Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-02-13
FROM RICHMOND.
LEGISLATIVE.

y resolution Of enquiry Was adopted instruct
ing the Committee on Courts to inquire into
the cxpcdicncy Of 30 amending the divorce
laws Of the State as to enable either party to
the matrimonial contract to sue for and obtain
an absolute divorce from the other, where such
other is shown to the court, by the testimony OF
scientific men, learned in diseases Of the MIND,
to be incuraby insane
The bill for the establishment of bureau OF
immigration, after discussion, was defeated
ayes, IA; noes, Is.
The bill to secure and provide for the pay
mcnt of railroad debts of counties, townships,
cities aud towns, was taken up, read the third
time, and the bill then put upon its passage,
and defeated by a vote Of ayes Is to noes II.
In the House of Delegates bills were placed
upon the calendar to amend the act to author
lze the circuit courts to grant charters OF IN
corporation and repeal sections 4, 5, 6, 7, 5, 9.
and 10 Of chapter 65, and section 81 OF chapter
81 Of the code OF y lrgnia authorizing Judges
i'll vacation to amend charters of Incorporation;
to encourage donations to the University OF
Virginia, and to constitute the State OF llr-
glula the trustee thereof; in relation TO the ln-
Spcctlon OF tobacco; to provide for a new put
llcatlon Of new edition Of the code OF Vlr-
GINA; to encourage mining and manufacturing
i'll Virginia; to amend the code in relation to
the inspection OF flour and other commodities;
and to amend thea act to Incorporate the Potomac
aud Manassas railroad company
The Committee on Schools and Colleges re-
ported it iucxpedieut to lcgiSla'e so as to re-
quirc county treasurers and superintendent or
schools to make annual reports of dlsburse-
ments Of county school funds to the board OF
supervisors Of their respective counties, which
report vas c0ncurred IN by the House.
The bill to protect farmers aud others from
embezzlcment b. commission merchants anu
others. was taken up out OF its order and read
Il >ecoud time, aud discussed until the cxplra-
ton OF the morning hour
Mr.. Smith proposed to amend the bill! by
adding the following section If any person
obtain by any false pretence or representa- ton
from any banker Or broker, consignec or com-
mission merchant, money or other property,
with intent to dctroud, be shall be deemed
guilty Of mSlemcanor, and be punished as
provided in the preceding section"
Mr.. Dooiey offered the following as sutstl-
tulc for Nh Smith : amendment: Any farm
cr who shall obtain Irou L commission mer'
chant an advance Of money or merchandise
upon Il promise or agreement that he Will send
| to such commission merchant his crop when
ready for mail ct, and sh.l! by his own act or
fault, fail or refuse to do So shall be deemed
guilty OF Il mISdcmcanor AMI punished Is Is
l'proydcd III the preceding section.
Bills were introduced to amend the code In
relation 10 the commissions OF StOre-kccpcrs ot
the pcntentlary: to amend the law in relation
to commissioners of roads: and to amend the
charter of the G0rdonSvic aud Chester Gap
railroad company.
The consideration Of the bill to define the
jurisdiction Of county and circuit courts was
resumed The question being on Mr. y Fer
rail ) substitute, ii Was rejected. (Ihe subst-
tue proposed 10 give To county courts the same
jurisdiction that they have now, TO do away
with commissioners in chancery and require all
the duties DOW performed by them to be per
formed by the judges of the county courts. 1t
provided that at four terms only shall common
law and chancory cases be tried. 1t fixed the
salary OF the judges at small sum to be paid
By the counties, and gave them the same fees
that commissioners in cllancrry now receive Tor
the same service The House then refused to
order the bill to its cngroSsmclIt ayes, ~;
noes, IS.
COST OF EDUCATION.
DR.. Rnlncr, Superintendent of Public In
stluction, in communication to the Senate gives
the Whole cost of Public Education for the
year euding August 3lst, 1872, Including I'M
paid balanccS)'
For pay of teachers and trcasurers-To
State funds, 1891 ,Sl522;; to county funds,
S202 $50 IS to other sources, S52, 3S4.9S. To-
tai, $643 ,UG5 6S.
For pay of county supcrintcndents-Io
State funds, sos 29G. SS; to county funds,
$lG99S Total, $45. 255.O3.
For expenses OF Central school-To State
funds, SG,49O.33. Total, S6,49o.33.
For District eypenses-To District funds,
s249 l04 80; other sources, $40, 1922. To
tai. sos, 467 50
Making grand total, 1898, SIS. 50.
Deduct SIG. SOC. ST, the excess OF value OF
public school property in 1872 over that IN
1871, and we have as the total cost for current
expenses, SSl6,Sl2.03.
BLACKSBCRG COLLEGE.
\ meeting Of the Board of Visitors of the
Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College
was held last night at the Exchange Hotel, the
president, Harvey S. Black, in the chair. Mr..
John W. g. Davis, of WeStmorelaud, Was
elected Professor of Technical Agriculture and
Natural History and Dr. NJ &. ElZey, Of Fau
quier. was elected Protesso. Of Techncal Me
chanics. The committee appointed to memo
ria!izc Congress for additional appropriations
reported that they had been to Washington
and had had interviews with prominent mem
bers Of Congress, and that there was general
bill pending proposing to accomplish the OBJ
jet desired, and that thy believed there was
"a fair chance Of its becoming law.
KNIGHTS OF pYTuIAs.
The Supreme Lod &c Knights of Pythias-
the highest legislative body Of this O.der-will
moot in Richmond IN the | 18th of ADrll next
Thirty-two grand Jurisdictions will be represent
by two delegates each, and much important
business will be brought up for consideration.
SEDUCTION.
A bill has passed the Senate making scduc-
ton of females felony, punishable with from
five to ten years Imprisonment in the State
Penitentiary Hitherto there has been but
slight penalty attached to the crime and that
was seldom enforced.
The coorcd people Of Cincinnati yesterday
celebrated the birthday of Abraham Lincoln.