The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-02-08
Legislative Summary.

In the Senate, to-day, bills were reporte,
irCm committees to amend the code az I,
parties In chancery in relation to dog steal
ing; to amend code in relation to count,
ponce, with recommendation it do not pass
| Tor the relief of the Southwestern bank Of VIZ
| ginis; to authorize Washington county /,
borrow nsney to redeem and pay off railroad
and courthouse bonds falling due in 1872 /,
| amend the act providing for the division n
townships into voting districts to extend Tho
ume ior quaiincation of superintendent of the
poor of Dinwiddie county, with recommends.
tion It do not pass; House bill amending code
| 10 relation to land warrants.
The committee for courts reported Senate
| Joint resolution proposing an amendment TO the
constitution Of the State in relation to usury.
| &c.
The unfinished business of Yesterday. being
the Senate bill to amend tha charter of the
Alexandria and Fredericksburg railroad com
pany; together with the substitute offered by
MT. Roller, was taken up, and Mr.. Roller
moved to make the bill the special order for
O'Clock to morrow
Mr.. Taylor, of Norfolk, moved to amend the
motion by substituting Friday. This amend
ment was agreed to, and the resolution was
passed.
Senate bill authorizing the Orange and
Alexandria Railroad company to purchase
lands along its route for the purpose of SELL
ing the same to immigrants, was ordered TO
engrossment and third reading.
Senate bill to amend code in relation to the
recovery of the possession of real estate, was
passed.
Senate bill appropriating money 6sr the
extension, &C., of the Eastern Lunatiz Asylum
at Williamsburg, was passed.
Senate bill for the relief of the collector of
taxes OF Page county, was passed.
Senate bill for the relief of A. c. Robinson.
late sherin OF rage county, and his sureties,
was passed.
The following bills were passed To incor.
porate the Chesterfield Land and Improvement
companyj to amend the act in relation to
boards of supervisors; to authorize the O. A.
M. Il. Il. Co., and the Va. & N. @. r,
Co. to recall all outstanding certificates of
capital stock, and Issue other and uniform GER
tiicates.
Senate bill to prevent the killing of part
rioges out OF season, was amended and dis
cussed at length, and finally recommitted,
House.--The following bills were reported
Senate bill imposing tax on oysters House
bills, to abate the dog nuisance to amend tbe
code in relation to the appointment of trustees:
to provide for printing the reports of the
Supreme Court OF Appeals and for other pur-
poses connected Herewith, and to repeal sec.
tion chapter 10 of the code.
House bill to amend the code in relation TO
taking materials from lands by incorporated
companies, was reported with recommends
tion that it do not pass.
The committee on roads presented report,
in accordance with resolutions heretofore
adopted submitting lists of stockholders, &C..
ofthe Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac;
Richmond and Petersburg Seaboard and
Roanoke, and Alexandria and Fredericksburg
railroad companies
MIR. Kelly, by leave, presented a substitute
for the bill TO amend the charter of the Alex.
endria and Fredericksburg railroad conn pany.
Ordered to be printed.
Mr.. White, by leave, presented substitute
for the bill imposing tax on oysters. To be
printed.
House bill to amend the law in relation to
chain-gangs, with Mr.. Jaekson's substitute for
the same, again came up as unfinished business,
and was discussed at length, and was still
pending as we close.