Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-03-02
FROM RICHMOND.
LEGISLATIVE.

Obligations, uu'ics duu l'o"eIS vi INC IAiahlie,
Mississippc aud Ohio railroad, and what utter
est the State has therein.
A report was presented declaring it iuexpc-
dent to legsIate on certain laws in relation to
jures.
A bill was reported to prescribe the times
for holding the terms of the Circuit Courts, aud
10 repeal the l5ti! section of the Code which
authorizes the judges to tx hc-terms
An adverse report was made upon The bill
for the luspcctiou of steam boilers in the State.
Bills we're introduced for the repeal of all
laws which provide Tor punishment by stripes;to
authorize the Besscmcr Cowpauy oil New Jer-
sew to hold real estate aud to transact business
in the STATE; to amend the act for the relief Of
Sneliffs or other officers whose official papers
were lost or destroyed during the late war; to
incorporate the St. Mary 5 Catholic Benevolent
Society OF Fredericksburg; to amend the code
in relation to estrays aud drift property and 10
incorporate the Southern Settlement Society.
Resolutions were adopted luqnlrlng iDto the
expedlcncy of 81 amending the code as to re
qulrc molc explicitly that the clerks of Courts
as we'll US the COMMISSIONERS OF accounts shall
keep a iiuciary book; as to excepting sub
| ,nuas for witnesses from the list Of process
which the clerk Of Court is requiscd to fur
nish copies; as TO amending the CotJe in rea-
ton to the issuing of marriage licenses 50 as to
authorize the County Court Judge, Instead Of
the senior justice OF Il County Court, to issue 4
marriage license when the office OF clerk is
| vacant.
The bill to amend the Code in relation to the
| registration OF voters Was passed.
\ bill was introduced 10 incorporate the
Montpelier Female Humane Association Of
| Orange county.
The bill proposing to make appropriations
for the Eastern Lunaiic Asylum was made the
order OF the day for "Wednesday.
In the House of Delegates committees were
ANNOUNCED to ccuier with the authorities of
| Richmond city IN reference to building State
aud ely court house; aud to investigate the
transfers of the State $ Interest III works OF H.
tcruul improvement companies.
Bills were Introduced TO amend the charter
OF the iowa of Charlottesville; and to authorize
the Potomac Bridge Company to Increase its
capital stock aud 10 makc said stock preferred
stock.
From committees bills we're reported to
amcnd the charter Of the town of Potomac; to
amend the code 10 relation to motions against
officers and their deputies; providing that all
costs incurred in the arrest, custody aud
trial of persons charged with criminal offences
shall be paid by the respective counties and
corporations in which they occur, aud to amend
the law in reference to chartered companies.
An adverse report was made upon the bill to
establish ferry across the Rappahannock river
at Port Royal.
The Committee of Conference on the dsa-
grecing votes of the two Houses on the bill to
define and declare the meaning of the act to
define aud regulate the Jurisdiction of the couu-
ty and circuit courts, etc, reported that they
were unable to agree, and we're discharged.
The bill to provide for the payment of inter
est on the public debt was considered tor short
time. The bill provides among other things that
the Governor, the two Auditors and the Treas
urer shall be constituted board to determine
at what times the condition Of the treasury will
warrant the payment of interest on the public
debt at the rate Of four per ct. per annum, &c.
| 1t was stated in the debate that there Is at
present in the treasury about s50DOOO, aud
that in May there will be alb :ut million and a
hall, which will have to lie Idle in the treasury
unless this bill shall pass
The bill to provide new charter for the city
Of Petersburg, was adopted by a vote OF &c
to e.
The bill places in the hands of Municipal
Board of Commissioners to be appointed by the
| Judge Of the Hastings Court, the appointment
oil officers and members of the police force fire
| department. &c.. much of which authority is
now vested III the Council
MISCELLANEOUS.
The two Houses of the Legislature have
agreed to disagree upon the question Of adopt
ing the code of 1873 as the law of the State.
The House is on the affirmative and the Senate
is on the negative side Of the question.
A meeting of members Of the General As
sembIy. citizens Of Richmond and Of other por-
tons of the State, was held in the hall of the
House Of Delegates tonight to consider the
bill now before Congress- providing for the es-
tablshmcnt of National Exchequer Mr.
Plat, member Of Congress from the Norfolk
district, explained the urposcs Of the bill, and
argued that its passage would place the finances
of the country in a safe and prosperous con-
dtion aud afford that security and relief de-
maDded by the commercial and manufacturing
interests. At the conclusion of Mr.. P's re-
marks series Of resolutions endorsing the Ex-
chcqucr scheme, were adopted together with Il
vote Of thanks to Mr.. Piatt.
,TUDGE r " ITI-GUES Since this Onntla.