Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-01-16
NEXANDRTA GAZETTE AND VIRGINIA ADVERTISER

Mary Of the Society of ST. Vincent of Paul'in
the city of Alexandria was amended so as to
make it subject to the general laws of Virginia,
and limit the amount of property to be held at
S2OO,OOO and then passed.
The subject of the boundary between Mary
land and Virginia, was considered tor some
time and various amendments proposed to the
bill authorizing the appointment OF comnls-
soner to visit England for the purpose OF pro-
curing documentary evidence, after which the
bill and amendments were rccommltted.
The bill to provide for the protection OF per-
sons at State and County fairs, and prevent
gambling at such fairs, was passed :,
The Committee on Courts Of Justice reported
adversely upon the bill to confer upon married
women the right to continue to hold all property
held " them previous to marriage, and all the
property acquired By them during covcrturc,, as
their own separate property; also upon the b'Il
providing for the payment of costs before cXecll-
tons are issued in civil actions:
In the House of Delegates bills were reported
to amend the Code in relation to the Potomac
fisheries; to amend the act incorporating the town
ofOrange; and Mr.. Bryant, Of Prince William
| county, introduced bill to amend the act in re-
gard to articles exempt from sale for debt.
Bills were passed amending the Code as to
juries generally; and incorporating the Ice
! Monumental Association.
A resolution was adopted authorizing the
proper committees of, the two Houses to adver-
tisc for and consider proposals for new site tor,
and for the erection Of new Penitenta1y, and
to contract therefor; subject to the action ofboth
Houses g..
The House bill authorizing subscriptions to
the stock of Incorporated companies by counties,
with a substitute for the same came up, and the
question being on q motion to reconsider the
vote on the amendment to the substitute adop-
| ted yesterday, to the effect that no one sub
scription should exceed in amount Il sum upon
which the annual interest, at the rate allowed,
would require larger annual tax upon property
than ten cents on the hundred dollars; was
agreed to- The amendment was then modified
so as to increase the amount to 20 cents on the
hundred dollars of taxable property and adop-
ted a proviso that the bonds OF counties,
cities and towns should be received at par by
the companies in payment OF subscriptions, was
| agreed to and the substitute was then ordered
to be engrosscd
One of the Pcnitcntiary convicts convicted
for killing one Of the guards, on the {. 4 o..
r. r. last summer has been sentenced to be
hung on the 90 of May next.
| The drought Which begun in this region OF
the State early in July last, has not yet wholly,
terminated. In the counties of Hanover and
Henrico the earth is still so hard and dry that
it cannot be ploughed; the mill streams have
generally failed; wells and springs have gone
dry and in some neighborhoods, it is said, per
sons who have wells that yet afford water have
put padlocks upon them to guard against a
waste of the scarce and precious element. This
is very distressing; but the warm moist weather
which now prevails, it is hoped. will result in
abundant showers that will end the drought
and give the thirsty ground and people sufi
cicnt supply Of what is now their chief need.