The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1884-01-10
courts full andfree Investigation in regard to

courts full and free Investigation in regard to
this matter.
The resolution was agreed to.
[Nfr. Opie's party zeal is doubtless extreme, but
still he should not allow 1t to carry him clear
away. DR.. Hamilton 8 report, as we read it..
did not pretend to!charge Mr.. Opie's party with
the poisoning. Iflit were true that member
OF that party was 50 diabolical; we are sure that
no sensible man..would attempt to .visit.upon a
party the fiendish atrocity of such an individu-
al. If the report from which we quote Is cor
rect, Mr. Opie exhibits a striking ignorance OF
the subject. The grandjury has never had the
case under consideration at any time. though
we hope it will shortly.-EDl
The democrats are beginning to dodge.on the
colored trustee business. Substitutes and post
ponements are the order OF the day. when the
bill comes up.
In the Senate General. Wickhaml introduced
bill to declare Virginia's equitable share OF
the debt created prior to the partition Of her
territory and the creation of it into the State of
West Virginia.
The bill provides that from and after the first
day of January. 1885. whenever any bonds shall
be presentedfor funding under this act, the new
bonds issued in exchange therefor, shall be is
sued with such coupons only thereon as shall
mature after the date Of issue, and nothing shall
be paid for intereston the old bonds which shall
have accrued after the first day of July, 1882 but
the interest accruing from the first day of July,
1882, to the first day of Jan. 1885, shall be funded
in accordance with the foregoing scale. No cou-
pom bond shall be funded after the lst day of
JAM. 1885, unless 1t has all the coupons maturing
on the LIST day of January. 1885, attached. which
coupons shall be surrendered herewith, and no
allowance shall be made for any interest accru-
ing on the bonds offered for exchange after the
LIST Of January, 1885.
MONDAY,
In the Senate Mr.. Mccormick introduced
resolution providing for the recovery of DANA
ges by fire, resulting from the construction and
operation of railroads.
In the House Mr.. Opie introduced resolution
providing that the Committee on Courts of JUS
tice be instructed to report what action IS nee
essary to sell the lands in the State forfeited by
non payment of taxes.
Mr. Evans offered bill to amend certain Sec
lions OF the Code. The object of the bill is to
appoint new Directors and officers for the Luna
tic Asylums of the State.
Among the measures to come up for discus
sion in the House in few days will be a bill. of
which Mr., Upie, of Augusta county, Is the pa
iron. This authorizes the employment of con-
victs on the roads of each county in the State,
without extra charge. Under the provisions Of
the bill only counties which have convicts in
the penitentiary can get them for this use.
The bill to prevent the running of railroad
trains on Sunday. was reported from the COM
mittee but instead of being reported as it was
written, is reported in sections, and therefore
can be voted upon by sections. Live stock and
perishable freights are included in the BILL
That is to say, trains carrying live stock and
freights are excluded from the oper-
ations Of the law.
TUESDAY.
The Legislative Committee appointed to in |
vestigate charges against Judge Goodwin, OF I
Norfolk, reported that the charges were not sus-
famed. |