Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1867-02-23

| GENERAL ASSEMBLY, THE Senate on Thurs
day perfected and passed the " Assessment
Bill, which cnumeracs the subjects Of taxa
ton. As passed by the Senate, it is in the
nature of substitute for the House bill Of the
same title but its changes arc not very ina
tcrial.
The bill to continue the payment of interest
on State bonds held by the colleges and schools
Of the State received the unanimous vote of the
| Senate, and we presume will pass the House
Of Delegates without difficulty Several local
| bills we're passed, and, the day was on the
whole, more indusriously spent than any OF It's
| predecessors during the session.
In the House, several petitions; resolutions
and bills were presented and refcrred--among
them bill by Mr. Dunningon to repeal
act recognizing the militia. \ motion to
| discontinue the night sessions was offered and
rejected. A petition was received from Green
| bricr county asking that said county may be
included in the proceedings now pending for
the recovery of Berkeley and Jefferson coun-
ties from West Virginia. Mr.. HarSbrough
offered resolution for re-assesstrcht of the
lands of Stafford and King George counties,
which was referred Senate bill, relative to
| the organization and government OF the Penl-
Tertiary, was passed House bill TO change
the amount required to constitute petit lancency
to $50 and bill concerning the compensation
| of Commonwealth Attorneys, were ordered
to engrcssmcnt, IS was also bill to change
the charter Of the Roanoke Valley Railroad =
a bill changing the time Of holding the circuit
courts in the Fourteenth Circuit was passed
A bill to revive the charter of the Virginia
Canal Company, was passed unanimously
House bill TO provide Tor the c0mpletlon OF the
Covington and Ohio Railroad, was passed An
act amending the charter of the Tredegar Com
pany. was passed The bill to pay Henry
Exall for work done on the Capitol was taken
UP, but without coming to vote was postp0n.
bill, which WAS amended in several particulars,
and discussed until the hour of adjournment
Richmond Enqu1er.
In the Senate, on Thursday, the bill to
to incorporate the Potomac and Alexandria
Railroad Company was taken up and read
twice when Mir. Ould, as al amendment,
moved that the company be required 10 give
general facilities to all loads connecting with
it. The amendment adopted and the
bill passed.
Mr. Dulany introduced a bill to ncorpo
rate the Old Dominion Oil, Coal, Iron, Plaster
Gold Mining and Manufacturing Company.
Mr. Keen from the Committee on EosdS
reported the bill to authorize the transfer Of
the States interest in the Alexandria, Lou
doun and Hampshire Railroad to the said
company, on certain conditions.
In the House of Delegates, Mr.. Cunning
ton, of Prince William, introduced a bill
exempting the county OF Prince William from
the operations Of the fence law, Also bill
to repeal the act re.organizing the militia
Also, the petition of w. W. Davis and one
hundred other citizens of Prince William,
praying a repeal Of the fence law.
House bill POP, to amerd section 10 of an
act to incorporate the Southern Protection
Insurance Company of Alexandria, has passed
the House OF Delegates.