Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-01-15
From Richmond.

relief of Robert VI. lctcrlck. late >lperlntcn
dent of schools for kappalannock county TO
rcneal the Sth section of the act directing the
Board of Public Works to sell the State ; IN
terest in the various internal Improvement
companies: to incorporate the Brldacwaler and
Mount Crawford, aud Brldgcwatcr ana h"w'cr
Springs turnpike companies.
4 bill was introduced u provide Tor the re-
division OF the county ol Rockingham into
townships.
Resolution, of inquiry rcaloptcd as to the
cxpediency Of amending sections aud ot the
Constitution, 80 as not to require the annual
election of commissioners and nversccrs OF roads.
and as to what sums OF money were paid out
OF the State Treasury during the year ~, IN
account OF clerks messengers, and AIDS IL The
Governor aud under what provisions ol law
such payments were madc, and II the same
eau be repealed without dctrim2nt to th" public
service.
\ Joint resolution was adopted proposing an
amendment to the 18th article OF the Cnn>tItu-
ton, in relation to the manner in which amcud-
ulcnts to that instrument are made. aud pro-
yiding for the publication Of the anlendm ent
and for the communication OF COPY thereof tn
the General Assembly to be chosen at the next
election.
Nearly the whole time Of the session was oc
cupcd in the discussion OF the question of the
per diem and mileage Of members; various
amendments were offered some members being
in favor OF substituting salary Tor the per
diem others were for 81 per day. some Tor 80
while some We're Tor retaining the present per
diem One Senator moved To strike ont all
pay and make the legislative service honorary.
Another moved IL amend 10y requiring each
member 10 pay 81 per day Tor the honor anl
glory of serving in the Legislature.
The vote by which the Senate refused 10
strike out the clause fixing the pay ii the
President OF the Senate and Speaker nt The
House of Delegates. 1T 400 p'r ahnurn. was
agreed to-aycS, u; noes, IL.
Mr. Fitzr<trIck moved TO ill th'. blank with
$500"
Mr. Anderson, of pttsylvana moved To I'LL
the blank with 5000. and the question hcIng
put thereon it was determined III the negative
ayes ID, noes Ii.
The question recurring on the motion to ill
the blank with ''SJUp it WAS determined III
the affirmative.
Mr.. Fitzpatrick moved to amend by adding:
Provided that the Speaker Of the House OF
Delegates and the President OF the Senate.
shall receive eac!. the SUN Of SIS per day and
the members OF The General Assembly each 81
,
! sion OF the General Assembly.
The amendment was rejected.
Mr.. Taylor moved to amend the substitute
by adding the following provi>o
provided, however, that no member Of the
General Assembly shall receive more than 81
as mileage Rejected.
Mr. Nowlin proposed the rate nf mileage
FIVE instead OF ten cents per mile. Agreed to
ayes Is, noes ID.
Mr.. Graham proposed ii further amendment,
in effect that mileage only be paid for ncces.
sary travel Rejected.
The bill was then laid on the table and made
the order ofthc day for Tuesday, at | o'clock.
In the House OF Delegates bills were report
cd to incorporate the Southern Trust and
Banking company to Incorporate the Bank
Of Bcrryyille; and to incorporate the Bank OF
Warren, in the county of Warren to amend
the code in relation to distress for taxes on
land. and to amend the general election law.
Bills were passed to authorize the Common
Council of ElarriSnnburg to submit the question
of levying special tax for water purposes, and
to provide for the reaSscssment ct the lands
throughout the Comm onwcat!i. with Senate
amendment.
The House concurrcl IN the report Of the
committee on Courts us to the inexrcdlcncy OF
making official bonds Il lien upon the real estate
of the sureties thereto.
Bills We're introduced to allow certain road
orders to be made by county Judges in vacations:
to amend the road law to amend section l.,
chapter lG3 Of the code and resolutions as to
the expedicncy of amending the cude in relation
to persons intending to marry who arc undcr2l
years Of age. 50 a, to allow such persons to
marry within the State of Virginia without the
~ t,th tbnr *
to the expeliency Of amending the code in re-
gard to unlawful hunting. &c
A Senate bill 10 amend the corle in relation
to Judgment liens was presented.
The Senate Joint resolution providing fpr the
appointment of joint committee to consider
what amendments to the Constitution are me-
cessary, was pasScd-ayeS ~, nyes II.
The House joint resolution providing that
coupons shall not he receivable for taxes Or
other demands until further legislation, WAS
laid on the table.
The House bill to provid for a special Court
of Appeals was again taken up, and further
considered and amended.
A petition was presented from citizens of
Winchester asking changes in the tax law re at
ing to theatres shows &c.
The bill to provide for the Organization of
County School Boards, &c, was discussed and
various amendments proposed One OF the
objects Of the bill is to gather up and apply to
the purposes of education all the Glebe lands
and all the donations which have from time to
time, been made for school purposes. These
several resources amount in the aggregate to
between 100000 and $25D.0O0
The Committee ofthirty-two are still consid-
ering what plan to adopt in relation to the
Public Debt The measure, which, ii Is said
meets with most favor is to repeal the Fun
ding bill and the Issue OF new bonds, payable
in equal instruments, at 80, 80 and 80 years, III
a rising scale of interest; per cent for the
first period per cent for the second period,
and per cent for the last period, while one
third of the debt West Iirginia> part to
be repudiatcd in toto. Q.
ALEX. LoRMAS, ESQ, died suddenly yestcr-
day, at his residence, in Baltimore, Of apoplezy
aged IS years. For years past Mr.. Lorman
has been, as far as personal contact with the
world was concerned, a rccluse. In his young
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