Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-02-06
Legislative.

IL lhe State Senate, yesterday, bill was
passed to Incorporate the Virginia, Kentucky
and Ohio Railroad.
Among the bills reported were the following
TO Incorporate the Rappahannock Home Nlutu'
al Fire Insurance Company; to amend the act
to incorporate the Petersburg and North Caro-
lima Railroad Company ; to provide for repair
ipp the Rivanna canal with convict labor.
The following were reported with the recon-.
incubation that they do not pass 10 amend
the Code in regard to suits for divorce to
amend the Code in relation to fees of commits
s;oners 10 chancery 8; TO amend an act to pro-
vide u general index to deeds, wills, and hdu.
ciary accounts in counties or corporations that
have not been supplied.
Mr.. Daniel offered the following, which was
laid 90 the table and ordered to be printed
Whereas it is essential to the existence OF the
government OF the State that its expenses
should be paid whereas it is essential to the
preservation Of the public faith that the State
should redeem its pledges by paying interest
on the public debt; whereas it is tho require
meut Of the constitution that one fifth OF the
| taxes on real and personal estate shall be ap.
| propriated to the public schools, and we deem
| it the dictate Of true policy to support and
| maintain them; and whereas these objects can.
not be accomplished by the present rate of tax
| atiou en- real aud personal property, and We
consider that it would be ubj ust to educate the
children OF the State at the expense or Its
creditors, therefore, be it
Resolved by the Senate, That in order to
provide fund to support the public SCHOOLS
without trenching on the necessities Of the Gov.
ernment and its obligations, the Committee OF
Finance be instructed to report bill iocreas'
Jog the rate of taxation one mill on the dollar,
the fund derived therefrom to 20 exclusively to
the public Schools
| The consideration Of tho debt question was
then resumed, and 40 amendment proposing to
pay instead Of 3 or 4 per cent, was defeated
By votc Of to 90
10 the House of Delegates, among the bills
memorials, &c., presented and referred were
the following A bill to amend the act to in
corporate the Mount Vernon Ladies' Associa
ton Of the Union bill to provide for thf
election Of Two commissioners OF the revenue
for L3u1oun county; memorial OF certain
citizens Of Frederick county 10 regard to TIT
election of county officers; bill declaring TIT
county of Spotsyvania district for all TIT
purposes Of county organization, and bill II
Increase the number Of commissioners OF the
revenue in Frederick county to four.
The foowicg resolution was adopted
Resolved, That The vote be taken on tn
, pending (Nlr. Barhour's) bill at 3 o'clock p
m. the 9th dag OF Fcbruary,if not taken sooner
, and that all speeches made hereafter shall b.
, limited to one hour. except the speech closlot
the debate.
The House bill, reported from the Commit
tee en- Katrcnchment and Reform. to reduce
the salary OF the Vaccine Agent from S72O tt
,, 5000, was passed.
Several local bills we're passed, after which
Mr.. CoghilI took the floor and continued hi
argument in opposition to the Barbour tax bill
the debate 90 which was continued during tn
rest CT the day, aud also at the night session.