Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-01-22
From Richmond.

RICHMOND, Jan. 20.-Ihe Senate has re-
ferred to the Committee on Courts the House
bill providing for Special Court Of Appeals.
The Committee on Finance Of the House
have reported adversely upon the petition of
Richard Hurst and others, Of! Fairfax, for pow
er to collect unpaid taxes, &c. for the years
1857, IS, and So,
The House has agreed to the Senate amend
meuts to the bills providing for a reassessment
of lands in relation to the protection oil religl-
Gus meetings, and authorizing deputy clerks
to take ackuuwedg mcntS OF married women,
so that these bills now ouIy await the signature
Of the Governor to become laws.
The Superintendent Of the Pcnltcntlary and
the Auditor, were requested to furnish the
House with the number OF conrlctS IN the Fen
itentiary, the number received IN the last year,
the expense incurred for transportation, and the
amount, as expenses paid each county and city.
The Senate committee declare it lncXpcdlcur
TO take action upon IL resolution to- amend the
code in regard to the Court OF Appeals so as
to prohibit the holding OF SAID court at more
than two places DC.
An adverse report was made upon the bill to
amend the code in relation 10 mad and sheep
killing dogs.
Bills were tavoraby reported upon by Senate
Committees :-Declaring dogs to be personal
property, and in relation to the larceny thereof
to amend the code in regard to the Court OF
Appeals so as to make it coutorm to the new
Constitution, and for the purpose OF hearing
causes at Winchester; to amend the code In re-
gard to fishing in the Rappahannock river; to
amend the act in regard to abandoned turnplkGs:
providing that not more than one township Ill
this commonwealth shall bear the same name;
and to provide for the collection of taxes for the
year 1871, in towns not having a separate organ
izaton as contemplated by the Constitution
"tor towns OF 5000 or more inhabitants, and
to have such towns embraced within township
limits.
The Senate passed the following billS:--Rc-
during clerks OF courts to furnish county super
visors with copies Of court orders and allow
ances that are payable ont Of the county treas
ury, and requiring supervisors to levy tax to
pay the same to repeal the, eighth section OF
the act directing the Board of Public " forks to
sell the State interest in the various internal
Improvement companies for the relief OF the
srreticS of Benjamin Robinson, late sheriff Of
Greene county and ordered to be cngrosscd
bills providing for the repeal Of al acts and
parts of acts exempting from taxation railroads
and canal companies TO amend the "a section
of the act to regulate judicial sales and prevent
the sacrifice of property in relation to the re-
lease of insane wifcs interest 10 realty 10 au-
thorze the taking Of the sense OF the people
on the question of amending the Constitution
of the State To amend the Code III relation
to proceedings in criminal cases against con-
victs to render valid and amend the charter
of incorporation Of the Charlottesville milling
and manufacturing company prescribing the
duties and compensation of county officers tor
the relief OF Robert NJ lleterich late Superln-
tendent OF public schools for Rappahannock
county; and rejected the following hills:-To
amend the Code in relation to infant and insane
defendants and the appointment of guardians
nd Item !; to amend the Code III relation 10 EN-
forcement of Judgment liens incorporating the
Bne Ridge Springs company, and House bill
to amend the Code in relation Ia the number
of guards for lunaIc while being conveyed to
the aSylumS.
The bill to incorporate the Potomac Land
COMPANY was laid on the table in the House
Among the resolutions of inquiry, bills &c,
introduced in the House to-day, were the fol-
lowing: resolution AS TO the expediencyoi allow
ing disabled soldiers no have heretofore re-
ceived an artificial ley and who could not Use
the same and are unable to purchase, to receive
another one out oil the uneXpended balance OF
the appropriation for that purpose as TO what
determinations are made between persons ira
yelling on the different transportation lines IN
the State as to the cXpedlency Of imposing a
penalty upon the county superintendent OF
schools and boards Of trustees Of school districts
throughout the State for neglect Of duty: and
a bill to provide tor rearranglng the boundaries
as prescribed in the act Of 1876, in relation to
fences in the county OF Spotsylyania.
A petition Was presented from citizens OF
Goochland county 10 favor of the adjustment of
ante beum debts on equitable principles: also
petition of \. n Bernard, of Srotsylvania
in favor of the fence law.
In the Senate day Mr. Thomas introduc
ed bill to prohibit the sale Of intoxicating
liquors on Sundays, and Mr.. Taylor introduced
one for the relief Of Nathaniel Prince Of Lou
doun county a bill was also introduced add
ing the 22d Of February and Thanksgiving
days to the holidays for Banks and banking Of
fccrs.
The House. by a decided majority: rejected
a resolution to hold night sessions for the dis
cussion of the land scrip bill.
The bill to Incorporate the James River
Bridge Company and the Congressional land
scrip bill occupied the attention OF the House
until the hour of adjournment. The first sec
ton Of the latter bill provides that the income
arising from the proceeds Of the sale Of the
land scrip shall be appropriated in equal por
tons to the University Of Virginia, the Vr-
ginia Military Institute and the Hampton Nor
NAL and Agricultural Institute. Mr. GiIman,o Of
Richmond, moved to strike out the University
and the Institute, and urged the claims of Rich
mond College. Mr.. Smith, of Nelson, will
offer an amendment to the bill. looking to a pro
rata distribution of the fund to the two races
according to population as follows 10 the
University four-twelfths; to Virginia Mill
tary Institute, three, tweltths, and to Hampton
School, fve-tweiths.
In the Senate, to-day, the per diem and
mileage bill being taken up, as unfinished
business, aud the question being upon its en-
grossment, Mr. Thomas moved to amend by
striking out in the commencement its pas
sage, referring to when the reduction should
go into effect, and insert after the commence
ment of the next sessionof the General Assem-
bly," which was agreed to-ayes %, noes I.
The bill as thus amended having been engross-
ed, was put upon its passage and rejected for
want of the constitutional majority to- The
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