Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-03-27
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RICHMOND. March 20. -Nearly the "hoic
time of the session of the Senate was taken up
to-day 10 the discussion Of resolution to
further extend the present session OF me Leg
| islature tor eight days which was finally de-
feated for want of the requisite V"te--ayeS IL
nOrS ii.
The House adopted series Of resolutions
| for the appointment! OF a culCmttee OF i've, by
the Speaker. to prepare and have printed
circular letter for distribution, settlrg forth the
mineral. commercial. and agricultural Induce
ments which the State OF Virginia offers Tor
thc announcement OF lmml grafton aud the
profitable employment of capital; that said
committee tender a cordial welcome to all who
may seek home in our State: and that the
committee be requested 10 urge upon the
TRANSFORMATION companies Of the State the pro-
,riety OF reducing fares and treights in the ill.,
terests OF immigration.
The Senate Joint resolutions requesting re-
mort from the boundary commissioners, and
! for the appointment OF a commission to revise
the oyster laws, &C., was adopted.
The tax bill was taken up discussed, and
motion to recommt it rejected, when the bill
was again put upon It's passage, and failed
to pass by the following vote: yeas 81; nays
A. not constitutional majority.
At the evening session OF the Senate, after ii
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ment of one or two County Superintendent of
schools. committee TO wait upon the lfovernt.
or was appointed, the usual resolutions Of
thanks to the officers adopted. a short address
delivered BY the Lieutenant Governor, and the
session declared at an end.
At the evening session OF the House mo-
ton to extend the session till the Sd of April
failed for want of the requisite constitutional
vote: ayes 81. noes 43; and Il resolution re-
guessing the Governor to convene the LeglSla-
! ture in extra session was re ectcd; ayes ~,
nues %.
After the usual vote of thanks to the officers
&c.. the House was declared adjourned suede.
The Governor expressed to the committee
that waited upon him to inform him of the read
iuess of the Legislature to adiourn. his proioun-
regret that the session had been brought to an
end without the passage Of the tax and aprro-
priation bills.
After the adjournment of the two Houses
some forty or fifty Conservative members had
a conference and signed request addressed to
the Governor desiring him, in view OF the ex-
traordinary state of affairs, aud the damage the
public interests would receive unless the tax
and appropriation bills were passed. to exer-
else his authority and to call special session OF
the two bodies, and appointed IL committee to
waitupom him to represent their views fully.
After due consideration, the Governor deter
mined to issue his CALL which he did in tho frl
lowing short proclamation
wv hereas the General Assembly this dayad
journed sine die, without having passed the
Augmentation and Tax bills necessary for the
MAINTENANCE of the Government Therefore, |,
Gilbert NV alker, Governor of the CommoD.
wealth, do, by virture Of the authority vested
10 me by the Constitution, hereby convene the
said General Assembly, in special session at the
Capitol, at - clock, to, morrow, (W Wednesday,
the 26th day Of March, 1872 And thus the
hopes and toud expectations of the people are
again disappointed and this further infection
imposed upon them. How long oh! how long?
and the echo comes back chow long?
10 the Court of Appeals to- day Thomas q.
Jackson finished his speech in the building
fund cases, and further argument in them was
pos poned, in order to allow F. j.. Smith, to
move to dismiss the case of Naglee VS.. New
tom which motion was argued by himself and
Mr. Neeson until the close OF the session. To-
morrow opinions will be delivered in several
important cases, after which the Londonn and
HAMPSHIRE railroad company VS.. Camp aud
others will be argued.
The Board of Visitors of the Virginia Agri-
cultural and Mechanical College met again this
morning. and permanently organized by elect
ing DR.. Harry Black rector, and Rev. ". H.
Ruffner, superintendent ofthe Board OF Edu
cation and ex-officio member of the Board OF
Visitors, secretary. \ number OF committees
were appointed. The Board then adjourned
to meet at Montgomery White Sulphur Springs
on the 18th day Of July, unless sooner con-
vened.
The Governor has announced that he will
sign all the bills now in his hands.
( fboca lost ronortaG in q
Der of bills of local character, the following
have become laws to amend the act contlnu
ing the payment Of interest and dividends to
the incorporated colleges and other seminar
les of learning in the State authorizing the
| legally constituted trustees OF the Methodist
Episcopal church and congregation at Gordons-
vile to borrow mony and execute a deed OF
trust to authorize subscriptions in aid of the
Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College
at Blacksburg, Virginia to authorize the
Roanoke Valley railroad company to borrow
money and to secure its payment to amend
the fifth section of the act to incorporate the
Alexandria Dock company to incorporate the
town Of Edinburg, in the county OF Shenan-
doah to incorporate the Virginia Valley Rail
way and Internal Improvement company to
amend the code concerning allowance OF certain
officers to amend the act to prescribe the
time for the holding Of the terms OF the Circuit
courts of the State, so as to change the times
for holding the terms Of the Circuit court in
the fifth, tenth and fourteenth circuits to
render valid deed Of conveyance of CERTAIN
property 10 Rockingham county, for the use of
the Lutheran and German Reformed churches:
to amend the code in reference to the pay Of
clerks to repeal section and amend section
of the code in relation to the removal of
causes to amend section Of the act, relating
to fduciaries. so as to fix the fees OF commits
sioners of accounts -; to ameud the act for
working the roads of Loudoun county; to
ameud the code in relation to criminal proce-
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