Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-03-04
Virginia Legislature.

In the Senate, on Tuesday, bills were re
ported to dispense with proof of the Act Vi
Parliament to authorize Dennis Martin to
take the name of Fairfax in all suits IN
which title to any land is derived from Lord
Fairfax.
To amend the 22d section Of the 18th
cbapter of the Code Of Virginia, so as to
reduce the commissions Of Sherifs upon the
fee bills of clerks to per cent.
The House bill for the reorganization OF
the militia was taken up and passed after
being slightly amead"d.
The bank "denomination" bill which was
laid on the table OIL Monday, was taken up
and passed by q constitutional majority.
The Senate bill authorizing the Issue ct
certificates Of debt to companies having
aims on the lnternal improvement Fund,
came up with the House amendment, comm
ing their issue to the payment OF only such
claims as have been certified to The Board OF
Public Works before the DIST OF January.
Mr.. Braunun offered al amendment sub
s,,tuting the 1t Of March for the 2lst OF
January The amendment was adopted.
Pendlnss motion to lay the bill on tue Ia
BILE, the Senate adJoufn'u.
In the House of Delegates, on Monday
night, bills we're passed to incorporate q
company t construct turnpike ROAD from
S,duors Spriog, 10 the county oi Frederick
| 10 intersect ROAD leading from Winchester
to Front R,ysl. ,
Allowing Charles Green. Oh unnsturalized
foreigner, to hold land in the county OF
Prince William.
o. Tue-day, Mr.. Johnston, Of IL from
the Committee on Finance, reported Dill t.
amend the 5th, 9th, and 10Th sectlOEs aud
repeal the It'll section, OF an act concerning
sherids, g., passed Is b March, 1856.
MIR. Preston, from the Committee OF
Schools, e., presented report adverse To
establishing an agricultural proiess2TSAlp al
, the University, on tbe.donatlon OF lhiiiP 81
George Cooke.
The special order Of the day was taken
up, being Senate bill No. |, for the relief
of certain companies by an issue of cert :
fcates Of State stock 10 payment OF claims
90 the internal improvement fund.
| Mr.. S d lon moved an amendment, substl-
tuting au issue of warrants on the treasury
/ 10 lieu Of said certificates, witch was there
upon reiected--yea- Is. nays la
| Mr.. Aoderson offered subs ltlte Tor the
entire bill, directing the Bard OF Public
| Works TO sell the registered SIX per cent.
! bonds of the State, NJ the highest 20 mt that
can be obtained, t, such an extent as may
be necessary to pay the Subscriptions OF tue
Coumonw ealtb to the capital stock OF the
several internal Improvement conpanlts,
and the appropriations thereto, which may
he now or hereafter become due, pr0'llen,
that all such sales IF bonds shall be made
upon sealei proposals, after due advertise
meut, and provided further, that no such
propo-al shall be accepted at less than
s. in the hundred.
The proposed amendment was reJe,fe1-
yeas 8, nays l25: whe:eopon the bill was
advanced TO u turd reading, and the ques-
tiou being put, the passage OF the bill was
determined in the ADVANTAGEOUS 81,
na1s As.
The subsistins order Of the day being the
bill au'hnrising q loan to the Orange aud Al
e1andria r ,ilrOad Company, was next taken
up for consideration. aud the DISCUSSION on
the iect Of internal i'm provement c)ntlnued
by Mes.srs. Davis and johnson, OF Taylor.
Mr.. Sedd IN next obtained the floor.
| The bill to reOrganzs the militia was com
muuicatei from the Senate with amendments,
which we're cUucurred 10, and the bill accord
inglv became law.