Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-01-30
Legislative.

Legislative.
Ia the State Senate yesterday Mr.. Dance.
from the Committee for Courts Of Justice. re-
ported Senate Joint resolution declaring that
this is the first biennial session Of the General
Assembly under the amended constitution.
A bill was reported to amend the Code 10 re-.
gard to liability of sureties.
An adverse report was made upon the bill to
prevent convicts from beiog used to injure pr-
vate industry and enterprise.
The following resolution Was Introduced and
laid over under the rules That tbs railroad
and other transporton companies of this State
be respectfully requested 10 transport tunallcs
and couvcts, and their guards 10 and from the
public institutions of the State at the rates now
prescribed for cmigrants that the StGietary OF
the Commonwealth BE- requested to ascertain
ADD report what companies will agree to the
request.
The Senate bill providing for the establish
ment of department OF Information was turth
er considered. The section abollshlng the CHI
ees of Land Officer and Sc'cr Of Weights ani
| Measures stricken out aud the bill reoommittcd.
II the House of Delegates among the bills,
resolutions and petitions presented were the
the Grand Division Of the Sons of Temperance
of the State Of Virginia; to amend the game
law 10 reference to deer; resolution 10 reference
to delinquent tax lists; resolution In reference
to pou.resdents fishing 10 the waters OF the
| Comm onweatb; petition OF citizens OF Map.
semond county asking relief from gypsles and
| tramps.
Bills were reported to incorporate tho Nor
| folk and Berkeley Railroad Company; 10 incor
porats the Vance Manufacturing Company; to
amend section of the Code in relation to at
lempts to commit Offences; to amnud certain
sections of chapter 56S, Acts of 1874 KS, in re.
laion to grand juries, aud to amend the Code
10 relation to the pay Of county superintendent
of schools.
A resolution to print 1000 copies Of the re-
port Of the House Committee on Finance 10 re-
ation TO the public debt, taxation. w., WAS
debated at length and finally adopted.
| An adverse report was made upon The prop
osition to authorize the trcasurcrs CT couotles,
cities and towns OF the State to retain the school
tax out Of the revenues collected.
THE GAME BILL.-In the Virginia HOUSE OF
Delegates last Monday. House bill proposing TO
repeal the game law, reported from the special
committee on game, came up.
Mr.. Hunter, of Alexandris, chairman ct the
| committee, stated that the bill Was reported by
| vote of to 2, and that he hoped the HoEs2
| would vote it down.
The Speaker said that it was not 10 order
to refer to what had occurred in the com.
mittec.
Mr.. Shelburue stated that be was member
| of the special committee on game, but was not
present when the bill was acted upon. tie
| was attending the Committee on Schools aud
| Colleges Had be been present the bill would
| not have been reported. He hoped those who
| wished to protect farmers interest would vote
| against the bill.
Mr.. Hunter repeated that when the commit
"a bare quorum. After some discussion of
the game law some one proposed to repeal it.
Upon taking the vote he was surprised to find
that three had voted for so doing. Mr. Hun
ter insisted Oh the rel sctiOn Of the bill.
Mr. McCaull moved that the bill be dismissed.
Agreed to on recorded vote-ayes, IA. noes,25.
COMMUNICATED.
The SILVER BILL.-So much has been said
about the difference 10 value of tho paper and
gold dollar, that it is we'll to irquire what the
difference intrinsically of the different current
dollars DOW 10 use, really is. The silver dollar,
that the poor man can't get, is worth IS cents.
The greenback is worth 10 cents per ID.
The gold dollar is worth cents per graio OF
pure gold, or "a cents fine. A gold dollar
weighs dwt. or "a grains; % parts pure gold,
and parts base metal, or alloy. This leaves %
grains of "a carat gold valued at cents per
grain, which isexactly SO cents. the same as The
silver dollar, go that gold dollar is actually
worth 10 more than silver one. Give the poor
man work, and pay him 10 silver. He will re-
ioice to get it. SILVERsMITH.
The greatest effects have sometimes the
smallest cause. Life is constantly sacrificed by
neglect of coughs and colds. when Is cent
bottle Of Dr.. Bulls Cough Syrup would save
the sufferer.
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