Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-01-28
Legislative.

10 Dc State Senate, On Saturday, resolu.
ton was adopted instructing the Committee
for Courts OF Justice to inquire and report
whether or not counties containing moro than
eight thousand Inhabitants can be formed into
districts for county judges.
Bills were passed to authorize the erection of
toll gatea on abacdontd turDpikes; to amend
the act to Incorporate the Washington, CHM
natl and St. Luis Railroad Company with
reference to times of meeting Of stockholders;
to amtnl the act iu relation TO the enforce
mcnt Of judgment lien; to amend the act in
regard 10 limitation Ct entry Oh or action for
lana; aud to amend the ll.h and 18th sections
Of al act TO provide for rccordation of fduciary
accounts.
The House bill 10 empower the Governor of
Virgiuia 20 enter into negotiations With the
Governor Ct Maryland 10 relation to marking
and designating the boundary line was laid on
| the table.
In the House Of Delegates bills were report.
| cd from Committees to authoriz, the trustees
oil Davis school district OF Shenandoah county
! TO sci! certain lot cf land, &c.; TO amend the
CodG in relation to contributing members OF
volunteer companies Of militia; to amend the
Code in relation to price paid Tor land warrants
for waste laDd.; fer the relief OF the Giles
| County Iron Compapy; 10 prohibit 4 he catching
and killing Of tcrfapins and turtles during close
scasur; providing for the laaae Ct the pcnlteu.
tiary aud hiring Of coLvicIs; to provide that
fJrci:n corporations doing business in Virginia
shall! be hid 10 be domestic corporations; 10
relation to the Mccormick telescope; iu rcla'
ton TO interest Oh money; and providing for
the lease Of Tie penitcEtlary.
Adverse reports We're made and agreed to
upon bills to repeal the &C: 10 create Rail
road Commissioner Tor the State OF Virginia,
aDd to Impose tax on certain dogs &c.
| b is were introduced TO amend, &o.. Code
| Is 10 reference to recovery OF rent reserved 10
share Of the crops; to take the sense OF the
qualified voters OF the State on the question as
to whether they will have Convention to re-
wise and amend tho constitution OF the State;
and to amend an act to establish department
| of agriculture, mining, &c
4 resolution was adopted lDStluclng the
| Committee on Roads aud lateral Navigation
| 10 iIqGirc whether the Railroad Commissioner
| has exa,Eioed icto The charges for frclghts 90
| the railroads of the State, and whether illegal
| Determinations ere made By the said railroad
| compaaias between lcc!l end through trelghts,
ADD for the purpose the said committee arc au-
tborizod to send for person and papers.
| Tue following resolutions aud bills were
passed -
Insructiog Senators and requesting Repre-.
senta!ivcs 10 Congress to vote for rcmonctzl.
! tioa Of silver; the act to Incorporate the Char
| lottcs9iiic aud Rapdan Railroad Company; to
| Incorporate the Trgioia General Manufacture
Ing and Produce Shipping Company; to pro.
vide for the working Of roads in the counties OF
Shenandoah and Page; to amend the Code in
relation to inspection Of four 10 relation to
contributing members Of military companies;
to amend sect G, chap. 100 OF the Code 10 re-
latioa to Unlawful fishing; to amend the Code
10 regard to acIcu for Injuries; to authorize the
| City Council of Alexandria to compromise the
| debt of the ii y AID to issue bonds 10 accor-
dance with the terms of such compromise, and
prescribing the mode 10 which the payment of
the interest on such bonds may DC enforced; to
| provide for replacing RivaDna canal With con.
vict labor; and to incorporate Franklin city 10
the county Of Accomac.
The resolution reported from the Committee
ca Schools and Colleges 10 relation to the Nc
| Cormick telescope was taken up.
The resolution gratefully accents the tele-
scope offered the University of Virginia. but
represents that owing to the 6nancial condition
Of the State it IS impossible now to erect the
observatory, but that if MIR. Mccormick will
permit. tho telescope will be received, housed,
aud we'll taken care CT until the finances OF the
State permit the erection of the obserVa.
tory. &c.
| After some discussion The resolution, memo
liaIs, &c, were ordered 70 be printed without
other action being taken.