Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-03-01
VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE.

ln the Senate, on Saturday, number or
House bills were appropriately referred
Bills were reported authorizing review by
the county courts of decisions of justices of the
peace in misdemeanor cases; to form new
judicial circuit to be known as the Seventeenth
judicial circuit; and to amend the charter of
the town of Ashland by the addition of the
llth section.
A resolution was adopted requesting the
Attorney. General to inform the Senate what
action, if any, has been taken 10 pursuance Of
au act approved April 10Th, 1874, entitled au
act to dispense with security and regulate the
trial of certain controversies between the State
and the Chesapeake aud Ohio Railroad Com
paoy; also, to DtJrm the Senate whatis the
present status Of the claim Of the Common
wealth VS. The Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad
! Company for taxes.
Bills were passed to provide a temporary po-
lice force for Emory and Henry College during
the commencement exercises OF said college;
! to amend the Code 10 relation to the salaries OF
certain officers OF the Government to incorpo
rate the Virginia Land and immigration Socl
ETY.; and to incorporate the town OF Waterford,
in Loudouu county.
A number of bills we're advanced upon the
| calendar.
The Senate bill to enforce the State contract
with the James River and kaDawha Canal
Company was discussed and laid on the table.
Gu motion of Mr.. Thomas. the Senate bill
to incorporate the town of Falls Church, 10
TIE county of Fairfax, was taken up and
passed.
10 the House Of Delegates several leaves of
absence were granted
Mr.. Carter, Of Loudouo, introduced joint
resolution menoriaiizjng Congress to indemni-
| fy the publishing house of the Methodist Epis
copal Church South 10 Nashville, Teun., for
property taken aud used by the United States
in 1864 aud 1865.
The bill to amend the law 10 relation to the
plumber of commissioners in chuncery was
! iavorabIy reported upon.
The House agreed 10 the Senate amend.
meuts to the bill for the encouragement Of im-
migration.
Bills were passed to amend the charter of
the Valley Union Education Society, and to
change the name to Hollins Institute; to pro-
vide charter for the city of Petersburg; and
to authorize the formation of partnership as
| sociations 10 which the capital subscribed shall
alone be responsible for the debts of such asso-
citation, except under certain circumstances,
after striking out the section which forbids
such association TO uterpose the defence Of
usury 10 any action.
| Several bills were advanced upon the calen-
! dar and the Serate bill to amend the charter
of the State Agricultural Society was pending
when the House adjourned.
PASSAGE oFTHE FORCE" BILL The eau
Gus bill known as the Force bill passed the
House Saturday Tight few minutes after l2
clock. The amendment offered by MIR. But
Ter limiting the suspension OF The writ OF ha-
beaS corpus to the States OF Arkansas, Louis
lana, Mississippi ard Alabama, and providing
that its operation should extend but TWO years
and until the end of the next session Of Con-
gresS thereafter, was adopted. With this ex
ceptinn the bill passed as it was originally re-
ported.
Among the Republicans who voted against
the bill we're Messrs Burchard, of Illinois,
Burleiqh, Chittendcn, Cotton, Crounse, Crntch-
field Dawes, EameS, Foxwell, Foster, Garfield,
Hale. Of Maine, Hawey, of Connecticut, Z.
r. Eoar, George L. Hoar, kasson, Kellogg,
Lowodes, Merriam, Phelps, Phillips, Pierce,
Poland. L K. Roberts, Sener, Smith, of Viz
GINA, Smith, of North Caroline, Starkweather,
Willard, of Vermont, Willard. of Michigan,
Wheeler, and Williams, of Michigan.
Although the bill has passed the House.
there is little probability of its passage by the
Senate This latter body has adjourned until
to-morrew at | a. %. Itcannot, therefore, be
engrossed and sent over before to. morrow at
~ clock Upon 40 objection being interpos-
ed By single member, the consideration of
any bill must lie over one day. This would
make it Tuesday noon betoreit could be brought
up, and 10 forty eight hours the time of ad-
journment by law will have INTERVIEWED. The
Democrats propose to debate it that length of
time if necessary, land have prepared themselves
accordingly Many Republican Senators, in
Guiding Mr. Morton, have no hesitation in as
serting that the bill is dead for want Of time to
pass t.-Bditinaore american. !