Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-01-28
FROM RICHMOND.
LEGISLATIVE.

LEGISLATIVE.
RICHMOND, Jan. 27.-Iu the Senate, to-day,
the House amendments to the bill in relation
to criers of courts were agreed to, and the bill
thus passed
Bills were reported to amend the act impos-
ing taxes for the support of the government
and free schools to pay the interest on the
public debt; and to authorize county surveyors
to take Acknowledgements of deeds.
1t was declared fnexpedient to amend the
law so as to place tho collection of the road
taxes in the hands of the township collectors,
and allowing such collectors reasonable CON-
mission on the same, instead Of paying the
overseers Of roads two dollars per day for such
collections. ...
Mr. Ward, of Winchester, presented a,peti-
that the board OF. public works be instructed to
resume the ownership of State stock in the
Alexandria, Loudoun and Hampshire Railroad
Company. $50
The late message of the Governor was refer
red to the Committee on Finance.
Bills to authorize the Governor to hire out
convicts in the penitentiary to the Washing
ton, Cincinnati and St. Louis Railroad Com
pany, upon certain conditions; and to author
ize counties cities, towns and townships to en-
dorse the bonds of the same company, were re-
ferred.
Bills for the relief of Samuel R. Allabaugh,
late sheriff Of Rockingham county: and to pre-
serve all rights and remedies imperiled or de-
stroyed by the loss or destruction during the
late war of papers filed in the various public
Offices of the Commonwealth, were taken up
and passed.
The vote by which the bill to lease the peni:
Tertiary was ordered to be engrossed was re-
considered, and the bill then laid on the table
and ordered to be printed.
The assessment bill was then taken up and
further considered until adjournment.
To the House Of Delegates bills were report
ed and put on the calendar To incorporate the
society of the Alumni of the University Of Vir-
GINA; to authorize the voters of certain couu-
ties to vote upon the question of negotiating
loan or loans, and to issue bonds for estab-
lishing steamboat line between the landings
on the Rappahannock river and the city Of
Baltimore, Maryland, or Norfolk, Virginia, or
both; and to establish a State reform school.
The Committee on Finance, in regard to a
resolution instructing them to inquire and re-
port upon the claim Of 6. Tochman for dis
bursements to the amount of $3.50 made by
him while acting as State immigration agent,
reported, that while they are satisfied the
pan out of his individual funds for the pur-
pose mentioned, it was done without authority
of law, and they consider it inexpedient to leg
islate on the subject in the present financial
condition of the State. The report was recon-
mitted. ..s,z .,,-.=s2 =.
A resolution was adopted for the appoint
ment of Joint committee of eleven, seven
from the House and four from the Senate, to
confer with the bondholders on the 18th of
February, at the meeting to be held in Rich
mond, with view Of adjusting the public
debt. ..@-".*
A;resolution was introduced aud placed up
on the calendar authorizing the board of public
works to call upon the presidents of railroad
companies, steamboat companies, &C., 10 this
State, for statistical information in regard to
the amount of stock authorized, how much Is
sued, &c.
The Seuate bill to amend section 81 of the
tax bill which eXacts a tax on all charters OF
companies applying to the Legislature to be
Incorporated, was taken from the table and put
upon the calendar.
The Senate bill to amend the code in refer
ence to marriages within prohibited degrees OF
relationship, with House amendments, was
passed.
The Senate amendments to House bill to in
corporate the society of the Alumni of the
University Of Virginia. were agreed to-
The Senate joint resolution to instruct the
auditor to subject the property of the G. !: o.
Il. R. Go. to the payment of taxes due and IN
arrear, was passed.
The Senate bill to amend the code so as to
provide for the enforcement of fines against de-
iiuquent clerks, was dismissed.
The Senate amendments to House substitute
to Senate. bill in relation to the taking OF &C
acknowledgements by clerks of county courts, were
agreed to and the bill passed.
The Senate bill amending the charter OF
Harrisonburg, Rockingham county, was passed.
A bill was introduced to amend the code IN
relation to the compensation OF justices OF the
Peace; also resolutions as to what Legislation is
necessary to cause signboardS to be erected 90
the roads of the State, as the road law directs;
and as to the expediency of eNcmpting teach
ers of public free schools from working on
roads
The oyster tax bill was then taken up and
lions finally gone through with. The section
imposing three cents per bushel in the shell or
per gallon Shelled on all oysters carried by
steamers, railroad OR express companies for
sale, was, after debate, stricken out by vote
of II ayes to 80 noes but without final action,
the House adjourned.
TIE New GEORGIA SENAToR.-A cores.
pendent of the Cincinnati Commercial gives
the following description of the new Senator
FROM Georgia:
General Gordon has nothing of the Stephens
in his composition. He is as different as white
eloquent; full of nerve, energy, vim, aud push;
brilliant orator dashing military officer,
and man who never knew fear. In the
Southern army he Won the title of the braves,
of the brave. He is forty years old, we'll built,
about medium height, and rather slender, and
would be handsome III piece of bombshe had
not made an ugly cash 10 his cheek. He was
in all the battles he could by any possibility get
into.
B. W. Norris, ex-mcmber Of Congress from
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