Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-01-15
FROM RICHMOND.
LEGISLATIVE.


ton. during the late war, Of papers filed III the
various public Offices; to amend an act In re-
gard to Judgment liens, and join, resolution H.
structipg the auditor of public accounts to sub
ject the property of the Chesapeake and ONO
Railroad Company to the payment of taxes due
and in arrears.
Bills were introduced to amend the act de-
signaling what bills, notes, &C., are negotla-
Bile; in relation to the maintenance OF llegitl-
mate children for making and selling county
mans. and to amend the code IN relation 10
county roads. =.
Resolutions we're introduced inqul:lng into
,he cxnediency of amending the Constitution
in rcip,,op to county and township organza-
tions, so as to abolish the Offices OF county
treasurer and township collectors, and requlr-
ing the sheriffs to collect all State revenues to
secure more cfectually the benefits OF free
school education to the families Of taxpayers
or other citizens rasding in counties or school
districts which are sparsey populated; also
WHY the Richmond aud York River Railroad
Company has not paid the State taxes imposed
on railroad companies of the State:
4 resolution was offered and laid over re-
cmestinr Congress TO amend the bankrupt act
AZ will secure to houscholders and heads OF
families taking its benefits in Vagina, the ex,
emptions which are specifically enumerated
and set forth in article ] | OF the State CoDstl'
tuition, and in the homestead act Of this State;
and another referred to the Committee on Fed
cral Relations, requesting Congress to remove
or materially modify the national internal rev
cnue taxes and the system OF their collcctlon,
in order that the State may avail itself OF the
revenue derived from the tax on tobacco and
Houor, amounting to one million OF dollars, TOT
the purposes of the State 10 the support OF
government and free schools and IN the pay
merit OF the public debt.
Lills were passed to authorize the supervl-
sors Of Caroline county to grant lot OF Land 10
the Town Of Port Royal to the Baptist Church,
and TO encourage agricultural and industrial
fairs. i,
The bill directing the purchase of historical
works aud Virginia relics for the Library,
failed for want Of constitutional majority.
The bill fixing the rate of interest on money
was taken up aud further discussed, but with
out action the Senate adjourned:
In the House of Delegates bills were report
ed to amend the code in relation to appeals,
writs of error and supersedeas; to amend the
| acts for the relief Of the late sheriffs OF the
commonwealth; joint resolution memorlallzing
Congress to modify the law imposing tax on
tobacco: to incorporate the New York, Norfolk
and Charleston Railway Company; to annex
! portion of Franklin county to the county OF
FLOYD; for the relief Of the estate OF Robert
Lumpkin, deceased; to give the consent OF the
| State for the purchase of land by the United
States for erection Of light houses; to protect
farmers and others from embezzlement by com,
mission merchants and others; and to amend
the code in relation to certain debts due the
| Virginia Military Institute.
| A resolution was adopted intructlng the COM
mittee on roads and internal Davlgatlon to re-
port bill surrenderiDg the interest OF the
State in the james River and kanaWha Canal
and otherwise conforming to the requirements
of bill now pending IN the House OF hepre.
sentatives of the United States on the subject
Of the completion and equipment of said cana
the United States and aaotesr EEsaues has
I aud owned by the State of Virginia Second
mortgage bonds of the A. NJ. and O. R. r. for
| $4,000 900; first mortgage bonds of the r. and
| D. r. r. 1885 900; capital stock of the r. +.
and P. r. r. S275, 900; capital stock Of the G..
and Ohio r. Il. S2,0l4000; capital stock in
Roanoke Nav. Co. $4,000; capital stock in
the Upper Appomattox 60. Sl2, 50O bonds of
the Washington and Ohio r. R. Co. $4,000,
and the value in money of the States interest
in the Berryvc, Valley and Northwestern
Turnpike Company
Adverse reports were made upon the propo-
sitions to provide for ninety days notice to
tenants outside cities and towns; to amend the
act prescribing the duties and compensation of
certain township officers in relation to superin-
tendent of the poor; to repeal all laws for pun
ishing persons with stripes; to make it obliga-
tory 10 all cases where coored persons are con-
oarpoI m how h,f tho nd
iuries colored persons; to egislating further in
securing civil rights to all citizens under the
constitution; to distribute and apportioo the
representation in the General Assembly, to
pass law defining the authority of sheritfs
and constables in making arrests, and prevent
ing said officers from striking, shooting or
abusing persons whom they arrest, except in
self-defcncc; and to change the existing Law
regulating contracts between employers and
employees
The Senate amendment to House amend
ment to Senate bill IN relation to the lease OF
the penltentlary, was rejected.
Bills we're passed to amend section 80 OF
chapter l62 of the code in regard to iuries gener
ally aud the pay Of juries; to provide for an ac-
curate map of the several counties of the State;
to Incorporate the Mangorike wharf company
on the Rappahanuock river; to amend the act
authorizing the trustees Of Strasburg Acad
envy, Shenandoah county, to sell certain lot
of land; joint resolution 10 relation to appoint
ment of commissioners TO ascertain and define
the boundary line between Virginia and West
Virginia.
Bills, resolutions, &c, were introduced pro-
posing amendments to the constitution in re-
gard to the judiciary; to punish detaulters of
the public revenue. and other persons for
brooches of trust; relative to the collection of
fecbills; as to the expediency of requiring in
surance companies doing business in this State
to leave half the proceeds 10 this State; to
amend the act authorizing the collection of the
unpaid taxes of the county of Orange for the
years 1865 50.
The bill to repeal the act of March &c,
1872, making the board of education ex oficio
members of the board of visitors of the Vir
ginia Agricultural and Mechanical College,
was dismissed, and the bill to amend the code
in relation to the pay of jurors was further con.
sidered.
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