Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-01-12
From Richmond.

NltHMtND, IAN. II nc lhculpclS VI iic
Joint Committee on Finance Of the Legislature
are Pledged 10; to Livalsc the proceedings OF
that body: consequently outsiders kyow bat
little Of what is going on aud Is the subject in
thf keeping Of the committee is the all absorb.
ing topic OF interest everything else seems
stale. fat and Improbable. The praread-
| ngs Of the Legislature are confined for the
most part 10 routine business.
| In the Senate. to-day the Senate bill. with
the House amendments concerning crimes and
)nlnishmentS. was referred.
| The Committee on Courts reported it mex.
pelent to attach the county Of Clarke IL any
other county for Court purposes; also adverse,
To revision and Qualification Of the laws Of the
| State. at present. and with recommendation
! that it do not pass. 4 bill in relation IN infant
ami insane defendants and the appointment
nI guardians al Item.
| The same committee reported f'ili alltnd
ingr the act la regulate judicial sales and prevent
the sacrifice. Of property, and bill TO authorize.
| the Circuit Court: nt the State to change their
terms.
The House bill to amend the 9TH section OF
the a,.i Ia rcaS<rss the lands in the State. was
passed with an amendment authorizing The
printing Of 900 copies.
The following Joint resolution was agreed to ::
Resolved ilhn House "f Delegates concurring)
That joint committee "t til" two Houses, con-
siSting oil three OF the bart of the Senate and five
on the part .! the House, he appointed 10 con
| slider what amendments IL The constitution are
necessary if any, and propose the same, by
proper bill, or otherwise.
The Senate bill to amend section / OF chap
ter lSG of the code, in relation to docketlng
judgments. &C., was ordered to be eugrossed.
The House bill authorizing Il sale 81 the
Front Royal Turnpike. was passed.
Bills were introduced to amend the charter
of the town Of Winchester in the county OF
Frederick; in relation to vicious mad or sheep
killing dogs and declaring dogs to he personal
property. and in relation to the larceny thereof.
The following preamble and resolution. was
agreed to-
Whereas, thu Tobacco, growing Interest i sub
irccd hv the Federal government to n tax more
burlcn*olnc than that supposed on any other
property or interest rendering it imperative on
The General Assembly TO relieve said industry
-! any unnecessary burden therefore,
Resolved, That the Committee on General
Laws lie requested inquire int" and report
upon the rXpcdiency Of aholishing or materially
modifying all the laws now in force II regard I"
the inapcrtnn Of leaf tobacco
In the House Of Delegates, bills We're re-
ported to secure to every child in the Common
wealth. between the ages o? five and twenty
one years, the benefits Of the public schools;
vario,.,ly amending the school law, and amend
ing the registration laws also the Senate
bill to amend the charter OF the Protestant
Episcopal Theological Seminary and High
School near Alexandria.
The bill introduced IN conformity 10 the SHY
gcstion OF the Treasurer Tor an increase OF Sc
c,rity on the part Of the Banks where. the
money of the State Is deposited, was passed.
Senate bill to incorporate the Virginia Iron
Mining, Chemical and Manufacturing company
was passed.
The bill to amend and repeal certain sections
Of the pilot laws, was passed.
The question Of the disposition Of the Com
gressianal Land Scrip fund being under discus
sion motion to permit one Of the professors
from each institution to address the House, was
lost Mr. Sutherlin then introduced bill,
which propusea the appropriation OF onc-thlr'i
of the proceeds of the fund to the Hampton
Normal school, and the remaining two thirds 10
the establishment of an independent college for
the promotion ot agricultural and mechanic arts,
which was ordered to be printed.
The Committee for Courts. who were direct
cd TO cuqtire whether recess can be properly
computed within the five days allowed the
Governor to consider ! bill unlimited to him
for approval or veto, presented report. which
concludes as follows "lhc committee, there
fore have no difficulty in concluding that the
late recess; did not in any mise effect Any bill
then in the hands Of the Governor for his ap.
prroval, Int that the same result cusueS with
respe,t thereto as If the Legislature had been
in actual session during the whole Of that
time The Committee also submitted joint
resolution in relation to bills &c. in the hands
of the Governor in accordance with the view
above expressed. The report was placed on
the calendar.
The President Of the Senate, has liked on
Tuesday, tl. 18th day Of February as the time
for which wrls OF election are 10 be directed TO
the counties Of Charlotte and Mccklenburg for
4 sperial election to till the vacancy in the Sen.
ale. caused by the ,lnscaiing of Mr. I.athrop.
to fill the unexpirel term Of }. I. Hamlet,
resigned This is in accordance with the do
cision in The case of Berkeley vs. Lathron. These
two couulics form the 10Th district under the
apporionmcnt act.
TIN, Joint committee nI the Legislature on
immigration have held two MEETINGS, hnt ac-
complishc,l nothing, a yet.
The Pennsylvania Central Railroad Company
have not yet. ;'S has been SO often reported.
bought out the Richmond. Fredericksburg and
Potomac Railroad and it is beginning to be be-
licyeJ that they have 81 expanded, and have
50 many calls upon them that hey may not
think it exprdicnt TO buy, and if they do
not purchase. thcy will hardly build. 1t is
though that the bill now before the leg
islatnrc Tor Free Railroad law il in the inter-
est Of the pennsylyania Company, who can
TINS accomplish indirectly what they may fail
to do directly BY the by. the charter granted
to this company last year has never yet been
accepted and the contemplated roads 'hatwere TO
receive $l50n0 mile conaitioraly and be en-
dorsed BY this corporation arc 'angnishing
for lack Of this needed assistance That the
charter will ever BE- accepted by the PcnnSyl.
vana company is doubted; and consequent
~ the dependencies will suffer.
The r. +. K p. K. +. in the mean time con
tinucs in the tenor Of its way, pushing It's
branch from Brooke station to Quantico. With
good speed and soon the traveller will take
The splendid Potomac steamers, at the latter
place instead of at Aqua Greek as now.