Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-01-17
LEGISLATIVE,

| In the State Senate yesterday bills were
reported to amend the Code OF 1873 relative
to vicious animals; to give All appeal az of
right to the Commonwealth in all cases
where suits are instituted, under the act to
prevent fraud against the Commonwealth,
Sc; to provide for the examination and
verihcation of the records Of the courts Of
the Commonwealth to incorporate the
Richmond and Chesapeake Railroad Com
pany; to extend the time for the compile
| ton of the New York, Philadelphia and
| Norfolk railroad: to authorize railroads in
! corporated by this State to invest in and
operate railroads and transportation lines Of
other States: TO incorporate the Richmond
Dock and Dry-Dock Company, and to in
corporate the town OF Mines, Page county
A resolution was agreed to instructiny
the Committee on Finance to prepare bill
authorizing and directing the Auditor to
take such steps as may be necessary to en-
force the payment by delinquent tax collec-
tors of the money which has been collected
by them aud who have failed to pay the
same into the Treasury.
| Bills were presented for the relief of A. \.
Finks, Of Madison county; to amend the
Code in regard to registration Of voters, and
to incorporate the Lynchburg and South
west Railroad Company.
The Committee on Privileges and Elec-
tons having voted to report in favor Of seat
ing Mr.. Petit in place of Mr. Hubbard, and
Mr. TWyman,a member ofthe committee, who
voted in favor of seating Mr.. Petit, having
concluded that he could not vote 10 seat
Petit, but that he would vote to unseat Mr..
Hubbard and refer the matter back TO the
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their report.
The bill allowing dogs and other domes-
ticaUed animals to be assessed for taxation
dogs at not less than s. each-was discuss
ed by Mr. Glasgow for and Mr.. Heaton
against, and finally indefinitely postponed
by vote Of il to g.
In the House of Delegates bills were in-
troduced TO incorporate the FarmvilIe and
Powhatan Railroad Company, to construct
railroad from Farmvile to Moseley's
Crossing, OH the Danville road, i'll Powhat-
an to amend the Code with reference to
the pay of judges and clerks Of elections to
amend the acts relating to the construction
Of roads from Winchester to Staunton; in re-
lation to election returns and proceedings Of
COnQ1lSSIOucIS, anu W alucHu Lue CudTttT Vi
the town of Chase City, in Mecklenburg
county.
When Senate bill TO pay George W. Hin
man, oyster inspector, the sum Of 500 per
month for the protection of the oyster in
terests Of Accomac county until May l 1854,
came up,
Mr.. Wescott didn't see why both sides
could not unite on this question and vote
for the massage OF the law
Mr.. Anderson, of Rockbridge, said it was
the first time in his knowledge that the
people of the Eastern Shore had ever asked
for any appropriation, and for this reason
and the intrinsic merit of the bill he would
vote forit.
Mr.. Stuart, of Alexandria, (Mr. Graves in
the chair), also warmly advocated the pas
sage ofthe bill. He believed with the gen
tlemen from Richmond Mr.. Christian) that
there was as much wealth under the waters |
Of the Commonwealth of Virginia as there
is in any FIVE times as much land anywhere
in the State of Virginia. Coming from the
Tidewater country, the speaker was well
acquainted with the subject, and would al |
ways protect this industry because it had |
done so much for the State. He referred |
to q visit to one of the Eastern Shore
couties, when he saw ninety foreign vessels
dredging in the waters of Virginia, and said
at this moment no doubt there were from
100 to $50 foreign vessels engaged in the
same traffic without right of authority.
Mr.. Saunders opposed the passage Of the
BILL
The bill was passed by vote of76 toe. !