Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-03-15
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La the State Senate, yesterday. the House
bill to authorize the Fredericksburg, Potomac
and Piedmont Railroad to extend its lines, was
passed.
The House resolution to provide for the pay.
ment of certain fees to James g. Field, Nj.
Boswell SeswelI, and john NJ. Forbes in the
salt of the Commonwealth w. Bradley L. John
son and Poe Il Poe, of Baltimore, was, afder
discussion, passed by. ...~.----s-.-.a..,.-y
House bill providing for consolidation of
the public debt came up. A motion to recon-
slider the third reading OF the bill was rejected,
aud the bill pas5ed-ayes %; noes, 5. =
The preamble opposes the increase Of taxa.
tiop; recognizes the necessity Of preserving and
nsuripg the continued existence Of the State,
including the public school system; expresses
willingness and aGxiety to restore the former
equality OF the public creditors by distributing
ratably among lhem the entire excess of public
revenues drawn from the present rate of taxa
ton, after i most economical administration Of
the State government. The bill provides that
the bends issued uoder the funding act of
March 3d. 1871, and the act of March Z 1872.
snail be exchanged for registered bonds, bear.
ing interest at the rate Of three per cent. for
eighteen years and four per cent. for th:rty-two
years, principal and interest to be exempt from
taxation by the State, county, or city. No OK.
change to be made unliI holders of MT less than
900, 900 OF tax receivable bonds OF the State
shall have expressed their readiness to mako
said exchange. Tic bill also provides that
owners Of the other interest bearing bonds
which were not luoded under tho acts mention-
cd may fund two thirds OF the amount thereof,
| together with two thirds of the accrued interest
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SERTED.
| The House joint resolution for conference
| com DitteG on the appropriation bill was agreed
| to, aud tho report was adopted.
| li0us, bill 10 authorize the Potomac, Fred
ericksoutg and Piedmont Railroad Company to
extend its railway 49,, was passed.
|. Also House bill to commission officers of Ca
diets # Bethel Academy, Fauquier county.
| Also House bill allowing the school districts
Of Mount Vernon and Lee, in Fairfax county,
to rebuild j1ntIy school house lately destroyed
l;by fire.
| Also House bill to amcrd section 5 Of an act
for the protection Of game.
|. Ga motion, the tax bill was laid CD the table.
/ 10 the House of Delegates tho general tax
bill 10 which the income tax is retained at pei
ceut. was passed, as was bill to amend tho &C
for the protection OF game.
| The report Of the committee of conference ou
The disagreeng votes of tho two Houses 90
the Seuate bill sppropriating the public reve
rue for the fiscal year lS77'7S was agreed to-
The committee recommend that the House
rcede from its amendment to the bill, proVld
ing 40 additional com peosation to the clerk Of
the Senate; that The Senate agree to the House
amendment providing for salary OF 81, 900 fol
! temporary clerk iu the Treasurer's Office, and
also to the amendment of the House apprpprl
atiDg the SUN of $4,000 for genera! school
purposes, to be paid quarterly, to commence
on the lst day OF July, 1878, and to continue
until all the arrearsges due the school fund
amounting to 1892, 1872. &c, be fully paid. .
Both branches met at night aud adjourned
till inc first Wednesday 10 Dece mbcr, 1878.
Mr.. Hanger, from the committee appointed
to wait upon the Governor, reported that they
had performed that duty; that the Governor
expressed bis qualification thatthc General AS
sembIy is ready TO adjourn laughter |; that 1t
hoped the members might safely return t.
their homes; and that he bad no further com
muuication to make. Applause.