Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-12-10
Yirrinia LEGISLATURE.

III the Senate yesterday the House joiat re-
souIution providing for the appointment Of E
Joint committee to whom should be referred all
propositions in relation to amend.2eats tc Tho
Constitution, YVES corc1rrcd il.
A communication from the President ot the
James River end KsGs%ba Company, iuclos
Jog bill providing for the confirmation By the
legislature Of the saIe by TIE atGckho!de-5 CT
of he Canal company sc the Richmond aud
| Allegheny railroad. was referred.
The House bill for tho rei.f OF voters O.
| Orange Was passed.
Bills nnd resolutions were ctroduc: request
ing the Comui tee on Roads to inquire iu,o the
| eypediencY of repealioe bill for the prcttcI
tlon of persons living along the doca OF rail
roads; providiOg for the retention and dlsbnrsa
meDt 10 the counties of all school mooies c>l-'
lected in the couoties, and to Incorporate tie
| Church Home of NorfJIk city.
A resolution was Adopted sppointiog q specl
al oomoittee of nine tn loquiro toto the exer
else of Jurisdiction by the District Couri OF the
Uoittd States for the Western Distinct ct
Virgi H. 10 tho case Of Brsdell R-ynods ADD
| Lee Reynolds, parties charged with murder lo
Patrick county, and If the committee it'd such
| exe,cs, of iarisdic ian uowsIrantcd by the
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| the riph!s reserved by this Commonwealth aad
the people thereof under if, to report such
mode and measure ofredress, &o., az they may
deem proper.
/ The Senate took up ehe resolution declaring
| that the present session of the Geoeral Assem-
bly, is legal end constitutional and that il Is lc
expedIeut to Icgislate further Ga tho subj :c5.
And the following substitute offered by Mr..
| Fulkerson:
Resozved By the General Assembly Of lfr-
genla. That tho present session is session 10
accord 4ncs with and by virtue of thv 1int resC-
luions approved March 12 1878 eDrilled-
Joint resolutions constituting certain SECTIONS
as applicable to the session OF tho General As.
semby," and thu act approved March l2. 49,.
entitled IAN act to amend the act approved
March 20. 1877" 10 relation to tho meeting oil
the General Assembly.
After debate the resolution was adopted.
Ia the House of Delegates bills we're iotro
duced and adopted Ter dispensing With the reg
istratiou of voters except in cities Of 5000 iE'
habitants and upwards; to amend an aci dcc'ar
ing South Anna river, 10 Louisa county, lay
fui feIca; to amend act providing fer working
the roads in The oounties Of SheDaudoah aod
Page; proposing 30 ameohment to the second
section of article third Of the Constitution S.
that Instead of voting By ballot to vote ulSa
v0ce; to authGrZ, county supervisors to levy
taxos on railroads in certain oas;s Tor cauoty
purposes; to amend the Code in regard to the
delivery Of lists Of delinquent lA1ds 20 traasac
ers; to amend the Code in reference 10 the I'd
; mission of pupils to theAs5lum for the Deaf snc
Dumb, and to amend the acs in relation 10
working roads CT the Gem monTea!l.
A resolution was agreed to that tbs Eudiio:
be Instructed to report the names Sud c,!iHies
of applicants who have received co-omutstioG
inlieu of artificial limbs and eyes under the
proisous OF on act approved Last sos,ian.
A memorial and bi from M.jN j. VI. .j1hr
sion, president Of the James river and kaa
awha Company, for the sals of tho properly
and franchises of said company, and to hu!Id q
ralroad, was referred.
The bill allowing any person 10 have his dog
listed for tax alton, thereby making TIC same
p rsonal properly, was read third time snd
| passed