Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-02-19
LEGISLATIVE.

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ton was agreed to requesting the Commit
tee on Constitutional Amendments to report
on the expediency Of reporting an amend
ment delegating to the General Assembly
the right TO provide for colored trustees for
coored schools and white trustees for white
schools.
Mr.. Meredith introduced bill to repeal
section of an act approved March 9, 1880,
in relation TO game so far as it Is applicable
to the county Of Prince William.
The message of the Governor vctoing the
Congressional superintendent bill was laid
over.
The bills of 1873 in regard to the appoint
ment OF directors of lunatic asylumns; to
amend the Code regulating lunatic asyIumns
and care Of insane persons and their estates,
&C., and recognizing the management OF
the Deaf, Dumb and Blind Institute were all
passed over the vetoes Of the Governor.
In the House of Delegates Mr.. Leigh, OF
Fairfax, introduced a bill to repeal all act 10
incorporate the town of Herndon. in the
county of Fairfax.
Most of the day was spent in advancing
bills on the Cal endar.
Amoug the numerous bills introduced
WAS one in relation ~ concealed weapons
which provides that if any person unlawinlly
shoot at another person III any street In
town or in any place Of public resort. wheth-
er in towE or elsewhere, he shall be CON
fined in jail not less than six mouths nor
more than one year, and be fined not less
one hundred nor exceeding one thousand
dollars. And ifany person shoot or exhibit
a pistol or exhibit Bowie knife, dirk or ra-
zor in any street of town, public high.
way or any place Of public resort, whether
in town or elsewhere, he shall be
deemed guilty of a mis'lelneanor, and for
each offence shall lie fined not less than ten
nor more than fifty dollars and that 1t shall
be unlawful for any minor to own or have
in his possession any pistol, Bowie-knlIe or
dirk, and any such minor shall be fined not
exceeding fifty dollars nor less than five dol
lars for every time such weapon is found
in his possession off the premises of parents
or guardians place Of abode or business.
And it shall be unlawful for any maker, Der-
chant or other licensed dealer or any other
person to sell to any minor or 10 buy for
any minor any such weapon or cartridges
or other ammunition therefor, and for every
offence the party arrested shall be fined not
les than 800 nor more than 500.
The following is the message the Cover
nor sent to the Senate vctulng the reappor-
tionment bill
COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA.,
GOVERNORS OFFICE.
| RICHMOND. Va, February IS, 1854
To the Senate o. ,lrynlH:
The Executive has received, through the Com
mittee on Enrolled Bills, Senate bill No. 23l, en-
titled IAN act to apportiou the representation of
the State of Virginia in the Congress of the United
States" In discussing that measure may tres
| pass upon the patience of your body, but may
| surely plead absence of other purpose than to
do justice to all the people of Virginia in decln-
| ing to afllx my signature to tho bill.
| In the session Of 1882 / communicated to the
Legislature several veto messages all Of which,
| far Us the records shows, sustained with
| out dissenting voice from either party i'll
that body. The frequent disapproval OF meas
| ures passed by this General Assembly have
not met with the favor. But now,
as then, the motive of dsapproval, no matter
! what errors of judgment may have been COM
mitted no matter what conflicts Of opinion may
exist rs to the measures involved, my motive has
| been to recognize general obligation and to dis
| charge duty whose limits arc confined only by
| the boundaries of the Commonwealth.
| In respect to Senate bill No. 231, / respectfully
| suggest among the reasons for Withholding my
| approval the following;
| First do not believe that the districts therein
| laid out conform as far might should be to
the constitutional requirement that they shall be
"of contiguous counties, cities and towns, be com
pact, and include nearly may be equal
number Of population
| Second. 1t cannot, in my judgment, be right
when the voting population of Virginia, AS shown
by the last general election, Is nearly equal to SO
appoton the representation as to give one pOiti-
ral element of the State possibly eight aud proba-
| bly, seven of the ten districts.
Third Without reference to any mere party
| question, it is to my view manifesty against pub
| lie policy to throw together counties aud cities
located at different sections of the State, Joining
the mountains to the tidewater and the mining
to the agricultural counties, and losing the iden-
tty of sentiment and interest which should he
observed.
Asking your attention to these suggestions
herewith return Senate bill No. 231 without my
signature. WILLIAM E. CAMERON.
At the night session among the bills pass
ed was one for the relief Of John T. Wood
yard and others, of the county of Fairfax.
members of the Richmond Light Infantry
Blues was advanced to it's engrossment.
A bill amending the charter of the Pro-
testant Episcopal Theological Seminary and
High School was called up. Judge Christ.
ian offered an amendment allowing the sem-
mary to own personal property to an amount
not exceeding FIVE hundred thousand dol
lars, which was agreed to. The bill was
then passed to it's engrossment
Mr.. Duff Green, under the call of King
George, moved to take up the bill providing
for ordering vote in King George county
as to whether that county shall have local
option or not, and stated that similar bill
passed at the last session, but in consequence
of improper notice being given by the sher-
iff some of the polls were not open until II
o'clock and some not at all.
Mr.. Pollard opposed, stating that he
thought petition of one-fifth Of the county
should have petitioned for the passage OF
this bill.
Mr.. Stuart spoke in favor, and said he
thought when the Delegate from King
George had stated on the floor that the prior
election had not been proper one, that
that should be sufficient unless prevailing
testimony was produced ia opposition, and
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