Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-03-13
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Ia the State Scratc yesterday bills were
passed to approve aud confirm and ralify the
award made by the arhitrators appointed to as
certain and fix the boundary between the States
of Virginia and Maryland and procure the
assent of Congress thereto, and to amend the
goth section Of an act to provide lor working
aud kacping in order tho roads of tho Com
monwcalth, alsn,
House bill TO amend the act to Incorporate
the Life Insurance Company of Virginia; also,
House Joint resolution lu relation to the tax oil
ten per ceutum imposed by the United States
on national and State banking associations,
The bill to amend certain sections of an act
imposing Tux and prescribing the mode of col
lectng tho same on the privilege OF selling
wines, ardent Spirits or malt liquors, was passed.
The bill to amend the charter of Portsmouth
was passed.
The consideration Of the funding bill pro
posed by the House was postponed.
In tho House ofDolesatcs the bill appropr-
ating the public rovcnuc for the fiscal year
was considered.
The bill to consolidate the public debt into
bonds bearing three per cent. for eighteen years
and four per cent for thirty. two years, funding
to commence when SIS, 900 of consols con-
sent to tho arrangement, was passed by vote
of So tol3
Bills were passed to provide for the inspec-
ton Of the bonds of city and county treasurers;
to amend the Code 10 relation to duties and
powers OF county supervisors; to amend tho
Code in relation to taxes collected by certain
county officers; to amend the act declaring
the south fork of North Anna river in Spotsyl.
vania county lawful fence; to incorporate the
Odd Fellows Widows and Orphans Relief AS.
ISOLATION of Virginia; to amend the Codo with
reference to the pay Of judges ADD clerks OF
election; to require the citizens Of Rockingham
county, owning land along certain streams, to
keep tho same free from distractions; to almond
the Code 10 reference to exemption from dis
trcss.
The bill to provide for the payment of Ger
tain fees to James 6. Field, NJ. Boswell Sea
we'll, and John NJ. Forbes, was ordered to be
engrosscd.
The bill requiring the Auditor Of Public Ac'
counts to pay over to tho Second Auditor the
arrearagcs due tho school funds 10 quarterly in.
stalncnts ISIS, OO0) was passed.
MIR. Edmunds moved to suspend the rule and
take up the bill which provides that the salary
bill, now 10 the hands Of tho Governor shall
not operate against circuit Judges ana Judges OF
the Supreme Court This motion met with
much opposition, and was finally lost bG vote
of 4j yeas to IS nays.
The opponents OF tho measure claimed that
this bill was intended only to do away with the
objections Of the Governor to the salary bill,
and made determined fight, and succeeded IN
defeating this object.
The bill to extend the franchises ofthe James
River and kanawha Company, and to provide
for tho sale of stock held by the State OF Qir-
gnis was passed by.
Among the bills that have become laws are
those to provide for the division Of school dis.
tricts into sub districts, and for appointment OF
school directors; to amend and reenact section
5 of an act TO Incorporate the Clarke County Co.
operative Mercantile Company, as amended by
an act approved March II, 1916, and to au'
tborizs the board of trustees for Blue Kun
(colored) Baptist Church, in Orange county,
to sell their church property and invest the
proceeds in new church.
See to it that your child meets with no ne
glecl; when sick, uso for the diseases OF Baby
hood DR.. Bulls Baby SgFup--it never disaD.