Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-01-13
FROM RICHMOND.
LEGISLATIVE.

RICHMOND, Jan. l1.-1n the Senate, to-day,
bills were reported to prohibit the voters OF
Lypchburg from voting for county officers OF
Campbell; to repeal certain acts concerning
warrants for small claims; for the assessment
of taxes on persons, property, income, licenses,
&C., ordered to be read second time; releas-
ing the Bank of Danville from the payment of
its notes upon certain conditions; and relating
to the public printing, and defining the duties
of the Superintendent of Public Printing
Bills were passed removing certain causes
from the county courts to the circuit courts,
SC; for the relief of the late sherlt1s OF the
Commonwealth; to amend and re-enact an act
in regard to juries generally and the pay OF
Jurors; and to amend an act in relation to ap,
peals, writs Of error and supersedeas.
4 resolution was introduced eDqulrlng into
the expedency Of amending the fence law SO
az to prohibit the residents Of any Incorporated
town from voting upon the questions submit
ted
The bill fixing the rate Of interest at six per
ct. was made the order of the day Tor Monday.
The bill in relation to the tax on coupons
was laid on the table.
ed and placed on the calendar: TO amend the
Code in relation to orders Of public 4tiun; TO
amend the Code in relation to warrants for
small claims; to authorize vacation orders in
relation to roads and bridges; to amend the act
to provide for dividing the counties into town
ships: to amend the act to regulate the taking
Of fish for the purpose Of manufacturing oil Or
manure; to amend the Code extending the
Jurisdiction of justices in civil cases to 800; to
amend the act imposing taxes for the support
Of governments, &C.; directing the balance Of
the u atured and unpaid interest on the liter
airy fund, set apart tor the support OF public
free schools, to be paid
Adverse reports were made upon PROPOSE
tions to amend the Code 10 regard to orders q
publication; and to require license to carry
certain weapons.
The House concurrcd in reports declaring ii
inexpedient to so amend the revenue laws as
to make the county treasurer the sole coilecto,
of all the taxes, including State, county, town,
ship, road and school levies; and inexpedieu'
to cgislatc upon the subject of the true con
struction of sections two and three OF the &C,
in relation to the qualified voters voting On the
fence law.
The House refused to suspend the rules tC
consider resolution in reference to having II
all cases where colorcd persons are concerned
at least one half Of the jurors colorcd.
The bill to amend the Code in relation tt
judgments by motion against officers and thell
sureties, was defeated, and motion to recon
slider was rejected.
The bill to establish State Reform School
was recommitted.
Joint resolution directing the payment Of in
terest on the State bonds purchased by the
Board of Education with the proceeds Of The
sale of the land scrip, was passed.
The bill to prevent the ru ming OF freight
and burden trains on the Sabbath, was dlsmls
sed BY vote of 50 ayes to ~ noes.
Bills aud resolutions were introduced to 10
corporate the U. S. Construction Company: t
protect the coal lands of Virginia from fire; in
structing the Committee on Courts Of Justice
to report upon the right Of the State to pay
A. Fleming, of Alexandria, for goods seized il
1861 for the use of the State; as to the con
struction of the law allowing vote on thu
fence law; and as to the cxpedlency OF ameudiDl
the law as to punishment of criminals unde
81 years of age, in accordance with the re com
me ndation of the Governor.