Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-01-29
FROM RICHMOND.
LEGISLATIVE.


Richmond Fredericksburg and Potomac rail
road company also bill amending the regis
tration law.
A bill to amend the charter Of the Potomac
and Manassas railroad company was intro
duced.
The bills declaring domcsticated animals
and birds personal property, and providing Tor
the publication of the laws in the newspapers,
were indefinitely postponed.
The following bills were ordered to be en-
crossed To encourage donations to the Unit
versity OF Virgina to repeal the slXtlcth and
siy,y-hrst sections Of an act tDr the support OF
the government and free schools, and to pay
the interest on the public debt; concerning
warrants for small claims in regard to judy
ment liens providing for making, publishing
and selling county maps; to authorize the
Liberty and Rocky Mo,lnt barrow guagee, rail
road company to extend its road from Rocky
Mount to the North Carolina line: providing
for the future extension of the corporate limits
Of the city of Richmond to amend an &c. IN
relation to property not to be sold by personal
representative to amend an act in reference
| to the abduction of females ; to amend an act
to protect the oyster beds Of the Common
wealth, SO as to prevent the planting Of oysters
on natural beds or rocks.
Several bills we're dismissed.
The assessment bill was further amended.
Iu the House Of Delegates the bill for the
relief of the late sheriff Of Rockingham was
| placed on the calendar.
| Reports declaring it inexpcdient to legs!ate
upon the subject Of keeping and maintaining
the incuraDle insane IN Institutions separate
from the present asyulns to leglsllte tor the
punishment of persons for crimes who are I'M
der twenty-one years of aye aud to lcglslate
further upon the alleged ulallr9atment OF prls-
oners by officers in charge of chalngang5, jallS,
&C.. were concurred ID.
The superintendents of the Eastern and
Western lunatic asylums were instructed to re-
port what amount OF room they have in their
respective institutions for the turthcr accoulmo-
dation of the insane Of the State.
a resolution lnstructing the committee on
courts to report the true construction OF the
fence law was defeated
The Joint resolution requiring certain tutor
nation from the presidents Of railroad. steam
boat and other internal Improvement compa-
MES of the State, was so amended as not to re-
uuirc the name and residence OF each stock
holder of each company.
Bills we're introduced, to authorize the trus-
tees of the Lutheran church at Woodstock to
sell the real estate Of said church; to amend
the act to district the State for county jud ges;
to amend the law concerning larceny. and to
repeal the act to provide more atfectually for
the punishment of horse staaling; and to au-
thurize the voters Of certain counties and town-
ships to vote upon the question OF repeating
the act relating to fences and for the protec-
| A.. q IL , 1l,tin IN rho
diency of 50 amending the constitution as to
make the judiciary elective.
The oyster bill was further amended and
finally ordered to be cngrossed.
The House bill to regulate and define the
jurisdiction of the County and Circuit Courts,
to prescribe the number OF terms Of the Circuit
Courts and to fix the pay ofcounty judges was
considered till adjournment.
A. L. & II. R. r.
In the Senate to-day, the committee on
courts of Justice presented a report, IN relation
to the forfeiture of State stock by the AlcXan-
dria, Loudoun aud Hampshire Railroad Co., IN
which they say that having had under consldera-
ton resolution requesting information from
the board of public works as to bonds due by
the Alexandria, Loudoun and Hampshire Ral!
road Co. and whether or not said y. l.. Il III.
r. R. Go. by it's failure to comply with the
provisions Of the act disposing of the State 5
interest in said road, and the deed of trust
made in pursuance of said act was made such
forfeiture as to authorize said board of pub
| lie works to resume the absolute ownership,
possession and control of the stock Of the State
10 said road, &c, beg leave to report that the
Attorney General of the State having filed o
written opinion before your committee to the
| effect that, upon the facts as presented to him,
there has been such forfeiture, and that the
State has a right to resume control OF the
stock sold by the board Of public works
to said company; your committee recommend
that the board of public works be directed un-
der the Amusement Of the Acknowledgement to
take such steps as they may deem best to m
force said forfeiture. :"
| THE ADJUSTMENT OF TIE DEBT.
The President of the Senate has appointed
| the following, as the committee On the part OF
the Senate to contere with the bondholders III
reference to an equitable adjustment OF the
public debt; Aessrs Cochran, kirkpatrick,
| Oucscnberry and Taylor Of Lou1oun
| RAILROAD In the Senate yesterday Mr..
Hamilton, Of Maryland, introduced Il bill to IN
corporate the Washington and Rock Creek
Valley railroad The bill empowers the com
pauy to construct railroad commencing at the
Baltimore and Potomac railroad bridge over
| the Potomac river, near the intersection CT
Maryland avenue and Fourteenth street, and
| running along the river front, south OF the pub
lie grounds, to the foot of Seventeenth street;
thence along the canal to the Rock creek; then
up the valley along that creek to the mouth of
Piney branch; then, by the most practicable
route, to the Metropolitan branch Of the BaIti-
more and Ohio railroad. with the privilege OF a
branch to the northwestern boundary of the
District of Columbia, and witha lateral branch
up Water street, in Georgetown, to the Alex
| andria aqueducr, ard also, across he Patomac
river, to aud over Analostant Island by
pier bridge east of Washington street or
of Rock creek, with Il suitable draw at the
channel of the river. The capital stock Of the
road is to consist of 1000 shares of 800 each:
which shal in all respects be treated as personal
property.
The American holders Of Georgia State bonds
h,ro rr,,o.o5 RI E.,rnrpor mil n RI io.n tho