Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-12-19
Ernm Richmond.

day elected the following State officers: James
Mcdonald Secretary Of the Commonwealth;
". +. Taylor, Auditor of Public Accounts;
Asa Rogers, Second AUDITOR Joseph Mayo,
ir, Treasurer; W. P. Killam, Register of the
Land Office: g. F. Strother, Superintendent
ofthe Pcnitentiary; J. N. Stevens, Penltentlary
Storekccper, and John I. Goolrlck, Judge OF
the County Court Of Spotsyvanla: and OF the
Cornoration Court of Fredericksburg, and Jos:
Fl, Sherrard, Judge Of the County Court OF
Frederick.
James B. Sener, the Radical candidate in
opposition to Judge Goodrich received - votes
for county, and 81 for corporation judge
In the Senate, to-day, the Committee on
Courts of Justice were instructed to inquire
into the expedeucv of so amending the Sd sec
ton of the Homestead act, as to abolish ell
tirey the right Of waiver Of homestead; also,
whether the right Of homestead cannot be re-
cured to the householder, by a mode OF pro,
ceeding less expensive than Is now provided
by law; also, of striking out so much OF section
as provides that after the death or marriage
of the widow, or after the youngest child be-
comes 81 years of age, the homestead shall he
snljcc, to all the debts of the householder. Nc:
also, whether any additional legislation is neces-
sarv in order to assure and carry out fully the
! right Of homestead as designed to be conferred
within the true spirit and meaning ol 'he lles
! ent constitution.
| The Auditor was requested to furnish the
Senate with Il detailed account OF Executive
expenditures for the last fiscal year.
| In the House of Delegates, the following bills
were reported froul committees aud placed on
the calendar 10 amend the act relating TO
| harbor masters :-commlttee report that 1t 90
not pass &c authorize the Seab9ard ana h"a-
noke Railroad Company to acquire Al interest
in connecting railr0ad> 10 amend the consfltu-
ton as to l.sury; authorizing sac 9t the Front
| ROYAL turnpike.
The House refused to suspend the lu!c cali
ing for Il report from the Finance Culnnnitiee
on the resolution reducing Pay of members
from six to four dollars per diem.
The COMMITTEES; Oh PropostionS and Glirvan-
ces report it as incXpclieEt &c lcgislate, rcquir
;nr cni,ntv and township officers e. give ouly
snch srcurjtv as resides in the county where the
bond is taken. which report vas concurrcd in
hv the Uou,c.
BIS we're introduced allowing Incorporated
towns tn ,,.p the county iai>: To provide special
Courr of AnncaIs to aupropriatc the land scrip
.n,r,;n,, n Vir.inia uudcr acr Of Eungress of
I InI,' - $50 ,nJ The arrs uman1atory there
o"'i r., ~" ,,r,,oScs 81 cdn,.tinn n Richmond
o' i,a 'o' H. S;Gur, roiinrr and thnInmn
w., = ,,n,I inhnnl
ria Gin,,;,p roso]utions worp introduced .
Th,r j., ,rw nf no ,,.asm,u,tiyr difficulties in
nr r,t tor the navmcui Of all the semi-an-
nnal interest on the State deijy, the coupons
aItachrI to the bonds issued in accordance
With The terms Of an act. entitled AN act TO
nroyle for The funding and payment Of the
nublir debt. annroycd March 3Oth II, shall
bc ncithcr navahc nor receivable for any taxes
d.hts or demands due the State, until such
time as the General Assembly shall be able to
perfect such legislation; that all the creditors
of the State shall be treated without dlscrimi::
nation in regard to payment Of the semi-annuaI
interest: that the Finance Con'ialtfee he direc-
ted to return to the House: Tor Its acuon, the
resolution amending the act hxIng the pay ana
mileage OF members OF the Gcneral Assembly,
providing tor reduction or wages from SIX
dollars to tour dollars per DAY, ana r.ieage
from twenty cents 10 len cents per nue. IN
curing into the expectancy % uiiSIqltg tue
act Incorporating the Potomac and Manassas 2!
| Railroad company lnqurng INTO inc cHpe9i
ency o. providing by leglr!ation tnat II Silall Dc
unlaWiul 1oT any on'cel Oh tnls ot;tte' cialecu
win inc coigc''on U. ~ o,.e, u.aur
~ or indirectly 10 purcllate W.! sucaa rcneaue
or any part thereo'' iecel'eu III Llou ai guy
coupon or coupons lSSueu uhueI 'ne lunalng
blll' or 0therWlse 10 CONVEX! nlonIys so leceiseu
lnto suGh coupons le4',llluE ti1e'" ~ Pay ~ ~
the audltGr ID money or " cherk' UT alalt lof
money: all revenue received pS 'hSni ~ mopcy,
and to accompany all payments maue py tlen
with an ahua'!t' showing %Hat agsresaee
amount OF coupons Was received ny tnen IRON ron
the taxpayers ana ugcarlns "a VOCATION OF inc
law IN TINS RESPECT TO he az offence ahc 20 pro-
woe lcr the punishment '"cr'o' "S me OF
otherwise
In answer to resolution OF inquiry, ad-
dressed TO the Attorney General, asking his
opinion as to the legality OF paying the interest
on the public debt, as provided by the funding
bill, communication was received from that
officer. in which he says The funding act
does not. in NY opinion, make an appropria-
ton for this purpose think there should be
an act authorizing the auditor to transfer the