit was seated in
Hubbard S place by vote of IS to 15-fOm
Democrats, Messrs. Christian, Edmunds,
Thurman and Trout, voting with the Co.
alitiOnists and against the revolutionary
tCUlOl VI UlCll ONll H(tlty =
HOuSe.-Mr. Smith introduced a bill to
ratify and confirm leases by OF to the Wash
ington City, Virginia Midland and Great
Southern Railroad Company OF companies
which composed it, and to authorize the
Virginia Midland Railway Company to re-
new such leases.
Mr.. Pollard offered resolution abolish
iShing the present road system, and pro-
viding that the committee on roads report
a bill providing some other mode of raising
money for road purposes.
The committee on elections reported in
favor of declaring vacant the seat of T..
Boiling, Coalitionist delegate from the
counties of Buckingham and Cumberland,
on the ground that Boiling is not a resident
of the district. The report was ordered
to be printed.
The seats of r. G. Banks and Fl. Parker.
delegates from Norfolk, were also declared
vacant on the ground of illegal election.
Saturday-Senate.- Koinerpresented
the petition of George W. Downey for a
divorce from his wife. Estella Downey.
Petitioner accuses his wife of notorious
infidelity to him, and stated that being "a
poor. Woodworking man." he could not
undertake to get a divorce through the
courts. The petition was recommended to
he granted by J. G. Cochran. A. D. Trib-
bett. John G. WhltlOck, George w. Slower,
J. A. Cochran, H. ?. Dickerson, M. T.
Gilkerson, William B. Crawford, and LID.
N. VERIFY. citizens of Beverly Manor, Au-
guSta cOunty.]
The Chair ruled the petition out of or
der for constitutional reasons.
The Governors message vetoing the
Capitol police bill. was received. 1t was
ordered to be printed.
House.-Mr. Opie introduced bill to
empower the DunSmore Business and Com
mercial College to confer the degree of
Master Of Accounts.
By Mr.. Grattan Bill to authorize the
trustees of Emanuel Protestant Episco-
pal church, in Rockingham parish, in
Rockingham county, Va, to sell and con-
vey lots belonging to said church in the
town of Harrisonburg, Va; also, bill to
authorize the trustees of Mount Tabor
church, in Petersburg Rockingham coun-
ty, to sell and convey the property of said
church in Petersburg, Rockingham coun-
ty, Va.
Bill to authorize the Virginia Female
Institute to borrow money and secure the
same by mortgage or trust deed, was
passed.
Mr.. Munford offered resolution that
the attorney for the Commonwealth shall
appeal all cases decided against the State
under COupOn-klller No. /.
The joint committee in conference to
whom was referred the question of abol-
ishing the Eighteenth judicial circuit re-
ported in favor of the bill, with the amend
ment that an increase of salary amounting
to $500 be paid the Judge of the Twelfth
circuit Judge Turner) and $500 the judge
OF the Thirteenth cilcuit Judge Nc
Laughing.
The report OF the committee was adopted
by both branches of the Assembly.
Mr.. Opie introduced bill in the House
to prevent the misuse and sale of railroad
charters. The bill provides that all per-
sons, companies or corporations who shall |
procure railroad charter for a pecuniary |
consideration shall he fined not less than
$500 or more than $1,000, upon proof of |
sale before any court in ethis Common
wealth.
A bill was offered in the House by Col
onel Evans, OF Richmond, to restore the |
and management of the Deaf |
and Dumb and Blind Institute at Staun- |
ton, Va. to the hands of the Democratic |
party. No reason other than political was
given.
Monday-Senate.- Mr.. Koiner, byleave,
presented bill to prevent frightening an
lmals. injuring and killing persons, and
spreading of fire by careless moving of en-
5nes with steam on the turnpike and coun-
~ roads of the State, which was referred
20 the Committee on General Laws.
Mr.. LybroOk introduced a bill to provide
.or a Confederate Soldiers Home in the
southern States, and providing that Vir-
slnla make an annual appropriation thereto.
The capitol police bill was passed over
he Governors veto by a vote of 20 to no
hing.
.House.-Mr. Fitzpatrick introduced a
dill providing that the constitutional tax
imposed for the public free schools shall
De kept separate and distinct from all3other
axes.
Tuesday -House.-A resolution was
ldoopted unseating Boiling (Coalitionist).
md remanding the election of his sue
lessor back to the people.
HE HIGHLAND HANGING. The jury
It inquest which investigated the hanging
" mob of A. d. Atchison, have been re-
onvened and have rendered q verdict find
ng that the mob consisted of HI. M. Tom
r .,~1-4.