Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-02-24
VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE.

Iu the Senate yesterday the House substitute
for the Senate bill exemptipg the property OF
the husband or wife from the ante-nuptla
debts of the other was referred to the Com
mittee for Courts Of Justice.
Bills were reported Incorporating the Border
Grange Bank and relDquishing to the United
States the States title to certain property.
Bills we're referred authorizing the Governor
70 furnish small arms for the use of pupils OF
the institutions of learning under certain cir
cumstances and appropriating S5O0OO an
nuay for three years to build new lunatlc
asylum.
The Committee on Finance recommended
that the subject OF tobacco Inspection be refer
rcd TO a commission, who shall review the
whole subject and report to the next General
Assembly what is necdtul to be done.
a resolution was introduced instructing the
Judiciary Committee to inquire and report
whether or not the present tax law will, 10 their
opinion, continue 10 force without additional
legislation.
The Bill for the relief Of VIM. 4. Grigsby,
township collector of King George county, was
passed.
A substitute for bill authorizing the forma
ton of the Fluca>te Railroad Company vas Or
dcred to be engrossed.
The county road bill was further discussed.
In the House of Delegates bill was report
! ed providing for payment OF interest on the
| public debt.
MIR, Rogers presented memorial of the
school board OF King George county 10 REGARD
| to text books.
| Mr.. Holbrook presented resolution as to
the expcdicncy of establishing law library tor
the Court of Appeals at Wythevllle.
| Various bills received from the Senate we're
appropriately referred.
Mr. Griffith offered joint resolution Tor the
extension of the present session OF the General
Assembly for period not exceeding 80 days
from March lst which was rejected-yeas e.
| pays al. :,
Ga motion Of Mr.. Round the bill to provide
| for an increase of the school fluids OF Prince
| William county, was placed on the calendar.
Bills were ordered to be engrossed for the
protection of sheep in Rockingham for the
relief of W. b. Garrison, of Warren county ;
and to protect Emory and Henry College at
| commandments. 100
A motion that the bill to re-arrange the Cir.
cults be recommitted 10 the Committee tor
courts of Justice, with instructions to report as
a substitute therefor bill provldlug Tor the
restoration to the county courts, of all counties
which contain a population exceeding 10000
souls, the jurisdiction which they, possessed
and exercised before the lst day of Novem Der,
1873, and making further provisions for ade.
quatc salaries for said Judges to be paid out
of the treasures of their respective counties
and further to provide that Accomac and
Northampton shall constitute separate circuit,
was rejected. -,
Mr.. Round offered resolution that the bill
be referred back TO the Committee of Courts
| of Justice, with instructions to report bill
providing for Seventeenth Circuit fol. Acco-
mac and Northampton counties, aud for the
re-arrangement Of the other circuits upon a
basis Of requiring an equal amount of labor
from the Circuit Judges, which was rejected.
Constitutional amendments were discussed IN
the House till adjournment.