Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-01-29
From Richmond.

Correspondence Of the Alexandra 6azette.J
RICHMOND, Jan 21-There is no Disgusting
the fact that things. financially and otherwise,
lcgislatively. are in 'mudde, aud how or
when the tapgle is to be unravelled. is not easily
to be prosnostcated.
There was but little Of interest i'll either
House of the General Assembly to-day. The
Senate was principally occupied in the conside-
ration of the assessment bill. which was pend
ing at adjournment.
Bills were reported regulating and defining
the jurisdiction of the county and circuit courts;
to prescribe the number of terms of the circuit
courts, and to fix the pay OF county judges: and
to repeal the act to preserve and extend the time
for the exercise Of certain civil nights. and
remedies
The Committee on Finance were directed to
inquire into the expediency OF 80 changing the
law Oh the subject Of granting licenses to ordl-
uaries and eating houses, and other licenses au-
thoiizDg the retail ofspirituous liquors, either
to be drank at the place of sale or elsewhere, as
to require applications for the certificates now
required to be granted by the county courts, to
be made to the Board Of Supervisors of each
county, instead of the county court. and to give
to the board the same discretion in the matter,
that the courts now have.
The bill to incorporate the bank Of Warren,
was passed.
In the House Of Delegates the Land Scrip
bill was discussed nearly all the time of the SEES
sion. The amendment dividing the fund be-
tween the Hampton Normal Institute, Rich
mond College and Roanoke College was voted
down BY vote OF "a to 81.
Senate bills we're reported prohibiting the
sale of intoxicating liquors on the Sabbath day;
to provide for redistricting the county of Rock
ingham; tosuthorize the sale of the land scrip
donated BY Congress; and prov iding for the in
vestment of the proceeds thereof; also House
bills to amend the code in reference to injunc-
tons; to incorporate the town of Dumfries; to
| amend the general registration act; for the pro-
lection Of sureties, and to suspend sales OF prop
erty claimed as exempt under Homestead pro-
| vision of the constitution until the question OF
Of constitutionaity is decided BY the Court Of
Appeals
Bills were introduced. to amend the act pro-
yidng artificial legs to citizens of the State Who
lost their legs in the late war; so that those
who cannot use artificial legs may receive moD-
e. 10 lieu thereof: to amend the act in relation
10 county officers: in relation to trial By Jury in
civil cases to amend the Code in relation to
the recovery Of possession of real estate ; to re.
peal section of chapter l. o! the Code aso re-
solutions as to the e1pendiency ofamendpg the
school lev in relation to census Of children; Of
clecting overseers Of roads on the fourth Thurs
day 10 May; for reducing the pay from r. to
81 per day, and to require two days service
from overseers without pay; Of reducing the
pay Of registrars OF election from s.; to - per
day, aud 10 provide that the ten days imme-
diately preceding the Spring and Fall elections
shall be the days for registration; Of allowing
attorneys to take appeals from the decision OF
the Board of Supervisors, 10 allowing claims
deemed by such attorney to be illegal against
the county, to the County courts. q.
MEMORIAL CHURCH.-Rev. j. 4. Jones, Of
wildwood. Clarke county, Virginia, has issued a
circular to the Episcopal church at large, for
assistance, proposing to erect church in men
DRY to the late Bishop Meade, at White Post,
Clarke county, on part OF tue estate which be-
loused to the Bishops father, and pear his
workers, is The Bishops only remaining sister,