Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-02-12
LEGISLATIVE.

facilitate the execution OF OrQerS OF reference
and to lessen the expense thereof; to pre-
vent the officers and employees and records
ofthe Treasurer, Auditor Of Public Accounts,
and Second Auditor from being taken and
removed from their respective Offices for the
purpose Of testifying and being used as evil
dence in civil and criminal cases; to amend
the Code as to liability of heirs Of devises
for debts of decedents; to amend the Code,
relating to the qualifications TO hold office;
to amend the Code in relation to dispositions
taken out Of the State to amend the Code
in relation TO pay OF jurors; to protect wages
and salaries from garnishment process re-
parding the fees of commissioners OF chan
Gerry requiring the clerks of the Circuit and
Corporation Courts to keep reference
docket to all order books and Causes on file
in their respective Offices TO amend the Code
in relation to assets in hands Of personal
representatives TO provide for fling Of mo-
lions of the conditional sales of personal
property to allow the wife to buy real and
personal estate on conditions; to secure to
the husband any personal estate of the wife ;
TO provide how a guardian shall pay over
the money Of female minor who is q mar
red woman; and to authorize the Governor
to furnish convict labor for the extension Of
the Danvlle and New River railroad be-
yond Patrick Courthouse.
Bills were introduced to incorporate the
Northern Neck News Company and to
amend the Code as TO the organization and
government of the peutentiary.
The Senate bill TO amend the act to as
certain and declare Nirguia's equitable
share Of the debt created and actually exist
l <,Fh ..,.
tory, Sc, aud to provide for the issuance OF
bonds covering the same, and the regular
and prompt payment of Interest thereon,
was made special order for to day.
The Senate bill providing for the appro-
priation of a portion Of the surplus revenue
of the Commonwealth TO the purchase of its
recognized debt was also made q special or
der for to-day.
The House joint resolution providing for
burning bonds of the State uuissued and
kept in the office Of the Treasurer, was
agreed to;and bills passed providing that the
county. corporation and hustings judges OF
each city and town shall, in the mouth OF
| August of each year, select from the quail
| fed voters of said counties, cities and towns
forty eight persons of honesty, intelligence
and good demeanor, and suitable in ull re.
spects to serve as grand jurors for twelve
months next thereafter 10 establish Cor
poration Court Of Roanoke City; and to
amend the act in relation to the compensa
ton of Circuit Court clerks.
Messrs Munford, Barton, Smith and Trigg,
from the House, appeared before the bar oil
the Senate, and Mr.. Munford said
Mr.. President, in obedience 10 resolu.
of the House Of Delegates we appear before
| the bar of the Senate to impeach Jackson
l.. Valentine, County Superintendent OF
Public Free Schools Of Hanover county, in
the name Of all the people Of Virginia, fol
high crimes and misdemeanor while in Of:
flee, and present articles Of impeachment
and request the Senate to take suclt order
in the premises as it may deem proper
The Chair said the Senate would take the
necessary order in the premises.
The Senate then went into executive ses-
sion and after the doors were opened,
The apportionmcnt bill was taken up and
ordered to its engrossment.
The Senate in secret session confirmed
the nominations by the Governor Of the fol,
lowing members of the Board of Visitors OF
the Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical
College: p. w. Mckinney vice Bliss, time
expired: w. c. Mustard vice Pendleton
time expired; John OFT vice Green time
expired
They confirmed Mr.. John X. Dole as su.
perintendent of public schools for Southamr.
ton county, and Gen. Daniel Ruggles fol
the city of Fredericksburg, and
Rejected for superintendent of public
schools; Rev. F. D. Surface, for Montgomc.
~ county, and A. p. Funkhouser, for Rock
ingham county.
In the House of Delegates bill was in
troduced which makes it misdemeanor for
any person to ride or walk on the track o
any railroad company in this Common wealth
or to cucumber in any way the right Of way
Of said railway company, and for every VIC.
lation Of this act the fine shall not he less
than one dollar or more than FIVE dollars,
and in event Of injury 10 person or person
or property growing out of violation oil
this act, the offender shall become liable to
the injured party for damages sustained
A number Of bills were advanced upon
the calendar.
The Committee of Courts of Justice re-
ported articles of Impeachment against
Jackson J.. Valentine, County Superinten.
dent of Public Free Schools of Hanover
county, for high crimes and misdemeanor
| in office, and the Senate was requested 10
take such order in the premises as they may
deem appropriate. The trial which will
take place before the Senate, will he the
| first case of the kind ever before the Senate
He will be allowed counsel and the House
committee appointed for the purpose will
conduct the prosecution.
A bill was passed giving manned Con-
federate soldiers and sailors, citizens Of Vr
ginia, $50 each, those having never received
any aid to be paid first out any money in
the treasury.
On motion of Mr.. Stuart Mr.. Cardwell in
the chair the rules were further suspended
and House bill providing for the repeal Of
the act Of Assembly dividing the boundary
line between the States of Maryland and
Virginia, to designate the headland Of the
Potomac river, and to prevent oyster-dred-
ging in the waters of this Commonwealth,
was passed to its enerossment.
At the night session bills were passed to
amend the Code in relation to bills of re-
view; to amend the Code in relation to re-