Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-02-27
vyFgANIa LEGISLATURE.

10 tho Senate yesterday tho bill TO authorize
the James River AID Ksnawha Company 10
mako sale and transfer Of ell its works, prop.
ert7 and franchises and TO invest tie purchaser
or purchasers With certain corporate rights, &C.,
Ras taken up and made tho order Of tie day
for to day.
The bill 10 amend the charter Of The VAL
ley Railroad Company was considered Int 10
9cticn taken.
10 the House Of Delegates bills Were report
ed from committees to amcnd section 9, chap
ter $50 Of the Code 10 relation to ices OF CON-
missioucrs in chDncery, and to repeal section 5
OF same chapter; to amend 90 act in relation 10
criminal jurisdiction Of c2uniy courts. and 10
amend an &C; to Incorporate tie Valley Ball
road.
Bills were passed to amend the Code IN re
aica to tho limitation eff suits; for the rciict Of
Johr I. ard l.. L.. Lewis, executors CT s. III.
Lewis, deceased; to amerd the Code 80 IS to
protect the light Of couuty roads across mill
dams; 10 provide for the assessment OF properly
fdT taxation for tho year 1879; to amaad the
sc5 Ter tho assessment ct taxes on peEsore,
property, &c., aud imposing tsXss thereon for
the support of tho government and ireo schools
aud TO pay the Interest on tho public debt; 10
Incorporate the Virginia Mineral and Gypsum
Railroad Company ;snd concerning certsiDState
bonds donated by w. w. Ccrcoran to tho Uni
versity CT Virginia.
The bill to allow the citizens Of Mathews and
Middlesex cauG:ies arns to protect themselves
from inaulsious ca their oyster beds vas
passed.
The bill for TIN settlement Of tho pu5lio debt
coming up Mr.. Fowler gave notice that as 5000
as he could prepare it ho would submit to tbs
House 90 ancndncnt pcs:poaing the time 8.
which the bill should 60 into operation to the
lst dap of January, 1880. Flo would do This.
he vas frank to say, with the view OF allowing
the people, whose attribute of ultimate sover
eiguty this bill proposed to ALLEVIATE, at the No.
vember c!ccl'n the opportunity to say whether
they would consent to it. He proposed to oil.
With c7cr thirty millions for period Of half
century, a period The end of which would 6ud
nearly every member Of Ibis House md Doorly
every voter 10 Virginia 10 his grave, hc pissed
By their agents limited.
MIR. Moffett offered an amendment to the
effect that all bonds iesued on and alter Jan.
l, 1850, shall boar date of Jan. /, 1880; those
issued on and after July l, 1880. to bear date
Of July /, 1880, SO the bonds shall bear date OF
the preceding January or July, aud shall bear
three per cent. Interest from date.
Mr.. Moffett explained his amendment, and
proceeded to advocate it at sems length. aud Was
replied to By Mr.. Coghiil
Tho proposed constitutional amendments
we're then taken IN and much time spent 10
fIibusterog Mr.. Boc2ck's motion to postpcoo
further consideration was adopted, but this did
not stop the filibuslcriug. various di!atory mo-
tons being made and acted CD TO prevent the
consideration Of tho public debt question:
Finally rtc2ss vas taken till D. q. At the
night session two hours were lost by tho same
species Of filibustering, but fually the advo.
Gates of settlement succeeded in getting the
bill up, and its consideration vas begun. &
communication from the parties representing
funding associations was read, winch makes
plain some portions of the bill. The question
was then debated until near l2 O'Clock, when
the House adjourned.