Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-02-21
FROM RICHMOND.
LEGISLATIVE.

RICHMOND, Feb. 2O.-The Senate, to day,
agreed to the House substitute Tor the Maury
resolution, and the House resolution
asking for committee OF conference on The
Sunday liquor and chain gang bills
4 bill was reported requiring the Super1n-
tcpdept of Iunatic asylums and others, &c.' TO
purchase supplies, clothing, &c, at the State
pen,entiary
\ bill was reported in r,laiioo TO the salaries
of the judges OF the Supreme Court OF APP
peals, and the reporter Of said Court.
Bills We're passed ab,lishing the office OF ou
perin,cudcnt Of Public Build ugs aud cunicr'lns
duties heretofore p riormld by said ctlccr upon
the r. gi-,er Of the land office; aud amending
the charter Of the city Of Norfolk.
A resolution was adopted cuqnlrlng mt the
expediency utrqWriug the County Courts 10
try all criminal ca:eS.
4 resolution in reference to The clec'l"h VI
a second doork"cpcr was referred.
The Hou-e jpiut resOlu iGn conterrlng Ger
tain powers on the Governor 10 relation to the
virginia and Mar, land boundary line was re.
fcrred.
McsSrs. Thomas aud Wynne were appointed
Suaday liqlor bill, ard Mcssrs. Nowlln AMI
Dutficld on the chain-gang till.
Tue President laid before the Senate com
municatiou from the State of California, asking
the cooperation of Vireluia locking 70 an
amendment to the Constitution of the Cnlt"d
States providing for the election OF Unltcd
States Senators by direct vote OF the people.
The Senate bill 10 relation to suits against the
Commonwealth was discussed until adjourn
mrnt.
In the House of Delegates number OF bulls
resolutions, etc, were Introduced aud referred,
amoug them remonsrance OF The merchants
of Frederick sEu against an Increase 10 the
liuuor tax, aud Il resolution to require all cxe-
cutions..to be privat" also resolution In reler'
| cucc to the removal OF the peniteHtdry.
\ bill 10 provide storage Tor the arms aud
! ordnance of the State was reported.
\ bill ia relation to the jurisdiction OF county
courts was postponed till the 23d inst
A bill continuing the Special Court OF APP
| peaIs was ordered 10 be cpgrosscd.
\ bill making everybody dealing in State
| bonds COUPONS brokers was discussed, hut nc
action taken.
The bill amending the act incorporating the
New York aud Norfolk railroad company VA:
passed; also till u relation to hiring out State
prison cnnvicts, aud IA bill for the protection o
sheep in Clarke and Frederick coualies.
MISCELLANEOUS.
PIX. Jones, colored, has been returned tC
| the Huusc OF Delegates from Greensvlc. Iii:
seat was recently declared vacant TOR non resi-
| dence.
| In the House of Delegates, yesterday, reso
luton was introduced ustructlng the Senators
| aud representatives III Congress from Virginia
to use their best Efforts to secure the passage
of the bill before Congress to secure to the PEG
| ole of the States an equitable distribution OIL
the currency OF the country.
The Governor has refused to rardon w IN.
Frazier, prisoner in the jail Ut Nag George
county.
\ meeting of the bon Iholdcrs of the Chcsa.
peake and UAo railroad company was held
here to-day, to consider the terms, as offered
by the company for the payment OF lis lndebt
edness, viz: 10 give new income bonds III lieu
of the old ones. There were about forty or
fifty boudholderS present, and the terms were
accedcd TO unanimous y.
The bill continuing the Special Court OF Ap.
peals provides that the Special Court shall con-
sst of five Judges of the Circuit Court, to he
designated by the Supreme Court OF Appeals;
that it shall try such causes, civil and criminal
as shall be certified to it by the last naucd
Court, with the consent of parties htlganl; hat
if vacancy occur the Supreme Court Of APP
peals shall fill it; that the compensation OF
Judges shall be the mileage and per diem to
which members of the General Assembly are
entitled, &c The act to continue in force Tor
two years, or until the Supreme Court of Ap.
peaIs shall enter of record that such Court is 20
longer necessary.