Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-01-29
EagislatIVe.


10 the State Senate, yesterday, the House
ioipt resolution iDsructing the Senators from
Virgiaia, and, requesting the Representatives
| in Congress to vote for the reconciliation OF
silver, was 90 motion of Gen. Lee, laid Oh the
table.
Bills were introduced to amend the law in
relation to the duties Of supervisors; to amend
the Code in relation to distress or levy on prop.
erty Tot exceeding $50 in value; aud to dispense
with the proof Of the geruincness Of receipts
offered 10 cvidtrce uoess denied by atfidavits.
Resolutions were introduced that 10 the
judgment of the General Assembly, this ls the
first biennial session under the Constitution,
and that the next session of the General AS
stnby shall assemble in the Capitol at Rich
mond at II o'clock %. on the first "Wednesday
10 December, 1879; directing the Committee
for Courts of Justice to itquire and report
which IF the circuit and corporation judges OF
the State now holding Office were elected for
new circuits and which, If any, were elected to
fill vacancies, and the length of Tim, of each;
also the lega! effect which Encouragement OF
the judicial circuits would have upon said
Judges as to their right to continue in Office AID
as 70 their right to II 1--WE their salaries; and &C.
aucsting the Auditor of Public Accounts to
furnish q statement showing the amount OF
tax@s paid INFO the Treasury upon all accounts,
amount dStursed during The last fiscal year to
or on account OF each county. and city, and
town, or any Institution or public improve
mcut.
A resolution was adopted that 10 pospoDng
the consideration of the resolution lDstruclDg
our Senators aud Representatives in Congress
10 support the measure for the reconciliation
Of silver it was not the intention to express an
opinion for or against said measure.
The House bill to amend the charter of the
Rapidau aud Charlottesville Railroad was
passed.
The bill establishing department of agri.
culture, mining, manufacturing, &c., was con.
sdered. The department is to be charged
With the duty in general Of disseminating in
J formation Of all kinds that may be of interest
to agriculture, mining, fisheries, manufactures,
I commerce, immigration, &c. TIE department
to be uodcr the control of commissioner
| known as the commissioner of industries and
/ resources, who shall hold his Office for four
, years; the said officer also to have charge ct
the records OF the land Office and discharge the
duties imposed 90 the register of the land office,
and abolishes the Office Of superintendent OF
weights and measures.
In the House of Delegates, among the bills
and resolutions introduced were the following :
Ia reference to distress for rents; 10 reference
to circuit judges; to amend the Code in rcla.
lion to fees of certain officers; to amend the act
for the election and qualification of county court
: judges; to amend the act prescribing general
provisions 10 relation 10 commissioners OF the
, revenue that the Committee on Finance incor-
, porate toto the tax bill provision Increasing
the iacomc tax to rate not exceeding ten nor
less than five per cent; and to incorporate
the Norfolk and Berkeley Railroad Company.
Bills wero reported from committees for the
protection Of deer in the county OF Rocking.
ham, and to suspend the periodical payment of
interest upon the debt of the Virginia Military
f Institute and for the relief Of William Beans
Of Loudoun.
A bill was passed TO amend section Al of the
road law so as authorize the county Of Warren
to levy tax not 10 exceed Is cents 90 500 Of
property House bill to amend section GS OF
:, chap. 81, Code of 1878, as amended by an act
| approved February Is. 1877, 10 reference
, to Insurance companies came up. The question
being on agreeing to the substitute proposed
By the committee the substitute was amended
by striking out 10 section GS as proposed to be
amended the words ITO foreigu Insurance COM
panles doing exclusively marine insurance
business 10 this State or, " and the bill ordered
to its eDgrOssment.
Mr. Llcy presented resolution for the cs-
adjustment Of State female college at Rich
inond, and petition Ct the Rev. W.P. Wright
Of New Kent county, asking for the establish
rneot of such q college. 10 it the petitioner
claims hat the higher education Of our white
males is provided for by lhe State at Blacks.
burg, Lexington and Charlottesville, where all
the schools 10 literature aud sciences are free to
the white male population Of the State; a!so,
provision has been mado for both sexes Of our
colored population ia the Normal School at
Hampton, while the fair daughters Of the Old
Dominion can ID where. at State expense, d.:
naDd or ob;ain instruction beyond the course
CT the common school. MIR. Wright suggested
Ricbmond as suitable location for the iGstitu-
ton.
Tie resolution and peti;i,a were referred TO
the Committee On Schools
The following is the report Of the Sub com
mittec on Fioarco 10 relation to the public
dcb;:
Debt, exclusive Of the Literary
fund, the Sinking fund aud
accrued iptercst-West Vir.
einia off-Septc mber 80. IT. SIC. $50. S26 SO
Accrued interest on the debt. lSS, al 33
$33 53S 967 II