Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-03-06
From Richmond.

the organization OF the Atlantic, Mississippi
and Ohio railroad company We're agreed 10,
and the bill passed.
Bills were tvoraby reported upon from
committees authorizing the Circuit courts TO
grant charters Ut Incorporation and ~ repeal
sections 4, ). +, j. 5, aud 10 ut cllaper 10 and
section "a Of chapter 81 of the cnde in refer.
euce to Jurisdiction Of county COURTS in reIa-
ton to Judgment liens; to amend the provisions
of the code in regard 10 the Court OF Appeals,
so as to make them conform 10 the constitution
aud for the purpose Of hearing CAUSES at VIM
chest er;al,d Tor relief sheriff. aad other officers
whose official pap: rs were lost or destroyed
during the war;
Among the bills favorab!y upon in he
House were the following To amend rhe cnde
with reference TO commissioners in chancery:
to incorporate the Young M,ns Christian As
ISOLATION Of Alexandria; to amend the law in
relation to the office OF attorney general; and
authorizing the school trustees of Washington
disI riot. Alexandria county, to Use the district
school funds to pay teachers of public schools.
Mr. Kinchelue, uf Fauquier. stated, to-day,
that had he been present Oh Saturday he would
have voted Tor the patSaye of the bill repairing
the coupon feature of the funding act. over the
Governor Veto
In the House, tn day. communication Wa,
i
meut of the lumber Of clerks employed in the
several departments OF the State government
with the salary paid to each. In addition 10
those authorized by act Of February 2l>t 1871,
are the following Aid de camp of the tfover-
nor ar 80, 500 per aunnn: Governors clerk at
81 .OO9; two clerks for the Superintendent OF
Public instructions one at 200, aud one at
ST 900; temporary clerk Of the Secretary OF the
Commonwealth at $1,000; AMI temporary
clerk in the Trra. urer office at : 2On. The
Temporary clerk in the office Ct the Secretary OF
the Commonwealth is paid out of the civil con
tingcnt fund, and that in the Treasurer office
is paid out of the fund for expenses OF funding
the public debt.
In the Senate, to-laythe bill requiring taxes
and other public dues to be ppid in gold and
silver coin United States Treasury notes and
National Bank notes. which was vetoed by the
Governor, was called up but after some fill
clustering, amotion to pass by and make the bill
the order of the day tor tomorrow, was adopt
ed-ayes ~, noes 8. Should the bill fail 10
pass over the veto it is threatened BY its friends
that no interest will be paid, while on the other
hand it is held out Us an inducement, by the
majority that, if the bill is passed over th"ve1o,
blll paying four per ct. will be passed
The House, by vote of 81 to fl ordered 10
be engrossed the bill to regulate the assessment
and collection of taxes for the supp 'rt OF free
schools to repeal some portions and amend and
rc-enact other portions of the act to establish
and maintain uniform system pf public free
schools
The bill. for the ''relief of debtors, and to arl-
thorize the adjustment Of debts upon the prin,
ciples of equity, was made the order of the
day for tomorrow in the House.
The Senate passed the bill rell,lrctng The
State for representation in Congress; also the
bills authorizing the voters OF Prince William
to vote on the question of removing the county
courthouse; to provide for rcdivision Of certain
counties into townships, with amend menl<) and
authorizing the appointment Of deputies OF
county and township officers in term time OF
vacation, and repeating section l5 chapter 49,
aud section s, chapter lG3 of the code of 1850.
The Senate took up the House bill to incor.
porate the Incl rates Home, when an amend
lnent was agreed to providing that the relatives
and friends nf the inehriate shall institute pro
ceeings and the Court shall appoint the com
mlSSlonerS, and as amended the bill was passed
ayes "a, noes ID.
The Senate made the bill amending the code
and making certain banks of Richmond, Peters
burg, Norfolk, Alexandria aud Lynchburg de-
positores Of public money, the order of the day
for Monday next
l. The Committee for Courts of JUSTIFY were
instructed to enquire into the eypediency ut
amending the code in relation to the re-
covery of the possession of real estate 50 as Ia
give justices OF the peace more jurisdiction Ill
cases Of unlawful detainrr
Among the bills introduced in the Senate,
to day, was one to provide for the election of
electors of President and Vice President Of the
United States.
The House postponed he consideration of the
tax bill till Friday aud considered the bill pre-
scribiDg the duties aud compensation OF county
officers until the hour for the recess arrived.
At the night session the bill was amended and
ordered to be engrossed.
The House agreed to the Senate : amend
ments to the plot bill.
The Senate amen lments to House bill au-
thorizing the supervisors of certa in counties to
impose tax on dogs were agreed to.
The bills to allow sherlHs IS day Tor at
tendance on Circuit Courts to amenI the act
for the protection Of fish in the Shenandoah
river and its tributaries; and to amend the
Homestead law we're dismissed
Mr.. Lakeland has introduced, in the Senate,
bill which states in the preamble that because
the coupons Of the State bonds are receivable
for taxes, and there is danger Of the machinery
of government and the free schools being stop
ped for the want of funds to conduct the same. >
therefore ''that all laws levying and providing
for the collection Of taxes be repealed, all prop
erty in the State be released from taxation dur
ing the present year, and that the funds now in
the treasury of the State be appropriated to the
current expenses Of the State government until
ordered otherwise BY the General Assembly. >
The bill was placed on the calendar without
reference to the usual committee. u.
The WEALTH OF THE CHESAPEAKE. Rome
never had such a water park as Chesapeake
Bay Neither Vitellius nor l4ucullus nor
Apicius ever knew such delicacy as the Bay
mackere or feasted their eyes on such thing
as good fat Cherry Stone Yet fish, while
very abundant at Rome formed most inn
portant part Of all elegant ,repasts. Lcinius
Murena established fish ponds. where fish were
fed for the table Hortensius, LucuIlus and
others followed his example Lucullus cut a
canal through mountain in order to Introduce
sea water into his pond. Sergius Orata estab