Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-02-17
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adopted declaring tGat tue cparGeS afu s!'coiu' |
cations preferred BIZ James E. Goodc seslrs!
r. Z. Fsayser, Superintendent: Ct Pcblic Print |
Jog, arc not su3a aai By tbs evidence, and are
grouudlcss.
A bill 20 am,na thu iaa rcpes!0g tho fence
Law in Gai1s5or3' district, 10 Frederick county,
was passed
The bill az: hoiizog the board Of supervisors
Of tho Respective counties AID common COUNCILS
of the respective cities to determine Whist al
oWaucas shall be made to COMMUNICATIVE at
torncys, clerks, and sheFitfS Of their Counties
and cities, payable oIt Of the conng q ely
treasures, WIS passed.
In tbs House Of Delegates bills 'Ssre loir3'
duced to iucorpoIats the Lecs5urs ssa Dranes'
vile Turnpike Company; relating to the custo.
DIV of infants; for lhe relief ct the official
sureties Of Samuel Trenarr, Of Frederick Co.;
TO i2ccrpUla.a taa Anglo American Colon'z!-
ton soa Improvement Company in the State
Of virginia; for tho repeal If tho Motiott liquor
law, and to restore the liquor lew OF 1876, with
the increase OF tho spaclai tex ct Is per cant. -
A petition was presented from citizens Ct
Louisa county praying that lew be passed lcr
tbs protcc:i0n o. mechanics.
Bills weco reported from committees TO H.
Corporate The Firgi6ia Mineral end Gypsum
Railroad Company; to regulate tho colltciion OF
charges for transportation By canal, steamboat,
and railroad coupaoies; 10 provide Tor the trans
fer, care. and maintenance, 10, OF harmless
and ircuTab!c lunatCs from tho Eastern and
Western AsJiumg to tho Pinel Hospital. Ia the
city cf RichmonG; revising tho registration and
election Laws, aud repeating chapters E, I, and
c. the Code, aDG all parts OF ac:s ln cortlcs
with this sci; Tor the rclist Of the slTaticd OF
s. F. G. Beale, Of / suquier.
A resolution was adopted requesting the Com.
mittes for Courts oil Justice to exsuiae s:ctlon
IS CT ohsptar 81 Of shc Code, regulating the
rates OF toll on railroads, add report whether
the limit Of eight osuis per ton per mile Fer tho
transportation of freiehts is 10 be construed 80
60 average If sid sum ia different c,asse5 Of
f.eisht, or al maximum charge Of eight cents
Def ton Der milo on all CLASSES OF freight, aad
by what authority railroad comDsDi:s charge
upon somc class e Of freight more than tho
maximum If eight cents per ION per nile.
Bills we're passed iu relation to liens bg mort
gage or deed o! truss; providing for subciltllag
Inc question Of liqaoc Iicensa OF no liquor llcepse
to the qualified voters OF Fairfax at the tirs!
eectioa Tor district officers aad at every su6ss'
Quen. election t3r district oflc2rs; to lncorpo.
rate The Alexandria and EaiIfaX Agricultural
and Iudustris! Association; to amend session 20
Of chapter 10 Of an act relating to criE!es aud
punishmentf; To emsnd seation Is CT chapter
lis CT the Unde. 10 reforcuec to the eltoIc,-
maut Of l;ece Oh CROPS; to change The time ior
holding c!lcuit courts 10 the (our!h Idicial cir
cult; to amcad all act rovivine, amending, and
re epaoGnC csrtain sections and chapters OF the
criminal laws Of tao Commonwealth; to amend
the Code in re!:rtiaG &c rrorIss2?y rctcf; to
amend section IS Ct an act prescribing toe pow
ers. duties, end c,m pensation Of district cilic:Es
aad 10 rap3al chapter Al and secilon | Of chap
Ter Is OF tie Code; to provide Tor the erection
CT suitable silutes Tor the passage CT fish by the
owners OF mill dams acrC3: The Forth braach ct
the Shenandoah river.
The da5t c;mpy6miso bill--lho McCu!och
prCp2Siiou-i97s iuauc TIC order Ct the day for
TtusJaY.
The House p:;soede:: t, the consideration of
the ccust:utiouat ig!2almon's, The pondag
cucstioa bcing t&o motion Of Mr.. Robinson to
reconsider ihe vote 81 which the Houie, on
motion CT Mr. Ia!iaGegr2, Of Gloucester. ad0p5.
eG az aEierd naat TO tao proposed amendments
subs.ita.:cg viva voca yotiag foc The provlslGn
which leaves the Wacla subject to the discretion
OF the GcucIal Assembly. Alter debate the
motion ta reconsider was passed ty, ca motion
Of Nj. Robinson, who desired to get all the
friends CT The n aasure together ID the House
BIZ f,rc The yGtc was takcE,
The GoTcrntr's salary was next considered
4 moti9n 10 strike out $4,000 aud losa1t
IS 900, vas not agreed to-aTcs, %; noes, CO.
4 mcti9a 10 laay3 the salary as at Crcsent
rssulted-ca rol eai!-syes, %; DOCS, G6.
q mo:i3a was medc 10 amend 81 as 20 leave
ISa ~ rf c,i,r- IT ;nn {t.v.-1nr = Tho
General Aesaipb!g, hut M Lacy Cat 2::2Ol
moved 10 adjourn. Result on roll call: Ayas,
43; noes. 80 kkscat or not Toiirg, 50 tDen,-
bers
This week both nousts of the General As
ssmbIy will uect at night.
Tho right sessions Ct tho Senate will b. do
voted TO the consideration OF tho caEalrsiroad
bill; these OF tho Htu3, 10 private aRd local
bills.
Tho till which was rcpor.od by the joint COM
mittee on County, City and Town Organization,
and has passed the Senate makes tho following
changes in existing laws: Takes from county
court judges the right to msko repairs to county
property, and gives that right to thu board Of
supervisor5; gives tho board power to employ
counsel to assst the Commonwealth attorney
in suits depending against the county, or n mnt-
ters concerning county property; makes it 8
ofthe poor, or oveiseer OF The poor 20 become
interested III any contract with the county or snv
district Of tho county, or TO become interested IL
any county cl6im or warrant, End foclelts the
csin or wsrrs1. to the county requies puolics-
tiop, either ct court house door or in Il news
papsr, Of lit of expenditures made out Of the
county levy; abolishes tho right fcouuty courts
10 issue orders on tho county trcasurers, ana re-
quires al claims allowed by r. to be certified to
the bosrd Of supervisors who sTa required to
levy for euch as we're lawfully allowed By tho
cou1t.
The principal foa.uye Of this bill, and tine kin
dred bills fixing the duties and powers ofcOunty
officers, is thst tho power of creating charges
against the county is taken from the courts ard
given to the board Of supervisors.
On Saturday the Senate passed bill in rels- |
ton to the allowances made to Commonwealth !
attorneys, clcrka shcTiGs and serpesuts of their
respective counties aid cities pay able on. Of the
county or city treasuries which tskes from the |
courts tho power of fixing The allowances to such
officers and places it with the board Of supafVi.
sors Of tho counties and the councils of the cities
The allowances 10 county officers is so limited |
that not over SEQ per anEum shall be allowed |