Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-03-22
From Richmond.

took up aud passed the bill from the House in
structing the Treasurer Of Virginia not TO re-
ceye West Virginia certificates a, securities
for foreign insurance companies doing business
in this State with verbal amendment. MI;
Taylor OF Loudoun. offered as a substitute that
the Treasurer of the Commonwealth be inSfruc-
red not to receive on deposit. of foreign in>llr
ancc companies, certificates known as the West
Virginia certificates, which Was rejccted-ayeS,
IL; noes, 70. Upon the passage of the bll Mr.
Taylor, of Loudoun, voted M: Mr. lhonIas
absent This bill, in addition TO nstlucting
the Treasurer not TO receive West Virginia
certificates as securities or deposits for foreign
insurance companies doing business in Virginia.
declares that this State Is not liable for and
will not pay any portion Of the public dcbt I'll
Virginia as created and deferred By the Fund
ing bill and represented by the securities known
as West Virginia certificates. 1t nuw goes to
the House for its concurrence in the verbal
amendment and will then 90 to the Governor,
by whom. in all probability, ii will be vetoed.
The House bills prescribing the mode fort the
recovery Of debts contracted prior to the
10Th day Of April, 1863, and 10 !rsu,,.
late judicial sales aud prevent the sacrifice OF
defeated, the former by Il vote OF /, to !, and
the latter by d Vote OF II to IL.
The Senate passed the following bills: 10
amend the I'd section Of the act for the cas-
sessment of lands in the Commonwealth: Tor
the relief OF Lewis f. Glass and others, sire
ties of Charles \ Milton. late collector OF Bat
tledown township, in Clarke county: to ainel,d
the act to provide Tor the appointment oil crers
and persons to perform certain duties III reIa-
ton to the destruction or injury uf bridges. Nc.
and agreed to the amendment of the House to
the Joint resolution in relation 10 the removal
of tho Penenlary.
In the House OF Delegates RESOLUTION To
furnish new desks and seats tor the nleuiber>
was referred to special committee.
The bill to provide artificial legs Tor the clt'-
zens of the State who lost their legs in The last
I, war with the Senate amendment, WAS lost lnr
want OF constitutional majority.
The House refused To concur III the S'n tie :
amendment to the bill to prevent the destrc-
ton of cartridges and other game.
The Senate bill lupn>lng taxes Tor the sup
port of government. Nc, was taken up, when
an amendment To strike our fifty cents and m
scrt forty ruts IL the tax on every hundred
dollars of the assessed value Of lands and lulS
and the Improvements thereon.aftcr being di>-
cusSe,l Sa> defeated by u vote of - To -. An
amendment that ''on all the bonds executed for
the purchase OF real esratc the tax o; fifty cents
on every numbered dollars OF such bond shall be
paid by the andlnl,ler. and the amount thus
paid shall stand as credit upon the land tax
cd. and shall pass as Il credit upon such land
. bonds. and the toads thus taxed shall be ex
empt in the hands of the holder wa> pending
when the hour for recess arrived.
: At the night Session the following bills We're
passed To incorporate the Piedmont " inc
: Company of Nelson county: I" permit the l'co-
t pe Of Northumberland county To vote on the
: deposit Of the Glcbe fund; declaring the Rapi-
, dan river, trom its junction with the Robert
son river to point known as Willis ami Harms
, brought ford. lawful fence: TO amen! the
r Code in relation to the register Of marriages,
births aud deaths: for the relief of the suretes
i, of George : Cady, late >l1erltf OF Culpeper
!, county; to amend the Code in relation to fishing
in and Rappahannock aud Potomac rlverS:to au-
thorize the qualified voters ut Amherst county TO
vote Oh the question Of removing the court
house: to amend certain chapters of the Code
so as TO define the ulanncr in which distress
warrants shall be levied and returned: To amend
certain sections of the school laws; and to amend
the first section of an act to authorize me
Orange, Alexandria and Manassas RAJ Dad to
5 consolidate aud provide for the payment liz
: mortgage debt.
] Since those last reported The following bills
&,. Lave become law; To provide fnr IA re-Glvl-
sion Of certain cu,luteS into townships: tn provide
: for the collection OF taxes for the year Isl in
= towns not having separate organization, a.
contemplated by the constitution for towns OF
: 5000 or more inhabitaut+. and to have >u"h
towns embraced within township hunts: to
I amend sections j. !. and II Of the act to nro-
0 vide for the general reg i>tratlon OF votcrs: TO
;, protect the oyster beds in the waters OF the
Commonwealth to incorporate jefferson Col
ba ar nj IurDtpS ut
county and township officers in term time Or
: vacation and repeating section - chapter 81.
and section chapter l63 OF the code of 1860 !:
to amend the act providing more etfectually
for the protection OF sheep in the county ot
y Loudoun, and to repeal certain acts amcndato-
e ny thereof; to incorporate the Stafford Free
Bridge and Ferry company to amend section
chapter l57 of the code in reference to jurls-
dctiop OF County courts: to amend the act to
, authorize the Circuit courts of the Common
: wealth to grant charters of inco poration, and
to repeal sections T. ), =, /, g. 9. and 10 of
chapter 81, and section "a Of chapter - Of the
! code; to authorize the Circuit court OF Culpep
e or county to hear and determine the petition of
James W. Barry of said county, for divorce
t vinculo matrimonil and the JOINT resolutions
, asking Congress to amend the bankrupt act of
9 the United State in such manner as will allow
: persons taking it's benefits in Virginia an ex
emplon equal in amount to that allowed under
the homestead act Of the State and in relation
to the present Import duty on suulac. "
+, RICHMOND March 2l.-The Senate, to-day,
took ND and passed the following bills hereto
fore passed by the House: TO amend the code
in relation to divorces; to incorporate the Pied
mont Wine company in Nelson county; declar
ing the Rapidan river, from its junction with
the Robertson river to point known as Willis
!. and Hansborough ford, lawful fence; to per-
nit the people Of Northumberland county to
vote on the disposition Of the tIlebc fund; to
authorize the qualified voters Of the county. of
Amherst to vote on the question Of removing
the courthouse; and to authorize the Orange,
a Alexandria and Manassas Railroad company TO
consolidate and provide for the payment OF Its
mortgage debt.