Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-02-15
LEGISLATIVE.

~ S'41 JIidS 'S@OiHSiO1 H's"D''-
ing the employment OF counsel to prosecute
suits against S. Brown Allen and john E.
Hamilt on was agreed to.
Petitions were presented from physicians
planning Of unjust and exorbitan, license
tax.
A bill was introduced authorizing the
Board Of Supervisors of Augusta county, on
petition, 70 submit TO the voters Of the same,
or any district thereof, the question Of max
ing the owners Of hogs responsible for dam
ages committed by them when turned loose
to range on any street Or public road, &c.
Mr.. Meredith introduced a bill to amend
and re- enact sections 5 and Of the act TO
incorporate the townsof Manassas
Mr.. Edmunds introduced bill to author
ize the Richmond and DanviIIe Railroad
Company and Virginia Midland Railway
Company TO effect the united control and
operation Of their roads.
Mr.. Wickham presented petition Of the
Board Of Directors OF the Central Lunatic
Asylum for an appropriation Of $4,000, TO
be used for the completion OF the new luGa
tic asy lum, which was referred
The Senate bill to amend the act respect
ing wild game was passed The bill pro
vides that it shall not be lawful west Of the
Blue Ridge Mountains to kill or capture
pheasants or wild turkeys between February
1st and October LIST, and partridge, between
January lSt and October 18th, or deer be-
tween January 18th aud August 1st; or
elsewhere in the State partridges, pleas,
ants, or wild turkeys between January 18th
aud October 18TH, or deer between JANUARY
lat and August 18TH nor Shall be it lawful
| within the State 10 lake or destroy eggs oI
any such fowl, or TO catch any such wild
fowl with traps or nets. &C., &c.
Senate bill 70 provide for the surrender ot
coupons as evidence Of the debt Of Virginia
fundable IN new ) per cent. bonds under
the act approved February Il, 1882, was
aased. The bill provides that from and
after the lst day OF July, 1884, no bond shall
be funded unless it has all coupons matur-
ing after the lst day of July, 1854, attached,
which coupons shall be surrendered there
with; and no allowance shall be- made for
any interest accruing after the lst day OF
July, 1884, on bonds offered for exchange.
The House bill to amend the Code in re-
lation to petitions for appeals was passed
The Senate bill in relation 10 the suspen
| sion and removal of certain officers, was
taken up and the following substitute
| adopted:
ANY of the said officers may be removed
from Office by joint vote of both houses OF
the General Assembly, or during the recess
of the General Assembly may be removed
or suspended by the Governor, Auditor OF
Public Accounts, Second Auditor, Treasll-
rer and Secretary Of the Commonwealth, or
ma jority Of them, for misbehavior, inca.
pacity or neglect of official duty; and in any
case III which this power may be exercised
by the Governor, Auditor Of Public Ac-
counts, Second Auditor, Treasurer and Sec
rotary Of the Commonwealth or q majority
Of them. they shall Immediately after the
| commencement Of the next session OF the Gen
eral Assembly report TO the Assembly the
fact of the removal OF suspension and the
cause thereof. But no removal or suspeu-
sion shall be made under This section, ex-
cept by and with the advice and consent of
the Governor, ard no officer charged or &C
cused with view to removal or suspension
shall be member of the board hereby con-
sttuted as to the charges against him.
The Governor sent to the Senate mes.
sage vetoing the bill to provide for the
manner of choosing registrars and judges
aud clerks Of election" &c, on the ground
| that its provisions seem to permit, if they
do not insure, an entirely partisan admins
tlation Of the election laws Of the State; but
the bill was Immediately passed over the
| veto by the requisite two thirds vote.
Bills were passed fixing the time for hol-
ding the courts in tho Thirteenth judicial
district; to amend the Code in relation to
petitions for appeals; to amend the Code in
relation to the hearing of cases to amend
the Code in relation to bills OF review
and 10 authorize the city Of Fredericks
| burg to borrow money and issue and nego-
| tiate bonds to the extent of 100000 for the
purpose of supplying said city with suita-
BILE and adequate supply of water.
In the House of Delegates, bill was
introduced by Mr.. Striblng to authorize the
Richmond and Danville Railroad Company
and Virginia Midland Railway Company to
effect the united control and operation Of
their roads
Mr.. Ross, Muhoneite, offered preamble
and resolution setting forth that whereas
the calendar is now encountered with such
bills and measures for the passage of which
our constituents are anXiously waiting; and
whereas the Importance of these latter,
though paramount. is now overlooked in
VIC ueeuleSS HdSle uSeu III advancing Ger
tain measures out OF their order, and max
ing Of some special orders for certain days,
to give notice to aspiring orators and there
by enable them to foster their innate talent
and display their eioqueuce to no purpose,
to an audience paid to attend and listen By
the tax payers Of the State, which in the
present exhausted condition of the Com
monwealth is in bad taste therefore be it
'Resolued, That hereafter the House will
proceed to the consideration Of bills and
resolutions on the calendar in the order of
their precedence, and that no bills or reso-
ulions be passed by, or set for specified
time, but when reached in their proper or
der shall be finally determined, in so far
as can be done without violation of the
rules"
Mr.. Smith: move that the resolution be
dismissed for impertinence.
Mr.. Ross: think if the resolution is read
again he Mr.. SMITH will find no imperti-
nence in it at all. offered it in good faith
Mr.. Opie (democrat): IL is altogether ont
of place when every gentleman on this floor
knows that they THE Mahoneites) have