Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-02-05
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Virginia and Ncrth Carolina Mining and Trans
,ortalion Company; 10 Incorporate the Rich
nopd aud Southwestern Railway Company;
o Incorporate the Mount Vernon Railway Co.;
% amend and ro-cuact s.c,ion thlco of an act
10 provide charter for the towo Of Front |
Royal, approved November |, 1879; and to inn
corporate tho Teachers Mutual Life AsSoca,
ton of Virginia.
Il bill has been introduced in tho House CT
Delegates amending the low in regard 10 poor
debtors SO as to provide that in case of hus- |
band, parent, or other person who is q house.
keeper and head of family, there shall be
exempt from distress or levy the following arti.
c!cs, or So much OF 50 many thercofa as tho party
may have: The family Bibls family pic.
tursF, SCHOOL books, and library for the use
of the family not exceeding ono hundred
dolsis IN Va'ue; q lot 10 any burial ground;
all necessary wearing apparel of tho dcbtor and
his family; oil beds, hedsteads and bedding
necessary for the use OF said family; ull stoves
and sppentaces put up and kept for The ne.
cessary use Of the family. not to exceed three;
one W. one h9Is'; oil tho chairs, tables,
kniVea and forks. plates, dishes, basins &c,
n2ci sSary Tor tho usa OF such family; ono loom
aud ITS apru!tcnaAcc5, ono safe or press, One
spinning wheel, one pair Of cards, all tic axes
AID hoes used by such family, Eve barrels Of
corp, i've bushels Of wheat or onc barrel Of
Hour, two hundred pounds of pork or bacon,
three hogs live sheep, ton dollars value Of
forage or lay, one cooking stove and utensils
for cooking herewith. and ono sewing machine
and al the too's. Utensils and machinery used 10
carving GA his trade or business, not exceeding
five hundred dollars.
bill before Tic House to incorporate tho
United States Commercial Company grants
every powor that can be granted by tho Legis-
lCture. 1t is regular omnibus bill.
There is much AID great complaint Of the
frequent abscGce oil a constitutional msiority Of
mombers Of the Senate.
Ou aud attcr Monday next thcro arc to be
night Ces orS cf the Senate.
a lolot resolution iDstructipg our scnatofo
and requesting our representatives 10 Congress
to vote for the bill before that body to disrit-
ute the proceeds Of tho s,es OF tho public
lanta among tho States for the purposes OF ed
ucalion WIS laid ever under tho rules 10 the
House.
In tho liouso yesterday bills were passed to
amend the act pref crlbiDg tho duties. powers
liabilities and compensation Of county officers
and the collie OF tnyes, 10. to amend tho
Code CT 1878 iOr Tho prott clion of terrapps; to
graft charter to the town of Lovetlsvllc
Loudonn connIy; and iJr tho relief of the sure
lies Of 5. i. &. Benz, Into treasurer of Fauuuier
county.
Bills we're Introduced by Mr.. Matheus to
Incorporate Walkers Creek Bridge and Turn
pike Co; by Mr.. Ro@o, to inoorrocato the
Shiloh, rolored, Cemetery Of Frtdcrcksburp;
by Mr Nitol, to amend al not 40 as to extend
the limo in which district school boards ara gu
thor'Z"d to nse district school funds for tho
payment Ct teachers; by Mr. Farr, urging Con.
gross to appropriate the net proceeds of sales
Of public lands TO tho education OF tho people,
Tho county treasurers' convention for tho
purpose OF considering revision Of tho law
passed by the last Legislature concerning tho
reduction oil percentage OF tho pay Of treasurers
aud IN relation to the fees of county troasnrers,
met last mig ht ADD after fol! and FREQ inter-
change oil Vows, tho following committee was
appointed to draft memorial to BIO presented
to the Legislature regarding the subjects under
consideration: W. b. Woodbridge, of Chester.
field; a. }. Parish, of A bsmarIe William A.
Moss, OF Buckingham s. II. Bliss, Of Prit c !
William; 5. q. Tiusoy, Of Riohmond Nj. B.
Harrow. OF Alexandria city; Mcleod Kascy,
Of Bedford and s. Il. Smith, of Culpepcr.
Thirty some counties were represented, among
them Culncper, Orange. Fairfax, Louisa, Rap
rahannock, and Alexandria city and county
There was another readiusters' CAUCUS
last night at which MIR. RiddIobcrger,
chairman OF the committee appointed to
consider the various plans proposed for
settling the public debt, submitted o
report which proposes to pay thrco per cent.
interest upon principal Of between bicctecn
and twenty million dollars, and before tho bill
Is to DO regarded as o settlement there is to b,
popular vote thereon. No discrimination is
to be made between peelers and consols Tho
details contemplate putting oil the various
classes CT bonds on an equal icotipg as near as
possible. IL 10 proposed that tho principcs of
what is called tho Tennessee ,sc, passed upon
by the Unied States Supreme Court shall bo
adopted. 10 rcferct &C TO tho tax rec iVablo coui
pons and it is intended to Instruct tho tressur
cr5 oil tho counties and cities of the Common.
wealth not to receive coupons Tor taxes; bu! in
each and every casa to stend suit, said suit to
DO trlod serlallu and tic collecting officers 10
tho meanwhile TO levy for tax S. The plan eli.
inmates all tho war and reconstruction interest
Mr. Turner, Of Norfolk, also submitted his
plan (horctoiore published), as did other nom.
0ers here was no proposition TO pay more
Than SGJO 0CU lntcrts. per annum, and several
to pay less.
MIR. Paul has introduce; i 10 tho Senate o bill
to amend tho Sunday liquor law, which pro-
VIdca that 40 bar-room, saloon or other place
Tor The sale Of Intoxicating l;qaors, shall be
opened, and no Intoxicating bitters or other
drink shall b. sold 10 any bsr-room. restaurant,
saloon, store, or other place, from II o'clock on
each and every Saturday night of the week
until sunrise OF The succeeding Monday morn
lrrg; and any person violating the provisions of
thus section shall DO deemed guilty of a mis-
demeanor, aud, it convicted, shall be punished
by hno not less than ten nor more than -
dollars: provided that the provisions of this
section shall net apply to aDy city having
population OF fifteen thousand and upwards"
A proposition is 90 foot to amend the criminal
law SO as to include the razor in tho act in
Which concealed weapons arc defined, and to
make it misdemoanor TO carry rsz,r hsbitusl.
ly, tho penalty Of which shall be Zoe of ffty
dollars
The following Senate bill, to limit prooeed-
InRs on judgments or DEGREES rendered prior to
April 10, 1868, was engrossed 10 tho Senate
yesterday:
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