Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-01-19
I,EGTSI, ALIVE.

In the State Senate yesterday bills were
reported to establish thirteen voting pre-
cincts in the county of Caroline, and to pro-
vide for registration Of the voters therein
to provide for new registration Of the
voters of Madison to incorporate the town
Of Fairfax Courthouse to amend the act i'll
relation to the compensation of clerks of
county courts ; to authorize clerks Of county
courts to admit wills to record and perform
other acts and to provide for the protec-
ton of purchasers at and other parties III
terested in judicial sales.
The bill to extend the time for the COM
pletion of the New York, Philadelphia and
Norfolk railroad was passed.
Mr.. Meredith presented the petition OF
citizens of Stafford, praying that the amend
ment to the Stafford Free Bridge act be
passed.
Bills were Introduced to authorize the
Auditor of Public Accounts to pay to Har'
riett Lightfoot Brooke, widow of Francis I.
Brooke deceased, late superintendent OF the
Central Lunatic Asylum, the sum OF $500;
to transfer to the county OF Clarke the IN
terest Of the Commonwealth i'll the Berry
Vile and Charlestown turnpike; and TO re-
quire the Auditor Of Public Accounts TO COL
lect the amount from collectors Of delinquent
taxes collected by them and not paid to the
State.
The report of the Committee on Privileges
and Elections in the contestedelection case
discussion, Hubbard was unseated and
Petit dem, was given the seat by vote Of
IS to Is.
The democrats have now 10 the Senate %
members; coalitionists, II vacant Norfolk
and Portsmouth district), 2-total, 40
In the House Of Delegates bills were in
troduced to incorporate the Bank of Heaths-
Vile; to amend the Code in regard to the
lien of the writ Of teri fucias; also,
to amend the Code in regard to
bills or notes which become due on
Sunday or certain holidays. THE
latter bill provides that notes or bills be-
coming due on o Sunday or on the lst day
of January, 22d of February, on the 4th day
of July, or on Christmas day, shall be paid
the day following. fthe day following is
Sunday, then the bills or notes are to be
paid on the Monday following): and to rati-
fy and confirm leases by or to the Washing
ton City, Virginia Midland and Great South
ern Railroad Company or companies which
composed it, and to authorize the Virginia
Midland Railway Company to renew such
leases.
A resolution requesting the Committee on
Roads and Internal Navigation to report
general road law was referred.
The consideration of the bill requiring Ii
censes to be paid in money was resumed,
and the bill finally passed by vote of 75
to Is.
The Committee on Privileges and Elec.
tons reported in the contested-election cases
of Robertson against Franklin, the sitting
member from Appomattox, and Reynold
contesting the seat of Boiling (Mahoneite,)
from Cumberland county in favor ofremand-
ing both cases back to the people. The
committees report in the case of r. G. Banks
and Henry Parker, the coalition members
of the House from Norfolk, declares that
they were not duly elected and recommend
that the Speaker of the House be instruct
ed to issue his writs for an election to be
held in the city of Norfolk at such time as
he may deem best, for members of the House
of Delegates from the said city for the SEES
zion of the Legislature for 1883. "A and the
report was ordered to be printed.