Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-02-26
From. Richmond.

RclMuSD, Feb 24.-The House of Dele
gates, to-day. took up the Till. as passed by the
Senate repeating the coupon feature Of the
Funding Till, and prohibiting collectors OF taxes
or other public dues from receiving in payment
anything but gold or silver coin, Cuitcd States
Treasury notes, or National bank notes and
under suspension of the rules. it was
passed-ayes -. noes Is. many members being
absent on leave The bill now goes To the
Governor. who, it is surrni>cd. will veto it. and
then arises the question whether. in the Sen
ate, a two thirds vote can be obtained. tn pass
it over the veto.
Immediately after the passage Of the bill in
the House, Mr.. Riadlebarger. under Il <uspen-
sion OF the rules, presented bill for the pay
ment uf interest on the public debt. which was
read first and second time. by a vote Of 81 to
:. The bill provides for the payment OF four
per CT upon the funded debt, and upon two
thirds of the uutuuded. but contains plDyiSo
that the acceptance of interest shall be taken
As an acauiesccuce in the provisions OF the bill.
MIR. O Fermll indicated his intention to offer
the minority report as a substitute for this bill.
Mr.. Taylor, of Loudoun, in the Seuaie. IN
troduced bill which was ordered to be read
second time, providing for the payment of in
tcrest on the public debt for the year lS712. 1t
provides for the payment Of i per ct. interest
for the present year and leaves the amount to
be paid in subsequent years hereafter To be de-
eerlnined.
In the Senate to-day, communication was
read from the Governor OF West Virginia
transmitting Joint resolution adopted by the
Legislature Of that State requesting surren-
der by the State Of Virginia OF books, papers
and records relating exclusively to the State OF
West Virginia.; which was referred.
The House of Delegates further discussed
the assessment bill, to day:
The House has adopted i resolution limiting
speeches on all subjects to fifteen minutes.
The Senate has agreed to the report Of the
committee of conference. with reference to hSh-
Ing in the waters of the Rappahannock.
Among the resolutions introduced IN tn"
Senate to-day was one enQuirng into the rx
pcdiency of licensing gambling houses.
The Senate, to-day, passed i bill doing away
with the publication OF election returns in news
papers of Richmond.
The House passed the bill to amend the
charter of the Nortnk and Great Western
railroad company, so as to give the company
tile right to locate their terminus At any point
on the Tennessee line.
| A Joint resolution was introduced and rnIcr-
red, in the Senate, To day. requesting The Sen
ators and Representatives IN Congress from
Virginia to use their influence to secure the
adoption Of Commodore Maury system OF
crop and meteorological reports.
Bills to regulate the imposition OF taxes Tor
public school districts. and to provide for the
collection Of taxes for 1872 in towns aud cities
Of less than 5 1000 inhabitants and To have such
towns embraced in township limits. were ~
ported from committees in the House.
The petition of the citizens OF Clarke county
for the relief Of the Sheriff Of that county, pre-
scented in the House, was referred.
The report Of the Committee on General
Laws in reference 10 the inspection OF leai TO-.
bacco. was taken up III the Senate to-day. and
50 amended as TO allow parties To change public
warehouses into pri vate warehouses by giving
thirty days published notice of their intention
50 to do. and a bill to carry out the purposes
of the amended report. introduced and read
the second time.
4 bill amending the tax bill Of ISL, was i'll
troduced in the House
| \ petition has been presented in the Senate
and referred, asking for Il Medical Board TO
examine all applicants who desire to practice
medicine in Virginia.
Bills to amend the Loudoun Road Law. to
incorporate the District of Columbia, Fairfax
and Prince William Railroad Company, and to
incorporate the Harrisonburg. Bridgewater and
West Augusta Railroad Company. were ordered
to be engrossed in the Senate.
BY the amended plan for redStricting the
State for representation i'll Congress, SpotSyl-
vania, King George. Westmoreland. Stafford.
and Prince William, are thrown into the first
district with Accomac, Northampton. &c. The
Seventh District is composed Of Bath High
land, Augusta. Rocking ham, Page, Albcmar'e,
Greene, Shenandoah Fluvanna, Goochland:
and the eighth district of Frederick. Clarke:
Warren. Loudoun, Alexandria, Fairfax, Eau
quier, Rappahannock, Madison, Orange, Gull
peper Richmond city and HenrIco, Chester
field, Hanover, Caroline, and Lonisa. are com
prised in the third district. This new plan is to
submitted to caucus Of the Conservative mem
bers of the Legislature on Tuesday night.