Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-01-11
FROM RICHMOND.
LEGISLATIVE.

RICHMOND, JAM l0.-In the Senate, to-day,
B. F. Rixey, Senator elect from the Fauquier
district appeared, and was sworn in,
Bills were reported to amend an act for the
more efectual grinding of grain by millers; to
establish the seals of the Commonwealth; as to
the collection of the tax on coupons; amending
the act with reference to the sale of lands for
taxes; to authorize the issue of revenue certi-
6cates for the redemption of matured coupons
to bonds of the State, and to facilitate the COL
lection of the revenue in the several counties Of
the State.
Resolutions of enquiry we're introduced as to
the expediency of SO amending the Code so as
to authorize gifts, grants, desires or beqnests
for literary purposes for the benefit of colored
persons as we'll as white into the expediency of
SO modifying the inspection laws as to permit
the expectation of -four and meal without be-
ing first inspected 10 the State; into the expe-
diency of treating and Furnishing as INSIDE
meanor the failure of any commission merchant
or other bailee to pay over to his principal the
proceeds of goods or other produce consigned
to and sold by him; into the e1pedlcncy Of
amending the law so as to extend the jurlsdic-
ton of justices of the peace to the sum OF SlO0;
into the expediency of repeating the I'd section
Of the law concerning warrants for claims.
Another bill to repeal the imposing OF taxes TOR
the support of the government and free schools,
and to pay the interest on the public debt, was
introduced.
The bill for the lease of the Peniteniary was
made the order Of the day for next Thursday,
as was also the bill providing for Board of
Equalization.
The bill in regard to juries and the pay of
jurors was ordered to be engrossed.
In the House of Delegates an adverse
report was made upon the bill for the es.ab-
lishment of State Reform School.
A resolution in reference TO the construction
of certain sections of the Fence law in relation
to who are qualified to vote thereon Was re-
ferred
Bills were reported, to authorize the trustees
to sell Rappahannock academy, in Caroline
county; to authorize the formation OF land as
ISOLATION; to amend the law as to fees of town
ship assessors; to amend the charter of Berry
vile, and to amend the act authorizing the
trustees ofStrausburg academy to sell lot of
land
The report of the committee declaring it in
expedeut to amend the act SO as to provide
compensation to jurors for each day Of their
necessary attendance upon the court, was con-
CuTIcO III NY lile IlOuSe
The bill to amend the Code in regard to
judgments by motion against officers and their
sureties, allowing sheriffs to be made liable for
the amount of processes in their hands upon
which due returns had not been made, upon
motion, was ordered to be engroSsed.
Among the bills resolutions. &C., introduced
were the following: to amend the act to regu-
late the taking of fish for manufacturing oil or
manure; as to the expediency of fixing the pay
of Commonwealth Attorneys and not leaving
it to the Supervisors; as to the expediency of
taxing salaries foyer two hundred dollars; to
carry out the annexation of a portion Of Frank
lin to Flody county, and to amend the law in
relation to terms Of the Supreme Court Of Ap-
peals.
SHENANDOAH VALLEY.-The census reports
give some interesting facts in regard to the
Valley. 1t says the Shenandoah Valley of
Virginia is l25 miles long and 25 wide, embrac
ing the counties of Augusta, Rockingham, Shen-
andoah, Page, Warren, Clarke, Frederick Jet:
terson and Berkeley, with a population Of about
I60,O00 to an area of Al, 1876 square miles. of a
cash valuation Of $S7O,OUO,O0O. 1t produces
more from the same amount of agricultural la
Dor, and is freer from sickness of all kinds than
any portion of the United States. There are
,0Oi, 96l acres of improved lands, and 40, $50