Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-12-15
Legislative.

| Tor the rsAtf OF the lrginia State Agticuiural
Society shd to promote tho agricultural Interests
Of the S:sie. The bill provides for 10 annual
rp3ropria;>n Of SO. COO. 10 ba paid in quarterly
| lnslsImen!s Among The conditions gro that
| the Society shall issue pubic ,tion of not les
than 5. 0CO c1pies 10 book form to be devoted
| 10 agriculture. mining, &e, ADD that The State
shall be represented ia the Executive Uommi.
| teo by the Commissioner of Agriculture and
TWO other clllz,ns; aud orpofstog the Dsu-
Vile and New River Narrow Gauge Railroad
Company.
10 lbs House Of Delegates tho minority TO-
pert 10 The contested election casa of Frazier
and Lady vs.. Dunlap and Lseoh, from Rock
bndge, was referred. and aitor a oag and spirit
ID d. b,te II was decided to take vote On the
question Tomorrow at 10 o'clock. Mr.. Farr's re-
marks urging hssto 10 upseaIing tho Democratic
members wero applauded By his readjus!er
colleagues.
A bill looking to tho removal o! General
peyton Wise IS Tobacco Inspector. appointed
by thu Richmond Tobacco Assoola,lop, was
Introduced.
Bills were introduced TO rstify and ccnG,m
tho consolidation of tho Richmond and South
western Railroad Company with tho Virginia,
Kentucky sud Ohio Narrow Gauge Railroad
Company under the namo CT tho Rchmord ard
Louisville Railroad Company; to Incorporate
the Lebanon and Buchanan Turnpike Con-
pany. and 10 amend tho lst. y ! aud Sd sections
OF 90 so! to incorporate the Ssllviilo sud Coal.
nine Railroad Company. and to charge tie
nsme to tho Norfolk and Circ!ousti.
R:s9latoEB Tere Introduced ias,uc,icg lbe
Committee for Courts ct Jus;ios to icuuru IL
to and rcpor! whether tho law is sufIiule1tly 10
ioics to Compel the treasurer Of county TO
make settlements With The tho c,uuly supe.
! visor 10 regard to tho district school iuuds of
| the preceding year before new Levy is made
| tof district purposes directing the Committee
| on Federal Relations 10 ascertain what amour!
| OF money collected through the internal
rtveDua is NOT uneypcndod 10 tho Treasury
| OF the United S!ates, and to further ascertain
what legislation osn b. bsd on the part CT Coz
| 2rtss ~ hsVu tho Iurplus, il any exists, re-
| iuoGod PRO rata to tho respective States iron,
which IL was collected
Among the bills before the Sausie Committee
on Kosds IS oCe providing for Tho CONSTRUCTION
OF railroad from soms point in Richm ond or
HcDil,o county 10 such point az may be gelsc't d
Oh The iino betweed North Carolina and Vir.
eioia in the county f Mecklepburg
The coalition mSjorty in the Senate has be.
gun work 10 eorprss 10 too matter of tho dis.
placement OF cftlclals e5d Others. In exec tive
or seo:et session yesterday afternoon large
number Of nominations were rejected, Including
those of d.. Thomas Pollard, Commissioner oil
Agriculture The Board of Visitors of Black
burg College, tuodry inspectors OF tohso,o at
Petersburg, aId Gtty-iour county asd school
Superiutendents Some tf these 0pponmets
were made just before the adjournment OF tina
last Legislature two years ego. but were not con :
| 6rmed, srd tho remainder we're made soon alter,
| and all bavs served 10 their va'ioua positions
| during the Interim between tho two resaons.
The sweep Was clean one. as every rumiat
| ton sert toto the Senate was r. sctod. After
the lss Of January next new appointing
poRec viii c)ue 10. SD now noninstous bs
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