Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-02-26
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RICHMnND VIRGINIA, Fch.uny -. 1850. -
la he S,natc yes: crday IL message vas r,cIr.
Cd itcn the Etveru0r, vctoirg thr hill rcntin,
10 iUe arioatmGat oj certain ctlic IL NJ the
p.ultenilaiy Ne, whioh was had 90 tbs table
and ord: red to DC prutci.
Bills were introduced to itcjrprrllo The town
OF Broadway, IN tho c1uuiy of Kicking ham.
aud to allow the John Wesley Nj. l.. Cbu.ch
OF the town OF Harrisonbury to hny soi sell
property a,d borrow money.
n substitute for tho I'LL IN relation to fishing
10 the waters OF the Commonwealth was 70
ported from tho Committee on Fiah and Game
Tho bill for the better d, emily Of tho lclool
fund was di! C Used for soma time, but finally
passed by.
ln tho House Of Delegates bills were intro.
drGod to Incorporate tho Aide Mining Com
paDy. and restricting the udgts Of cJurs in
the allowance Of fees to c,uus,l.
A petition from the citz,ns of Stafford 90.
| Was presented. R:king reduction of Wages Of
| teachers.
BIS Wcro reported from Committees impos-
| ing tax, and DrG'c ibng regulations for cd
ltctlng tho same, iur the privilege of selling
| liquors. Ne to incorporate the Virginia Phos-
nhhtn Co.. to Incorporate tho Arcadia Iron
Works Co.; to authorize tho county OF Orang,
to repair roads. &c ., and auth rizing tho Gov.
| crnor md Superintendent of thu prnicntiary
t. hIrG out onhVIcs.
An adverse report Was maau upon tho bill TO
| emond tho TO in returonco TO tho bond Of the
Treasurer Of tho Virginia Agricultural ard Mo.
chanical Co'l;gc
The House refused TO incur in tho Senate
amendments to tho bill creating new county
cut of pat! Of Russell, Wise and buchanan,
striking ont "Dloknnson" and inserting Stone
wRl, Tho vote being 90 10 so against "Stono-
wall"
The bill to amend tho charter Of tho civ Ct
Richmond was reported from tho committee.
1t provides for The ctc ion of tho following Of
ilccrs by tho people, 10 addition to tho officers
now required by law to BIO elected: City Engi-
nccr, Superintendent OF the Water Works,
Superintendent OF tho Gar Works, Supctiu-
tcndcut Of tho Almshous,, City Gauger and
Gas InHptc or.
The Committee on Asyluns and Prisons re-
ported bill authorizing tho Board of Dirct
OF the PcnlcntiaIy. with the approval of tho
Governor, to s II the square Of land known as
tho Ionltontlary Sprlug lat; the prtc,ods to
&c paid into tho State Treasury and passed. to
tho crodlt OF tho pentontiary. The bill als)
provides for the erection OF bulldog on tho
penltentlaly grounds. at a cyst not to eacJed
$4,000 for female eonvicts. Said work to BIO
done by c'nv.c labor ~ far rs it may bo prao
icabc.
Tho bill authorizing tho James River and
ksnaWta TO. to construct a ra' lroad alofg the
limo OF its Wolks was passcdbS vote of-ayes G5,
noes ..
The Houao refused to ensross the bill to elect
the trustees Of the public schools by the people
celebration was cngiossed, 40 also the following
bills: To authorize the sale Of the Beulsh Ban.
list church property, in the county of Fsrfsy.
and to invest the proceeds to auth oriz the pur.
eGhasers of lhe Washington City, Virginia Mid.
land and Great Southern railroad to construct CT
aid lateral roads to lease OF confirm buses of
rosls.