Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-02-11
EYRELxYE.R ZEGEsL.ITURE.

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! 10 tbs Senate yesterday bill vas :piT ,drt'
and referred to repeal an aot cont5u;u2 iht
payment Of interest ald dividends to the lE
oorporated col!egcsand other seninaries ofiearu
ing in the State; also bill authorizing the ap
| pointment by .he Governor CT Board Il AZ
SCISSOR. 10 consist Of three persons, to pEepaT!
| draft Of permanent assessment AID lax law
to be submitted to the next General Assembly
Bills we're passed to amend sectioo l, chap
ter l03 Of the Code 10 refereLc, to grating
divorces; land to incorporate the Wts' Pcln
and Hanover JUNCTION L. X.
The bill to amend the &C: presclihc. tie
duties and compensation Of district cfii9s re-;
discussed u1ti! aci1uromca;.
|, the House OF D,l:eat.s tbs I'll!
lowing bill YES Introduced by Ms Halvit:
b. it ensc!ed&c That it shall not be lawful 10
any rulrcad 10 the Common cath # Fitg'cl1
to charge LII ira than 4 cans per Bile fjr pas
secgers transported ever their road, nor sbaj
il baIaHfal for any ralroadconpaoyto charge on
freghts 10 ex,ass Of Two tbou:ard pounds II
weight more than three cents peroo pr mile
when transported fifty miles or more; nor more
than !ouE cents per ton per mile wien trans
ported thirty ard less than fifty miles; rol
more than i've cent per ton per mlie when
transported t8cu'y ard less tba0 dirty miles;
cor more than SIX csnts per ton per milo GbeD
transported twenty miles IT less. Aud 1t ao2
railroad company shall violate Ills &C: II shall
be lawful for ary citiZ 70 who msy feel sggrcV
ed TO cause the depot agent at the point CT &c
livery ID be summoned before the couD!y couf:
Of aDy county 10 which the delivery depot MAJ
be located aad the am0uut OF su,r oVorcharge
together with penalty of not less than 20 n0r
moro than 80 dollars, shall be recovered for the
bepeGt Of the plaintiff fromaoy such railroad com
papy for each and every violation OF this act.
Bills were reported from committees to amend
the Code 10 reference 10 the price paid for laut
@arraots for vast LAND; to amend the Ced3 10
reference to iceocing physicians, surgeons. aud
dentists; to empower the Board ct Sppsrvl:oIs
Of Augusta county to levy tax 10 AID OF Tic
Augusta Memorial Association, AID Others. tor
tho Confederate dead; aud TO amend an &C: 10
INIT the Indebtedness Of cities and towns.
The Senate bill to reorganiz, the Virginia
Agricultural and Mechanical College coming up,
Mr.. Fowler moved 10 rcoommit the bill 10
The Committee on Schools and Colleges, and
auuoupoed that lie dill 50 with view Of re-
portisg adversely the Senate bill, which would
be tantamount to defestlcg oil acticp, 50 that
the GoVercor may 20 forward and make his
three no's appointments on the Board of Vii
tors. Gentlemen Oh the flor Of the House,
beipg members Of the Board. seemed to be of
the opiaion ttat lbe substitute would have The
eject Of c,nGeunine them Without trial, AID
he IVES sure the coumi;teu had no such desire.
They had reported this substitute simply be-
cause it WAS TIE only measure On which there
could be general agreement. lie hoped the
appointment OF The three neW members would
result in cee:i7g away The difficulty that now
besets S!a!o Institution. and ne was WliiloG 10
SIC the experiment made.
The House agreed 10 recommit,
Il number Of local bills we're passed.
The bill proposing to allow the authorities OF
the !unatc asylums to coDtfGC: for the keepio {
OF harmless AID iccurahe u1aiics, SO as 10
make 1ooin 10 the usyluus for lu1atics DOW 10
j4ll. vas rccommitted
Mr. Hunters bill. with Sena amendmen!s
to alI0w persons to list their dogs for taxation,
thereby making the samo personal property,
vas, after discussion, passed, IS to 81.
\ resolution vas adopted itquitirg HSut
amend nept is 10 section 5 vi chapter $50 OF The
Code to project personal representatives and
others fiduciaIles from personal liability Tor the
amount awarded agsicsL them under and By
reason of a submission to arbitration Of matters
touching tio estates represented ~ them II
they BE- not otherwise |ishle.