Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-03-23
zandr1a Gazette and Virginia, Advertiser
legislative.


sic vas taken Up 10 tho discussion Ct bill
providing that whenever c lawyer fail TO N; he
promp. returns of money or other things 10
bis POSSESSION belonging to biz Client the ,rscn
fe'Iing sggrisvsd With bis attorney fer such
default may. upon demanding such return,
AID ID bis default to m,ks them promptly. rc-
pert the default to the Common wealsh's A.
torns7. and it shall be the duy of tina Oon-
monTesth's Attorney to proceed against suoh
detsutlrg attorney, aud be shall be disbstred
from practice 10 any OF the c5H:is CT the Com
h,ouwealth.
The bill was Wsrnl3 discussed, tbc prevail
lag seni!msot spDeerlpg to be 10 favor Of such
q measure, tus there was tfronce So to b,
bess mode Of accomplishing tee results. Tne
bill vas foslIY ordered to be ensrossad.
Among tho bills reported from committees
WAS oae TO provide patio, jadge fyr R;ct-
mood
MIR. Eddleberger introduced bill p:cy.dirg
ter eenersl lccal option low.
a bill WAS Introduced by MIR. Thurman for
MI Smuhl to Incorporate the ALEXANDRIA
Ferry ComDan!; add bills Vete rtplried; to
prov de Polio, Court for the city of Rob
mono; to aIlow married wcmsn to tesl;lJ in
certain casst; tie Rerers appropriation bill. aud
bill to amend tn, act 10 establish a Dsp.r-
nent OF Ayr:cu.u'e, Mso;ng, sld Msruf4c-
turl0g tor the S:a.,
10 The House of Delegates yesterday O bill
was iu:rcdocsd 10 presout lobbying. which PIC
Vi!es that aoy person who sh al pay or receive
moaeg or otbsE oonpsrsaIioa, directly CT it,
direo ~, fJr the purpose of seoariug tba ysss-
sgc or de!ost Of any measure By the General
Assembly of this State shall be gull OF 9
misdemesnor. and shall forfeit 10 tho State .ho
psosl'y OF SIS COO. sud shall, upon conyic ion,
be punished By Confinement 10 jail 10. ezx,sod
leg twelve mouths Any person who shall eu.-
plcy paid agents fer the purpose of giving liz
fornstoD OF any action which may be aken ty
the Ganeril Assembly 10 order that such 10
tJrmsIlon my b, used fer the tucpos, OF
sscurlog the Dasssgs or defss. Of sty msssuro
BY The ;nersl Assembly shall liks8iss DO gull
Ct mlsdcmeanor, and shall forfeit to the State
the penalty of Eve thousand dollals, ADD shall,
upon oouvio loo, be luuished by CO ,6oenen. 10
i ,i not exoeeilog tWslVe months
The judiciary bill, after soms debate, vas
passed.
The following ware amang the bills reported
tfou tie various committees; 10 amend The
Sooe III ieIat'uu W tl1SteeS, ~ aUeQQ tDo
Code, IN relai)n to inves meuts cpd court5
10 roIa'ioo to he s:Ialy Of coua,y judges bill
to amend the C1ds in relation to the lien of
6ari taclas to increase :he jurisdiction of cjuL-
~ ldses; to amend til, Code in relation to
dover; to Incorporate lhs Cu'paper and p
tOmac Railroad Company; to hE the rate Of
compensation of the surgsOn Of the psniteutars;
ter the assessment of taxes Oh persons, proper
~, Incomes, and licenses. and imposing taxes
thereon for the support of the government aod
ttee schools and to psy the interest on the pub
lie debt; prescribing the duties of commisslu1-
era OF tho revenue end for Tho assessment and
COLLECTION OF taxes o. psrSJns, prop.rty, il
comes. snd lc,rsss.
Bills we're Introduced to provide for tha pay
meot CT Jurors OF the C0mnonsaslth to
amend the sc. to incorporate the to.n OF Mount
jackson. Shenandoah c0unty to tax all ptrjops
prsc:lcl0g law 10 ary Of tho oaur!s of the Com
monIealth end 70 amend aud establish the
Virginia Collegiate Institute end provide fer
the support Of lhs SAGE.
the night session the bill ITO c'ea.e the
ttli,a OF gehers( cen III ssio1er of sales for the
several c,unt % and lie, Of tho &c IL on wealth,
and 10 IRE. c:bo bis du!i "a aad < hs compen.
saton " ives rocoinmNteF.
Upon G IN >Lion to recoI Dc: the vo!e By
which Tie bull WAS zee )n United, which WAS lost
Ar. GiddinRs of chester Il .d. boldly charged
that thu bill was fraud, and charge ,eliz ID it ss
one Ct 'he greatest ou!r.g.s thSt had eysr b:e1
perpetrsted upon the COZ Fl lenco of Any commit
lee: 6e lecogn 2 ID in ii the hand of man who
had bad entirely too much 10 do with the pas
sage OF bills and thu mating OF appointments
utdsr the present. Adm lnistra!ion TO suit him
lie had heard thst cettsin man expected to GIT
the hrpointment inr ichmoud-sn ctH - worth
S2>.t U (which OF p'sined the mattel
MIR Lyons: MINI yCUr msu
Mr.. Glddlrgs said that he would cali hc names
nov, bat II the p'sn 10 whom he referred dared
deny wha! ba had ssd he would name nm He
appealed TO every readjuster and every republic,
can IN the House 10 vote down the mo!ion, end
lat tho committee rap ort bill which would BE-
creGitsbls to them. He said he would STAND
here until ihe LAST day Of the session and ii n.
this outrageous bill.
The remarks of Mr.. Gii1ings produced quito
sensation. sndth opinion Wa. freely expressed
by members on both sides of tho Hops that the
matter ought to ba investigated