Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-01-13
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Bills and resolutions were ia.co4nce! ard
referred to amend section Ct an &c: 10 l1c}E-
pNae the Ladies' Mou0t F2rnol Association,
Ne; to cradle the Chesapeake end Oa!o N:i
way Company 70 in3Tc.se It's capital s;oez II:
certain purposes SIS e. th3 cg2a!ieGc7 CT rc-
ducicg fees Of caiks Of c2u!ts 10 NLa: th3y
! we're before the W,E; aGa to Incorporate IN:
B.us Ridge and Iron u :uGtaio = 2y:OT if3uGc
| Railroad Company.
The bill 10 relation 10 ca!.:ug 2 constitutional
convention VS. made tie special order Tor
| Tuesday.
o. motion Of Mr. Lee tha i}at resolution il
regard to taking tic vote CT the paorje q Flr
ena or the question: Of The ratification O. &c
lection CT aOy measure which may &c adopted
| By this General Assembly during taa present
SESSION for The settlement Of the State debt, Has
made special order for "Wednesday.
a bill authorizing the coGlGi.!too 70 wl.A
wus referred the Senate oil. 20 pargi: counsel
for claimants to certain iaEd to app2ar bsi,r2
them Without rsyiag ;hs tx required b. Ia~
CT counsel appearing before legislative cjt--
mittees. Ess discussed 81 sn2.h end rass>o.
The House bill TO ale" acy person 70 have
| bis Cog listed for taxation, ", WAS c!2aus;:t
at length aud Gaa'iy doie?tGj.
La The House q DELEGATES Bills ISGTa ported
from committees, to Gu boiiz; The use Of c:G-
wet labor en- the lryuad5 ci' he S;a;1 ASTicl!
turpl Society; to r,1rGorato lie Alexandra
AID Fairfax Agricultural eDi ludas;Ii3l Aas1'
catiou; to Incorporate the Grand Uai,cd Oder
ct Sors and Daughters Of % Of TIC G!a.e Il
| Eifginie; 10 amend an CcI entitled N &c. -
CON- uiaslon officers aud cadets Ct Ee!tcl Aeat
envy, Fauq1ier county; to amend sud re- enact
the 1lth section Of ao'ect prescribing The Gui!ss.
ucW.rs, liGbii tics, aud comDGEs.t0a Oh CERTAIN
county oiIicsr.; providing fJG TIC e2I!ce;i1a o.
taxes and fur the repeal GE 2han;>r: 81 aaG ii
6? the Code cf 1878, with rc.cTeuc3 70 thc re-
cap! CT county Rerra9ts i9r couaiy ic75; 10
pay the judges Of the Commonwealth their So.
aries and mileage, fixed By l2w Oh The II n O.
March, 1878, during their scvcra! tcrLa;; to
amend section oil chapter Isl CT The Code,
in relation to TIE r;cde ct enforcing fce'7eFlcSs
Of money Oh exacutoD 10 amend scc.ion IS q
CHAPTER s. of the Code, to provide fer tic care
and maintenance OF harmless un2tio5 outside
Of the iaiIs aaG ssyinEn7 cftho Statc.
The Committee CD Asyluuls and lcs0a3 T@-
ported j0ict resolution thai !n rebuilding tic
workshops Of tho penitentiary arrangements
be made fer The icc1nrnoda!!oa 81 the rfs2nci3
on the Sabbath day in tEc RELIGIOUS saT7!ccs
conducted by the Chaplin aid BY the Sunday
School Association Of said peDten!i2ry, Tccs@-
aiZirg, as thu General Assembly doc' the greet
value OF the religious Institution given 10 tha
c1n7;ots for years past By fco.l.meu who have
voluntarily Contributed thsiF ilm2 aH'i services
to that Gnd. "
The Speaker announced tic following Con
mittco on Cana, in sccJrdanea With resolution
aieptsd Ffiia7 :-Mcssrs. liunter, ShGHat2,
Shrivtr, Hhclnurne, Spessera, Dsri', Hal,
Henscn, sd Cuc;ct5.
The Committee 90 Roads ported - h,;l 10
author;z. the James River aa3 hsg2~sa CJm.
ragy to make sale aId Transfer a al! rs Toks,
property, and franchises to tho Richmond AID
Allegheny Campsuy, an3 II fine the poses
and duties tf tic Bead ct PH9!ia Works j: n
ertct thereto.
Bills were PISSED, iasire>t:a; iae Attorney
General 10 cJatcst tha G1Hsiitu on:siirg oI tG ac
! entitled az set to aulhcr2, :ho :,rGa!an q tho
Atla1,ic, Mississippi aed Oh;o Railroad Con
paoY, il 20 lar as il dispose {; ca.taia c!iiUs
Of tho State for loa1s TO The N5:loiE, sid Peters
burg, Soullsi1e, end Virgi6i. AID pynGsa:ec
Esilrcad C4npa1iee: aD3 to s2l@ri tie !iiih
secion Of tha act to Incorporate The Medical
College OF Firfigls, passed tcb.G1fy ., 1871.
The bill allows diplomas 10 be .!iltcd 70 grad.
uat2s IN phsE3lacy.
Bills add rcso!utioos :2Irc Introduced! aac; re
ftrred, to amcJd sec!c1 81 q 81 aC. approved
Slarch 81, 1876, 10 relation 10 tx 90 sample
merchants; to sE2nd The Oh g c,ijn q cha ptoF
II CT the &C: rciat;7c TO crimes and puuIshmcGS;
t. levy 2 tex 10 The city Of DSrr!Ile; to c;labIc
ti;a Chesapeake and Oai0 Railroad Company
t0 Increase ta capital stock ieg CERTAIN purpose:
t. i0ereasa the reycGuc f.om olststs aad 20
Prevent dredging in the rivers Of Eirsinia, aud
to amend cec:lon % CT chapter SO Ct the Ccdc
relative to crimes and punishnen!s.
4 petition was presented from cHzaos 0,
Pulaski county Tor local option IaI5.
The House agreed to resolution ilsfuc!!ng
the Committee on the Chesapeake, &C., to in
q1lre into the cypediercy OF requiring 81! rlr.
s9rs who arc engaged ia taking oysters from
the Commonwealth to pcY specific t2E.
The bill proposing 10 amend the game law
was discussed an! referred 10 ;nc Commit
tee 90 Game.
The Senate resolution pT0s!d;oE !1r L c35-
ference Hith the creditors Of the State, AID
substitute ttcrcttr, proposed by the Finance
Committee, came I'D as the special orde:-ihc
pending question being the ,noli2u Of Mr..
Ashton to strike cut from the preamble CT the
substitute the intimation tia. the State viii
not ec'.lc cyccp. On the teraia OF tie Barbour
! t.. ,.;;i after discussion, was rCj2o.ed-ayGs
:, ~. dA-Mcssrs hIushbach aud Hu2.er,
: 6, 81 ,a,,;ia, voliog il the Affirmative.
, -: Ia'latcrro, Of Norfolk, then offered the
! l.li0.-.ge: But il ViaW Of the greatly re-
due2.: +, .yuIc.9 Of the State, wo are anxious to
do U ! consistent with what is believed to be
the intcrcs. OF the State and lie: creditors % ad
Just fpossib!e tho differences existing 63twcen
tho proposition made by he General Assembly
at It's last session and the several Propositions
COW before ua relating TO s,;t!'mcat OF tho
public debt
! The a:aeadm ent w.s agrae! t9-aya5. Il:
noes, 81.
Tie bill as amended vas ordered 20 be en-
crossed as folows, The vote Oh the cpgrossnent
teiuf-ayes 7G, noes 32-Mr. Hunter voting ii
the affirmative aad Mr.. hlnah5ach in tho ncgs-
tive:
"Yheress ia the e:t;n; a!i0n OF the General
Assembly it is desirable that such q speedy, just
and Gnal settlement OF tho public Geb! should
be contaminated IS will bring the payment Of
The interest assumed thereon within the sb!l-
ity OF the Commonwealth; and whereas this
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