Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-03-08
From Richmond.

taken I'D in the Ii Oae vi Delegates t0-day,
and after long discussions, Il substitute, differ
ing in phr.Senogy only from the original bill,
and providing for the payment OF four per CT.
upon all the funded aud two-'hirds of the uu-
funded debt was agreed to by Il vote OF - to
Is, and the bill as thus amended Was ordered
to be engros>ed-ayeS, e.; noes, 4'. A motion
to strike out the provsu that the receipt vi in
terest shall be taken to be au acque~ceuce III
the provisions of the bill, was defeated BY
vote of 10 to %
The bill 'tor the relief Of debtors and to au
thorize the adjustment of debts upon pr!nc-
| niles of cuuity' was amended and discussed at
the day and nigh; sessions but finally post
poned until to morrow by a vote of I'll to II.
The Senate, to day, rejected the bill for the
relief of james }. Cole, former jaior OF Alex
1.andria.
I'm each House large number Of bills, here
tofore noticed, Were reported from committees
and placed upon the calendars.
An attempt ut the uigh session of the House
to pass the bill for the payment ol the interest
on the debt failed for want OF Il twolhnda
| vote.
The House agreed to the Senate amend
mems to the bills 10 authorize the rediyi>iou Of
certain counties into townships; and to incor-
porate the Iuebriates Home
The House passed the bills amending the
Code SO as to provide for the appointment Of
criers or persons to perform certain duties
where there are no shcr;hs or sergeantS; to au
thorize the voters OF certain counties 10 vote
upon the question Of repeating the act in rea-
ton to fences; and for the protection of crops;
to incorporate the Stafford Free Bridge or
Ferry Company; and to amend the act prcscrib-
ing the duties and compensation o1 certain
township officers.
The Senate passed the House bill to protect
the oyster beds in the waters Ut the Common
wealth, returned from the House OF Dele
gates
The special committee appointed to enquire
into the expenses incurred under the Funding
bill for lthographing engraving, &C., reported
to the House that the whole cost was about
s37, 900. which they consider was absolutely
necessary to the execution OF the act
The Senate Finance Committee reported u
resolution declaring that the Adiutant General,
VIM FL. Richardson, is entitled to the salary
of that office ($2, 900 per annum) since the
9th of March, ISL.
A bill in relation to the lease of the P,n-
Tertiary was ordered to be engrosscd IN the
Senate. 1t reserves the right to the State to
control the penal character of the institution
discipline &c., and also for the appointment or
election by the General A>semblg OF all the
present officers, except that of general agent.
Mr. Cochran stated that he was authorized to
say that a party Of capitalists representing
$500, 900 would take the penitentlary OFT the
hands Of the State and feed, ciolhe and guard
the convicts if they could take possession III
thirty days.
4 resolution was introduced in the House
enquiring into the expedicncy OF appointing
commissioners to revise the asscsslncnt laws
&c.
Among the bills ordered to their cngross-
ment in the Senate was one amending the
charter Of the town OF Harrisonburg, so Us to
allow the Office of sergeant to be fitted by the
council: and devolvlng upon the treasurer the
duty of collecting the taxes,
The House bill for the construction OF Il nlr-
row gauge railroad FROM the West Virginia
line in Pendleten county through Highland
Bath aud Allegheny counties TO the Chesa-
peake and Ohio Railroad, was amended 50 as
to connect with the Chesapeake and OHIO at
Covingten, to have capital stock not exceed
ing $1,000, 600 and striking out the clause re-
ferring differences about the terms OF connect
ing with other roads to the Board OF Public
Works, and as amended ordered to be engro$sed
in the House.
Among the bills placed on the calendar in
the House was one denying to fore gu in>ur-
ance companies the privilege heretofore accord
ed them Of depositing in the treasury, as Sc
curity, the one third or West Virginia ccrtti-
Gates issued under the provisions OF the fund
ing bill.
In the Court of Appeals, to-day, super<c-
IDEAS was awarded in the case OF the Common
wealth VS.. Day, on an appeal from the Corpora
ton Court of Alexandria. The defendant was
found guilty in January, 1871, on an lndct'
ment for permitting unlawful gaming. He
brings the appeal on some legal defects in the
drawing Of the complaint and also for errors
in the Judges charge and ruling.
The same tribunal allowed writ OF error IN
the case of the Bank of Old Dominion VS.. Alc.
Weigh, Son and others. This is case on APP
peal from the Corporation Court of Alexandria.
1t is suit of the bank in which they recovered
the sum Of ST., 3223 50, of which one OF the de-
PENDANTS was the maker and the other endor-
ser. The defendants now wish to have the
Judgment of the court below reversed.
RICHMOND, March Immediately after
the expiration Of the morning hour, III the
House of Delegates, to-day, the bill providing
for the payment OF four per cent interest on the
Public debt was taken up, and after warm
debate, in which politics finally became lnvo-
we'd, was passed-ayes, 81; noes, 81, and at
once communicated to the Senate, which body
concurred by vote of ayes, u to noes, T, Mr..
Taylor, Of Loudoun, voting in the affirmative;
Mr.. Thomas absent The following is the bill
as passed
Be it enacted, &C. That it shall be the duty of
the Auditor of Public Accounts to pay into the
public treasury, subject to the warrant OF the
Second Auditor, SO much Of the public revenue
as the Second Auditor may certify to be neces-
sary to pay the nterst on the public debt as
herein provided.
?. On the first day of January, or as soon
thereafter as may be, and on the first day Of
July, 1872, there shall be paid two ~ per cen
tum interest upon the principal OF the public
debt, bearing an interest of six (6) per centum
per annum, as evidenced by bonds issued under
30tb, 1871, and upon that part of the debt
bearing an interest Of five ~ per cent, there
shall be paid at the sumo times one and two
thirds per cent and upon two-thirds of the
debt, the securities representing which have
not been changed since the Both day of March,