Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-02-15
VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE.

In the Senate, on Saturday, number OF
House bills we're twice read and appropriately
referred.
Bills we're reported 10 prevent the carrying
of firearms, bowic-kuives and other dangerous
weapons to places of public worship or on Sun
days without sufficient cause; to establish
separate Circuit Court in aud for the city OF
Fredericksburg, and to prescribe where the
clerks Office of the Circuit Cour, OF Spotsylva'
MIA county shall be kept; to amend the Code
in reference to printing records of the Court OF
Appeals, aud to Incorporate the Jackson Me-
mortal Association; also, the House joint reso
luton amending the 81 article OF the cohstitu-
ton.
It was declared iuexptdient to legi>late on
the subject of petition OF citizens OF LoudOun
county asking that the pay OF Jurors aod wit
nesses be increased.
Bills were introduced to amend the act to
extend the Roanoke Valley Railroad from
GAINESVILLE, &C., to some point on the Rlcl-
mond aud DaDvilIe Railroad, and to prohlbt
the appropriation of greater sum than So
600, 10 any one year, for the purchase OF books
or works of art for the State Library.
A bill was passed to legallze deed OF trust
given on the Methodist Church at Unlson, 10
Loudouu county; also, the House joint rcSolu-
ton petltioulug Congress to make az appro-
priation 10 the Dismal Swamp Canal
The Senate bill reported sometime, slucc
from the Finance Committee, providing tor the
payment of interest 90 the public debt, : per
cent. out of any surplus that may be 10 the
Treasury, was taken up, the question oellpg
upon the passage OF the bill, aud the vote be-
H., th
follows:
AYEs-Messrs. Beazley, Bland, Critcher,
Dawson, Dufield, Eubank, Fluney, Herndou.
Holiday, Hundley, Kirkpatrick, Lawson, Mas
sey, McRae, Queseoberry, Ragland, Smith OF
Wilson Nj Taylor, Tbomls and Ward 20.
NoEs-Messrs. Greever, Lakeland, MOfett.
Newberry. Nowlin, Patterson, Pridemore aud
Rue-S.
Mr.. Thomas moved that the absentees or
the names of those not voting be called
Agreed to.
snonse was from the Senator from Augusta,
Mr. Cochrane, who voted 40. :" The vote
was then announced Ayes, 20; noes. 9; hay
ing failed for want of constitutional majority
Senators who we're absent or did not vote !:
Messrs. Allan. Eastman, Evans, Graham,
(irimSley, Lathrop, Maddox, Meem, Penn,
Smith of Russell, Stevens, Terry aud Wyone.
This bill, under the ruling of the President
OF the Senate, Cannot be voted upon again 10
the Senate at this session, alt hough ne"
bill on the same subject may be Introduced.
A number Of bills were advanced upon the
calendar.
The Senate bill prescribing the duties, &c.
of county officers coming up as unhulsted bus
mess
Mr.. Moffett moved to amend the bill SO as
to allow commission of FIVE per cent. on sums
of $4,000 of taxes collected, and three per
cent. on all sums over 5000 Agreed to:
MIR. B aud offered 10 amend so as to provide
where taxes are due, and 20 personal property
10 be distraned, the growing timber may be
cut and sold for such taxes. Ri cted.
Mr.. Mofett presented proviso as follows !:
Provided that the commission for collecting
and paying over the revenue 10 cities where
the amount collected is in excess OF 100000
shall be at the rate Of TWO per cent on such
excess ~
The vote resulted ayes, II; noes, 9 No
quorum. ~
The absentees were called NJ responses.
% motion the Senate adjourned.