The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1884-08-21
Legislative Notes.

Legislative Notes.
The Legislature met in extra session on
Wednesday last.
The following resolution restricting the
: Legislation Of the session was adopted by
J the Democratic caucus
! Resolved. That the business of the extra ses-
sion be limited to the following subjects. viz:
lst. The passage of law apportioning the
tate into Electoral districts for Presidential
H. 10 the re-enactment of the law dividing
tl.e state into Congressional districts, If deemed
necessary.
Sd. The re-enactment of the laws concerning
election machinery as they existed prior to the
session of 1891, il deemed necessary.
18th. To such legislation touching the State
debt and finances as may be necessary.
9TH. TO the correction of such mistakes, ceri-
cal or typographical, as may exist in the Acts
9th. To the amendment of any act of 1883 Sl,
not political, which affects any county, city, or
town directly, and not indirectly or through
az /, body corporate.
eth. 10 such matters as may be recommended
Sth. To the election ofjudges and the passage
of such laws as may be necessary TO I'LL Nacan-
cies in office.
9th TO the re enactment of a law for the re-
assessment of the lands of the commonwealth.
Under the recent decision of Judges
Hughes and Bond, the coupons maturing
July lst, 1882, were fundable with princi-
pal. TO remedy this Genl Wickham Of
fered on Thursday the following resolu-
tiuns which were referred.
ill amending the Riddleberger bill so
as to allow no funding of interest after
JAY i, 1884 and forfeiting all coupons
all interest that mature between July |,
1854, and the date OF exchange.
A bill amending section q Of chapter ?
OF the tax bill of 1884, SO as to make the
penalties of that section apply to the whole
ac5 instead of chapter alone.
4 X bill to amend section of the appro-
pIiation bill of 1854, SO as to allow the
commissioners of the sinking fund to pur-
Gil Use 3 per cent. bonds with unmatured
co pons attached. [Corrects clerical
error in the bill.
\ bill to provide for the interversion
OF coupons and registered per cent
bonds.
The sword of Count Heron Won Borcke
W Is presented to the State and appropri
ali remarks thereon made by several SEN
al rs and Delegates.
4 ELECTORAL REAPPORTIONMENT BILL.
Mr.. Munford moved in the House to
take up for it's second reading House bill
No. /, known us the electoral reapportion-
ment bill. SiXty-fiye votes were Unnecessary,
and a rising vote disclosed only 81.
Mr.. Pollard called for the ayes and noes.
The Clerk called the roll, and the vote
stood: ayes, IS; noes, 10; and the rules
were suspended and the bill read, as fol
lows
| A Bill to amend and Ree11act Sections 6 and
of Chapter of the Code of 1873, Estab-
lisl5nq Electoral Districts and Proyidln0
for the Choice Of Electors
/ l. BE it enacted By the General Assembly of V5r-
I giittn That sections and of chapter of the
| Code of Virginia, of the edition of 1873, be |
amended and reenacted SO as to read as fol-
| lows:
rs. The counties, cities, and towns of this
| Commonwealth shall be divided into ten cleo |
| tolal districts, as follows:
THE electoral districts are made identi-
cal with the Congressional districts under |
the new apportionment.]
/ Provided however, that if at any time here |
after the number of Congressional districts in |
to which the State is now apportioned for the |
election of representatives in the Congress OF
the Uni ted States shall be increased or dimin- |
ISL d, or If such districts be at any time so re-
ent boundaries, then and in that event the |
electoral districts aforesaid shall, as often as
any such change is made in the congressional |
DISTRICTS stand tpso tocto so rearranged and |
Oh tnged as always to CORRESPOND and be identi- |
cal both as to number and boundaries with |
/ su.A new congressional districts; the first cleo
| tor Il district being the same as the First con-
gre 9sonald district the Second electoral district
Delig the same as the Second congressional |
| dis rict, and so on throughout the whole num- /
bcr of congressional and electoral districts.
! Z ). Each voter may vote for one clector from |
Ca. electoral district and two from the State at |
large; and #, at the time of choosing electors I
atiges from the State at large in said donSress
then and in that event each voter may at such
elestio4 vote tor snen number Of electors from
be ore provided for9 as shall eorrespond with
the number Of such representat1vesatl large; SO
at eacte sa 81 M 10 De CHOSEN
whole number of senators and Representatives
| TO which the State may at that time be entitled /
| IN the Congress aforesaid.
l''''s's0
| FMS Dill IS about the same as the Sen
~, 81
MI Duff Green opposed the ordering of
| the pili TO It's third reading. lie asked for
tl.Ae TO nave IL printed, and charged that
II was q caucus matter, famlllar TO the
democrats, ana not known to his party
Nh Stuart, of. Alexandria. (Mr. Graves
in The chair, denied that it was caucus
matter OF party measure. He said only
| himself and MI. Barton had seen the bill |
| before it was handed the Clerk. 1t was
vo Of Virainia in tba IL anfui0 oo
49, VI einiN ~ o4o piooiuolUl"i 0oii-
VII, ,rba ayos and noos ,roro oal,oa ond+ho
bil was ordared 70 ire saoond aa tf; nv ~,
II. folIow;no ,ro+oa,yoS ~ ~
M Barton moved Hiatt 1 tb1a I rules no enc
aended and tbe hill nassad To ;ts tbird
e.,dino.
me avas and noas wore oa1,od ond Tho
House refused to snspend the rulesMaves
63 noes "a 0--|' - ~
,rbe foIlowino hills ware introduced and
referred 80 NN'''No@' ''ii1
6y Mr.. Opie: Bill directino the Commits
sioner of Apricnture to make monthly
crop Teports and nnblisb the same
/ Mr.. Wickham, from the Committee on
/ Finance. reported, with an amendment.
his hill allowing The interchange Of con,
pons and consol bills. The amendments
requires fee Of fifty cents for each bond
/ issued. 4 - '
Mr.. Mccormick offered joint resolu-
tion for the appointment of special Joint |
committee, to which shall be referred the
!ues!loil ~. VI "noolicl oLclo 70 ~" II loice
thcir Indictment there is none said com
mittee viii report Nv bilJ or otherwise
| The resolution was agreed to and sent to |
| tha Housn
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DISABLED soLDlEho. |
In tho uonsa in rosnonco r. Tho roso
IL Illt !louoo, III leoPoilSe W Cue resp
luton OF inquiry as to disabled soldiers the |