Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-01-21
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the residue now due thcreonli paid, Which sum
shall be paid ra!ebiyto said iostjutioas.
The Committee on Courts ct Justice Nere re
cuested to Inquire aud report whether any
bills COW pending 10 the Congress ottho Unltcd
States The effect of whca may be 10 restrict or
modify the present jurlsdc.ioo ct the 81
preme Court Of Appeals Of V!rgipis; r SO, what
ia its character, ard whether any legislative
action is necessary tr proper With reference
thereto.
The Senate refused to suspend the iules,
and passed the following preamble aid rcso
luton
Whereas The public credit Of tho State OF
Virginia ard the credi. CT our citizens have
b.eo impaired, aud are now baiug impaired,
BY tn apprehension that this General Ascend
~ vii rcpudato or endesvcr 10 t!rclb!y
rea6just the debt cf tho State; AID whereas
nc deem it important 10 remove this a5pTc,,
heusion from ths miCds Of ali persons; and
whereas Of the disposition existed on the part OF
the General Assembly 10 pass any such act CT
Reputation, tho Constitutions both OF tue State
ard Federal Government positively proaiti!
the passage Of any such AVS. therefore, 10
order to rrsVeat auy further lDjar7 10 onF
! credit,
Resolved. That this General Assembly vi!
whereby the public creditors may be forced Or
constrained By threats, fears or forco to accept
au7 settlement Of the debt due by the Com,
mopwealh Hi.heu! their free aud uDhi.sed
| cosssDt a1d apps obaticp.
! TIE bill to amend scc.lo6s l aid ! CT 90 act
| for the election of three commissioners OF the
| reyeaue for the county Of li1udoun vas passed
The Senate bill appropria!lag money Tor tho
payment Of cjmDu:ation to mslmed Sotaiers'
salilors cid moyinas, 10 leu OF arhilala! InDs
| or eyes heret fore provided BY Iaw YES passed.
10 tie House Of Delegates bills were
Introduced ana rsfarred, foG the relief
Of Wm. Caien, ct Plioca William couoty;
to ame1d tic acs for the preservation
of oysters and to obtain revenue t0r the
privilege Of takiag the sans; TO amend me
act providing for the working aud keeri5g n
order the roads of the CommonHealth; to pre-
| vent the overflow OF other damages to public
| reads BE- persons draiang lands ecloss them.
Bills were reported from Committees to
amend the Code in reaion 10 rronis,
| sorry potcs and to provide fox thu erection of
suitable shu.es Tor the passage OF tl;a by the
owoers Of mill dams across tbs DoFth hralch OF
the Shenandoah river.
TIE Committee On Schools aud Colleges re
ported bill to reorganizs tho Virginia Asti'
| cultural aud Mechanical c1llage, Whl1h provides
that the Offices Of al! members OF the p!e;oD,
| board Of visitors OF the college shall be vacated
% the 4,h day of Juae. 1879 aod thcle sue
cessors shall be appointed By the Governor as
soon as practicable after the passage Of IN,
act and prior to the close Of the present session
of tho General Assembly, whose term OF elise is
to commeGc, on the Of June. 1879, and to
consist cf eight persons, four to be designated
E the frst class, to continue ia office uDt the
| :. of January, 1882; second class to conil9u,
10 offic, till tic lst of January, 1884. "a the
Isl Of January, 1882, AID bisuuialIy thereafter
to appoint f1uc persons to i'll the vscarclts,
who shall continue four years; the DOW board
to hold special meeting 90 the - day OF
June, 1879, 70 remove from Office the Pfes:
dent, professors and all other.ofcar5 Of the c.I.
lege, said removal to take effect OF the 18th OF
August, 1879, and to proceed ct onoo to rcoT
ganiz, the Virginia Agricultural college by MI
ine the several vacancies 30 made, the sppoirt'
mcnts to take eff9c! On l2.t of August, 1912.
Tho salary OF tae president il not to exceed
50 600, aud that of no enc cl the pFoless1r5
shall exceed $500
Mr.. Hunter, Of Alexandria county. offered
a resolution acquiring into tie expsd!clc7 Ct
aboshiug The ooard Cf directors Of the Denl'
Tertiary. which was refarled.
The Til ptov;diog for The sale ard !r:o:tsr,
60, Of ,ha Jamea River and kaDaWha Canal
Company Vas again postponed till to-dsy.
|. hayio.. beea asserted that the State has
received about 10000 worth OF arms, Va,
from the Federal Government which cannot De
accounted tor. a resolution was adopted ca!lCg
for i'm ci nation as to what number OF arms anc
accouucDcrts have been received b2 this
Com mouweel;h from the Federal Government
sirca 1868. ard The value thereof; whst dis.
position has bsen madc CT tho sane, epd the
names OF the Companies to whom tic same
have been issa;d and the precise condition OF
such arms and requirements.
hir. Hunter introduced bill fer the better
protection Of game 10 Alexandria and faitirx
counties.
The bill to amend sec'ion l3 Of chapter lis
Of the Code of 1878, 10 relation to appeals Wits
of error and supersedcas was recammtted.
A resolution was adopted for tho appointment
of joint committee to revise the laws regulat'
icg the fees Of county officers, iloiu1lng the
clerks CT both courts, sherifts, constables. cor!-
missioners Of tie revenue, and justices OF The
peace, aod 10 report the same, incorporated IN
ono act, for the purpose ofuniIormi!p OF charges
and oonveuIsnoes o! reference.
The bill proposing 10 abolish the cihae OF
railroad commissioner was sf5er long dscuss0n
recon mittcd.
BALTIMORE CITY DEBr-The annual message
of Mayor Latrobe, OF Baltimore, was sent to the
city council yesterday. The finance condition Of
the city is as follcws The total funded and guar
anteed debt December 81, 1873, amounted 10
S3S 96s. EOS o. and the pr odnctive and interest
bearing assets to Sc. COS H. The net Aos!-
ing debt Of the city at tho same time Was SG22
GALS. Oftte funded and guaranteed debt in
terest On SIG, l2256C % is provided for By the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company, the city
passenger railway companies, the Wster Board,
and the Western Maryland and Union Railroad
Companie-. The productive investments of the
city consist Of railroad and turnpike stocks, city
markets, docks, whsrves, sinking funds invest
ed, and real estate, The estimated expenses OF
the city, including the Dating debt, for the year
1879 are S. 58l O65 Is. and the estimated taxes in
arrear TO be collected during the year 1879 and
other vouchers ofrevenue are S2,62l, 1913. leav.
ing the net amount to be raised by taxation S.
959 .e93l6 less by the Gum of 81 5l9, O52.9) than
tho estimates Of las. year.