Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-03-01
Legislative.


. bill rtauniog all applicants for relief which
involves tho payment of money cut Of the
Treasury or the release Ct CAIN due the State
10 hsvc The facts certified by the courts 10
smeni Tho cndc 10 relation TO clerks fees 10
amend the c,dc 10 relation TO business to be
done in tho Court # Appeals at WythcvilIe,
Stauutop. ard Richmond.
Mr.. k0incr offered ilint resolution provid
ng i)r 40 adjournment Friday, March 5.
1t was anended by Mr.. Lowell to March 10,
and i!s confederation postponed until Monday
the bill to amcDd tho code 10 relation to
Judgment liens. and repeating portion o! The
poor dcbtois' law, was ri o!ed.
Tho bill to rtqulro parties in suits OF c.
ment to furnish recorded evidence vas crIeled
to its cngrnssmcut.
10 tho House Of Delegates, Mr. Wiokham
stated that had he been present yesterday when
tho vote was taken On the resolution in relation
to tho repeal Of tho poll tox he would have
voted aye"
MIR. Barbour submitted report fran the
COMMITTEE on Schools aud Colleges 10 favor Of
a reorganization at Backsburg. and bill which
vGcatcs tho officers of the present Board OF
Visitors and empowers tho Gov crnor to appoint
o now board.
MIR. Dandrilgo offered tho clo@iue:
Resolved, That tho JGiot Committee on Con.
stitutlonal Amendments be, and it ia hereby.
requested, to report forthwith tho constitutional
amendment providing for tho rotcniun 10 tho
| counties Of tho Commonwealth Of oil tc5ool
| funds raised in said counties respectively.
Ii Was referred TO c0mmitteO-ayca. so;
noes, I0-tho rcadjustr5 voting ave,
A., II
Resolved, That tho Committee for Courla OF
Justice DO Instructed to itq1irc as 10 tho proper
| construction OF tho constitution and law govern
| iDg tho pay Of tho members of tho present
| session OF tho General Assembly and that if
10 tho prosecution cl their rquiriea they deem
it proper 10 DO so. they ask tho written oripioD
! Ct the Attorney General % tho subject.
MIR. 'Furr offered resolution 10 favor OF Inv
making tho United States Commissioner of
| Agriculture Cabinet officer.
MIR. Head lntroduc ID bill 10 uuthoria, the
trustees OF ProVldetc, Baptist Church. TOOL
| ored.) Ut Lee! burg. to borrow BUN of money
The liquor bill was amended 80 that tho tax
! on wholesale mel chau!s was 6xo1 ut $3.50. Tho
bill was ordered TO cngrls.mont.
Tho Dispatch Of this morning says:
10 tho House Of Delegates. Saturday, i'm.
medaeiy after the reading OF tho Journal, MIR.
Gibson, OF Culpcper offered tho following:
Resolved. That tie Journal cf yesterday bo
| referred to a committee of nine to txamino and
correct tho eamc. apl mako report to this House
ot tho facts involved. and of suoh oorrtc iors as
may be necessary 10 the said Journal
The matters complained Of occurred whilo
MIR. bailey, OF Washington. was in tho chair
For tho 81 c)nd timo that evening (sbout eight
ocltcS) Mr.: F'cklln gave Way 10 motion to
acJ1urn. Tho char did not lecngnize MIR.
Wilkinson 10 whom Mr.. FIcklin yielded; but re-.
c,gu23d some ono who called tho pondiug qucs.
lion. Mr. Hanger and others protested agaibs.
this, Which they cc,lar vas nm oursgo upou
| all parliamentary pratcc and dcoorunI. MIR.
| Fnzier c'aimod that Mr.. Hanger philc Sponkor
hsd ruled that member who yielded the n>or
| twice could not Calm it aecio. MIR Hanger de-
| MED tits. Thon there were uumber of txoit
| cd speeches and points of order Mr. Chamb.
orpyn. who insisted on his light to DO heard,
was ty tho order Ct tho Chair (Mr. Bailcy)
taken uldtr custody Of tho Sergcau-At.Arms
and by that officer conducted from tho isle TO his
| scar. but he sprang up Instantly and dauour
| CD the pTccaedlng al an outrage Thtro Wcro
subsequently macy pGiuis aud motions made
| which, it is alleged, tho Journal docs not show,
MIR. Bailey opposed thu resolution, but was
willing for the House to proceed to corr c. tho
! Journal.
Mr.. Chamberlayno favored tho resolutiop,-
What was wanted was calm aud careful noniry
| into the matters retired to. lilo thoccht Mr..
BMley's dcliclcy should have forbidden him
speaking II this mattor ct all, moro especially
10 oppose the resolution.
Mr. Bailey said he did not propose To copsnlt
he gentleman from Richmond on points of do
lIcscy.
MIR. Gibson ais, though it iudelieato 10 Mr..
Bailey to oppose this resolution. lilo proposed
by this Investigation. TO fill up tho aching void
IN that gcntlcnan's Information COT ,rpus
parliamentary law.
MIR. Bai'oy explained bis position. 1t was
that no was ready and wllIiog to 20 forward
| now here 10 the House with An examination Of
tho . ournaI, but saw no uso inr tho committee.
MIR. Witt had understood MIR. Bailey 10 say
from tho chair that he kavw nothing of parlia
rncntarv law
MIR. Bailey d, c!arcd that lie enid no such
thing.
When litsS broaohod Mr.. FRAZIER was in ia.
vor oil the resolution: but if the oil ct was 10
throw s'ur upon mcmbl Of this House MIR.
Bailey he should vOt, against it.
MIR. Gibson said his lruo Object was to ,rs-
serve habltuay tho dignity and deoorum of
this body. The House cannot corr c; tho Jour
nal upon an allegation that it is full of errors.
That Is the proper work of c,mmttec.
no resolution was finally ,ct.rrcd to tho Com
mittco 90 knIes.
Tho following bill has been reported from the
liou'e commlttoo on Agricultural and Mining,
~ follows:
BE it tnsc'ed by tho General Assembly OF
lrg'rla. That tho Commissioner of Apricul
turo be required to receive, 10 the namo of the
State, from tho county superintendent OF
schools. and preserve 10 proper form in his
caolnct, any charts. maps, geological seoiions
mineral specimens. specimens of woods, speo.
mons OF the ptoduotoDs Of their resps Give
Countless and any written descriptions iustra-
ting or peItaIhlDg to the physical structure and
mineral or other resources of said counties
which tho above officers may be able to furnish;
and that The sald Commissioner of Agricultural
shall leclude in his annual reports so much of
tho Information thus furnished him al NAV, 10
his Judgment, be conducive to tho public 10.
tcrest
:: That the clunty superntcndous of schools
be Instructed 10 combine wi h IN n;r roouI., oC