Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-01-18
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10 tho Sca.tc, yc5;ctd.y, bills Esd ieaY!rjnas
were iptrcdro.d a2l referred toE hE'ag TIC
times fer hcIdiog the ccurts in toe Fourteenth
judicial district; TO itQ1iro nio 'h2 expod!ercy
of sbollshing TIC cfiiec Of coruty treasurer ala
de7o7iag the duties on The ahciih7, aai 10
protect The c3ttle cf .he State from ioirailcus
diseases.
The bill to amend the trlmiosi lin5 81 as TO
abolish the administration Ct corpofesi punish
mcnt fer petty larcarcy in c5unlcs Ehtr3 there
arc chain gangs, WAS discussed By M:sSr5.
Brooke, Koacr, Massey aBd Band, who cp
posed change 10 the present law, ard HIessrs,
| Paul and johnson, wh9 favored the hli, which
was finally rejected.
The resolution locking to the E2rea! 81 tbs
Mo!fstt liquor law was laid ca the table.
| Tho House bill amending the caaricr q ,h@
city Of Alexandria vas passed..
The House bill 10 amcud the NV rih re!tr
ence to pay ct conm!ssiju1rj 0! election vas
| ri actej.
Bills were passed to orjeriEe sale OF personal
property seiz:d u.der L ri tacn9, H., IN c.I-
| tain cases, and to amend the C0Gc 10 rctc.prc1
to the delivery Ct the list q dc:tq1:ut 'arts
% tTeasurcrs e couuties.
Ia tie House Ct Delegates biiij faaoaii2ca
g., W.T., introduced ard r,icrrc:i. t. 2-!cEd
the chsrtc, cf the Valley Railroad Compaag;
10 provide for the disbursement d! school c.0nayS
in ccunIies; giving the oonscIt ci this State &c
the purchase By the sovanmco; G: The Uoied
States Of land in Alexandra county. 70. The
| abu!ment el aud thO necessary approaches 10
| the bridge proposed 10 bo constructed aor5s'
| toe Potomac river. DC; rs TO the expectancy Ci
| amending the Acftatt ia lIT Law, as to tic CE
pediency Of ab5!i:hirE inc S.ciett liquoT laH
and providing for specific license lax; 10 pr
| scribe the times for h0Ging the circuit c1u.ts
| in the Sixteenth judicial circuit; to provide ter
q grand celebration CT the oGc huniredth anti
ye.sary Of the surrender OF Gornga!lls at ArIS
town; to almond the &c! limiting the indebted
ness # cities AID towns; to aiacu1 The charter
of Danv!Iie; to amend the act Tor Tie pratcctini
| Of fish; TO amerd the Code in rcl,ti0n 10 tie
revocation Of tho powcrJ OF iduciarieE; to refu0d
to Thomas i. Gravai' OF Caio'iac clrntT, q
license tax; regulating the granting Ct liquor
licenses 10 the county OF Louiouu.
Bills were reported from c1nDittcts to
amend the act for tho pr3tec:l3u OF f.h 10 the
waters Ct the GommoLW .alth ab2vc ide#atc!;
to amend the act Tor the protection Of gaze
with reference to killing ard capturing deer,
SD to amend tho set ipf !ho protection Of
game.
The Allegheny Railroad Ai!!, pro7iAiIg for
the sale OF tho James River and kaDawha Gc-
nal. was further postponed ill Monday.
Mr.. 3. W. L2c7 presented petition OF clti.
x,rs Of New Kent county Ior q ssX to he LEVIED
on dogs.
Bills we're pssseG 10 aueni RI nc: 10 provide
i0r the election u three commissioners Ct the
revenue for LJu4oun c0u0ty; iG rclat!Gn 10 max
ing and working roads 10 the c1unty Of Loudoua
aud to repeal sections !, y. s. t. ). 6. 7, s. Q.
10. Ii, II. l3, Is, II. &c, ~, %, 90. 80, 81: 81
ard 90 OF chapter ST, Acts 1874 -, ard u
amend sections Is sud 81 Ct SAID chapter; 10
provide fcrc, la1 Tor the c.u1ty CT LouiUuu,
and 70 repeal 40 &C: reiatigg 10 fences and tcr
tho protection o! crops, approved ja0uarY 70,
1866, in so far as it applies 20 tic cJunIg Of
Loudouu, e.; to amend the Code 81 AZ 20 dis
reese With tho August term pf the CU!pJrati9u
Court Of the city OF PctersbHrr;tc Iacepofatc the
Virgiria Towing Company. aud 10 st2cai the
Code relating to mechanics eus.
TIC ILL to anc1d the GCdc il 7a'aii2n
to the orgaa;zatiau, discipline, RID .cvj:nmcat
Of tho guard Of the peGientia-y. llho Ill! pro
poscs to reduce the pay Of the guard icHsn 50
| 10 $3.50 was recomml!ted.
The House bill 20 authorize tie 2a'1 oT caTian
church property belonging 20 tho vcltryIncC OF
st. Andrews Protestant hpiscopsi Church.
Shenandoah, and make q valid tile to the ssni".
snd to renvest the proceeds Of the sa.e, i:aS o.
dered 10 be en2rossed ss WAS also tho bill 10
amend The marriage lsws SO ea 70 pcrMis QGsEcr
and other societies which hsve no ordained min
listers TO :olemnize marriages. h5 tina contracting
parties taking the VOWS la the presence Q! slr
| witnesses, SC.
Mr.. White, Of Hanover, having T:Fe1 bill
TO better tho game laws, 60 That iEsy would not
bear u1jus.ly upon hs sons and his nsisI icors'
sups" it Was referred % tie ComiHitlCo IN Game,
Of which Mr.. Hunter is chairman. The COM
lniuee reported a substitute for Mr.. Whites
bill, which dii't suit of MIR. White ST. all. at
the earliest opportunity he &c. tho floor AID
moved TO dismiss tho bill. His speech "'s y
chsrac!eris!ca!iy esynest ono. snd hHI soIno
good.nata:ed hits CT Mr.. Hunter, who, though
deal" Mr.. White said, could hear well enough
| when he had thing to accomplish y Liircs.
! lauehter.] Mr.. White declared that ha prefer
rad the present game law to tho orc ytoposcd
Ho carried his point. An apes! 10 tho House.
! TO pass by tho motion TO dismiss, becaIse Nj.
Hunter WAS not in his sest filled
| 1be bill was Giamissad-ayes, Is h"ts. 81 tao
/, ayes and noes having been demanded by Mr..
White 10 bring the msnbe!s dowl to this OBJ
noxious bill" Mr., White 70 clinrh tbs r1"!-
ter, moved to rcconsiie: with Tho view OF bav-
ing the motion defsatet) Rejected.
| Subsequently, Mr.. Hunter csnio in ani dcsitad
| to mako IN explanation, but iluGd that Lho SAP.
| jet had passcd from the control Il the hoGso
| E.DIsoT OUTDoSE.-Th2re IL Z MIN! 10 Cui
| pepcr who ttirks he en- iarr9g0 Oh lie tee
phopc. He proposes to form scc.ety. some
thug like rladng ciuS, the residence Of
each member 10 be suprljai W!,h telephone,
all connected hy wire vi ccr;r.! oifiac. In
this off - an operator wiiI be saiioaed who will
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