Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-02-27
Legislative.

Legislative.
10 the State Senate, yesterday, bills were
passed to prevent the erection Of slaughter
houses or slaughter pens within half mile Of
the city cf Norfolk; to provide for tho trans.
portation of convicts and insane persons and
their guards at reduced rates; to incorporate
the Maryland and Virginia Railroad Company.
amending the &C! declaring the south fjrk O:
the North Anna river.in Spottsylvania, :. lawiu;
te1ce; to authorize the Governor to rcca!! coz
vlcis used elsewhere than at the penicntiary.
and to amend the code 10 rcterence to u9r
residents fishing IN the waters Ct the STATE
The Committee on Retreuchmc1t and Econ
my was discharged from the further considcra.
ton of the House bill providing for reductions
of the salaries of officers OF the government ap:
their employees and officers Of the General As.
sembly.
In the House Ct Delegates bills were reported
from committees to authorize The Potomac.
Fredericksburg aud Piedmont Railroad to t.
tend its road, to receive donations, and to
change its name; to enable he cities Of kict
mond aud Lynchburg to subscribe tothc capita
stock of the Allegany Railroad Company oy
the James River and ksnawha Company. or
the Buchanan and Clifton Forge Railway Co.;
and to amend he law prescribing general pIo
visions in relation 10 commissioners OF the r,y
enuc and the assessment tf taxes on per
sons &c.
A bill was introduced to secure to tax payer
in cities the right Of public school education Tor
their children.
Bills were passed prJvIjIos for The lease (,
the penitenlary and the hiring Il tue conytc!
labor; to Incorporate the Mary Washington \,
ISOLATION OF America, aoI joint resolution IA
relation to the Mccormick telescope.
A resolution to sell the WASHINGTON t00nu
meut III the capital .quare by pubic auct!oa,
the proceeds Of the sale 10 o. applied to tn
payment Of the saaIe portion OF TIE State deb
the money for lts construction having been DJc
rowed On Stale b0ud=, and tie sad monuma:.
being an unpleasant reminder % the Stale
unpaid debt and It's dl5iouvr, WAS INTRODUCED
by Mr. /. SpIcer Cur'c;t, u, Lane ster, tu
summary dismissed
The House refused to order the bill reorla9
izng the agricultural department 60 It's enrrJse.
ment.
House till POI TO pco'lle Tor the disbug7s
meut of school moneys ia the COUNTIES to
make the school supcGlotcudaots give bond an!
dlsburse school m0oeys-was taEsa up, o.
question being upon the adoption Of Dir. Riand
amendment to strike out the oh section al
plyiog to cities and couu!ies , which is as lOl
lows:
g. 1t shall be unlawful iJr the Super!utcoi
ent of Public Instruction, or Tor any county o.
city superintendent OF Schools Or any other 81
aired officer 10 the school system, or Tor any
public SCHOOL teacher, while employed as such,
to be q candidate FIR any politca! oliice in ia
gift Of the peape, ur to take any part, pu5icj
CT privately, in promoting or hinderiug tt
nomination or election of auV Candidate: 70
vided, That this shall not prevent officers 80!
teachers from voting freely al elections.
Mr. Hunter danouncad ibis snc!!la a m,4
strOus
Mr. Nlushbach proposed to strike Oat III
following words: TO be can II late TOR an,
political office 10 the ett OF the people, Of TAX
any part.
MIR. Farr, the patron Of the bill, stated th:,
he had no objection to striking out the teach
ers Flo was understood as saying that "!in.
gentleman up stairs DR.. RulucrI vas ia tAv>r
OF it,
The House Committee 90 Courts OF Just,'.
have decided that the present is the tlf;t b':'
uial session undcr the constitution, gu! tha'
the Legislature cannot convene again cxc:pt II
extra session at the call OF the Governor, tNA!
| the present session is limited to ninety days ~
less extended by thrceffths vote OF c.r'
house. A minority report will be submitted.
Ga Friday the Legislature will pIoonad t.
the election Of Circuit Judges, and on S'tnf
day to the election OF Treasurer, Second Aui'.
tor, and Railroad Com missioner.