Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-03-09
Legislative.

10 Tue CIaLp Couhtoi yooteloof, ohIo "eie
passed to exempt the county Of Northumber
land from the PROVISIONS of the Code 10 relation
to provisioning lands; allowing further time tt
R. W. Adams, treasurer of the CITY Of Freder
icksburg to make his returns of dsllnquents
and insolveuts for 1876; to amend 40 act Ia
provide for working and keeping in order the
roads Of the Commonwealth.
The Committee on Courts of Justice wero 10
struoted to inquire into and report what legs
lation is necessary TO prevent corporations
created by this State from being conducted and
administered by receivers.
The general appropriation bill was further
amended and an amendment agreed to strik
ing out the 81, 200 for the salary of MIR. New
msu, the tenn porary clerk in the Treasurer
pof6ce.
1t was still further amended by appropriate
ing any surplus revenue that may remain atter
paying the foregoing appropriations to the pay
ment of interest on the peeler debt, pro rata
and by appropriating $1,000 for the propaga'
ton of fish and passed.
The House bill to amend the act 50 as to al
thorizs the Board of Supervisors of Warren
county to expend within the magjsteria district
of said county the money collected for working
the roads, was passed.
A Joint resolution was adopted appointing 6
commission, consisting of the Governor, Lieu
tenant Governor, Attorney General, asd the
Speaker of the House, and three business men
to be by them selected, if deemed expedicnt
to confer with the creditors Of the State aud
report at the next meeting Of the General As
sembly any proposition that may be submitted
by the creditors looking to settlement of the
debt question without an increase Of taxation.
In the House of Delegates bills were reported
from committees to incorporate the Odd Eel
lows Widows and Orphans Relief Association
of Virginia; to amend the Code in regard to
the delivery Of lists of delinquent lands to
treasurers; to amend an act for tho assessment
of taxes on persons, property, &c.. and impoS'
ing taxes thereon for tho support of the Gov
ernment and to pay the interest on the public
debt, and amending certain sections OF the Code
in relation to taxes on seals. aud to impose taxes
upon fortune tellers; to approve, confirm and
ratity the award made by arbitrator appointed
to FIX tho boundary line between the States OF
Virginia and Maryland, &c.; and House joint
resolution proposing amendments to tho Con
stitution of Virginia.
The bill to amend an act prescribing general
provisions 10 relation 10 commissioners OF the
revenue and assessment OF taxes 90 persons,
&c.. was passed.
The House agreed to the Senate bill provid.
ing for the meeting of the General Assembly
on the first Monday 10 December, 1878, Mr..
Hunter voting aye, Mr.. Mushbach no..
The bill to take the sense Of the people upon
the question of calling constitutional conVen-
ton, was then taken up on motion to recon-
slider the vote by which the bill was rejected.
Mr.. Mushbach. of Alexandra, said he would
have voted against the substitute offered by
Mr.. Harrison, of SUSSEX, to House bill No.
294, to take the sense of the people as to call
ing constitutional convention. and against the
bill. but had paired off with Mr.. Niche.
The vote by which the House on Thursday
refused to order to engressment the bill proVld-
ing for taking vote 10 November for calling .
convention, was recousdered by vote of SO to
50. and pending the consideration of the bill
the House adjourned.