Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-03-14
LEGISLATIVE.

In the State Senate yesterday MIR. deaton
reported House bill substituting Board OF
Railroad Commissioners of the State, and
defining the duties and powers of said
Board, and repeating the act in reference to
the Railroad Commissioner. The report
was ordered to be printed.
Mr.. Warwick presented minority report
on the.same subject.
Mr.. Wickham reported Senate bill to au-
tboriz, banks and banking institutions To-.
Gated and doing business in the State OF
Virginia to deposit Virginia 3 per cent.
bonds issued under act of Assembly approx
ed Feb. IA, 1882, in the State Treasury, and
to receive Treasury certificates upon such
deposits.
A second Committee Of Conference on the
tax bill was appointed.
A resolution emitting the members to
Der diem for each day Of the extended SEES.
Sion was introduced but passed by.
The House bill to authorize the Seaboard
and Roanoke Railroad Company to invest
and operate railroad and transportation
| lines in this and other States, was passed.
| The House bill for the relief Of the Virgin
"a Military Institute providing for an appro-
p.iation of $50, 600 for the year 1884 and ~,
| 600 for the year 1885, and also an annuity
of So 600 for two years to he used in paying
| The past due interest on the bonds of Insti-
tue, and $4,000 annually for two years to
the payment of the existing floating debt Of
the same, after discussion, was passed.
The House substitute to the Senate bill
authorizing the District School Boards to
use district school funds to pay public school
| teachers, allowing the board of supervisors
of any county to increase the levy for school
purposes to 10 cents on the 500, was reject.
ed by a vote of ayes 8, noes 81.
The committee of conference appointed to
consider the disagreeing votes of the two
houses, on the Appropriation bill, presented
their report, which was agreed to.
In the House of Delegates, bills were pass
ed to authorize the Seaboard and Roanoke
Railroad Company to invest in and oper-
ate railroads and transportation lines in this
and other States; for the relief of stations
and jackasses; authorizing the employment
| Of convict labor on public roads and streets !;
to authorize the redemption of certain State
securities held by the Lee Monument AS
ISOLATION; to incorporate the Holston Springs
Company, with an amendment; to amend
an act to designate holidays to be observed
in the acceptance and payment Of bills Of
exchange, bank checks and promissory
notes to authorize theBoard of Supervisors
Of Augusta county, on petition, to submit to
the voters Of the same, or any district there.
of, the question of making the owners OF
hogs responsible for damages committed by
them when turned loose to range on any
street or public road where there is no pub
lie. common or forest outlet on which to
subsist; to incorporate the Bank of Good
son to amend an act in relation to the work
ing Of roads in Clarke; and to incorporate
the Tailors' Friend Mutual Beneficial Assoc
iaton of America.
The report of the committee of conference
in the tax bill was agreed to.
A Joint committee of conference on the
disagrecing votes of the two houses on the
appropriation bill was appointed.
The Senate bill to amend and reenact Sec
tons and 5, chapter lis of the Code OF
1873 rs amended by an act approved Feb
ruary 10. 1880, relating to mechanics liens,
was ordered to its third reading.
At the night session the appropriation bill
was amended to be engrossed. 1t contains an
item of $3.50 for improvements a. the
Eastern Lunatic Asylum. The item for i'm
provements at the Western Asylum was
struck ont. The amount given to piscicu-
ture is 81 900 year. The military contiu-
gent fund is So 900, out of which there will
have to BIO paid expenses of courts-martial
and sums due for troops called out by the
| Governor.