Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-01-23
FROM RICHMOND.
LEGISLATIVE.

RICHMOND, Jan. 22.-In the Senate, to-day,
n cemmuuicat ton was read AID referred from the
President of the Farmers council OF Virginia
and North Carolina, inclosing resolution
adopted by that body, recently in session at re-
tersburg, recommending the establishment OF
bureau of 5'agricultural and immigration sta
tistics. ,..---..-s...-.-------.--.~
!, Bills were reported from committees giving
consent to the purchase by the United States
-of TWO tracts Of land in the counties OF Henrlco
and Hanover to be used for military cemete,,
ries; and exempting the same from State ana
county taxes to repeal al act in relation to the
county or corporation in which suits may De
commenced; to amend an act to prevent tie de-
struction Of wild fowl in the State to lpcorpo-
rate the Richmond building and Improvement
company; to authorize the Washington city,
Alexandria, Lynchburg and North Carolina
railroad company to issue DondS TO pro.
vide for the payment oil the bonds ana dc0es OF
the Orange, Alexandria and Manassas railroad
COMPANY and of the Lyncilburg and DanVllc
railroad company, and for other purposes; to
authorize the same company to extend It's rail-
wov from Alexandria to Il piut on the Potc-
mac river, opposite or near to or above the
cities Of Washington or Georgetown, and to aC-
thorize il to acquire and sell lands for the relief
IF III. s,iretics ofWm. NJ. Hume, dcceas ed late
sheriff of Fauquier county; to establish and
maintain a normal school aud to provide other
wise for the training Of teachers Tor the pubic
schools of Virginia. aud to amend the election
laws.
It was reported inexpvdieut to legislatc
further prescribing Il reduction OF the
,n;nimnn term prescribed bv law for the
continuance Of a public school; also as to
amending the public school law so as to give
any person or persons aggrieved By the action
of the district school trustees right to appeal
to the board Of school commissioners: &c.
Under suspension OF the rules resolution
was adopted requesting the Governor to give
official notice to the creditors Of the State: Of
the meeting proposed to be held 10 the city of
Richmond on the 18th of February next, and
invite their attendance.
A resolution was introduced instructiug the
committee on general laws to inquire into the
expedieDcy Of amending an act to prevent the
destruction OF cartridges and other game in
the Commonwealth, so as to limit the time in
Which such game may be destroyed :
Bills we're introduced to amend an act au-
thorizing the Circuits Courts of the Common
wealth to grant charters Of Incorporation and
to repeal certain SECTIONS of the code authorlz-
ing Judges in vacation to amend charters OF
incorporation and providing for change OF
pames of townships when two townships are
called by the same name.
The bill fixing the legal rate OF interest was
variousy amended and the question being on
its engrossment was decided 10 the negative
by vote of-ayes, S; to noes, %. y motion
to reconsider the vote was .ost-ayes, 8; noes, ~
The bill 10 relation to the appointment and
qualification of criers Of courts and several 9TH
ers were passed.
In the House of Delegates bills were report
ed and placed on the calendar, to amend the
code directing the committee on the library
to make purchases to amend the cote III re-
ference to marriages within prohibited degrees;
to.provide for the taking OF Acknowledgements
by clerks of county courts, With recommends.
ton to agree to Senate amendments; to amend
the code in relation to speca! pleas of set-otf !;
instructiug the Auditor otpubllc accounts to sub
icct the property of the c. Il O. RR. Co. to pay
ment of taxes due and in arrear;o provide for the
payment IF claims due by the State Oh account
of the construction of the Covington and Ohio
railroad to authorize the Va. q n. 4. Il. h.
Co., to assume the name of the Washington
city, Alexandria, Lynchburg and n. G. X. T..
Co., with Senate amendments; and JOINT reso-
luton instructing the Senators in Congress
from Virginia to vote against the repeal OF the
bankrupt law and requesting the representa-
tives of Virginia to unite their efforts with
said Senators therein, and to secure $4,000.
Adverse reports were made upon the petition
of R. I. T. Wilson, of Alexandria, praying for
relief upon the proposition to amend the
eide SO as to provide for the enforcement OF
fines against delinquent clerks with recommen-
dation it do not pass and as to so amending
the law as to allow each county to elect its
school superintendent, and each township its
school board.
The vote by which the report of the com
mittee on courts declaring it lneXpcdient to re-
peal the laws inhicting stripes as punishment
for crime was originally adopted, was recon-
sidcred-ayes, SIS, noes, 81, and the report was
recommitted.
Senate Joint resolution requesting the Gov
ernor to notify the creditors Of the State OF the
conference fixed between them and special
committee of the General Assembly was passed.
The vote by which the report Of the commit
tee on finance declaring it inexpedient to .ex-
empt from taxation for period OF years, &c,
all capital invested in mining and manufactur-
ing in this State, was adopted, was recon-
sidered and the report recommlttcd.
a 10llL TeSOluCOO WAS UHClCu duu pdoOu
on the calendar requesting the Senators and
Representatives in Congress FROM this State
to urge the repeal or modification OF the re-
venue law concerning the tax on brandy.
The Senate joint resolution nstructing the
Senator's and requesting the Representatives
from Virginia in Congress to unite in opposing
the repeal of the bankrupt law, was taken up
a substitute for the same, rejected and the
Sonoto reSol1tinn naSSnd
The oyster tax bill was further discussed un-
til adjournment.
YOUR LADY coRREsp oNDENT's LETTER.
The letter from a young lady of this city.
published in the Gazette. has created quite a
sensation here, and many areuhe surrnises as
to who she can be- In the House of Delegates,
to-day, during the discussion of the oyster bill.
Mr.. Christian, of Mathews, arose to prlv!-
eyed question, and sent to the clerks desk the
letter in the Gazette The cler k read about
half of it, when MIR. Lawson raised the polnt
of order that the reading of the letter was not
q nr;,ileoed question under the rules of the