Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-02-09
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bills were TcpOltcu III iclutlou 10 actions or
dctiuuc; to amend the code in rcgall to the
disturbance OF religious worship, and amend
ing the act to incorporate the Washing: on, Gin
ciunati and ST. Louis Railroad Company.
Adverse reports were made upon bills in
reference to inspection Of jaiis as to Furnishing
the conceament of birth of children; requiring
ltigants residing outside Of the county or cor
poration in which they institute suit to deposit
five dollars with the clerk 10 actions at law, and
ten dollars in suits in chancery, to pay fees as
to submitting the question Of adopting new
charter for Petersburg to the voters OF that
city, aud as to increasing the pay OF Jurors
Also as 10 the constltutIoDality of depriViug
citizens Of the Commonwealth OF an original
trial by jury in cases where the right Of trial BY
jury is guaranteed by the Constitution of the
State.
The Committee for Courts of Justice were
instructed to report upon the expeditncy of
providing by law that the property Of IA single
woman shall not be liable after marriage, for
ante-Dupial debts OF her husband.
Bills were presented to amend section 5 of
the act for the encouragement of INN grafton;
to provide for the payment Of the ind :btcdncss
of HarrIsonburg township, in the county OF
Rockingham. and to incorporate the Culpepcr
Library Association
The bill to provide for lease Of the pcnitcu.
tiary was made the order for "Wednesday next.
Bills amending the code providing for organ
IZlng chain gangs, and to prevent the obstruc-
ton Of streams and highways, were passed
A uuubnr of bills we're advanced to engross.
ment.
In the House of Delegates the Senate bill to
provide charter for Petersburg was reported
from the Senate, and was referred to the
Committee on Courts Of Ju>ricc-aycs 46,
noes fl.
\ report was agreed to that it would be in
violation of the constitution of the State to
abolish the registration laws of the State except
10 cities and towns containing over one thous
and inhabitants, as provided by the bill refer
red to the Committee.
The report of the Committee on Courts Of
Justice, declaring it inexpcdient to Iegi-Iate or
the subject Of amending the code in reference
to exemptions in case of distress was agreed to.
Bills were passed for the relief OF sheriff, IN
the service of civil process of other cuu1lias
than the one in which they reside; to amend
the code in relation to eScheators; to incnrpo-
rate the One Dollar Savings Bank at Caar
IottesvlIlc, and to ameud the code in reference
to judrm"ut lleus
Judge Cockerille, of Fairfax, presented
memorial Of cltiz rs Of Fairfax Court House,
asking for the passage OF Il law torbildIpg the
sale ot ardent spirits on Sunday.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Several members of the Senate aud House of
DELEGATES left the city to-day, for an excursion
to Norfolk by rail aud from thence to BaIti-
more by the Bay line steamers. They are to
by way Of Washington and the Rich
moud Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad.
Cilizcns of WcStmoreland county have sent
to the Legislature a petition praying tor the
enacm mt Of a law that will prevent the de-
struclun OF knocking birds ln that county. They
represent that apart from their sweet notes,
| these birds are friends OF the agrcuiiurallst,
| by destroying insects and worms
The new charter for Petersburg has been re-
ftrrcd 10 the judiciary Committee OF the House
| of Delegates, a number OF Conservative menu
bcrs desiring to have the opinion Of the Jullcl-
airy Committee upon the Constitutional points
involved.
There is petition DOW before the LegiSla.
ture asking the Incorporation Of the Virginia
Chemical and Mining Company, the purpose
OF said organization being to develop the niue
raj aud other resources OF the State by mining
the native sup hur and other ores, 81, and by
manufacturing these and other materials into
chemicals, fertile IT'S, &c. The capital stock
Of the company TO be SlUO,UOO in shares Of
500 each, and the works of the company are
| 10 be established at Richmond or such other
place or places ia the State as the company shall
determine.
The Finance Committee of the House are
hearing evidence and argument 10 the case OF
Kelly, who has claim against the Common
| IA from, bo
18th of September, 1857, On account of work
done on the Blue Ridge Railroad and Blue
Ridge Tunnel
The code Of 1873, recently published, has
been adopted by the Hous. of Delegates as the
law of the State, but the Senate refuses to
agree to this arrangement for the reason that
the work has never undergone legislative re-
vision. Notwithstanding this both Houses are
daily passing acts amending this code, thereby
recognizing it as law.
The baIlence 10 the State treasury to-day is
$685., 567.Gl.
AsHANTEE. The Ashantee expedition has
resulted in Il great success, wlihn shorter
period than the most sangulne believers in
British pluck and endurance could have anti
cipated, and with comparatively trlt1lng loss
of life. The enterprise has proved holiday
excursion compared with the long marches, the
periIous mountains and dcfIcs and the many
dangers which bad to be met and overcome by
Napier's Abyssnian expedition. But the re
suIls from tue subjugatlon Of King k2ffee will
be infinitely more valuable to Englaud than the
compensation for the suppression of King
Theodore It means substantially the aunexa-
ton OF an immense territory in Equatorial AZ
RIGA, exceedingly rich in all the products Of the
tropics, aud capable Of Development into a
great market for English manufactures. Coo