Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-02-21
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10 the Ssratc yesterday, bills Te:c plaaed
to EN- power The trustees Ct CG!umti, Baptist
church, ia III, town Of Falls Church. Fairfax
county. to sell and convey church property; and
to amend 40 act incorporating the towo Of
Falls Church, 10 the county of FarfAy, and for
tho better protection of game 10 Alezculria and
Fairfax counties.
| A resolution was agreed to ll5tluc.ing the
Committee on Finance to ilqu;re What com.
pensation is dus to tie estate CT the late Gen.
| George K. Pickett for services rendered 10 gro.
curing certalo ord: nance stores Tor the militia CT
| this State. under executive authority. and to
| report By bill or otherwise.
The bill to a6iu;! the State debt vas further
discussed.
At the night ses:ico the Richmond aud Al
egany Railroad bill VAS formerly passed, etter
belpgvarl2usly amended. bg a vote of % to 10.
In the House Of Delegates bills were reported
| from committees to euthoriz, the Board Of
Supervisors Of King aud Qleen aad King
William counties to increase the saiary Of the
county judges; to amend the &C: il relation to
tia tsxss collected by the clerks of c5urts,
notaries public ard the Secretary Of the Com
monwea!lh; aid to amcad 90 ao: With reference
| to pay CT jurors, with substitute.
Adverse reports Hcr3 made upon Gie bills to
authorize the Washington, Cincinnati AID ST..
Louis Railroad Company 10 record ils rI0rtga.
&c in Rockingham county; and to Incorporate tic
! Anglo American C0Ioiz st0o sud improvement
company in tho State Of Virginia.
The resolution 70 r2scind the order Of the
House to print 5000 copies Of TIC repcI5 of;ho
EiDaucs Committee or the ilaucai condition CT
tho Stats was dismissed.
The resolution conc;rring the extra c7n pen.
sation allowed to officers OF the House by tee
authority OF tho Com i!tte on House expenses,
was laid Oh the table.
The Senate resolution 10 regard to revising
the division lino between Virginia and Yves!
Virginia. and making further appropriation
to meet the expenses thereof, vas rcc0m-
mitted.
The House bill o30 appropriatiog 81 900 for
tho necessary repairs to the Capitol was ordered
to be epgroased.
Tho House bill to prohib: tho Board of
Supervisors of Highland cjua,y from leviDg
ta1 to pay subscription To tho Washington,
Ciucinnati and St. Louis railroad uatiI car;ain
conditions are complied with oto,, was rccon.
mitted.
The following were ordered to. be en-
crossed House joint resoluionto provide for
the assessment OF property for taxation for the
year 1870; House bill to amsrd The Code so as
to protect the right of cou1tY roads across lNiil
dams; bill to authorz, school trustees to per-
nit unused and u1occupcd public free
school houses to be occupied by teachers other
than those employed By school trustees.
The proposed amendments TO the Cons:i;E-
ton we're further discussed.
4 joint resolution was pissed authorizing
the present commissioners Of the revanuc OF
counties, cities uud towns in this Common,
wealth to complete the assessment Of all prop.
erty required to bo listed for taxation for the
year 1879. and that they be further authorized
aud directed to issue all licansas IS usual up to
tho 1st of July 1879.
At the night session bills wclo passed
giving tho consent Of the StsLe to tao purchase
by the government oftho United States Of land
in Alexandria county for abutment OF bridge,
sc !; TO repeal the fence law in Groenway or olh.
er districts in Clarke county; authorizing trus-
tees of Bethel Methodist Episcopal Church,
South, in Wes!morolsnd county, to sell and pur.
chase church property; to incorporate the Sons
and Daughters OF Canssn, OF the city Of Aleyan-
dria