Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1892-01-27
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The rules were suspended and the
resolution agreed to by unanimous
vote of those present.
Mr.. Echols moved that the absentees
be called, and this being ordered the
following were found absent Messrs
Blackstone, Flood, Green, Harrison
Hurt, Marshal, and Yarrell.
Messrs Marshall Hurt, and Green are
confined to their rooms by sickness.
Mr.. Stubs was instructed to com
municate the, passage of the resolution
to the House.
Mr.. Echols presented petition from
certain citizens of Augusta county ask
ing the passage of law prohibiting the
sale of Intoxicating liquors in certain
particulars Referred to the Commit
tee on General Laws.
In the House, Mr.. Fahrney also in
troduced a bill to amend and re-enact
$3.50 of the Code of 1887 as to pay OF
jurors. The amendment provides thai
every person summoned as a juror shall
be entitled to one dollar for each day
of service ON jury, and to one dollar
for each day of attendance upon the
court without such service.
When the resolution in reference tC
the debt settlement, which passed the
Senate unanimously, was communica
ted to the House, it gave rise to con
siderable discussion and went over till
the next day.
SATURDAY, JANUARY 23RD.
In the Senate, Mr.. Hurt stated that
had he been able to attend the session
of the senate Friday he would have
voted for the resolution ratifying the
debt settlement.
The bill to provide for the appoint
ment of female physicians in the female
wards of the asylums, which was re-
ported from the Committee on Public
Institutions with the recommendation
that it do not pass, was passed by, and
will come up on Monday.
Mr.. Lovenstein offered the following
resolution:
Resozved, That the Committee on
Public Institutions and Education are
authorized to visit such of the public
institutions of the State as they may
deem proper at such times as the com
mittee may determine, or said commit
tee shall be empowered to appoint sub
committees for that purpose If they
deem it expedient.
1t was agreed to.
Mr.. Peasants offered a resolution,
which was agreed to, that the Railroad
Commissioner be requested to inform
the Senate whether any troubles have
occurred between the railroad compa-
MES of the State and their patrons dur
inc his term of office which he has fail
ed to adjudicate.
In the House, Mr. Combs, of Russell,
presented bill to prevent bribery in
elections. The bill provides that before
the next general election in the State
there shall be registration OF all the
voters, which shall be done by order
of the Electoral Board of each county
in like manner as provided in section
II of the Code of Virginia in relation to
mutilated observation-disclosures, and that
before any person shall be registered
under the provisions of this act he shall
take and subscribe to the following
oath or affirmation in addition to the
oath already prescribed in section 70 OF
the Code of Virginia-to-wit: 81, -,
do solemnly swear or affirm that | have
not since the passage of the law impos-
ing this oath accepted or offered bride
to any person to influence him in cast
ing his vote, nor will l accept or offer a
bride or anything of value to corrupt
ly influence any person in casting his
ballot in any election during the exist
ence of this law, SO help me God"
Mr.. Munford called up the joint reso-
luton to ratify the debt settlement and
asked the House to adopt the motion
made by Speaker Cardwell just prior
to adjournment on Friday to reconsid-
er the vote by which the pending ques-
ton was ordered. This motion pre-
vailed and the discussion was resumed.
After speeches by Messrs. Munford,
Gibson and Cardwell in favor of the
resolution approving the action Of the