Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-02-15
p1RGE.yKa LEGISLATURE.

In the Senate, yesterday, til vas p2SSec
for the relief Of the suEelies Of S L. H.
B:aIe, lateirassurer Of Fauqujgr osuaty.
Mir. Sirclair presented the petitOn ct Gill
zsns Ct Riils5oro', Loudcus county, for az
amendment to the charter Of said tcwn.
A resolution Was adopted ins!ructiog The
Committee on Roads aud In!eina NaTlga'l,n
to icqoire and report, first whether or pJt the
Richmond ard Alegany Railroad Company as
at present organized iotend to build the pro-
posed road betwce the city of Rchnc1d, Va,
and Clifton Forge, or whether it IS the Propose
of said Richmond aud Alifgaty Rlltcao %.
as at present oraab I'D 10 sell its frarchls2s :;
second, the kidd OF road aud gauge the sali
con papy propose TO construct, ADD ell 0iher
matters imperfect AID relative 10 Il IS traCch
OF The irq1ify.
Mr.. Gnasley moved TO take up TIC lep2rt OF
the Join, Fnatc, COMMITTEE and the Prop 81
ton for the settlement Ct the deb: made ~ t'3
Intermediates Of the hondhoidyrs and 10 make
1t the special order lor Mcndsy.
Mr.. L:e hope that it wculd GO; be made tie
order fer Monday. ns 10 that ease II Huu'd 10
tertere with the consideration OF the caoa! I'll
He was afraid that if The cava bill was post.
poned it might jeoparo:z. the measure. dc did
not fear that postpoDcnept OF the cons'de'a-
tioo of the deb. question would lsopsrdz'
that.
MIR. Fuikersou cid not see The Us, ot post
poaipg the cara bill TO c1tsidcr rrcposi'l III
IRON the bondho!iers' representatives, that
would n,v>r amount to ary thiog, lie thought
that i: might SUIT sone Ct tho Wetk kleot
Senator'S who wanted TO 20 home ano
tell their people that they had ttt:cted
s,ulenert Of the debt. even if 1t was oD
basis that could nepir be met. lie
said that the committee had asked tho rep
reseutaliscs of the bondbolders hero tthc
Messrs. Carrinctop) to ALLOW the State the moor
privilege of excepting 10 per cent. 90 the 800
for school purposes. The chairman OF the com
mittee bad received reply from these seutle-
mcu, saying that they would submit their
proposition 10 their principals, but that they
had DO idea that they would accept it. The
committee, he said, did not ask the oliuion ct
the Messrs. Darlington on this proposition.
Mr.. Marshall did not ,hick the prospects
were 90 discouraging az represented bC Mr..
FaIker;on.
The motion 10 make the report the special
order for Monday, at o'tl )ck. was agreed TO-.
The equity crgao'Z llIoa bill Vas further dis
cusscd.
Ia the House OF Delegates bills we're reported
from committees 70 amend The act prescribing
tho duties, powers. liabilities, and compensation
OF certain county off ,er;; 70 amend The Code IN
relation to interest on money to provide to!
The assessment Of property Tor taxation for the
year 1879; end Senate bill 10 Incorporate The
Lyuchburg Opera House Association.
Az adverse report was made upon the bill
p:oVidipg ior he collection Of taxes and for the
repeal of chapter, 81 and 46 ofthe Cote, &c.
The report OF the joint Finance Comulttec,
10 relation 10 the adjustment Of the Stale deb,
vas submitted;
Mr., hiushpsch mtvtd to las the report on the
table and PROT.
The chair ruled that the motion was cut OF
order, as the hill hayicg been reported from
the committee il must be placed on the calendar
under The r1'es.
Night LESSONS were ordered ca end afcr
Monday.
TIE rrno,t e Ahe Joint committes or Gn5 :tiin;
question being on agreeing &c the amendment
offered by Mr.. ". i. Ts!isGerro reins!s.ing the
ola vivs vccs system Of voting,
Mr.. Stsrka spoke st great length IN favor 81 1t
ard Mr.. Robinson spoke against the amen imeEi
The pending question being called Ter and
egreed 10, the House proceeded 10 vote on Tue
amendment. which was adopted by vote of %
eyes TO 36 noes -Hessrs Hunter and Mushbach
both voted in the afli rmstive.
Pending tee confederation o! the subject, tic
House adjourned.