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RicnsioxD. March 81. 1873
\ On Htdness1p. TIE Tar Biliwss under consid-
Grafton in The SEsArE. TIE committee Of that
body proposed an increase Of the land tar from
10 10 is eenis on The 500 value Mr. Kinney /
moved 10 amend, BY striking out 5 and inserting
2 i-2, % as % make il only ID IL cents This
motion was LOST. and the committees qmehdment
prevailed.
On THuTssav, the bill was again, under con-
sideraticn, when Mr. Deneal moved 10 increase
the tar on slaves from - to 81 cents This mo-
ton. afier much debate, was negatived. Vari-
Gus Other amendments were made, ofan inmate
nal character and the bill sent back the House.
II i generally understood that the House wiz
NOT agree ID an increase ofihe land tax, there be-
ing no apparen, necessity for il Al theipfesens
The Horsr laid on the table the bin anthor>
izing the States guaranty to certain bonds Of the
James River and Kanawha Company ltor con-
neciion Of the Canal with the tide water.)
The bin to incorporate the Winchester and
White Sulpher Springs Stage Company was re-
Ijected.
Thehill to incorporate Winchester Lodge, No
los, o. o. F., was laid on the table, as have
been various other bills Of that kind.
The Jury BILL with; the amendments of the
Senate, was laid on the table Of The House, on
motion Of Mr. Wood, who explained his reasons
for being opposed to it, He thought il ought to
1embrace the County Courts as well as The Snpe--
trior.
The friends Of the measure were willing to
iconfne il to the Superior Courts at first by way
kev
difference Of opinion, too. prevailed, as to the
mode Of payment Of iuries-wheiher directly
from the Treasury, or each County to pay is own
Jurors. The House proposed paying from the
lTreasury-the Senate by the Counties BY the
first mode, such Counties as Frederick and Jeffer-
son would pay ten Times as much as majority
lof the Counties Of the State-and therefore,
whether paid BY levy on tithables or upon other
subjects, the burthen to them would be less than
ftheir contribution through the general Treasury.
For instance, Frederick pays State Revenue OF
$4,000, whilst Morgan pays only 81 $50.
The motion to lay theb bill on the table was car
fried by vote of ~ to a.. Mr.. Thomas alter
wards moved to take up the bill, (o.her members
having come hi, but the motion failed-ayes 45.
lnoes 40. II win scarcely be taken up again this
session.
The HOUSE., on Thursday passed twenty-six
bills The SENArg some eight or ten. Among
these, a bill to increase the number Of Directors
of the New Shenandoah Company to ten, instead
iofthe present number, and various charters for
Manufacturing Companies.
RrcAMoND, April g. 1913.
On Friday, the House. passed a bill reducing in
certain particulars the fees Of the Clerk Of the
Court of Appeals, and passed several bills incor-
Iporating Manufacturing Companies Also, a
bin to explain and amend, ihe act passed March
20th, 1917, Incorporating the Alexandria and
Harpers-Ferry Railroad Company.
T On Saturday, the following proceedings took
place in the HousEs
{. VIRGINIA VOLUNTEERS.
ThelSpeaker laid before the House commu.
lnication from Col. John r. damtramckr Com
mander of the Virginia Volunteers in Mexico
as follows:
II HEAbouARrERs, BuENA vIsrA, Mexico, !
February "a, lS4S
SrR-The enclosed documents have been sub
United TO me by the General commanding, with
1.-THE view Of having the amount claimed by the
IGovernment of the United States stopped from
the poor soldiers pay.
| Believing that the reimbursement by the sol
ldiers of the Regiment could not have been in
tended, when the State received from the Govern
ment of the q. S. the amount expended By her il
tpresent the subject to the consideration of the &c
neral Assembly, and in behalf ofAthe soldiers O
our Commonwealth, respectfully petition tina
some act or resolution be passed to indemnify the
claimants and save toIhe soldier the pittance he
receives. With great consideration, &C..
~ have the honor to he your obi serV't
JN0.F. HAMTRAhiCK,
Col Va Reg't, Commanding Division.
lfoJ. +. STRoTHER, Esq, Speaker of the House
Of Delegates, Richmond, Va.
On motion Of Mr.. Shefey, leave was given to
bring in a bill, providing for the payment of the
amount claimed by the General Governmental
the Virginia Volunteers.
Among the bills passed, was one Incorporating
the Mount Jackson Manufacturing Company, in
the county of Shenandoah
The bill directing survey for a Railroad be-
tween the Shenandoah and the Potomac, and from
Alexandria to Harpers-Ferry, was postponed in
the Senate, on motion of Mr.. Witcher, various
other surveys being appended.
Il On lMoaday bill was introduced into the
House by Mr.. Syme, from'a select committee, a.
Intending the act imposing taxes for the support
lOA 6OsCtuilCusy Which was PuSuCu luIOugn ltS
several stages and passed.
A bill concerning lands sold for non-payment
loftaxes was indefinitely postponed.
Twenty-Five other bills were passed, mostly Of
a local character.
Both Houses have passed the bill increasing
the number of Directors in the New Shenandoah
Company--and the bill to change the time Of hold
ing the terms Of the Circuit Superior Court Of
Clarke county, from the oath March and oath
August, to the 18th day Of May and the 18th day
iof October.
A bill was passed, appropriating certain sum
of money for the benefit of the officers and soldiers
of the Virginia Regiment Of Volunteers.
4 The two Houses Of the Legislature adjourned
sine die, on Wednesday morning, II IL clock.
Speakers Scott Of the Senate, and Stroller of
THE House, delivered eloquent and appropriate
i YaledictQrics.
ALEXANDRIA CANAL--The bill for guar
antying the bonds Of the Alexandra Ca
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