Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-03-02
Legislative.

In the State Senate, yestciIsy, after the i1.
troductioc Of 4 bill! arpropriatiug the public
revenue for the year l37T.'75.
hlr. koioer called for the execution Of tie
joiot order, the election Of circuit judges
Mr.. Massey stated that the House had al.
journed, therefore the ioint order c5uli %. b.
executed.
The Chair stated that the Senate hal a. If.
cial Information Of that fact.
MIR. Quesenbcrly was appointed bg Tie CLaj.
TO visit the House and inform that tfa1eh ;L.:
the Senate was ready to 20 into an eXfcu;iJuo.
the joint order
Alter being out Z few moments Mr.. Ulcseu.
berry returned and informed the Char th!;
The House had no organization 10 the ha.. {.
the House Of Delegates. aud the clerk Of IT,.
House had informed him that that body E.d
40 ourDeu.
Mr. johnson moved the appointmen, q :
committee OF three to take into considerable
the action Of the House.
Mr.. Bland held that the Senate had 60 rirl,
TO Inquire into the action Of the other house
The members Of this branch Of the General A.
for their actions.
ed the Massey school bill, which provides f..
the payment in uooey Of Que fifth Of the rc7:.
nue derived from taxable property, TO BE- u.s.:
exclusively for free school purpose.
The message is as follows:
To the HonoraJ. the Senate:
return the bill "prescribiog the nannsr !.
which public free school fund5 shall be cole:
ed, and requiring them to be paid to the crtd,t
oil the public frte school land, and used oal1
for public tree school purposes. without ny
approval.
The principles Of this bill were uily dl5tu-s:j
10 The message | saut to the House OF D3t2.
yates, glvlog my rtasous for no, approrl4.
| bill 81 Of that House imposing taxes on re.,
| aud personal property to meet the necessary &
penses of the Government for public free schoe.
purposes, aud to pas the iate!r-; o. the pubic
debt" The reasons therein stated for no. AZ
proving that bill are equally applicable to thu.
copy of which message ! most resp; cttH!lE
| herewith send to your honorable body.
However great aud manifold may b. t..
| blessings Of tue free school system, think tbs
| bill does not tend to gain them. Nothtup i:
| seems TO me, ought to be done which will athst
make it enemies or raise question with regal
| to the justice or validity Of the measures aio,t
ed f)r ITS support and future growth.
March |. 1873. FRED. ". NJ. HOLIDAY
The vote vas taken upon the passage OF tie
bi the OH actions Of the Governor notw;!
standing, which resulted in the Veto being .us
tanned by the following vote:
Yeas-Biiss. Brooke, Chi!'1, D.ck2rllo, Ia
kersoo, Critic, Grimsley, Hinton, Marshc;.
| Massey, Moulton, Murray, Nash. Nortoa, Pau.
| PhIcgar, Powell, Qucsenbcrry, Sherrard, Siemr
| Spitler, Stevens, Ward, Wood-24
Nays-Batts. Bland, Daniel, Gayle, Cool,
Harstop, H. Fl. Hurt, J. L. Hurt, Johusoa.
| koiner, Lee Num-, Smith, Tanner, Ws!-!1u
and Workman --l6.
One thousand copies Of The message ~.
| ordered TO be printed.
10 The House Of Delegates petition ~
presented asking that the accounts of physIt14u-
| be placed on the same footing with the wa
| Of laborers
Bills we're reported from committees to pr
| vide for an inspection Of the Official bonds oi
county and city treasurers; to amend acts lS,i
! IS 10 relation to duties, powers. aud llsb'IIIsa
of certain equity officers; aud to amend to
Code 10 regard to duties of City Councils -
make appropriations Tor school purposes.
Mr.. Taliaterro of Gloucester, offered thc
| following resolution:
Resolved, e., That 50 much Of the ioiot .
der having for its ti,ct the election OF clreuH
Judges and tho Judge o! the Hastings C1ur .;
the city of Richmond as refers to the election
Of circuit Judges be rescnded
| Mr.. J. r. Anderson moved to pass The 49,
luton by. Rejected
! The pending question Was ordercd
Mr.. Fowler moved to ad ourG.
Mr.. Hanger asked if that would Got break !.
the Joint order.
The Speaker said it would.
The Vote was taken, resulting IS tJows:
! Ieas-Messrs. Akers. Attkisson Burman, j. +.
| Carter Peter j. Carter Chase, Cox, Crank, Cur
! lett Dance, Davis, Dickinson. Evans. FAR,
Fauntleroy Fowler Frazier, Fry, Fulkcrsom,
| Goode G1igsby Hamilton, Hsrdesty, II. Il
| Harrison Reuben N. Harrison. Hsrve, Hoaly,
| Hunter, Wnddy T.. James. Johnston, Kelly,
| kersey, Lady. Lee. McCabe, McCaull. MENU,
| Ian, Norton, Pitts. Powell. Edmund Q. Robi"'
son. J. H. Robinson Ryland. Shuinste, +. II
Sykes, William 3. Talialorro, Warner 7. Tall.
| ferro, Andrew j. Taylor, William Taylor, Jr-
seph Walker, Smith }. L. White, Thomas N.
White, Wilmer, Wingfeld. Witten, Wright
| and YouDg-Sl.
Nays-Messrs. Adams, Ashton. BerDs:l.
Bland, Bocock, Burger, Coehtl, Colems%.
| Crutchdeld, Dckerson, Dyer, Echo!s, III
| muDds. Edwards, Fulton. Graves, Gray, Greer.
Hall, Hanger, henke, Horny, Henderson,.
Lowell, Luck, McCraw, Moncure, MoormAn,
Mushbach Nelson, Pace, Popham. Pulisnl,
Raglsnd, Reese, Sandidge, Shannon, ShelbErno
Spessard, Starke, Trout. Van Lear, Georg:
Walker, William n. Walker, Wallace, Wslah,
Waring, Watson, Whiteacre and MIR. Speake:
-5S.
And the House accordingly adjourned.