Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-01-16
FROM RICHMOND.
tGISLATIVE.

thorizing the payment OF interest on tie oonos
Of the State purchased with the agricultural
land scrip, was reported.
BILLS were reported TO amend the act pre-
scribing the duties and compensation Of, certain
township officers; and providing for making
publishing and selling county maps.
An adverse report was made uponthe propo-
sition to forbid State lotteries for the purpose
of raising money for public free schools, &c
The Committee on Pubic Institutions was
instructed to enquire into the expedlency OF so
amending the public school law as to require.
the second auditor to pay to the treasurer OF
each county the full amount of such county s
share of the public school funds by the 5lst OF
August in each year y
The Committee on General Laws was dis
charged from the further consideration oi
resolution as to the expectancy OF treating ana
punishing as misdemranor, the failure OF a
commission merchant to pay over the proceeus
of goods consigned to him, and the Same was
then referred 10 the COMMITTED on Courts
An Intellectual attempt was made to take up
the bill for the taxation of coupons
The bill fixing the legal rate of interest was
then taken up, and the amendment making II y
ner ct. was, after further debate, defeated by u
In the House of Delegates bills were placed
upon the calendar to authorize the supervisors
of Caroline county to grant a certain io' ol
land in Port Royal to the Baptist church,
n remove certain causes commenced III
the county courts to the circuit courts
, and for other purposes; to amebu the
code in relation to rewards for killing noxlouS
, animals; for the relief of VIM. +. Grlgsby, OF
King George county; and to amend the c'ue
10 relation to writs OF error.
The House bill, with Senate amendments TO
: amend the code in relation to appeals, Wits ol
c error, &C., was passed.
| The bill to amend the code 10 regard 10
iuries and the pay of jurors, was dlsmlsseo'
, The Senate bill to authorize the supervisors
. of Caroline county to grant lot OF lahu 10
Port Royal to the Baptist church, was paSseu
The Senate bill to remove certain causes
from the county courts to the circuit courts
: was ordered to third reading.
The Senate bill to amend the code 10 regard
to the examination Of persons suspected OF Iu'
i, macy, was passed.
Bills were also passed to amend the charter
of Bcrryville; and to amend the code 10 rela-
: ton 10 the pay OF jurors
$ Bills and resolutions were introduced Us to
the expcdiency of establishing central lunatic
v ASYLUM at Boydton, Mecklenburg county; dl,
recting inquiry into complaints OF lll.usagc OF
Z prisouers by officers having them IN charge,
and if such abuses do exist, asking TOR bill to
I prevent the same; to admit persons over twenty
i one years of age into the pubic tree Schools on
raymcut of tuition fees; to amend the act TO
a establish and maintain a uniform system of
g public free schools; joint resolution giving the
- consent of the State to the Berlin bridge con-
nanv 10 build bridge across the Potomac
ID Il; hat Lon q uapcs-
i sary to compel judges Of elections to comply
/. with the law in signing poll books, &c, and to
= protect the interests OF farmers and Others en-
! trusting property to commission merchants, at
: torneys and others for safe custody, sale, &C.
! O., A. NJ. R. R.
In the House, to-day, the various bills re-
norted 10 reference to the Orange, Alexandria
and Manassas Railroad Company, authorizing
It andria, Lynchburg and North Carolina R. R
r Co.. to acquire and sell land; to issue bonds tc
provide for the payment of the bonds and
J debts of the Orange. Alexandria and Manassas
q R. r. Co. and of the Lynchburg aud Dauyille
- K. r. Co. and for other purposes; aud to extend
y its railway from Alexandria to point Oh the
Potomac river opposite or near to, or above
q the cities of Washington or Georgetown, were
f passed.
a COUPONS
The Attorney General has transmitted to the
First Auditor an opinion, to the effect that DC
: further legislation is necessary to empower the
e collectors and other State officers to receive
e coupons in payment of taxes, and other dues to
| the State, the Court of Appeals having decided
that the act repeating that feature of the Fund
ing bill was void The Auditor, it is said, is
only awaiting the action Of the Senate on the
bill taxing the coupons, to issue circular to
3 collecting officers instructiDg them to receive
6 coupons in payment of taxes. Notwithstanding
this, it is yet intimated that further obstacles
will be thrown in the way, and while it is only
considered matter of time, yet that may be
so extended as to have an effect upon the mar
kct value of the coupons.
JAMES RIVER AND KANAWHA CANAL.
The bill passed by both Houses of the Gen
eral Assembly, asking 40 appropriation on the
part of Congress- for the completion of the
James River aud kanawha Canal to the Ohio,
has been signed by The Governor, who thus
( valves his objections, in Difference to the gcner-
/ ally expressed desire that the Federal govern
ment may take up and finish this great water
line, and give to the friends of the improve.
ment an opportunity to test the sincerity of the
Federal authorities in their expressions OF 4
desire to open up a great and cheap national
highway for bringing the products the West to
the East.
COST OF EDUCATIONAL PRINTING.
The Superintendent OF Public Printing re-
ports to the House of Delegates that during the
last year he has audited bills for the State
Board Of Education and the Superintendent to
the amount of s., 424. II.
MISCELLANEOUS.
A dispatch to the State Journal, this even
ing, states that DR.. G. S. Mills will be confirm
ed by the u. S. Senate as Collector Of the port
Of Richmond.
In the Court Of Appeals, to-day, in the case
of Day VS.. the Commonwealth, Oh a writ of
error from the Corporation Court of Alexan.
dria, the judgment of the Cour, below was re-
versed.
Among the late cases in bankruptcy re-
ported is that Of j. ?. Hcrndon, Of SpotsyI-
vanla.
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