Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-03-01
From Richmond.

sional districts Of the State, as agreed upon by
the Conservative members OF the General AS
sembly, was, to-day, introduced in the Senate
by Mr.. Quesenberry, and although it: by no
means, gives general satisfaction, will doubtless
pass and become law. How the people of
Prince William and Stafford will like being
severed from their old connections and attached
to the Eastern Shore it is hard to tell,
but the candidate who has to CANVASS the dis
trict will have long, if not rough road to
travel besides having to ''cross the waters
The districts have been arranged 'shoe striug
fashion, but in this arrangement the Radicals
may get only two representatives, while the Con.
scrvatives may have seven.
The House, to day, took up and passed the
following House bills :-authorizing the super
yisOrs oil certain counties to impose tax on
dogs amending the act to prevent the sacrifice
of personal property at forced sales, and to ex-
tend the time for the operation Of said act;
to authorize the trustees of the Lutheran
church at Woodstock, Shenandoah county, tO
sell the parsonage of the church aud build a
new one; to Incorporate the Mutual Benevolent
Association of the Orange, Alexandria aud
Manassas railroad company; to incorporate the
Inebriate's Home; to turn over the Junction
Valley turnpike to the counties through which
it passes; to prevent boys under twelve years of
age from carrying firearms; to amend the char
ter of Charlottesville; to amend the general
registration laws; to amend the code in regard
10 the Jurisdiction of the county courts; to
amend the act to provide artificial legs for citi
zens of the Commonwealth who lost their legs
during the late war; to submit to the qualified
voters of Prince William county the question OF
the removal of the Court House of said county
to Manassas; to provide for the redivision of
certain counties into townships; to adjust the
claims of Washington aud Lee University
against the State; aud to extend the collection
of taxes and county levies for 1871 III certain
counties, with Senate amendments.
Also the following Senate bills to submit
to the people the proposed amendment to the
Constitution IN regard To uSury. with House
amendments; to amend the road law, with
House amendments; to amend the code in re-
gard to Judgment liens, with House amend
mentS; to incorporate the New Market Bank
of Virginia. and for the relief of Nathaniel
Prince. OF Loudoun county.
The House Committee on Claims made Il re.
port adverse to the claim Of Archibald Fleming
of Alexandria Tor goods seized for the USE of
the State on the 26th Of April, 1861, which
was agreed TO, and the claim thus rejected.
The Senate Committee on Courts Of Justice
to- day, reported adversely upon the bills in re-
latiou to pay of judges for special terms; to
amend the act to extend the jurisdiction Of
police justices and Justices of the peace; to make
the pay Of grand jurors the SAME Us petit
jurors; in regard to tduciare>; prohibiting iu
tercsted parties from tcstltymg. aud giving
trials in which jurors or witnesses are in alien
dance precedence over other cases; and favor
ably reported bills to amend the criminal pro
cedure; to Incorporate the West Rockingham
Mutual Fire Insurance company; Imposing
taxes for the support Of government and free
schools, and to pay the interest on the public
debt
\ bill dividing the Land Scrip fund between
:, the University, Military Institute and Hump-
ton Normal School was reported and placed Oh
the calendar IN the Senate, but it is uut 1T all
likely that the fund will be disposed of at this
session.
The bill authorizing the Board of Public
Works to release the mortgage executed by
the town of Petersburg on J, 500 shares of the
capital stock of the Petersburg railroad com.
pany, was passed by the Senate; as was also
billapproprlatng so, 600 Tor heating the East
ern Lunatic Asy lum by steam
The Committee on militia OF the House To-
day made report in answer to resolution
directing inquiry into the present status Of
the Adutaut-G General. in which they coiupll-
ment Gen. Richardson, and recognize his
right to a salary Of $1,000 per annum. Gen.
Richardson has only received $1,000 a year
since the war, but claims nothing more until
the reorganization of the militia in 1871, ,
which the Committee recommend should be
paid, and therefore submitted a resolution declar-
ing the Adjutant-General entitled to $1,000
per annum from the 10Th of March, 1871. The
resolution was placed on the calendar Nlr
GINA has had fewer faithful sons than Gen.
Richardson.
The Senate to day by avote of Is to H. pass
ed resolution requesting Congress ito amend
the bankrupt act in such manner as will Sc
cure to persons taking its benefits in Virginia
an exemption equal in amount to that allowed
by the homestead act of the State. -
Mr.. Thomas, in the Senate, presented re-
monstrance ofcitizens of Prince William against
the passage Of the bill authorizing vote to be
taken upon the removal of the court house OF
said county from Brentsvlle to Manassas; and
MIR. Lewis, in the House, presented a petition
Of citizens of the same county praying Tor the
passage of a law for the protection OF game.
The Senate took up the House resolution re-
latiyc to an extension of the session, and amend
ed it by inserting fifteen Instead OF thirty days
after the expiration of the ninety days This
action being communicated III inc tHdl
body Immediately concurred in the arrange
ment, and it is now thought that at the expira
ton Of the time specified. a final adjournment
can be had.
The Senate passed the bill from the House
extending the time for the collection Of taxes
and county and township levies 10 certain coun-
ties for the year 1871.
The vote by which the bill providing for the
condemnation of the outstanding stock of the
companies now composing the Consolidated
Railway Line, known as the Atlantic, MISSISSIPPI
pi and Ohio Railroad Company, was passed,
was reconsidered, amendments proposed not
essentially altering the character of the original
bill, were adopted, and the bill again passed.
When the resolution for the extension of
the session was taken up in the Senate.
Mr. Prdemore moved to amend the resolu-
ton by adding to it the following proyiso
Provided That members of the General AS
ssembly shall receive only 81 per day during
| ~ t;,no ut rho eYtension herein mentioned