Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-01-20
VIRGINIA LcEihIaIure.

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The House Of Delegates have passed a
Senate bill entitled al act to amend an act
C 'ncernng general elections, passed Sth
April, 1853, 80 as to provide for the manner
Of filing vacancies in the Office Of Lieutenant
Governor, with amendments, in which they
request the concurrence OF the Senate.
The bill, with the amendments proposed
| by the House, was taken up.
a motion was made by Mr.. Deneale that
! the Senate agree 10 the amendment proposed
| by the House Of Delegates. And the motion
vas decllcd 10 the affirmative.
\ bill was reported TO amend and re-enact
! the ooh and 9th sections of chapter 81 Of
the Code Of Virginia, so as to dispose OF real
estate offered for sale for the uonpayment OF
taxes, authorizing the redemption of, trans
ierrng the title If the Commonwealth to, and
providing for the ssie Of such real estate.
Mr.. Coghil submitted the following reso-
luton:
ReSoiced, That the Senate will, with the
consent of the House, proceed to the election
Of Lieutenant Governor, pro teH'pore, to fill
the vacancy occasOned by the resignation Of
T.. W. McComas.
On motion Of MIR. Welch, the words to-day"
were added, and the rules requiring jyiut
resouton TO lie over were suspended; and
On motion If Mr. DcneaIe it was ordered
that the House Of Delegates be informed
tuereol' ,., r. ,
\ message was mere received rom 'he
House oi De'eE1'eS' S'"''nS tna' lHey nau
cJucurred with the resolution from the San-
ate; and also, that they were ready 10 proceed
to the execution of the Joint order, having
Tor It's object the election OF Lieutenant TIC
vernon, aud that VIM. l.. jackson was alone
IN nomination.
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ported from the standing committees.
To provide for the settlement of interest
due this Commonwealth from the Virginia
and Tennessee railroad company.
To provide for the payment OF certain
sum OF money TO Thomas Hill, OF Cuipeper
county.
Mr.. NcCue, from q special committee, re
ported a bill to establish school Tor persons
OF imbecjle minds IN the Commonwealth of
Virginia.
4 resolution from the Senate, providing
for the appointment Of a Joint committee 10
jnuuire into the expcdlcncy of abOlshing
the Board of Public Works, as at present
organized. was agreed to, whereupon the
Speakcr announced tine following committee
on the part of the llru-r: Messrs. Martz,
Caperton. BowIrs, Powell of l. I'd un, Hay
mond, Martin, Graham aud Macon.
Mr.. YeTby. from the committee on luna
tic asvlu,ns, reported Joint resolution for the
amendment Of i,int committees 10 visit the
lonatic asylums of the State.
4 resolution from the Senate. proposing TO
eIa,, this dov Lieutenant Governor. lyo
Ten, 70 FIJI rho vacancy occasjoned by the re-
.i,,3.,;,r of + W NcComas. esq. was
= rood 70 and an motion If Mr.. barbour. the
IT,nse rrnr,cd.d forthwith 70 the execution
~ tho ;o;nt orJar after the Interchange Of
,noss,,,1S ri,b rho senate
NJ Rorbonr nominated VIM. /. Jackson,
oso tha I,ta Incumbent If the of by
ouLs,rotor;L onrnirtment and the roll
Ioi,,, oaIIod ho rera,v.d the pnaninous vote
C,hoso ,aLin,, ,,ort in rho election The
n,u,Ior If yo,as cast was lO3.
NJ Tor,l;n offored the f,lIowinc resolu-
49,. .L;aL III, ,,o,io, ,ros re(nrrod m .
s,a,;aI no,n,,,;,.oo Nm s;r,iIor suh;ect an.
,,n;r,od DAVIS since
Ps,oIrsJ That tho SUPERINTENDENT oC Pub.
Ec Ru;Id;r,s oror;ro int, the rracticabilitv
81 o,I,rg;DI tho U,Il of the U,u-e If DELI
pates and report to this II use an estimate
nrthe cost
Mr. .Iobnson of TovIor offered n rcsoiu-
tioo to rcscird tho authority heretofore given
b, the BOARD Of Poblic Works TO purchase,
far rho pse of rho Communicable. anv work
nf;ntornoI imnrovemnnt in vbicb the State is
= s,ockboI6sr Tho rceolntion was laid M.
nm Tho tabIo for the present
On motion Of MIR. Dciarnette. the Speaker
was authorized to enlarge the Committee Of
Agriculture and Manufactures by the add
uun OF nFe members.
The Speaker subsequently, announced tie
following as the additional members OF tho
Committee. viz Mes-rs. Anderson, Ball,
Keniblc, Miller and BOwCOck.
The approuriate committees were in
s,ructed to INQUIRE into the cxpediencv
If reouirinr Inv law all internal improve
mcnt cnnrnpics 10 establish a rare of char
,.s r,r travel and frierht over their respcc-
,;,a ro,,oo srf;ciant ~ nav Sly nor cent on