Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-03-01
Legislatiye.

|. To the State Senate yesterday bills were pass
cd to borrow money; 10 relation to the tax o.
ten per cen,um imposed BY the United States
on National and State Banking Associations;
also q bill limiting appropriations by city coun
ellis for school purposes to such an amount Of
said councils may choose to allow. '...
Resolutions were agreed TO nustruoting the
appropriation committees to report bill 70
pealing all power, if any Exists. in counties
cities. towns and corporations to issue bonds OF
certificates of indebtedness exempt from city,
county, town. or any other legally authorized
tax of tho Commonwealth, whether it be fol
State or local purposes; and whether or moi
there is any law. and it so, what law, that TO-
ghlized tho issue of bonds or certificates OF in.
debtedness by counties. cites, towns or corpora
lions of the Common wealth exempt from taxa.
lion other than that for State purpose. and
what steps are necessary to render such bonds
and certificates Of Indebtedness liable TO local
taxation, if it shall appear that such exemption
i'd without warrant Of law; also, that our sena.
tors and representatives in Congress be request
ed TO urge 40 Improvement OF the natural Wa
ter courses between tho harbor OF Norfolk aud
Ourrituck, Automatic, and Pimlico Sounds.
I The report OF the Committee for Courts OF
Justice, declaring that tho present session of
the General Assembly it tho first session alter
tho adoption OF the amendments to the Consi
tuition, add is therefore biennial session and
mot limited to ninety days, was taken up.
MIR. Gayle offered as substitute for the re-
port OF the committee u resolution declaring
that this ia not tho first session under the
amended Constitution. and is therefore limltod
to ninety days. .t,...
i The substitute was adopted. The effect OF
this is to declare that tho next session of the
General Assembly is the first Of the biennial
sessions and is therefore Unlimited.
The Senate agreed to House resolution TO
exteod The session of the General Assembly
ten days from tho fifth Of March. o.,
In the House OF Delegates q petition was
presented from citizens of Stafford recommend.
ing Hon. Charles Herndon for circuit judge
for tho tenth judicial circuit. 4..:
40 act securing to married women, on conditions,
all property acquired by them before aud alter
marriage, &C.; to amend the code in relation to
mileage of certain officers, No.; providing tor
submitting the repeal OF fence law in whole or
in part to the voters of Mt Vernon and Cen
treyile districts, Fairfax county to regulate
che assessment of property in tho county Of
L,udoup, and fixing tho compensation OF as
SCISSORS, and to amend the act to incorporate
Che town of Falls Church, Fairfax county.
The Barbour tax bill was taken up, and the
question being, "Shsll the bill pass notwith.
s..ndiog The veto Of the Governor p the vote
resulted ayes II, noes AZ, and the bill not hay.
ing received the requisite number of votes 1.-TWO
thirds Of those voting, it was declared rejected.
The vote resulted rs follows:
Yeas-Adams. Akers, Attkisson, Bernard.
Bland, Brown, Burnham, Carter, John 4.
Chase, Coleman, Crank, Curlett. Dance. Dick
ersop, Dickinson, Dyer, Evans, Fsrr. fauntle.
Fulton, Goode, Grissby, Hamilton, Harrison,
II. H., Harrison, Reuben N. Harvie, Henkel,
Henson, Hunter, James, K. D., James, Wad-
dy T., Johnston, Kelly. Lag. Lady, Lee, Nc.
Cabe. McCaull, McMullen, Norton. Parrish.
Pitts, Popham, Robinson, Edmund e., Rob-