Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-02-28
From Richmond.
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Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette.l
RICHMOND, Feb. 27-The Senate to-day
ordered to it's engrossment the bill to provide
for the payment of the interest due on the
State debt for 1872, the amendment OF MI.
Taylor of Loudoun providing for the payment
of four per cent interest on all the funded and
three and one-third per cent on two-thlrds OF
the unfunded debt of the State, payable list OF
April next adopted, ayes II, noes | |. 1t is
considered doubtful, however, whether this
bill will pass.
The House of Delegates further considered,
and finally ordered to its engrossment the AS
sessmeut BILL as amended.
By vote of 81 to 22-more than the requir-
ed three -ffths-the House to-day adopted a
resolution extending the present session tor
thirty days from the fourth of March next
the limit allowed by the Constitution.
The Senate passed the House joint resolution
requesting Congress to furnish Virginia her
quota of arms and also passed preamble and
resolution soliciting Congress to refuse to
reduce the present rate of import duty on
Sumac or exempt it from duty.
The bill to prevent the sacrifice of personal
property was ordered to be engrossed in the
House, motion by Mr.. Neale, to recommlt,
having been lost.
The House had under consideration, when it
adjourned, the bill to provide artificial legs tor
those citizens of Virginia who lost theirs during
the war.
The bill for the protection ofthe oyster beds of
the Commonwealth was finally passed by the
House; and the Land Scrip bill made the order
for Thursday. "How long, sc!
Bills were introduced in the Senate to-day,
providing for new grants where title papers are
lost or destroyed, and for the relief of sheritfs
and other officers whose official papers were lost
or destroyed during the late war; and from
committees favorable reports were made upon
the bills providing more efectually for the pro.
lection of sheep 10 the county of Loudoun: and
to authorize the corporate authorities OF Win
chester to borrow money to enlarge the water
works at that place.
The bill to perfect the organization OF the
Atlantic, Mississippi and Ohio Railroad Com
pany-to provide for the condemnation OF the
outstanding stock Of the Virginia and Tennes.
see, Southside, and Norfolk and Petersburg
Railroad Companies, and to allow the Atlantic,
Mississippi and Ohio Railroad Company to
purchase the same at its appraised value-Was
ordered to be read third time.
An Intellectual attempt was made to hold
night sessions
In the House of Delegates the Senate bill to
submit to a vote Of the people the proposed
amendment to the constitution in regard to
usury, with an amendment was placed upon
the calendar
An adverse report was made upon the bill
for the relief of John NJ. Chapman and Thos.
f. Slaughter.
Among the bills introduced was one by Mr..
Suite, to amend the code in reference to fish
ing in the Potomac
Mr. Neale, of Alexandria, presented the
claim of Archibald Fleming, of Alexandria, for
goods seized for the use of the State of Virgin
ia on the Goth of April, 1861.
A memorial was presented in the Senate from
the Woodlawn Farmers Club Of Fairfax coun-
ty, asking that the present fence law may not
be changed.