The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-01-09
judgments and other liens of a like nature,

acquire and sell lands /; to authorize the
same company to extend their railway from
Alexandra to point on the Potomac
river opposite or near to or above the cities
Of Washington or Georgetown; to authoi-
ize the same company to issue bonds for
the payment of the bonds and debts of the
Orange, Alexandria and Manassas Railroad
Company, and of the Lynchburg and Dan
vile Railroad Company, and for other
purposes; to authorize the Virginia and
North Carolina Railroad Company to as
sumo the name of "The Washington city,
Alexandra, Lynchburg and North Carroll
ma Railroad Company ~ to amend section
10 of chapter 100 of the acts of 1S71-'72 in
relation to roads, with the recommendation
that it do not pass to provide for an accu-
rate map of the several counties of the Com
menwealth; to amend section 81 of an act
prescribing the duties and compensations
of certain township officers, with recon-
mendation that it do not pass to amend
the Code for preventing crime, with recon-
mendation that do not pass; to amend the
Code in relation to the examination of per-
sons suspected of lunacy; joint resolution
in relation.to appointment of commissioners
to ascertain and define the boundary line
between Virginia and West Virginia.
REPORTS AGREED TO.
The following reports were agreed to:
Committee on Counties, Cities and
Towns, in response to resolution, reported
it inexpedient to reduce the security re.
quired on the official bond of sheriffs of
counties containing less than 0,000 inhab-
itants. to $1,000, &c.
Same committee reported it inexpedient
to so amend the Code as to prohibit the
erection of gates or bars across the public
road by private individuals, &c.
LEAVE OF ABSENCE
was granted Mr.. Deneale for three days.
PASSED.
The following bills were passed: Senate
bills to amend the act providing for the cleo
ton Of trustees for the town of Marion,
Smythe county; to incorporate the town
of Potomac; to amend the Code in relation
to docketing judgments and other liens of
like nature-the House receding from its
amendments to which the Senate dis
agreed.
The following were passed:
Senate bill to amend the act authorizing
the supervisors of buckingham county to
borrow money to rebuild the courthouse
of said county, destroyed by fire in 1868.
House bills to authorize the County
court of Bedford to order the sale of GER
tain lands and to apply the proceeds to the
completion of church; to amend the Code
in relation to writs of teri .tacias; to in
corporate the town of Newcastle, Craig
county to incorporate the town of Leba-
non. Russell county.
INTEREST DUE STATE AGRICULTURAL
AND MECHANICAL COLLEGE.
House joint resolution, passed to en-
grossment yesterday, authorizing the pay
ment of the interest duefor the year 1872,
on the bonds of the State purchased by
the State Board of Education with the
proceeds of the land scrip donated by Con-
gress, came up.
Mr.. Head moved to reconsider the vote
ordering it to engrossment: This was
agreed to, and Mr.. Head then offered a
substitute providing that the interest due
on the bonds, up to the LIST of the present
month, provided that such payment shall
not exceed one years interest on the whole
amount of said bonds.
Mr.. Brooke proposed to amend by in-
sorting in the substitute in regard to the
interest, the following words, so far as
the same IS due and payable to said Board
of Education" Adopted. The substi-
tute as amended was agreed to and ordered
to enprossmeat.
MT. Head stated that under the resolu-
t;on Of Yesterday The Board would receive
onlv about 80. 600. the interest due on the
bonds for 1879 having already been paid /:
while his substitute would give the Board
back interest to the amount of about
s23 OO0.l
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The hour Il T. M having arrived 1or
the execution OF the JOINT order having lof
It's OBJECT the election OF Judge Ior the
County court OF northampton, TO M va
cancy caused by the resignation Oh Judge
Heath, Mr., bagWell, OF AGcomac, noml'
mated MT. hamilton >. Neai, prono9n;cing
hlgh eulogy upon ms character ana aoility
Messrs. Head, burKnoloer ana Douglas
were appointed on part OF the House 10
co count the JOINT vote. gu
Inc JOINT vote reported was as iolioWs
Number OF votes cast I25; OF winch mr.
Neal received III; I. .. carter ana NJ
II. pnead o..
MT. Neal was accordingly declared
elected.
INTRODUCED AND REFERRED.
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