Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-03-02
From Richmond.

vote of - to 4-twelye absentces-to author
ize the Supervisors of certain counties to i'm
nose tax on dogs, with an amendment, max
ing its provisions applicable to any county in
the State that may choose 10 avail itself of
them. Among those who voted in the afir
native were MeSsrs. Thomas and Taylor.
In the House, to-day.on motion OF Mr.. Neale:
the vote by which the House agreed to the re-
port of the Committee OF Claims against the
claim Of Archibald Fleming, OF Alexandria.
| was reconsdered, and the matter recommitted.
The House made the tax bill the order of the
day for next Tuesday. :.
The Senate, to day, agreed to the amend
ments of the House, to the bills in relation to
roads: and to provide for submitting to the
| people the proposed amendment to the con-
stitution in relation to usury; and passed the
following House bills to amend the charter
of Charlottesville: to amend the act to prevent
the sacrifice of personal property at forced sales,
so as to extend the time for the operation Of
said act: to authorize the trustees OF the Luthe.
ran Church at Woodstock to sell the parsonage
and to apply the proceeds to the erection Of
another building: to incorporate the Mutual Be-
nevolent Association of the Orange, Alexandria
and Manassas railroad company, and to provide
for redivision of certain counties into town
ships.
Mr.. kirkpatrick, from minority of the com
mittee on public Institutions in the Senate pre-
sented bill dividing the land scrip equal be-
tween Richmond College, Hampton Sidney
College, and Hampton Normal Institute
The assessment bill with House amendments.
was taken up, and the amendments agreed to-
The tax bill was considered to the hour OF
adjournment.
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rate the Harrisonburg, Bridge Ter. and West
Augusta railroad company, az Tdered to o be
engrossed the bill to amend the act prescribing
the duties and compensation of county officers
the word negro having been first inserted,
| but subsequently struck out and 'col0red IN
serted.
A resolution was adopted by the House re-
ouesting the Superintendent OF Public lnstruc-
ton to furnish list of counties that voted a
supplemental school tax for the last and present
scholastic year, the amount of the tax IN each
county, how much in each county from capita
ton tax, and how much from tax on property;
and the average rate Of district school taxes
voted 10 the districts Of each county.
A favorable report was made by the House
committee on the bill to amend the code in re-
lation to fishing in the Potomac river, and an
adverse report was made upon the bill to au.
thorize DEGREES in chancery to be made IN va
cation.
The Senate joint resolution asking Congress
to amend the bankrupt act SO as to conform Its
exemptions to the exemptions OF the Home
stead act of Virginia. and the House bills to
amend the charter Of Fredericksburg, and to
amend the act relating to fences and Tor the
protection of crops, were placed upon the House
calendar
Mr.. Kelly, to- day, in the House, presented
petition from members of the Republican
party of Fredericksburg for the corporation of
the General Assembly in memorlalizlng Con-
gress to retain the duty on sumac
Mr.. Neale, Of Alexandria. introduced bill
to incorporate the Young Mems Christian AS
ISOLATION of Alexandria,
A bill was also introduced to amend the code
in relation to commissioners in chancery.
Just before the hour for recess the House
took up the bill to fix the pay and mileage OF
members of the General Assembly, and an
amendment to strike out So (per dleml aud IN
sert 50, was adopted-ayes, 81: noes, 80. The
bill was then ordered to be engrossed and read
a third time 4 motion to reconsider the vote
by which the bill was ordered to its engross-
ment was pending when the hour for recess ar
rived.
At the night session of the House, several
bills were dismissed, among them toamend the
general election law to amend the code in re-
| ation to clerks of courts to amend the act to
incorporate the Potomac and MasassaS Railroad
| Company.
A number of bill were read the second time
and ordered to be engrossed.
The following is the bill to prevent the in.
discriminate use Of fire arms which has passed
both houses of the Legislature and only awaits
the signature Of the Governor to become law;
The handling of deadly weapons by minors and
adults has long been an evil throughout the
State:
':Be it enacted, &C., That it shall not be law
full for any boy or hermaphrodite, under twelve
years of age to carry gun, pistol, or other flre
arms, for the purpose of using the same, IN
any of the cities or towns of this Common
wealth. Any person offending against this
provision, upon conviction thereof, shall be
fined not less than five dollars nor more than
twenty-five dollars at the discretion OF the
court.
80 To recover any fine incurred by any such
boy or hermaphrodite, proceeding may be In.
| stituted by warrant before a justice, sued out
by the attorney tor the Commonwealth or by
any party aggrieved thereby, against the par
ent, guardian, master or other person having
the care and custody of the offender, and the
| proper officer of said city or town IN which
such parent, guardian, master or other person
resides shall collect, account for, and pay into
the treasury of the State the amount of such
| fine when collected by him.
"3. This act shall be in force from its
passage. Y.
Letter from WestmOreland Co.
Correspondence of the Richmond Dispatch. ]
WEsTMoRELAND, Va, Feb. %, lS72.-The
prospect that an appropriation may be made to
open the mouth of Nomini creek. SO as to ad-
NIT steamboats, and large vessels, affords much
satisfaction to a large number of the farmers
of Westmoreland. This creek is the longest 10
the county and separates two of its most fertile
townships. 1t has hitherto been navigable
only by very small craft in consequence of
narrow and tortuous outlet.
Very little real estate is changing hands in
this section at present. though the valuable
estate known as White Point, and formerly
owned by Mr.. H. B. Gouldman, was sold on
the 18th instant to Baltimore merchant