Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-02-21
Letter from Richmond.

: rCorTespondence of the Alexandria Ga=ette.l
4 RICHMOND, Feb 2o.-In the Senate, to-day,
the following bills were reported from thesCom-:
mittee on General Laws:
To prevent dog fighting: with the recommen
dation that it do not pass; to amend and re-
enact sections ] and 2 Of an act passed February
3. 1866, ;entitled San act to require deposit of
securities to be made by foreigninsurance com
panies doing business in this State, with an
amendment to authorize the supervisors of
Rockingham to issue new bondsin lieu of Others
with an amendment.
Mr.. Smith, of New Kent, from the special
Joint committee of the two Houses of the
General Assembly on printing, presented bill
to amend and re-enact an act passed March
LIST. 1866. amending and re-enacting the pro-
visions of the Code, and the acts subsequent
thereto, in regard to the public printing and the
Public Printer:
. The following bills were introduced and APP
propriately referred: To extend jurisdiction Of
the corporate authorities of towns containing less
than 5000 inhabitants; to provide for the ad-
iustment of the claim Of George Peabody & Co.
against the Commonwealth; to amend the
seventh section of the act approved April 18th,
1870, entitled an act for the general registration
of voters and acts amendatory thereof.
The following Senate bills were passed: TO
amend the lst section of an act providing tor
dividing the townships of the State into voting
districts, approved July 18th, 1870; to amend
and re-enact the act in relation to chaln-gangs,
approved July 18th, 1870.
On motion of Mr. Harriss, of Halifax, the
special order (the educational land scrip blll)
was taken up and discussed to the hour of ad-
jOurnment H. an -,
In the House of Delegates the following bills
were reported and placed on the calendar
Senate bills to amend the code concerning com
missioners in chancery; to amend the.code as to
parties in clancery; to amend the acts OF t.!
and 10. in relation TO county officers so as to
provide for the collection Of license tax to
amend the code in relation to bail III criminal
cases Recommended that it do not pass. House
bills to extend the jurisdiction of police justices
and Justices of the peace, in certain cases. TO IN
corporate the Richmond and Henrico railroad.
turnpike and graded road company. -
Mr. Lawson offered resolution to the effect
that the House meet hereafter at Il. NJ, take
a recess from 3 to 4, and adjourn at ! p. ~;
during the remainder Of the session. Land on
the table.
Senate bill disposing of the State interest in
the Orange. Alexandria and Manassas railroad
was, on motion of Mr. Hunger, re-commtt ted
to t he Committee on Roads, &c
On motion of Mr.. Hudgin, the consideration
of Senate bills was passed by, for the day., and
the Alexandria and Fredericksburg railroad
bill was taken up out of its order. the question
being on its passage.
The discussion upon this bill engaged the at
tentou of the House the entire day. First a
call for the previous question, then motion to
ADJOURN then an appeal from the decision OF
the chair in his ruling. with demand for the
ayes and nays upon each question until ) o clock,
when the bill was passed by a vote Of ayes GO
to nays 43.
After the passage Of the bill 4 motion WAS at
once made to reconsider the vote which is be-
ing discussed as I close. This lengthy debate
in the House prevents my sending you any
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