Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-01-14
gsEEGEfFI TCRE.

10 The the Senate yesterday, aTeso!u!icl Was
introduced and rctarr;d. iIsIuc,iae tic Board
Of PQb,i3 Works to mike inquiries oo2c3rang
the conditions and relation o! tie Atlantic, Mis-
sissinti aud O2io R.ilroai Company and the
Norfolk ard Petersburg end the Scu.hside aEd
Virginia AID Tennessee Railroad Com oanIes;
to ;aSc steps to ascertaio the rights aud inter
est Ct creditors and stockholders 10 said rail
road companies, !ac.iudlog tho;;e, OF the S;stt;
s1d bill to aincud s:c,ons II and Is, clap
ter 81 ci The Code c21carolDg the tights sud
purchases Ct WorS> o. l1tcrnn IMPROVEMENT
companies.
The House substituted for thu Sebatp 1850
Iu;icu .l!iUp c,uferercs Of baniholiers, cam
icg up, resolution TO lay Il Gu the table was
i6:f, ayes 9-noes 2},
Nlr. Hurt. Ct Hafax: m3vad 10 strike cat
the preamble.
MI Paul presented az amendment 10 the
preamble, 10 c5mc ia afser the void State
il rsterccc. 70 possible reduction 10 the value
Of laut.s in the STATE u.der tho assessment OF
1880
Mr. Pani sGvjcaied Ills amendment.
Mr. Bland bal gisen up ali hopes, he said,
q any ssttlemec, CT the dtht tg The present
Gcuora Assembly. lie dil Got believe that
the Legislature wautsa c3niereacs Hh The
creditors. He dii not beierc-hat the L1rd' >
Pf5y.r could &c gotten through this Legislature
Hi.Eout aG Amendment.
Mr. Tu ksrso!: o. the b::is oil tbs Barbour
bill?
Nj. Brooke saw bstiod al he amendments
proposed tho gtaod otiso: CT corieretc, ct
the c.edi.ers. He therefore f.7ored the House
substitute, ye!dcg apy objection lie might
have to tho phrasenIoey IF tue resolution.
Mr. Fuikcrs1u said be had despsi:ad Of Guy
settlement cf the debt question. lie thought
that the q1ss in might have been disposed Of
lid not tbs resolution been presented; tu: It
sounds lh3 hse! d reaGjuiIm cot, tor this s:sscn
6. Least
Mr.. Pau arcrdmen: to The preamble vas
r, oted-ayesS; noes q.
Mr.. phlcsav moved 10 am:nd the preamble
by striking out The words "imrractic4bility ct
Increasing tie present rate" and icseriag the
words ''trescut burdens Of taxation.
III. Brooke opposed the smerdnsnt for the
reason tina: any ameudmeot wond entail de-
lay, a1d fer tbe further reason that noH i. is
'ilDrr2clic .b!e'' to Increase tax.tion.
Dir. Phlsea.' amendment was Dictated, ayes
IL. noes 81. -
iIr. Hurt's molten 10 s:Yikc cut the preem.
BILE vas defeated, ayes II. noes2l.
Tic House substitute es heretoffe Published
was then adopted. ayes "a. noes 9.
a resolution was adopted requesting the
Committee on Education to lrqGi.e Into and
report & detailed statement of Whist disposition
was medo G: tie SUN of $751; 705 % alleged to
10 lave bcco paid TO officers Ct the tree schools;
10 erq5ire into Gpd roper! By Whist authority
tie Virginia Educational Journal is published;
the coz. OF it, publication. or ifa5y part of the
cts: fs8id ru5lioatioo, is or has besn borne
By the soboo fund; aud if so, what has bseo
tie capual expenditure frcm said fuad 90 &C
c5unt ef said publics:ioo.
10 tho House Of Delegates bills, resolutions
Sc. we're introduced and referred, fer the relief
OF W.B.K Price, Ct kirg George; for the relief
of g. S. Neon to rclease him from payment
of district road tax 10 Shenandoah Co.; to PRO
vide fer the erection of suitable shutes for tho
passage Of fish 10 the Shenandoah river; to
amend the C5dc With reference to bonds CT
couot5 ;.easurers; 10 amend the Code 10 res-
ton 20 the Jurisdiction cf 'qlity to enforce