Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-01-06
VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE.

IL the Senate Oh Monday, a number OF re-
lief bills we're reported upon.
Bills were Introduced and referred in rcla-
ticu to the pleading Of statute, or any right
derived thercirom; also, bill 10 relation to H.
functions against railroads aud other corpora
tons; to abolish punishment by stripes iu the
State Of FrgInu; aud to amend an act to in
corporate the Potomac Land Improvement
Company.
Bills we're passed to ameud the Code in reIa
ton to the alteration OF roads, rauals aud
strcam-; 10 incorporate the Turner Homo OF
Norfolk city, designed to afford cmpio, III cut
aud comfortable home for the aged aud ludi.
gcut t, males VI the city; for The relief of towu-
ship cole iols OF the county OF Caroline; and
for the relief Of j ohm Carr, of Fauquer county
Ii the Ii Use Of Delegates bills were reported
fer the rclici of JUhu A. Spimau and Robert
Frazer, by reluudtug State tax erroueously as
sesscd on " arrcutou Female Institute; 10 pro-
vide trr al Increase Ut The school iu Ids Of
Priuce William county; Tor the reliet ot the
late sicrltfs OF the Commonwealth, W tn re-
clmmcndallon II do not pass; !oT rearrangug
tn. Liatrs Tor the ending Ui The sch, o! year,
j. :; int resolulon reiundlng S. UUO 10 the
Petersburg and WeIIou Ralirodd Company;
aud 10 reiatlIU ~ The roads Of the Common
wealth.
Bills resolutions, Nc, were introduced 10
prevent tie carrying 81 Firearms, bowie knives
Or daygcrS UD the Sabbath day, or to places Of
pubic amuSemcB; as TO the eXprdleucy of
limiting liability OF suretlea Oh bonds 10 Pc
Rod OF live years Or less; as 10 the eXpcdIcucy
OF chartcrlng JOINT stock company for sheep
husbaudry as to The expectancy OF making SUI
pcrutcud"uts Of poor elective by uy.rScers OF
poor; to amend the Code in relation to jurles In
crImua cases; III reatluu 10 The construction
by Congress OF a free bridge between the CITY
oil Washington aud the county of Alcxaudri:
aud bill to Incorporate Stevens Lodge" No.
1885, Grand Uulied Order Of ODD Fellows, Of
the county ol Alexaad.la; as to the expedieDcy
of extending The Jurisdiction Of coGnty courts
to all criminal cases. and usiruc lug the Com-
uittcc on Asyiums aud Prisons To iuquire into
the xpcdicucy OF crcclrg az asylum for III
curablc lunatics.
\ bill TO authorize the payment Of 500 to
General Casper Tochmau, for Disbursements
by him while State agent ST INN gration, was
placed on he calendar.
The bill to Incorporate the town of Fairfax,
in the county Of Fairfax, was passed.
Ia the Senate, yesterday, a number of bills
were read aud referred.
4 report was made relative TO the proposed
purchase of revised edition of Mayo's guide,
aud bill Introduced authorizing the Secretary
OF the Commonwealth TO subscribe for -
copies Of tue report Of Professor w. B. RUg-
ers on ihe geology Of the State, rendering to
him the thaUkS of the General Assembly for q
mauu.cri pt copy Of bis geological map, aud
presenting him with number Of printed copies
of said map.
It was recommended that the bill amending
the Code relative to Disdcmeanols do not pass
The bill gives the jury the power OF imprisoD-
lug aud takes it away from The judge. After a
luDg debate the Senate refused to order the
bill 10 be engrosscd.
10 the House of Delegates bills were report
I'd to provide for the division of the counties
into usgsterial districts; incorporating the
trustees Of the Doceson Missionary Society;
ard to Incorporate the Nor hampton Land AS
ISOLATION.
Adverse rcpprts were made 90 Senate bills
to punish dcscrton on the part of parents and
to amend the Code relating TO Increase Of sal
aries OF judges by the councils Of cities havog
Husiugs VI Corporation courts.
a bill Vas introduced TO require that corn
meal shall be sold by weight aud not by meas
ure; and petitions presented from the bar Of
Bcrryvllle for new judicial circuit composed
OF the counties Of Clark, Frederick, and SbeL-
audoah; aud from Rev. Norve Wilson aud
others 10 relation to the sale Of liquor 10 the
city Of Winchester.
The bill extending the time for the colIec-
ton of taxes and county and township evies
for The year 1874 from March LIST TO June let,
1875, was debated until adj urnnent
THE SMITHS OF LONDON. On the new
London Directory the Tines remarks Where
as letter addressed to Mrs. Smrk, Lon
don. would be sure to ind its destination, the
name having only one representative, letter
for MIR. Smith with the same vague address
would becoue boue of Contention between no
less than about i $50 'commcrclal" Smiths,
to say nothing of six more columns, Including
a bout $50 more Smiths, 10 the Court Dlrec-