The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-02-04

the State as have, since April, 1860, mace
default in payment to the commonwealth
of the amounts required by law to be re-
ceived and accounted for by them, the
amount of the deficit in each case, and
what steps have been taken to enforce the
payment thereof.
By Mr.. Holiday Bill for the relief of
Walter 7. Hanes, A. @. Green and others.
By Mr.. Rixey: Petition of citizens of
Fauquier county asking change of law in
regard to appointment of school commits
siners, &c.
By Mr.. Penn:
Resolved, That the committee to
whom was referred the subject of delin-
quent lands of the commonwealth, be in-
structed also to inquire into the expedien-
cy of e~nacting a law for the forfeiture of
all lands in the commonwealth which are
not on the land-books of the respective
counties, cities andstowns in which they
lie.
Senate bill directing the sale of real
estate purchased by the commonwealth for
taxes previous to the seventeenth day of
April, 1861, was taken up on motion of
Mr.. Grimsley, and referred to the special
committee on delinquent lands.
REASSESSMENT BILL.
Senate bill to amend and ~re-enact an act
entitled an act providing for the reassess-
ment of lands in the commonwealth
passed February LIST, 1872, so as to enable
those counties in the state which failed to
avail themselves of the provisions of said
act to do so was taken up, and the amend
ments agreed to. Pending an amendment
offered by Mr.. Kirkpatrick, the Senate, on
motion Of Mr.. Taylor, of Norfolk, adj
journed.
HoUsE.-speaker Hanger in the chair.
No prayer.
REPORTED.
The following House bills were reported
and put on the calendar:
To authorize the issue of duplicate land
warrants, &c., where the originals have
been lost or destroyed ; to amend the
code in relation to the punishment for burn
ing barns and other property to amend
the act to authorize the voters of certain
counties and townships to vote upon the
question of repeating the fence law.
BARN BURNING IN THE NIGHT TIME.
The committee on courts, in response to
resolution vi InqIIy' JaaIa.o -
ent 70 amena the law 80 as W ,.n;tn1 o4fsnna
burning III the n,ght .l'n Z oa u" ~ n,,nou'
anu also iheApeulch.l y . a ~ H.,
Vlsors o. the sevelai oo una en, y
of persons guilty of arson; but, the com
mittee, considering it expedient to increase
the punishment for barn-burning, have re-
ported a pil ior tnae pulposo-N'oo
Inc report was concurreu Me
HOUSE
i. Bell Bigger. chief clerk of the House
of Delegates. reported. in response to reso-
luton, the following as the officers of the
House. with their paw W. j. Bigger, as.
sistant clerk, $44 per week during the SEES
sion |; Committee clerks-Geo. Wythe Nun.
ford. D. A. Carter, P. G. Minor, James 7.
Valentine. @. w. McClung, and w. IL.
Davis. $40 each per week during the ses.
sion : Sergeant al -arns-C. Il. Crittenden,
s44 per week Doorkeepers-E. B. Burke,
A. o. Sullivan, Never May and VIM. I,
Patton. $40 each per week; Pdges--C. E,
Crittenden. w. P. II. Neale, M. w. Nor.
veil. J. s. B, Thompson, Samuel Fultor
and f. Antelotti, So per day.
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pata, Ca AInvandr;o Ivncbhurp ant
North n roI;no roiIroad comnany to extent
its railway from Alexandria to a point OF
the Potomac river, opposite, or near to, o.
above the city OF Washington or george
town; TO author,ze the same conlpany A. =
acquire ana sell ianus' " au.no nn,xd
same company 70 issue ponus 20 dnhtao
LOT the paymene oi the "a n1 WanosSas ro,I
the oranse, AieAaauila anu m
ROAD company anu lol o.ae Gpeuo,o Hill,
Inc lollowing Mere pas su.ad;os ;,nner;la,
10 preserve an rlghSs anu na Joat'nt;o,
or oestroyea py .he foss GIoS IN tbl
curing the late wal VI pspeia .nnoith . tS
various oIlces VI .ne ~ We co,,,ty
enpo ,Not .S sa soIa Of Certain lands belonpin,
70 alrect tne sa.e ., Ie;i. !. a.;d County On,
70 the slate, si hu oosna - a &c saws 10 III
prov,uiLs ,ol sne ~ m;th House amend
puicnseis em,uJ The charter q
Iomos,,o Too cnS,ntv /. to authorize tn
oonesVilie, Leg : W I1uu.y , utu .n nnntrac
supeivlsois y wy;no 49, ,hi;c roods ;
lo! heepins ;noorn"rata the town Z
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hocky NOUN, .ianA .ha tnoasyrsr to ;ssr
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