Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-03-06
Gg.S.ER4L aSSE.HBLr FIIRGIsTIs

Ia tho Senate yesterday Dir. Pnlegar offered
tho following
Resolved, That committee of FIVE Soma.
TORS shall be appointed by the President whose
duty it shall DO 70 Investigate the charge that
Superintendent Ruffuer Instructed c)u1ty
superintendent Of schools for Pittsylvsuil Lot
to grant certain class Of teachers certificates
not subscribers to the Educational Journal, aad
report whether dr not suoh admission was ever
made, whether or not such Instructions were
ever given, either by the Superintendent OF
Public Instruction or The Board of Edu,atiOD to
tue county superintendent of P.ttsylvaDia or
auy other county, nnd to report any other mat.
ter 10 connection with said charge deemed per-
tinent by the committee, and tina! said COM
lnittee shall have the power to send fJr psrsoEs
and papers. The resolution was adopted.
The Debt bill comirg up as the special order,
| the question being on its second readiog, Mr..
| Fulker5ou moved to amend by striking out the
entire coupon feature of the bill, and spoke 10
favor of bis amendment. Mr.. Koiner spoke in
opposition to the amendment, ADD Mr. Massey
10 advocacy of it. The amendment wss re.
scted-ayes 10, noes 26.
Mr.. Fulkerson offered the following amend.
| men.: Alter "State," 10 seventeenth line,
except such amount So the General Assembly
may annually set apart for public free school
purposes, not to exceed ten cents on tho SlOO
worth oireal and personal property in any one
year.
The amendment was rej,c!e1-ayes, Q,
| noes o.
40 amendment was adopted declaring that
| Virginia would be 10 no way responsible tor
West Virginia's third.
The bill was then ordered to be cugrossc5
and read third time cages p, noes S.
Mr.. Phlegar moved to suspend the rules 10
order that the bill might have its third reading.
| The question being taken by ayes and GOES,
the rules were suspended by the following vote:
| Ayes-Messrs Belts. Bland, Brooke, Chiles,
Daniel, Dickeuson, Gayle, Goode. Griffin,
Grimsley, Hairstop, Hurt of Halifax, Hurt Of
Fittsylvania, johnson, Kouer, Lee, Marshall,
Mutton, Murry, Pblegar. Queensberty, SINCLAIR,
Smith, Spider, Tanner, Tyler, WalsoD, Ward
aud Wortham-29.
Noes-Messrs. Bliss, Fulkerson, Massey,
Norton, Paul, Slemp, and Wood.
| The bill was then read G third time and pass
ed by the following vote:
Aycs-Messrs. Belts. Bland. Brooke Cbiles,
Daniel, Dickinson, Gayle. Goode, Griffin,
Grimsley, Hairston, Hurt Of halifax, Hurt Of
Pi.tsyvapia, johnson, Koiner. Lee. Marshall,
Mullon, hurry, Phlegar, Sinclair, Smith,
Spider, Tapuer, Tyler, Wa!stoo, Ward and
| Wortbam-2S.
Noes-Messrs. Bliss, Falkersou. Massey,
Norton, Paul, Queenberry, Sherrard, Slemp
and Wood-9.
The Senate then adjourned until next Mon
day.
IL the House OF Delegates the bill 10 amend
ing the Constitution was placed on the calen-
| dar.
House bill authorizing State repositories tc
substitute new bonds for those executed uodcl
existing laws; House bill for the relief of the
securities Of j. B. Golladsy. late treasurer Of
Shenandoah county; to amend an act to iDcar
poratc the town Of NcWberp, in Pulaski county,
were reported.
The bill 10 amend the Code 10 prevent unIaw
iul fishing in tho waters of the Commonwealth
was postpone until to day.
Mr. Mushbach introduced joint resolution
providing for the payment OF per diem com
persation to tho Fish Commissioner and bis
necessary expenses.
Mr. Farr introduced hill to amend the law
fox working the roads 10 the county Of Fairfax.
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