Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-02-28
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10 The Senate yesterday House bills to amend
the Law for the assessment Of taxes 90 persons
aud property; aud for the relief Ct john L.
Lewis were passed.
A resolution tcr 90 extension CT The session
| Ter period not less than five dsys was lost fer
want Of the requisite two thirds majority. The
vote being ayes, 25; noes, Q.
The bill amending the charter CT tie ' alley
| Railroad Company was passed.
At tho night session the following bills were
passed :-Providing for submitting the ques'
ton Of i;quor license or 20 liquor license to the
qualified voters OF Fairfax county at the fr5t
election fer district officers; to amend sec. - Of
40 act to provide for the division OF free school
districts into sub Districts and for tho appoint
ment OF school directors, approved March Z.
| 1878; to amend the cot to Incorporate the Leo
| Monument Associations; 10 Incorporate tho
| Grand Unitcd Order of Sons aud Daughters Of
| ZION of the State Of Virginia.: allowing further
| time to Jao. II. Chichester, treasurer of Fair
| fax county, to make his return Of deliIqueuts
and insolyelts for 1877; to Authorize the Coun'
| " Court to release q. S. Meem from the
payment of district road Tax in Shenandoah
c.; to authorz, the Dad Fellows Joint Stock
| Company Of Alexandria, Va. to borrow mon
| ey, &c; 10 reduce The commissioners CT the
| revenue fox the county OF Lcudoua; amending
| the charter Of Lo7cttsVlle, Loudoun Co., d.,
aud t0r the removal OF the disabilities OF Jas.
Barbour, CT CuponcT, aad others.
In tho House of Daleg gates the join! resolution
| for tic appointment Of commissioners, engineers
and surveyors to complete The boundary line
between tic States Of Virgi1is and West Viz
GINA, and to defray the expenses thereof; and
bills to amend tic Code in reference TO sales Of
property OF religious. benevolent aud literary
| associations; and to amend the Code 10 reference
| to granting divorces, were passed.
The West Point and Hanover Junction Rail
yoad bill was discussed for soms time. Wheu,
Gto Public Debt bill was taken Up uDd the
! amendment offered by Mr.. Mofstt to tho effect
that all bonds Issued on and after January i,
1850, shall bear date Of January |. 1880; those
issued on and after July /, 1880, to bear date
Of July !, 1850. go tho beads sla!! bear date OF
! tic preceding Iaauary Or July, end shall bear
three per cent. interes! from date, vas defeated
yeas, So; nays, G5.
During tho debate ca be hi Mir. HeDklo
| was proceeding 20 "igocetc the bill, when he
| WIS interrupted by bir. Farr With the question
| il ha had any guarantee mas tho bill, il passed.
you'd Dot DC vetoed by tbs Governor
hir. Henklc replied that he did not consider
it proper to answer the question eithcc il the
affirmative or negative. lie was cure, hoEe7cr,
that il the bill passed j: would become tho !aT
Of the Commonwealth.
flr. FickIin was in favor Of the bill az s;ac0d
cd i,y Mr.. Moif:tt. lie announced hial7eEf IS
opposed to suhnitisg the proposition 10 The
people.
4 remark ircn Mr.. Ficklil IS to the pa.:ra.
lily Q! tho Bocack Bowler bill! called Mr.. Barbour
to lis feet hir. Barbour claimed no credit Tor
| lni- BILL and said it was with tans aDd trembling
that he consented to if, AS he was afraid that
tic people could rot pay three per cent. On tic
capital OF the debt for eighteen yeats.
Mr. Fck!in's remarks were cmbcishcd by a
quotation from the first chapter of Jonah aod
ether anecdotes.
AT the conclusion of Mr. Ficklin's remarks
Peter j. Carter, co!ored. wished TO know it it
was DOW 10 ordcr 10 sing the doxolccy. Ruled
ont of order.
Mr. Eohnl5 addressed the House in favor Of
the bill.
a collcquisl discussion sDruDR up between
Mr.. Echols and Messrs MoTett, Ii. Fl. Harri
SOD, ard Robinson 10 reference to the terms OF
tie Invitation extended to the creditors OF tho
State By tho General Assembly, Mr.. Echols
oontcuting that they were iovltcd for counsel
and advice, and as experts 10 fcaucc.
The State Of yesterday evening says:-Not.
withstandlag that but few days remain before
tho present session must close by Limitation, still
the members 90 not appear to be ia the least
hurry To doy considerable time was neeG!essly
expended upon the bills 10 reference to the
boundary lao between Virginia and West Viz
GINA, and TO Incorporate tho West Point and
Hanover Junction Railroad.
Gen. Echols moved to pass by, and the motion
was carried, but afterwards, on molten of Mr.
Robinson, tie House reconsidered tho vote.
Gen. Anderson very vigorously advocated the
motion to pass By uEtil March g. The motion
vas lost. The object of this bill is to tap the
Chesapeake aod Ohio Railroad srd have q
terminus at West Point.
Consideration of tho bill was interrupted by
the arrival of the hour for the special order,
tic settlement Of the public debt.
ct the night session the debt bill was further
discussed.
HI Allen offered the following amendment,
which, il is said, will be accepted by the friends
CT the bill:
y. Whenever there shall not DO q sufficient
amount of =ey in the Treasury OF tho State 10
meet the accrulng interest on tne salC bonus
promptly, the Auditor is hereby authorized and
directed, by and with the advice OF the Govern
or Of tho State, to rsEe BY temporary loan, to be
returned out OF the aceruing revenues of the
State, sum sufficient to enable lin to meet
promptly the said interest as it sccrues. And 10
cese the Auditor shall not be able to raise suf
Glen. ,um f,r the said purpose by loans. he is
hereby authorized aud directed to Issue non.n-
teres.. bearing certificates of Indebtedness Of this
State. 10 be signed by himself and countersigned
By the Treasurer, aad properly registered il the
offices of the Auditor and Treasurer, for the
sum of oae dollar and multples thereof;
tho same to be printed from plates, which shall
be the property of the Stste, and to sell the same
at not less than minimum price TO be fixed by |
the commissioners of the sinking fund. The said |
certificates shall be receivable for al taxes, |
debts, dues, and demands due the State, and this
shs!l be expressed on their face.
II. The amount of such certificates which may |
be Issued st any one time shall be fZed by the |
commissioners Of the sinking fund, and the pro-
ceeds of the sale thereof shall be devoted e1clu-
sively 10 The payment of interest s5 aforesaid.