Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-01-25
ySRGEtY7E LEGE5E9TERE.

aGJ;.,,I eplD;atiEg i0l6t Committee OF three
Oh he part Of tie Senate aud Eve on the part
OF the House OF Delegates to consider and re
pct: the best mode Ct conducting the coutsr.
&C, with the public creditors and oilers, con-
tcmplattd BY tho Joint resolution Of tic General
Assembly aud Tie recent proclamation Ct the
Governor on that subject.
The report OF the special committee en- the
Ri7es usurpation CT Jurisdiction, a., Ess made
the order OF tho day for Monday.
The bill amending the Motfett liquor law,
Wa1 taken W and discussed.
10 the House of Delegates MIR. Mushbach,
CT Alexandria, introduced resolution OF In
quiry whether aby legislation is necessary to
enable the County, Corporation, and Hastings
Courts, and judges to fill auy vacancies that
may occur 10 the grand juries directed by The
q section Of article Is Ct the revision ct The
criminal Laws to be drawn annually.
Mr.. Farr, Of Fairfax. introduced bill to
amcId the act prescribing tho duties, powers,
&C.. Of certain county officers.
Bills we're reported from committees 10 amend
tho act repeating an &C! for the encouragement
ct land purchasers aud actual settlers 10 Pir
ol0l3, &C, Huu W Iciusu sUu w uoes
L. Gravalt. eff CsroIine county.
Among the bills aud re solutions referred were
the following: To extend the time tjr erecting
feDcos ia Aqua district. Stafford county; TO
amend the Code 10 relation to The pay Ct county
suyeiiateudents; the eXpedlency OF Increasing
the compensation ct commissioners CT the reve.
nut; authorizing the election By the people OF
ASSESSORS, aud to repeal section l oil chapter 80
OF the Code; ard to provide new charter for
the city Of Fredericksburg.
rIr. Fr;zicr offered the following resolution {:
| That Q Committee Of s,ven members b APP.
pointed With poser 10 send for persons and pa.
pcrs-io irQurc what members of tho General
Assembly arc pccupiarliy interested in tho
Mcffett bell purch, aud what Officers and clerks,
| CT inc go7erpmcnt (it ary) have like inter.
est"
| NIr. Frazier sid tina. the object Of the reso
| !uticn was 10 ascertain Sho are personally 10.
| tcrestcd 10 the future (pccuniary) success OF
! the M0ffatt bell punch, that no undue weight
nay be given to what such members or officers
may s2y IN behalf Of this mode OF taxation.
Many members upon this floor are undecided
IS to the proper course to pursue when this
subject comes before the House for its action,
and for one ho would like to know when @
mcmber takes the floor whether be is speaking
ia the interest Ct the State or his own pocket.
!lhc House voted to refer tho resolutions to
c5mmt,cc. Subsequently the vote was re-
considered, ard DR.. Motfett took the aocr ard
said The patent OF tic liquor register was
the properly Of the Stale CT Virginia. for its
owa use, free Of all charge forever. MIR.
Dan ard Himself, btfore the passage # the
liquor law, hid made deed Of gitt convey.
ips the register. a5 now devised, or as j!
might hereafter be Improved, to Virginia
! free of ell charge. There vas thea no pat
eel issued, aad Inc Goytrnor AID many mem
b.rs CT the Legislature considered it necessary
that 2 Ta;cut shoaIi be applied for to protect
It." State il The free use Of the registers II
il should be patenabe. of course the patcgi
belonged to himself and MIR. peano, except az
TO Virgi5ia. No member Ct the House except
himself has the slirhtr5! direct or remote To-
! tcrcs: il the registers lie iu::ner said thai
he wou!i take great pleasure at any time 10
g,yiac al account OF tha present status oil The
patcut owoca by Mr. Dean aGG himself outside
OF Virginia il any gentleman OF the Leg'sla
ture 10 sufficiently Interested 10 it to desire tic
reformation; that he got up the whole scheme,
80 y revenue measure for The State, hoping 10
aid her thereby to some considerable extent II
any prisons other than Firsirians desire the use
OF tic register lie will be glad 10 furnish 1t tc
than that the scheme had cost him gres!
labor an! expense, and if be ever received com
pcnsstioa from any other State it will Justly
belong 10 him and his associates.
The resolution Ct hlr. Frazier was laid 90
the table.
a substitute fer Mr. HnOter's "bird bill, v
offered By Mr.. White. providing that it sha!
pct be lawful for any Person to xii! or capture,
or offer for sale, or buy any partridge or quail
between tho first day Of February aud the first
day 81 November oil each year; nor shat! it be
lawful for any person to destroy the eggs oil
parili3rcs or quaiIs. and that any person vic.
!atirg tho provisions OF this act shall b, guilty
Of misdcmcsnor, and DO feed not less than
ten Tor more than twenty dollars was adopted.
! The House then resumed tho consideration
Of the bill transferring the James River and
| Ka1awha canal to the Richmond and Allegh
Railroad Company.