Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1870-05-18
LETTERFROM RICHMOND.

the House joint resolution authorizing the sec
rotary Of the Commonwealth to forward COPE:
of the acts OF the General Assembly to the
clerks of courts, was ooncurred In.
Bills were reported to prevent the sale o.
property until the Legislature shall pass an !, ac'
to provide for carrying out the Homestead TX
emption AID amending the code in relation tc
granting acts Of incorporation by circuit courts
Adverse reports were made upon Dllls 'ol
''relief of Debtors and requiring suretIes or
official bonds to make affidavit that they are
worth the amount of such bonds in excess o.
the exemption of'the Homestead clause.
The license bill which was yesterday ordered
to its engrossment was to-day passed, as was
the House bill amended, extending the time
for repair and rebuilding Of mills destroyed
during the war.
The bill for the more etfectual protection OIL
the property of married women. upon which
an adverse report was made by the committee
on Courts Of Justice, was taken up. The sub.
stance Of this bill has already been published.
A lively and spirited debate arose on the merits
of the bill, several senators arguing that its
passage would be tho opening wedge to the
initiation Of woman rights, and others con-
tending that it was but just, and would act as
safeguard 10 young ladies Of prop, ry, whose
hands we're sought in matrimoney by adven.
turers.
MIR. Taylor, of Norfolk, moved to amend BY
adding the following provision: Provided,
That in all elections in which question may
be submitted to the votes Of freeholders, wo.
men owning real estate, shall be entitled to the
right Of suffrage, without distinction as to race,
class or previous condition. Hostages 10,
noes lG.
Dir. Fitzpatrick moved to amend by adding
at the end of the 81 section:
"PorG7e2, that such married women sha!
be taken and held to be the head OF the family
and as such, shall be responsible for the sup
port OF the same Lost.
Mr.. w. III. Taylor offered the following:
"FroaW7ed that all unmarried women who
will not, on entering the married state, waive
the rights hereby granted, be required to wear
'bioomer costume for the information Of cal
culating unmarried young gentlemen seeking
alliances" Withdrawn.
Mr.. RilIick moved to amend the bill by
adding at tho end OF '!rd section the words
"but the said property, both real and personal
shall be subject to all debts OF a married woman,
by herself, or ny her authority.
The bill was then ordered to its enrrosslnrnt
ayes, Il; noes, t.
la the House OF Delegates bill was ordered
to be engrosSed amending the election laS SO
as to not require the Judge OF election 10 Ell
Senate bill changing the name Of the town
Of Fairfax (Culpepcr &. H.) to Culprpcr snd
the saline, was passed.
House bill providing Tor the appointment OF
a sergeant for Alexandria city was ordered 10
it's engroSsmcnt
Bills were introduced to incorporate thclsapil
Ann and Madison Court House Turnpike com
DaDy; to amend the charter OF the Virginia
International, Loan, Land and Trust company;
10 protect creditors debtors and surctas by
preventing the sacrifice OF property ut judicial
ales to amend and re- enact an act preScrlU-
ne oaths Of Office to amend the code in re!a
ion to .iurlcs generally, with amendments;
the code relative to printing records
II the court Of appeals, and making the salary
+ the Attorney General 800 per year.
The resolution ENDURING into the eypediency
establishing k In sas ssn nss
punishable by death or confinement in the peEi
entiary, was referred to the committee on asv-
ums and prisons.
House bill for the renewal OF the guaranty
If the State on certain bonds Of the city OF
Petersburg, issued in aid of the construction of
he Southside Railroad, was reported and or |
Tered to q second reading.
The Senate substitute for the bill for he |
government of cities and towns of less than
1000 inhabitants was passed without amend.
nent and only needs the signature OF the Gov
rnor to become law. This bill provides for
he election of officers in cities and towns, the
barters of which have not been amended in
,cordance with the constitution. Under it's pro.
oil hp al of, 1
described by the constitution are to be elected
the approaching election this month.
The tax bill was further considered and the
luse exempting books, family pictures, &C.,
,ricultural implements and productions in
e hands of producers, mineral productions
lied wood and timber, mechanics tools, &c. ,ex-
aptcd under the old constitution stricken out {
vote OF ayes is to noes40. The ground upon
llch this action was based was that the con. ,
tuition provided that the Legislature, except
otherwise provided, should tax all property
al and personal, according to its value, the
ceptlons to this sweeping clause being en-.
lced In the jrd Section of the 10th Article, | :.
lch empowers the Generally Assembly to
empt property from taxation only for cdu. D
lonal, charitable ard such like purposes :"
The members in favor Of striking out the l.
.nption clauses generally deplored the fact II
It they deemed themselves compelled, under a
1T oath to support the constitution, to ad-
:ate provision which would act so oppres- ~
ely opon the people Of the State at large. =,
ose tavoring exemption argued the inherent i
mt OF the Legislature to exempt property. tt
that the 3rd Section Of the 10th Article al
S mandatory upon the Legislature to cx.
pit property fer charitable, municipal and
lcat!oaal purposes, and Independent Of lst 9,
;tloa which therefore required them to tax .
property according to value and left them IL
discretion to exempt or not as they thought
.ccordips to certified copies Of accounts now ~,
in the 3rd Auditors office in Washington a. a.
ppears that on tho Il of December 1892 ''
e was balance due Virginia of upwards OF
$1,000, which with interest to date would
&c upwards OF 100000 due on claims for tn
ICY loaned the general government during til
war Of 1872. This Information is contain. IA,
in papers to-day submitted by Senator -.
nston to the Legislature through the "'
lktr OF the House Of Deleyatcs which ror, |