Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-03-08

Ia the Senate yesterday bill providing for
the meeting of the Legislature on the frs:
Wednesday 10 next December. was passed.
ayes II noes, r. The Chair voted aye.
4 resolution iustruolng the Committee 90
Finance to prepare and report q tax bill 10
which the assessment On real snd persona
property shall Dot cycrel 40 cents Oh every
100 dollars value thereof, was placed % Ihs.
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The Senate then proceeded to consider the
Appropriation Bill aud defeated motions 10
strike out the appropriations for the colleges
a motion to pay the amount saved by
cent relrcuchments to the pecler bonds. WIS
adopted.
10 the House of Delegates, resolution Tor
an adjournment s!ue die on Monday, Was re
jected.
Tho bill to amend the CJdo 10 relation t.
the number of students to be appointed al
the Agricultural aud Mechanical College, was
ordered to be engrossed.
Fer tho bill providing for the payment Ut
licenses, substitute recitng that Ii
cencc is privilege and that the necessities q
the Commonwealth require them to DO paid
in money, was adopted, and Tie bill order!t
10 eugrossment.
The bill proposing that at the election III Ne
vember, 1878, the qualified voters be caIle'
upon TO vote Tor or "aralnst" a conVcntou
then came up.
Mr.. II. IL. Harrison moved that the vote l'o
taken in May, and that at the same time del"
gates to the convention be voted tor, to serve It
the convention is carried.
Mr. lliner moved Gu amendment intcndoT
to exclude members Of the General Assembly
,Ior.I 4 Inn Rfta al
ayes 49, noes, 50.
90 motion of Mr. Graves the number OF del
cgatcs was reduced from 1872 to 100 ayes, 81;
noes, rs.
MIR. Harrison motion was lost by vote Of
26.to 50, MIR. Hunter voting With the ayes.
The question then being on the engrossment
of the bill it was lost by q vote OF 30 to 81,
which was afterwards recousIdered.
The motion to appoint Dlessrs. hlagruder auI
Barbour additional agents for the collection OF
the State claim against the United States wa
lost for want OF constitutional vote.
Virginia News.
A little daughter Of Mr.. Thomas Faut, q
Fauquior county, had her eyes put out last
week by tho explosion of flask Of gun powder
which playmate threw in the Ere.
A son Of VIM. Brcckman of Orange county
was killed last week by runaway horse. Ouc
of his legs was torn from his body.
Mr.. James Baker, of Rockingham county.
dropped dead last week.
When you havo thing to do. TO ii; aud
when you have cough to cure, cure It, by
using Dr.. Bulls Cough Syrup, the safest uol
best made.
FAIRBANKS SCALES --Uucle Sam has
right to be proud, for the whole world Is be
ginning to find OFT that thu old gentlemar
means business. lie supplies all creation with
fire. arms. pianos, sewing machiAos, ADD thou
sand other things, to say nothing oil silver and
gold, corn and cotton. wheat and petroleum
etc. Uncle Sam also feels proud that th''
STANDARD" articles of America are fast DC
coming the STANDARD articles of tho ~oIIi'
Fairbanks Scales arc now takiGg the load III
all markets China calls for them. japan cali"
for them, South America calls for them, o.
cation and Intelligence call for them IT,, world
over.
The we'll known frm Of Fairbanks d Co.,
manufacturers Of tho "World's Standard
Scales, has received from the kingdom of Sam
an official testimonial Of their Value and cor
rectness. from which it appears the. they are
held 10 high esteem by the Custom House
authorities ofthat c'untTy-Me,y York lads'
pendent, JAM 3lst. 1878.