Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-03-02
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cra, presented I'll! to ault nj SC ! Of an oct
| approved February .. 1889, to Incorporate tho
VTel:li hrgGra Co.. which waS pa!s3d.
The tl! to itcnp5ric the Southwest Virgin.
Ia Commercial Go. was passed.
Tho bill for The relief OF Mrs. Gen. George
| Il. Pickett vas taken up aud pass,, by @ vc!c
Of ayes %. noes S Meslr3. Cannon, Fnlker
son, Konor, L,tc', lowell, Norton, Paul and
| Wood
Mr. Rilllcbcrger iDttoIuc ID joint rasolu
lion that tho Attorney General be Instructed 10
institute proceedings 10 the courts to test tho
consIllulonaly Of tho act approved March ",
| 1919, entitled an act to provide plan for tho
ut Of tha public dtbS, which was laid
| over.
Mr. Ri:dIebergor also presented tho follow
ing resolution
That the Attorney General be requested TO
give TO the Senate at tie earliest convenience
his opinion as to what pny, either salary or per
diem. tho members OF the present General AS
sembly arc entitled to rtc,ive. Oh tho hyp0Lho
| sis TINT this is the uaiuitcd session unlcr the
amended Constitution.
Adoptea-Gycs 30. pnrs l0-lMcsrs. At
kinson, Henry, Hurt, Koincr, Lowell, Mat
thew, Murray, Saith, of Alexandra, and
Strothcr
The iclowirr bills wcrr passed, among otk-
crs, chcpgcg thc namo OF The town # Fs!gfrx
to CuipaNeg, ard providing nuS charter for
the spmt; to authCrz3 the county oil Stafford
10 reairarRe the boundary line of the icEcs
law. &c.
The bill apprGplia'iDG $4,000 to lie York,
! Iowa Ccncnuial was PAS ed. OF motion oil Mr.
SuI:h. Whn whdc tEe motion en- the GTOuEa
!ha! tie House had Incorporated q private
stick coTpany 10 take charge Of the affair with
cut expense 20 The Ststc.
Ihe ! ii huthcriZ ne Tho State to pu ';ner not
mere iEeD five acres Of land Tor the Ycrktown
Centennial isas also passed by
The bill Tor tho relief # The suraies of N. &.
| iuliairrTn Sta CrgrOaScd
| The following bills were passed: To incn5 80.
! rate tho Aiexnidra Light Infantry Binding
| 10" "nG TO nutbcri2a The purchasers nf ihn W .
q, V. Nj. * q. :. k. Il. to issue common stock
10 thn ll0GSI OF Delegates among his bills
| ropOi ed from committees were the foil ,Wicp :
10 amend tG tcd; in relation TO s,l. hy off
CHS; DIR neg the payment ui certain fees mo
he Irrasnr'; to reduce the tc, $ OF clerks Ct
crCnl', CORPORATION and couoy courts; to rcpesl
seca. and g. chap. !. ct tho new criminal oGlp
l"t NF.lGia; 10 Incorporate tho Grad AEcicut
Order CT NislAhisgd' c kiog of Peso 20 ,rpu
lato the Use Ut vi cpcdes ard bicycles on pub
! c roads adverse IT,
MIR. Kelly offered tho following. which was
adopted:
| Resolved. That the Attorney General be TO-
qucstcd to tlrnlsh the House of Delegates au
swrs to the following questions
First. Did tho lato Auditor Of Pnhla Ac-
counts furnish The Attorney General On the LIST
CT last July and January list OF all or auy Of
The ttoasurcis aud o0rc;ora who had failed TO
make STATE 3nts, and pBy sums az they arc re.
CURED to make and pay, specifying tho amount
nnn from cfch treasurer AID collector?
| Second. II such ISIS aud statements wtra
not furnished, have aag steps bocn taken tn en-
itct tho penalty imposed for snrh failure L?
Third II sUcl lists ard statements hava
bacn furnished rs required ny law. what steps
have been taken against :hO deIaulins treasnr,
ora and Collectors?
MIR. llang.r offered not resolution extend
ng The pres n; acssrn tea day. Tho House
refused TO refer the resolution to n committco.
Tending the consideration Of tho jllnt resolu-
ton tho hour OF - O'clock arrived.
Tho Senate bill impo.ing n tax and proyii-
lag regulations Tor collecting the Same on the
privilege Of selling wilma, Gricnt spirit, NAL. Ii.
qu0rS or aGy mixture thcralr0m within tho
| limits Of The Commonwealth Tor tho support of
| tho government, and TO pay tho interest ON tho
lnbIic Debt, camo up.
Tho bill. as YVES ,clceraI he'd yesterday, was
nnss?d By vote o! 81 to G--Msssrs Harrison.
Mclfolt N, Ion, ltowc. Straycr and Ysgcr vot.
ing in thc negative.
This bl repeats tho MoGolt bel punch bill,
and goes into eft C. alter April 80. BY tho
provisions OF tho nov bill tho wholesale dealers
ARC required to ppy sp'c &c lax OF $3.50 and
ohc iOurth OF ono per cent. on gross amount OF
sales. Retail dealers ray specific tax of
5000 10 towns or villages Of 1000 Inhabitants
OF n 'cSs, and 20 III c,'leH "nd towns exceeding
| 900 inhabitants ard m additional tax of "A
ncr cent. 90 purchases, but for tho sale of mali
liquors only 10 tho country, or in tow,s under
5000 lnhatl'anta the tex il SEQ La tho o,un
| ~ or 10 towns or villages of 1000 inhabitants
or hS' Sc 80 and Is per can't. Of tho rent or
rental value OF the building occupied by the
dealer. In cules, towns or villages of over
| 900 inhabitants Sl25 and Is per c,nt of tho
rent Or rental value Of tho building occupied.
Persons who have obtained licenses 10 keep or
IlnallPG aadir sc ions Il and Is of The act for
tho assessment Of tnyHs of the general law, and
who desire tho additional privilege Of selling
ardent Spirits, 10, shall DO licensed and tsxed
therefor recording to the provisions Of this aot.
MI StroYcr, OF Shenandoah. introduced
hil 10 prevent the B. Il o. II. Il. md other
c'mmoo carriers from discriminating against
tho agricultural iaicrcs's in this State in the
ciGrirg, OF ircightS.
| The l!odS. hY Il party vote rejected a motion
q; Nj. Hanger to 'ztend the session to~ ten
DAYS.
Tic confederation Of tho RlddIcberser bill
vas thcu cjmuc' coG. The pcudiug question
was tho substitute offered by Ross Hamilton,
Il notion TO strike out tho section submitting
The Ia TO 3 vote ti' tho pc0ro was lost by a
vote oE-syas IL. noes IS. Tho substitute yas
tE'n 1t Iattcd fy vote Of ii ayes to IS noes,
ii the negroes bat Hamilton and all tho white
republicans bat two voting il the negative.
The ltIttlCbcrgnr bill was thon pas sod by tho
s'me vtte. having been prGGicu ly a,ncudcd by
removing Ill tic security Of tho E9ndho!icrs by
tiin sHrn" vote. II was sent immediately to the
| Scnsio, b. whioh It Gas also passed. 1t reduces
tn" p,i5clnal oi tho State dobt from $33, 600 GOO
10 2O,Oa', o4G By cllu.inatiog tho capitalizsd
"ar aGd re construction interest, ard fixes tho
| rata 81 ut rest at 3 per cent. The coupons or