Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-04-07
LEGISLATIVE.

without delay whether H. II. Riddleberper
Commonwealth attorney for the county Of
Shenandoah, is entitled to his seat in tho
Senate.
The Commissioner of Land Sales bill com
ing up,
MIR. Atklnson's amendment requiring bond
OF S25O, 900 for the Richmond commissioners
was defeated
Mr.. Webb introduced as an independent
section that all commissioners of sale an
pointed or elected under this act shall settle
and adjust accounts with such commission
ers OF the court rs may be designated by the
Judge OF the circuit or corporation courts;
and whenever it shall appear that the com
missions III any county or corporation have
exceeded the sum Of three thousand dollars,
the excess shall be paid by the commissioner
OF sales TO the Board of supervisors of the
respective counties or by the councils of the
! several cities to the county or CITY school
| fund and distributed as other funds of the
counties and cities for the support of the
public schools
The amendment was adopted, and the bill
! then passed.
The resolution looking to the calling of a
constitutional convention was passed by for
the day
Mr.. Thurman made another attempt to
get up the appropriation bill and have it
! passed at once. but the Mahonetcs voted il
! down.
The bill authorizing the Richmond and
Danvllie Railroad to pay its Indebtedness to
the State, was passed with the amendment
which requires the company to rclinquish
its exemption from taxation, by vote of SO
to 30. 1t now goes to the House
| Mr.. Walker moved to suspend the rules
| and Tn I'm hn now hill 49,
view of making it !; special order forto-lay.
! The motion failed the Readj,lsters being
generally opposed to suspendng the rules
not voting for it. and the Democrats of
course did not.
Mr.. Bailey offered i resolution that the
General Assembly proceed on April 10th to
! elect Il corporation Judge for the city of
Alexandria. According to the Rcad,lstcr
theory Judge Meade was elected to fill the
meXpircd term Of Judge Chiffon Lies over
/ one day.
The bill repeating the law permitting pun
ishment by stripes was passed having first
been amended, so that the jury, and not the
judge, shall fix the punishment in all cases
Of misdcmcanor and felony except those for
merly tried by justices of the peace, in place
Of being striped, offenders are to be impris-
oned in Jail or worked on roads
/ The bill now goes back TO the House for
concurrence in the amendment
! The bill providing that certain counties,
shown by the recent census to have IL popll-
lation each of 5000. shall have Il county
judge of their own and he disconnected
from the districts to which they are now at
tachcd. was after discussion passed
Mr.. Riddleberger moved to reconsider on
the ground that the bill is clearly unconsi-
tutona, pending which the Senate adjourn
| ed
On motion of Mr. Norton, the Senate
| placed on the calendar the bill giving the
consent of the State Of Virginia for the pllr-
chase by the United States of Il tract of land
at Yorktown for the purpose Of the erection
thereon by the United States of Il monument
! TO commemorate the surrender Of Lord Corn
wallis and his forces to the allied army com
mandcd by General George Washington in
October. 1881.
On motion of Mr.. Mayo, the bill giving
! the consent OF this State to the purchase OF
! two parseS of the land in the county OF
| Westmorcland for the purpose Of erecting
and maintaining Il monument to mark the
site Of the birthplace of George Washington,
cedcing jurisdiction over. and eXempting
the same from taxation, was placed on the
calendar
Mr. RiddIcbcrger and others objected to
suspending the rules for placing these bills
upon the calendar, but the necessary two
thirds vote was obtained therefor nOtwith-
standing
In the House Of Delegates Mr.. Herring,
of Rockingham, rose and said:
Mr.. Speakcr.-I rise to question. if not
of high privilege, yet one Of high character.
1t has always been usual upon the birthday
Of great men to celebrate the event 1t has
been usually the custom to have Il festival
and gather the old and young together; the
children were given holiday, and all old am
imositics were cast aside, and discords were
settled. We celebrate the birthday of our
Saviour, and set a day apart for that. and
we celebrate the birthday of many great
men. This morning come before this House
on my own birthday, though ! am not
great man. and | hope the House will lay
aside all differences they may have had and
all bitter feelings, though don't know that
we have had any, for we all have gotten
along very well together--I say hope you
will lay it all aside and you will come here
and celebrate my birthday, and will tell
you how you can do it. That is by suspend
ing the rules and taking up bill No Isl, to
allow the Washington, Cincinnati and St.
Louis road to change it gauge from narrow
to standard" Laughter.
Mr.. Hcrrng's April speech was successful,
and the House, by large vote. suspended
the rules and his bill was ordered to cngl oss-
ment.
The bill to revise the laws relating to the
sampling and weighing of tobacco, to pre-
scribe warehouse charges. and insure the
proper delivery OF tobacco to the consignees,
was ordered to be cngrossed.
The bill to regulate freight and passenger
tariffs over the railroads of the State coming
up.
Mr.. Young moved to dismiss.
Messrs. Coghill and Carlwell opposed the
bill
Messrs. Mumford, Frazier, Stuart and
Nicol wanted the bill postponed, and seemed
to think that it could be so amended as to
commend itself to the House.
The House refused to dismiss the bill and
it was passed by.
The Senate bill to authorize the Upper