Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-12-18
EIEEiniS Eagissnture,

Ia Inc Sehate yesterday House bills 10 amend
ctioD 10 Of au act 10 provide fJr working tie
roads il the u1t!es Of Shenandoah eod Page;
TO Incorporate the Rs9pahsontck Freedneu's
Cemetery Company, and Senat Ill! to expedite
proceedings 10 court, we're passed.
NJ. Eu!kars0n presented a memorial signed
by a number of prominent ctjZ ns OF Richmond
in relation 10 the formation CT the county Sc
cetes tcc a settlement CT the State debt, g.,
ard moved tina. it be referred to The Committee
on tinaoce, with instruction to report thercup-
o.. lie said The Governor and the signers Of
this memorial differed. The Executive thought
il YOU'D require an Increase OF taxation OF
thirty &c forty cents on tho o1o hundred dollars
to Jay the inItTest Oh the State debt, while the
sgoer5 Of this memorial declared that twenty
cants would be sufficient fer that purpose. Mr.
G!ims!ey, chairman of the Finance Committee,
OBJECTED to such Informal communications from
Individuals being referred to the committee,
when Mr.. iuikefsoa withdrew the paper.
Ia txtc3t,ve session The nomination Of
several sohCo surerintendeuts was confirmed,
aIncpg ,bcm ". W.Tborn,oD, Prince William;
W. Ii. Gold, Frederick; Charles GIattaD,
| Augusta and 10. S. Hamilton, city OF Staun-
tou.
! In sha HCUs, of Delegates bills. resolutions
| Sc were Introduced and referred, Ia relation to
making and working roads ia The county OF
| Loud I'D; TO provide !erce law for the county
OF Eoudoup; to amend an set to provide for the
| elcc:i)n Of three commissioners OF revenue tar
| the county It Loudour, 10 Gmend an sct IN
| relation to Interest on money, and approving the
efforts Of MIR. G. K. Boyd 10 give the Senate
! information iarcg5ri to the resources OF the
State; also tho petition Of Alexandria printers
| relative to The Superintendent Of Pabllc
| Printing.
Favorable Reports from Quantities were
made upou the following ills, resolutions &c:
Resolution as to the cxpcdieney of reducing
| The compensation Of county and city treas
uTcrs; bill 10 amend ST cion Is Ct an &C: approx
sd hlarch 90 1875 Prescribing the duties, pow
els, liabilities aud compensation CT cart&lo
county offers; authorizing lien Gu all ALL
DsIe vehicles and harness kept by keeper ct g
livery stable CT Ct house eli private entertrln'
lnelts to secure the payment of al! charges duo
for keeping the saiGt; bill providing for the
relicquish merit to The Uoitcd Stutcs of title TO
and jurisdiction ever lands within the State OF
Virginia ior sites Of life saving stations; ill to
auCad the Code il relation to compensation CT
Gem nonwaaith' sAtiorne!s; bill to amend az get
declaring South Anna r!Yer IN LOUISA, Lawful
iepcs; bill to amend the act Incorporating the
Lee Monument Association; bill to amecd an
act incorporating the Mi. Vcrnon H2d!ee' AS
socialion ofthe UDion.
House bill allowing county people who own
| property 10 cities the privilege q sending tic
children to ths public schoos OF such cities came
up. ,
Nj Mushbsch offered an amendment allow
ing city people who own property in the couG.
L. 31oSr obi TO hn
of said counties. Mr Mushblch freely sVoTed
that no was oppose! 10 The bill. amended or un-
amended.
M- Walker, the .'on o! !he bill, accepted
the amendment.
LIZ Jordan moved TO postpone until after the
Christmas holidays.
A bill vas passed authorizing the use of dis
trio: school iuads for the payment Of teachers.
The bill was peading when the hour CT ohc
O'clock arrived, snd the House proceeded to the
I'll ectiol ofcircuitj judges.
1T O'Clock the two Houses proceeded With
tho election Of circuit Judges.
Hon. Geo. A. Bow. OF NolfJlk, was re"elec,
ton to tho judgsh;p of the First circuit, and
Hop 8. S. Weisiger, Of Chesterfield. judge OF
the Secold circuit Without opposirloo.
Hon. Asa DicSerson was the only pame pre-
seated f.r The position OF judge OF the Third
Ijudcai circut. EIe was unanimously reelected.
For The jaGgeshiY OF The Fourth Circuit the
following persons wero placed in nomination: -
Ssaifrd G. White, Of Henry county, Berry
man Green, Of Pittsyiv2uia; Hugh Nelson, Of
Ftatkii1. The vote resulted gs follows: Whole
vote cast, 1Gl; necessary to choice Sl-3i
Which Alr. Waffle received q; Greco 81; Mel
soa so Mr.. Green, having received MAORI
OF the votes cast, vas declared elected.
For judge Of the Fifth circuit, Judge Gusta-
WIS 4. Wiogfi:ld, Of Bedford, was reelected
without opposition.
Sixth Circuit: Dir. Barbour announced that
tao anticipated contest for the d2eship of this
circuit would not occur syd That Judge Henry
Shaekel ;o' d would receive thu undivided support
OF the members from that circuit. bir. Wallace
seconded tho nomination. Judge Shsckelrord
| received all the votes cast.
feading the further execution Of the joint or
der. The saa.io and House adjourned.