Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-12-17
FROM RICHMOND.
LEGISLATIVE.

bills were reported from Committees, aueuuluR
the act for the relief of the late Sherltts; d.
rccting the sale Of real estate purchased by the
Commonwealth for two weeks previous to the
18th day of April. 1861; to amend the act pro-
viding for the reassessmcnt of lands IN the
Commonwealth, SO as to enable those counties
10 the State which failed to avail themselves OF
the provision of the act, to do SO; to amend the
act continuing the payment of interest and div
idenls to the Incorporated colleges or other
senlinaries of learning in the State; declaring
further legislation unnecessary In relation to
the fifth section of the act IN relation To fences
and the protection Of crops, &c; and In rela-
ton to the cxpedicncy of making some pro-
vision TO protect the citizens of the Common
wealth against the vendors of spurious fer
tlzers.
Bills were passed to establish State Reform
School: to amend the act imposing Il tax tor the
support of the government aud Tree schools,
and the payment of interest on the public debt,
and to provide for rcdivision Of the county uf
Fairfax into townships
Bills were introduced to repeal chapter 70 OF
the code in relation to the literary fund, the
aunuites and duties of the University of |lr-
rinia; also to repeal sections 5, Is and go, chap
ter 81 Of the code, in relation to the Virginia
Military Institute; and resolution mstr'Etlng
the Committee on Finance to inquire into the
expedicncy of leasing out for a term Of years
with restrictions, the oyster beds OF the Com.
monwealth, with a view to an increase OF
revenue.
In the House Of Delegates the Senate bill
authorizing the formation of a sub school dis
,rict in Mt. Gilcad and Jefferson townships, IN
l4nudUun county, and to provide for the erection
Il H. al a
House substitute for the Senate bill, declaring
valid DEGREES made in vacation by consent Of
parties ard 10 amend the code in regard to
notaries public
Bills aud resolutions were introduced as to
the expedicncy OF amending the acts Of ISL
- concerning the duties of keepers OF ordl-
naries; to amend the act prescribing the duties
and compensation OF certain township officers:
to amend the code with reference to sales OF
lands for taxes; to prohibit the sale and INTRO
duction into the State Of adutcratcd liquors,
&c; to amend the code SO as to require the
payment or discharge of f|gmcnt liens to be
entered upon the judgment lien docket; me-
morializing Congress to complete the James
River and kauawha Canal; to prohibit the
voters Of Lynchburg from voting for officers OF
Campbell county; to amend the act to provide
for general registration Of voters and as to
the expediencv of so amending the Cousttu-
tion as to provide for the election of county and
State officers on the 4th Thursday of May.
IN A QUANDARY.
In view of the decision of the Court Of APP
peaIs upon the coupon feature OF the Funding
bill, and casting about for some relief from the
predicament 10 which the Legislature finds It.
self. Gen. Meem of Shenandoah, 10 the Senate,
to-day, offered resolution which was adopted,
calling upon the Governor ITO give to the
General Assembly his view as to the best mode
of raising money to pay the Interest on the pub
lie debt and defray the expenses OF the State,
which it will be remembered, the Governor has,
on more than one occasion before, has taken
the trouble to do in his messages to the l!cgls-
lature, but which suggestions that body, 10 lts
wisdom, failed to act upon.
RISES TO EXPLAIN.
In the House of Delegates, to-day, Mr..
Daniel rose to question Of personal privilege,
and stated that on Saturday, when the House
bill to repeal the act for the payment OF four
per ct. interest on the public debt was passed IN
such haste, he supposed that the bill was to re-
peal the act which the Supreme Court had
pronounced unconstitutional, otherwise he
would not have quietly acquicSccd in the action
taken He desired to know if the repeal OF
that act did not revive the right of the cradl'
tors to demand immediate payment OF SIX per
cent. The repealed act, he said, had been
bought with price:
CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS.
Both Houses of the Legislature today voted
to take recess from the 2lst to the ID OF
January.
RESIGNATION OF a JUDGE.
judge James f. Heath. of the County Court
of Northumberland has resigned his judgshlp
his resignation to take effect on the lst OF Jan
uary next. The Governor has notified the Leg
islaturc of the fact aud an election to fill the
vacancy will take place at an early day.
INEXpEDlENT.
The committee in the Senate, to whom the
question was referred, have reported that it
is ineypedient and unconstitutional to exempt
from taxation bonds and other securities taken
for money loaned on real estate.
STATE BOARD OF INSURANCE.
The Committee of Courts of Justice of the
Senate have asked to be recvcd from the fur
Their consideration Of the resolution 10 reference
to the cxpedency Of establishing State Board
of Insurance, and it has been referred to the
Committee on Finance.
THE STATE DEET.-It will be recolected
that when the Funding Bill was passed the debt
ofYirginia was $40, rs. ID -. By the terms
of the bill onethird of this was set over to
the account of West Virginia, by which |lr
GINA freed herself of SIS 80. 80 Il with the
consent OF all who funded their bonds. This
lett the actual debt Of Virginia (principal) on
the Goth Of September, 1872, at $50, +1S al. 10.
Under the Funding bill Of 1871 there
were funded in bonds with coupons attached,
and in bonds which by the terms of the act
could be changed into coupon bonds, s2O,27S,-
1907, the interest on which at six per cent
is over one million two hundred thousand dol
lars which must first be provided for, before
one dollar can reach the State Treasury. Or,
if the interest, per cent. is paid on tie whole
debt 81 ,Sl05 $40 10 will be required for that
purpose. There were many, over half, of those
to whom interest was due, who refused to avail
themselves of last winters legislation, which
provided only per cent per annum, and there