Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-02-21

LEGISLATIVE +.

the capi,al stock Of railroad rr ether Internal
Improvement companies; providing Tor the To-
cation and building of lunalic aSy ,um lnSoutE!-
side Vireinia to amend an act diStrctug he
State for county judges; and to repeal the pro-
visions of the insurance deposit law as tar as
regards foreign compan!c' doing exclusively Il
| marine Insurance business.
The bill to regulate and define the jarlsdic-
| tiop of the County and Circuit Courts, Nc,
was laid on the table.
The bill to secure AMI provide for paying
the railroad debts of counties, townships, cities
and towns. was amended and ordered To be EN-
crossed. aud made The ord"r tnr to morrow.
In the House of Delegates bills were PLACED
upun the calendar to refund tax clroneon>ly
assessed on the land Of homaS VI. Arrest, u
Wcstmurcand county; to amend the act TO
regulate the imposition. assessment atd c"licc-
ton of taxes, &c; to incorporate The United
States Gold and Silver Aula'galmatlon Conn
rauy of Virginia: to amend the code a. To thc
maiutcnancc uf lIlcsitnatc chlllrcn; 10 alncnd
thr law with reference To commissioners III
chanccry: and to amc!d the law r'-'ulJtlag the
taking OF fish for the purpose .! manufacturing
oil or manure.
Mr.. Suttle presented series 81 resolutions.
| PASSED at a meeting of the citizens OF Stafford
r,untv. ia favor OF economy Iii ali branches OF
runiic cxpendiiurc, and The payment ut The
Stale debt. aud ad.ocating an Increase Ut !aNes
for the latter purpos" II necessary. Mr. Sut-
t.. expressed his concurrence III thcrca"ntiun-.
Bills were ,a>srd u movide for dividing tie
several Counties Of this state in!o townh'r>;
to authorize the ISSUE of duplicate land war-
rant, &c.. where the originals have been lost
or destroyed; giving the cons NJ o. the sale
FIR the purchase. 10y the I3itrd States, Il ia1G
in thj, Stale iur the erection Of lighthouse; -
irco,pnrate the New York. Norfolk and har-
lesion Railway Company; mcn"rial.ZtG- Con-
gr,s, IN modify the law imposing: tax Oh t'G;i';-
c.: a. Il to a,lt horze the Formation Of til" VIZ
GINA Mining. Manufacturing ALL Trau>r"rta-
ton COMPANY; To protect farmer, ami "th"ts
from endorsement 10y commission merchants
and others, as amended IT. pFnt'rf c'''n;'i>>l n
merchants from iraul I'll Part oi InrnIrr>.
| Ayes, IS; noes, IS.
The House bill to auh"rzn thc srre'i"E "i
James S. BarkSla", late sheriff o.! h;'"-
marie, to discharge til: iu 'gncIf against them
in favor 81 the ColulnunwealtE with ihc leo Is
of the Commonwealth, failed In receive 4 i
st,utional majority.
| The bill for the assessment OF taxes on per
sons, property, NC: was PASSED by Till tenor
row.
Bills were introduced to Incorporate t!'c-Iown
of Louisa c. II. in Louisa county; to regulate
the vote of counties cities aud towllS holding
shares in capital stock Of railroads or other ~
tcrnal Improvement companies to amend tn
act prescribing the duties and compcnsatom OF
certain township officers; also petitions o! Lloyd
q. Harris, r. f. Staten. John Norris aud
others praviuy an amcnimrnt Of the EurmvI.c,
charlottesville and Stanald>vilc Marrow Guagc
Railroad Company; and of ladies OF Mt. JHcK
son. in Shenandoah county. praying an amend
mcnt to the charter of said town.
The consideration Of the bill in rcll.:5D 10
the interest on money or other thag was
taken UP, an amendment pending to alter the
second section Of the bill so is to provide that
where greater rate Of interest l. contracted
for on money, &c., lent than SIX per cent. the
| lender shall only forfeit the excess Of interest
beyond the legal rate.
The amendment was rejected by - ayes to
81 noes.
Mr.. Brooke offered the following. to be adj
dcd to the second section: Except that where
the interest contracted for shall not exceed nile
per centum per annum. the said contract shall
| be deemed for an illegal consideration as to the
excess above the principal and legal interest.
Mr.. Suthcrlin spoke at length IN opposition
| to the restriction OF interest 10 SIX per cent;
and at the 17acusion OF his remark. the House
adjourned.
| RICHMOND, Feb. 20.-In the Senate, to-day,
Mr.. Herudou, from the committee on cHurtS Of
justice, presented report caring it incxoe-
dent to legisate on the subject OF i resolution
as to the more etfcctual protection Of iand-own-
ers from deprcdations Of persons riding through
their farms, pulling down fences. &c.
Mr.. Taylor, of Norfolk, from the comlnittce
on roads, reported Senate bill to amend the
charter of the Petersburg railroad company,
with the recommendation that 1t do not pass.
This bill was laid on the table and made the
order of the day for Thursday next.
| The special committee to whom was referred
the Governors message. presented the toow-
ing as substitute for the original resolutions
Whereas, the Governor oil Virginia has
transmitted to the General Assembly his spc-
cial message, recommending the assumption
and payment of the existing debts OF a the
states by the United States government; there
fore,
Resolved. by the General Assembly Of |ir
grla, That it concllr> in the SAID rrcoinm"ndt-
| tious of the Governor IL Wise, Just anu cXpc-
dent
Resolved, That the Govcruor be requested
to present copies of these resolutions, tosethcr
with the message to the General Assembly OF
each of the States, and request their concur
reuce therein, and that oar Senators aud Rep
rescntati7es in Congress be requested TO gl"c
this matter their earnest aud careful! attention.
These resolutions we're made thc special order
of the day for Tomorrow.
Mr.. Thomas FROM the committee Oh finance.
presented report asking to be discharged
from the consideration Of resolution to repeal
an act prescribing the times for holding the
circuit courts, &c.
Bills were introduced to authorize the cor
porale authorities of Winchester and the SUI
ncrvisors Of Frederick county to subscribe TO
the capital stock OF the Shenandoah Valley
Agricultural Society to amend an act IN
relation TO the establishment of hospitals b.
counties and cities to amend the act prcsc'lb
Ing aud defining the jurisdiction of the county
| and corporation courts Of the Commonwealth,