Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-02-21
From Richmond.

CORRESPONDENCE of the Alexandria Gazette ]
RICHMOND. Feb. 20-Notking of special in
terest has occurred in the Legislature to-day.
The assessment bill was discussed 10 the House
of Delegates, and the Debt question in the
Senate
During the morning hour, in the Senate, a
report was made declaring it unnecessary to
make any diminution in the clerical force at the
capitol, or any reduction in the salaries Re-
trenchment
The House took up the bill taxing dogs and
struck out the county Of Stafford az coming
within its provisions
The Senate agreed tothe House amendments
to the bill in relation to fishing in the Kappa
hammock river.
". K. Wentworth, Radical member of the
House from Essex was declared entitled to his
seat, which had been contested
The bill to incorporate the Washington, Gin
cinuati and ST. Louis barrow gauge railroad
com pany was referred in the House to the Cnm-
mittee on Roads.
The House passed the Senate bill extending
the charter of the Fredericksburg, Orange and
Charlottesville railroad company, with amend
ments, and ordered to it's engrossment the bill
incorporating the ''Inebrates Home.
The object of the bill is ''the founding and
maintenance by voluntary contributions or
otherwise, of an institution for the love. care
and reclamation Of inebriates. 1t provides
for the committal by the legal authorities Of
any inebrate or habitual drunkard to the In
ebaates' Home, for medical treatment, there
to remain for one year, unless sooner discharg-
ed.
An adverse report was made in the Senate
upon the bill concerning allowances to certain
officers.
Bills were introduced in the House to-day,
to prohibit the running of trains on Sundays,
and to amend the code in relation to the writ
of feri facias.
Bills were introduced in the Senate to amend
the general registration law, and to amend the
code in relation to the removal OF causes and
bills were reported in relation to Judgment
liens, to amend the code concerning the duties
and privileges of members of the Legislature,
and in relation to attorneys at law generally:
The House passed the joint resolution asking
Congress to impose uniform tax on tobacco.
A bill has passed both Houses of the LeglS-
lature, which prohibits persons not r.e,,idents
of the State, from fishing viii seiues, either
hauled or drift; IL il" the waters Of Virginia
Any perag SO fishing shall forfeit not less than
$50 no more than $3.50, in the discretion, OF the
court, one halt OF the penalty to be pa'd over
to the informer.
The Senate committee ON the Library have
made report recommending that DR.. Bagby be
made State Librarian until the next biennial
election for State officers, and that Mr.. Blntord,
the clerk to the secretary of the Commonwealth
be made Assistant Librarian. 1t provides for
the appointment of Col. McDonald,o Secretary
of the Commonwealth, as Keeper of the Rolls.
The fees which he shall receive as such, are to
60 into the Treasury.
A caucus of the Conservative members OF
the Legislature was held last nj ght, for the pur-
pose of acting upon the port Of the committee
on the redistricting Of the State for representa-,
ton in Congress- The report, was presented
road, and debated, and finally recommitted;
The committee met after the adjournment OF
the caucus, and resolved to report again the ar
rangement as TO the first, second and third dis az
tricts, but the arrangement of the other six dis
tricts was committed to subcommittee.
There is no probability Of an adjournment OF
the Legislature on the 4th of March; and an
extension of the session for thirty days is
forepone conclusion. ".