Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-03-20
Legislative.

3a1 HON ruf. L7Df0Gk, IL WEIGH Ge iclGrUed
he President that, 10 coDssq 7ero, Of sc 500
lent received while Gu sGu!s hoG,a sons two
weeks siro,. he had pat reached there. tu. WAS
detained at Mar.iDsvie. Henry c,uaty, very
eeb bic aud tsrjIy abe 10 movo witheu ASST
auc,.
a resolution i1sruosirg tbs Committee Oh
Flaance to rep:rt forhHlth 90 appropriation
bill srd tex bill wss los.-syes, II, nays. Is.
TIE resolution proposing change 10 the rule
90 as to require the Clerk each mcrliog to call
the roll. and to slloW each senator when tis
same is So csllsd TO tff:r all his bills, Was RI co.
ed.
Among thu bills reported were the following
Authorizing tho Board of Education to make
special deposits Of o,rtsin public FREQ tchool
funds; amending Tho ohsr er CT tho town IF
Fredericksburg authorizing tn, purchase Of
terts for The uss of tho volunteer militia and
making an appropriation therefor iuoofport
iiog the Union Cotton Mills of Richmond
Incorporating the Spotsy7ania Miaipg, Lun
befing snd Miceral Company. and to author
IL, tho ssne TO c,astraCt railways. 80;
to rcDeal the laws RI gaa!i:g the establishment
Of fish ladders 10 the streams Of Loudoun
C0un:y. and to exempt said oJunty from their
operation ed ter .hs encouragement of hay
reisiGg 10 tho State.
Macy Old bills wore Introduced total num-
bsr faT tSo extra session. l76
10 the Hou:e Of Delegates forty three bills
were reported from The various committees.
smc1g which we're Tho following: To apporlion
the representation Ct the State of Virginia in
the Congress Of The Uai;el Sts!es; to incorpc-
rate tho Richmond aud Washington Railroad
Compa05; to rcposl oasp!et 81 OF the Coda 10
relation 10 pilots snd plotting of vessels, aud
to Ei-Jnac: law to govern aud regulate pilots
and plotting OF vessels ia tho Waters of tho
State CT Fir&irl'; for the preservation # ogs-
tiers. ard to obtain reVehus for the privilege of
taking them within the waters Of the Common
wealth,
Bills we're raplr Cd to amend tie lsw 10 rels-
lion to The reporter and reports tt the decisions
CT The Surreme Court OF Appeals. Author
lz:s the Governor 10 appoint a reporter; TO
Gu,borz, the County Court of King George TO
spptiat commissioners to re-.rrapge the boun-
dlriss OF feDcss 10 said county; to amend tho
charter Of tie c..y of Alexandrie; to iccurpo-
ra!e the Virginia and Maryland Steam Ferry
Company; to ameEd and TT ,nsc too charter of
the town Of Charlottesville to amend and re-
enact The 5sh section Of chapter IS Of the Code
oflSI3, in regard to tho delivery of list Of de-
liEqusul lands to sreslu:ers.
Mr.. Griffin offered the following, ard asked
the immediate action of the House:
Whereas this General Assembly has been
Teooavsned by the Gtv,rnor of this Common
wealth 10 extra session bto:use of its failure to
pass IN appropriation bill and tax bill cu,irg
its regular seeslon therefore DO i.
Resolved by he House CT Delegates. That lis
Committee on Finance is hereby instructed to
report to TIL, leuso without further delay
inE bill aod an appropriation bill FIR lis actiop.
Mr. Griffin Geld that tho Governor had told
them in his message that, notTi hsan6iug his
reIacsarc, to do SO, hs bsd b Go o9ls:1kired 10
convene rho Legislature 10 ezra session b,-
causo OF ia falluto TO ecs upon measures ct
greet pubic imptr!arcs. among which Vera the
tsx bill end the appropriation bill. II claimed
;ist tlmo eId sgaio during tho regular session
thu Democrats hid tried 10 take tbose bills
up under suspension of,he rules, but every
suoh attempt Wss defeated By The doc1nsn.
side. elioo tho extra sets!oo bsgsn upwards of
one hundred bills have b,cn PLACID upon tbs
cSCrdar, but these bills sre not among thu
number. lie urged that it was mstter which
demanded the Immediate aolion of the HOUSE.
II the committee could not sgtce upon these
bills let tnem be reptr:ed to tIe House eod be
perfected by the House. He charged that
large m,j,riiy IF III, bills which had already
been reported we're not OF tina. ohsre cter which
the Cow raOr had said ought to b. givsn The
preference. II vas dua to tho rec9mrne ndation
Of the Gostrnor that tho course indicated By
bis resolution should bs adopted.
Mr.. FArr could not soc tho! ary!hitg would
q NM he'd hu ha b,
ti9n. The Fpancs Connit,ee w,s now c,nsic-
ering thes, bills, AID would report them TO tho
House as soon IS possible. 1t .he House WAS
not satisfied, lot it discharge The committee
from further consideration of tho bills. He
claimed thet the fsilCrs to report tho approp,i-
alton bill was due to the f.c: that The Slate wac
fer long Time practically without an Auditor
Of Public AcoouS.s, as is was we'll known that
the r.u2h draft Of thas bill was generally
dawn by that ofhosr. He admitted tho! i
might have been passed OF the regular session
Il all the other bills which were passed Upon by
ihe Floanos Committee had bsen made subol- |
tldste to IL. Ii c,ro'usion ho announced that
the Rescj ussars Intend d to pass all CT their
or otherwlse-st this sAsion II ,t |
took until next July to do IL.
Dir. SCOTT. OF Ftuqu!er, advocated tho |
sdoploa OF tho resolution. lie decisd the |
charge made by tho Resd justers that the Dem
1o!ats had obstruc!ed public ltg slaIioo. He |
1ss hCre to do everything in lis poEsr to at-
7atc, the interests Of the State, but to reeis. |
obnt xious legislation. He represented cons:!-
.usrc5 which paid, exc!u:i7eIy of the ci:ies,
)ns teuth of the tsxss et the State, snd he was !
here to protect what he considered tbeir intel
ssts. Dir. Scott s,idi. Was the first tim, 10 the !
history tfthe State, that au exr. session of the |
legislature had bsen called for party purposes. |
Mr.. Fsrr replied by making the of,-;ep ,ated |
charge that Governor Holiday c;nvened the
LEGISLATURE in extra session to pass the McCu!-
tch bill. which be clamsd Was party MEASURE.
Dir. Scott sid il was the policy of The Rsal-
listers to crowd the oalsrdar With party meas
Tres, and theu tell Us that thsy would take their
inc 10 passing these bills recommended by the
Governor. Ho wanted the people TO kooR that
hs Vas tho COURSE nsppfd ous by them.
Mr. Gttfn wss proosediog to speak further
o sdvocic7 of resolution, 1hsn the Speaker
announced tina! The morning hour had expired.
A bill to arrange the judicial circuits OF The
to diminish the number there
f, and to repeal all laws Herewith conflicting,
anne 10 on lts second reading.