Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-01-21
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FROM RICHMOND.
LEGISLATIVE.

RICHMOND, Jan. 2O.-In the Senate, to-day,
a bill was introduced to amend the act IN rela-
ton to the appointment and qualification of
criers Of courts.
The Superintendent of Public Instruction
was requested to furnish the Senate with the
number of additional teachers and schools for
each county necessary to carry into successful
operation the free school system in the State.
Mr.. Ward, of Winchester introduced the
following:
Resogred, That the Attorney General Of the
State be requested to appear before the Senate
committee on courts OF justice on Tuesday, the
18th of January, to give his views whether or
not in accordance with proper construction OF
the act Of Assembly, passed April II. 1867,
entitled ian act disposing of the States inter
est in the Alexandria, Loudoun and Hampshire
railroad on certain conditions, and OF the deed
Of trust given in pursuance thereof, there
has not been by said company such forfeiture
as to authorize the board of public wor ks to re,
sumo the ownership of the State stock In said
road sold to said company.
Bills were passed in relation to the taking OF
acknowledg ments by clerks OF county courts;
to amend an act in reference to marriages within
prohibited degrees of relationship; to amend
an act to provide for the enforcement of fines
against delinquent clerks; to amend an act
amending the charter of the town Of Harrison
burg; to enable the Presbyterian church of
Harrsonburg to receive and hold bequest
under the will of Ann Davidson, deceased; to
amend an act directing the committee on
library to make purchases for the library, linn
ting the amount to be expended tor printing;
to authorize the Virginia and North Carolina
railroad company to assume and be known by
the name of the Washington City, Alexandria,
Lynchburg and North Carolina railroad COM
pany; and to amend the act to appropriate the
income arising from the proceeds OF the land
scrip.
The bill incorporating the Danville and New
River Narrow Gauge Railroad was directed to
be exempted from tax by vote OF % to 3.
In the House Of Delegates bills were report
ed to admit persons over tWenty-one years OF
age into the public free schools on payment OF
tuition fees; to amend an act to establish and
maintain uniform system OF public tree
schools; to amend the law in relation to the
payment of capitation tax by fathers sending
their children to the public free schools; to
prohibit the receiving Of coupons Tor all por-
tons of the public revenue set apart by the
constitution for public free school purposes and
for the permanent literary fund; to amend the
code in relation to the protection OF deer
throughout the Commonwealth; and to repeal
an act declaring what shall be received 10 pay
meut Of taxes.
On motion of Mr.. Neale, the report of the
committee on courts on the claim of Archibald
Fleming, of Alexandria, submitted Saturday,
was rccommitted.
During the morning hour a motion was
made to reconsider the vote by which a report
made by the committee Oh courts declaring 1t
nexpcdent to repeal all laws lnilctlsg stripes
as punishment, was adopted, was argued,
but no action taken.
Resolutions were introduced as to the expo
dency of changing the time for the annual
meeting of the board Of supervisors of the sew
era counties from the first Monday to the first
Wednesday iu December; and to have printed
5000 copies Of Maury's physical survey OF
Virginia and the maps accompanying the same,
to be distributed as the Legislature may d.
rect.
The oyster bill was further discussed, and an
amendment to strike out so much Of section
four as imposes rental or tax of fifty cents
annually on every one hundred bushels planted
or sown-detcatcd Il to So