Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-12-16
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RICHMOND, Dec l5.-In the Senate, to day,
the House bills for furnishing the colleges, in
which there are law schools with surplus law
publications; and with reference to sales under
attachments, were referred.
\ bill to establish State Board of Health
was introduced
Resolutions Of inquiry were introduced Of
so amending the code, allowing parties to tcs
tify as witnesses In their own cases, so as to
permit the evidence of the parties themselves
to be given by deposition in all cases where the
deposition Of other witnesses are allowed to be
read in evidence uuder the law; as to whether
or not Fredericksburg and Danvllle have SUI
ticient population under the constitution to en-
tile either of them to city judge.
| \ memorial from the American Medical AS
ISOLATION in reference to the establishment
Of Schools of Hygiene, &c, was referred.
The House resolution fixing Monday as the
day for the election of State officers, was dsl-
greed to.
The Senate bill continuing the payment Of
interest and dividends to the incorporated col
| lcges or other seminares of learning in the
| State, Was recommitted to the committee.
en- up, and amended by making the punish
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the pcuitcntiary, or death, at the option Of the
jury, disagreed to- and the bill ordered to its
cngrosSment
The bills amending section 10 OF chapter 1919
of the code concerning crimes and punishment;
and 10 amend section Of chapter ia OF the
code in relation to the removal CT causes to
another court. were read third time.
The Auditor was requested to furnish the
Committee un Finance with statement Of the
subjects upon which, in his opinion, stamps
may he placed, us new element OF revenue
In the House of Delegates, bills were reported
from committees and placed upon the calendar
to amend code in relation to costs in Court Of
Appeals; to authorize deputy clerks to take ac
acknowledgements Of deeds of married womcn
providing for the reasseSSment OF lands Of the
Commonwealth; to amend the act for the pro
lection of religious meetings and preservation
OF order at the same.
An adverse report was made upon the prop
ostlou to provide Tor the payment OF the un-
paid expenses Of the late constitutional con
vrutlUn.
The Committee Oh Courts Of Justice report
ted that it is incxpedent to eglslate on the
subject Of preventing and publishing the draw
ing of checks aud drafts on banks, &c, when
the parties drawing them have not enough
expedient to amend the law allowing compen-
sation to attorneys for the Commonwealth in
Circuit courts which reports were concurred
in by the House
The House bill to amend the act authorizing
the sale of the States interest in her works ot
internal improvement, was amended anu order
ed to engrOSSment.
The House bill to amend the act to provide
for rcassessIncut Of the lands of the Common
wealth was taken up, amended and passed by
The House bill to amend the road law 50 as
to exempt FROM working on roads, all ministers
of the gospel aud disabled persons, was ordered
to its cngrsssnlcnt
Among the bills resolutions, petitions, &c +,
introduced and referred, were the following :
\ resolution providing for the appointment OF
road oversccrs by township boards, thereby
dispensing with their elections; petition of
Geo. ID. NJ. Hunter and Benjamin +. Chisholm
Of Louisa county, contestlng the election Of
Matthew G.. Anderson and Thomas S. Watson
a petition of the Medical Society of Virginia.
praying the establishment of State Board Of
Health; resolution Of inquiry into the cxpe
dency of relieving members of volunteer com-
pauies from service as jurors: resolution OF
inquiry into the expediency Of paying petit
Jurors for services by the County TreaSurers
instead of the Sheritfs, and also Of the pro-
prlety of allowing venlre men their actual cx-
pcnSes when summoned, whether they serve
or not; resolution of inquiry iRto the expedi-
ency Of requiring clerks Of courts TO enter on
their Judgment law dockets, the returns of
sherifis and other officers and persons when
judgments are satisfied; requesting the Com
mittee on Schools and Colleges to take into
consideration the propriety of changing the
present mode Of appointing county superlnten-
dents and school district boards for public in
struction. Also that the census of the child
rem in each school district be taken by the
township assessor, ipstead of one of the mem
bers Of the school board also Of allowing him
the sum of fifteen dollars for the same in pre-
ference to paying one of the mem bers Of the
school board So per day, and report by bill or
immgration; a bill for the relief of the sureties
Of Benjamin Robinson, late sheriff Of Greene
county; bill to amend and re:enact the act
incorporating the town of Leesburg; bill pre-
scrbing the penalty of sheritfs' bonds in the
counties of this Commonwealth.
! The special order of the day, the House joint
resolution to discontinue the funding OF the
State debt was taken up and discussed by
MeSsrs Daniel Poague and Sutherlin in op-
position, and Mcssrs. Brooke, Coghill, Clopton,
O'Ferrall and Douglas in favor. \ motion to
reconsider the vote by which the House had re-
fused to refer the resolution was lost, ayes 20
noes lO4. and the resolution was then adopted,
ayes l04, noes lS Messrs. Neale and Pcarce,
Of Alexandria, voted in the affirmative
The resolution directs the auditor to cease
the issuing of new bonds until steps have been
taken to ascertain the entire amount that will
be required to pay the current expenses Of the
State government and the interest upon the
State debt.
The amount of the State debt funded up to
yesterday was s2S, 326, 2S2,04. This sum com-
prises about three fourths Of the entire amount.
The Secretary of the Commonwealth paid in
to the public treasury, yesterday, 5 $40, being
the tax on State seal and surplus fees Of office
from lst September, 1870, to LIST September
1871. Upwards of $4,000 we're paid into the
State Treasury, yesterday. by sevcral county
trcaSurers, the total amount on depo$lte now
bcing upwards of $l,700,O00.
1t is said that one Of the State Senators, who
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