Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-02-12
Eron, Richmond.


gates, to-day, further discussed aud reached a
vote on the minority report of the joint COM
mittee on finance on the State Debt. Mr.. Nc
Mull;.n's amendment to pay instead OF per
Ct. was defeated by vote Of IS to 81, but an
amendment declaring as The true construction
OF the Funding act. that II denies all RESPONSE
bility of the State of Virginia, except rs trls
tee for onc-thirl Of the de't, was adopted =
ayes II, noes -, and an amendment striking
from the first section of the report the words
until otherwise provided by law, was alsu
adnpted when the pcmi!ng question beng Or
dertd upun the adoption III REJECTION OF The mi
pority REPORT, it was elected by the decided
vote of ayes Sc, noes G4-rather thu House,
cspccalIv when SO important question was to
be yot. upon A substitution the minority re
port was then offered, p:ndlng the reading OF
which the House adjourned.
1t is probable that Il vote on the majority re-
port will be reached in the house on Monday,
and the Indications arc that it will be adopted
by decided majority. The Senate it Is thought
will concur with the House, but it Is considered
certain that the Governor will veto the bill, and
there is great doubt if, in the Senate, two
thirds vote can be obtained to pass 1t over the
veto, although recently there have been several
changes on the part Of members who have here
tctore opposed the majority report, some hay
ing ''gone clean over.
The Senate Committee on Roads have report
ed bill to perfect the organization OF the At
lantic, Mississippi and Ohio Railroad, which
nroposes the appointment of three commission
ers each. to assess the value Of the stock held
by the Virginia and Tennessee, Southsde and
Norfolk and Petersburg companies IN the con-
soidated line, and upon such valuation the
company is permitted to deposit the amount IN
any bank to the credit of the parties holding 1t,
after which the said stock shall be deemed to
be the property of the Atlantic, Mississippi
and Ohio railroad, and they shall so advertise
it as warning to others not to purchase 1t.
| This is the conclusion of the great consolida-
ton scheme which so exercised the opening
session of the last Legislature.
The Senate passed bill for the relief Of
Frederick Griffith of Westmoreland county
| The bill to prescribe the times for the hold
ing of the terms of the Circuit courts OF the
State was advanced to third reading.
The Senate bill to regulate and define the
! jurisdiction of County and Circuit courts, to
prescribe the number of terms OF the Circuit,
and to fix the pay Of county judges, giving to
| the County courts jurisdiction only 10 cases OF
| probate, nisdemeanor unlawful entry and de-
tainer, Wills, &C., and allowing judges st per
| day for actual service, was passed by vote OF
II to TO- about thirteen absent or not votlng;c
The Circuit courts will, by the provisions OF
the bill, have jurisdiction exercised heretofore
by the County courts, except as specified above.
| The Senate to-day passed the following bills;
! providing for the printing OF 200 additional
acts of Assembly; to incorporate the town OF
Mount Jackson in the county of Shenandoah;
| amending the charter Of the Masonic Hall
| Association. in the town Of llarrisonburg; in
cooperating the Blue Ridge company; in rela-
ton to fees for afidavis or Deposition to IN
corporate the Virginia Land, Manufacturing
and and Improvement company; to Incorporate
the Bank of Beryvie; to Incorporate the New
| Market Bank of Virginia.
The Scnate Committee on Roads have re-
ported the bill to extend the charter of the
| Frederick Sburg, Orange and Charlottesville
railroad company.
Mr.. Kirkpatrick has presented in the Senate
the petition of number Of citizens asking for
law to prevent unnecessary running OF rail-
road trains, work, &c. on Sunday.
| The bill in relation to the disposition OF the
State $ interest in the james River and Kama
wha company with the ScUatc amendments,
was passed to-day by the House. The amend
ments materially change the provisions OF the
bill as it first passed the House.
The House to-day by vote of I ayes to 20
noes, rescinded the resolution passed on Thurs
day to meet at ! 0 clock instead OF II.
The bill to provide for the publication Of an
| additional number of copies Of the Acts Of As
sembly and their distribution was passed
Among the bills and resolutions presented In
the House to-day, during the morning hour,
were the following: Resolution of citizens Of
Winchester praying that the Court of Appeals
may hold an annual session at that place; bill
to authorize district school trustees to borrow
money: bill to incorporate the Piedmont Wine
company, in Nelson county; bill to amend the
public free school law; resolution as to the
expediency of amending the law IN relation to
the fees of sherifs and the pay Of jurors:
The following bills were passed i'll the House
to day: TO incorporate the Norfol and South
ern railway company; to amend the reassess-
ment acts, and to amend the law IN relation to
juries in civil cases.
The amount of the State debt funded to date
is S32, 1929, 25050.
The Finance Committee of the House have
decided to report bill giving county treasurers
until the first of December to collect taxes be-
fore turning over the bills to the township
| collectors, and adding five per Ct 1t also ex-
| tends the time for the final settlement to the
| first of March, This gives three months longer
for the collection of taxes.
It is now considered more than doubtful
whether after all the Funding bill will be re-
| pealed. The Senate has never acted upon the
! Governor veto Of the resolution suspendlng
| the provisions of the act, and as matters stand
at present, should the majority report of the
Joint Finance Committee also fail to become
law, of which there is possibility, the Funding
bill will still be in operation. 1t is doubtful,
however, whether an appropriation to pay the
accrued interest can be passed at this session,
and so the matter will stand-very much
''muddled' '-with nearly $2,OOO,OOO in the
treasury but no way to get at it.
Several agents are here watching the proceed
ing of the Legislature in reference to Insur-
ance laws. A proposition has been started to
make the State an insurer Of life and property
and it is urged that by so doing large revenue
could be obtained, but whether anybody would
insure liz an ''insolvent'' company, as so many
have declared the State to be, is questionable.