Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-03-05
LEGISLATIVE.

In the State Senate yesterday number
of bills were reported from committees,
among them Senate bill providing how
counties, cities and towns may give notice
to holders of coupon bonds proposed to be
redeemed.
Several bills relating to local matters were
introduced and referred.
Bills were passed to amend and re-enact
section of chapter and to repeal section
l. chapter 16 of the Code of 1873 in relation
to vacancies in the offices Of Governor and
Lieutenant Governor; to prevent federal
interference in elections to provide for the
organization, maintenance and govern
ment of the Virginia volunteer militia.
Senate bill to provide for adjusting with
West Virginia the proportion Of the public
debt proper to be borne by that Stale was
taken up, and indefinitely postponed. This
action is equivalent to a dismissal Of the
| bill.
Joint resolution of the House of Delegates
for the removal Of w. b. G. Shumate, Judge
of the County Court Of Fauqnier, came up
as the next special order, but was passed by
and made the special order for Thursday at
l o'clock.
Mr.. Newbcrry introduced a resolution di-
rectiug that copy of line Joint resolution
requesting General Malone To resign his
seat in the Senate be forwarded to the Pres
dent Of the Senate.
The report Of The special committee on
the Kendall bonds was read closing rs fol-
lows:
Resolved By the Senate (the House Of Dele
gates concurringl, That the Kendall Bank
Note Company OF New York be, and it is
hereby, authorized and empowered 10 insti-
tute suits in the name of the Commonwealth
of Virginia for the benefit aud ut the cost of
said company against S. Brown Allen, late
Auditor and ID. X. Revclcy, late Treasurer,
upon their official bonds, as such officers, to
recover the amount of The judgment recov-
cred in favor Of said company VS.. The
Board Of Sinking Fund Commissioners, in
: the Circuit Court of the city of Richmond,
on the 18th day of January, 1854, for $50
600 aud interest and costs
Mr.. Barham said that he would to-day
make minority report.
Mr.. Wickham offered the following:
Resolrcd, That the report of the special
Joint committee on the contract for printing
bonds be referred to the Committee FIR Courts
Of Justice, with instructions to report by bill
or otherwise whether it is expedient to
adopt the resolution OF the committee, or
whether il is best for the State itself TO in
stitute the proposed proceedings.
Mr.. Bailey and. Mr.. Powell hoped Mr.
Wickham's resolution would he adopted,
and they further held that it was improper
to confess judgment pending an appeal in
the case.
The resolution was agreed to.
A bill was passed TO amend and rcenact
section I, chapter lG6, OF Code of 1873, in
relation TO service of process against or no.
tice to corporation.
The Senate then went into secret session.
Hon. f. G.. Burks, OF Bedford county, was
confirmed as member of the Board OF Wis
itors Of the University OF Virginia vice Gen
eral Wyatt NJ. Elliott, resigned.
The Senate rejected the nomination OF Z.
| H. Campbell, for school superintendent Of
Orange county.
) In the House Of Delegates number OF
bills were introduced and referred.
The bill to establish the Southwestern
Lunatic Asylum came up as the special
order of the day and was read by the clerk.
An amendment was adopted providing that
, the location of the proposed asylum should
be west of New river, and IA amended the
bill was passed.
, The report Of the Committee for Courts Of
Justice in the case of Judge w. w. New
man, of Hanover County Court, was made
the special and continuing order for Thurs
day.
Senate bill to Incorporate the Richmond
Dock and Dry-Dock Company was called
up, debated, and ordered to be cmgrossed.
At the night session the motion to recon-
slider the vote by which the Southwestern
Lunatic Asylum bill was passed was put,
and the vote was reconsdered. The friends
of the bill then withdrew it,.
House bill for the relief OF the Virginia
Military Institute, and to incorporate the
Fredericksburg and Chesapeake Railroad
Company were passed.
1t is given out that a sufficient number Of
delegates have been gotten, or can be got
ten, to sign a demand on the Governor for
an extra session, to commence forthwith,
but senators do not sign the call so readily
About twenty of them only can be counted
on, while twenty seven are needed. From
one cause or another session this winter Is
looked upon as highly probable, and there
fore it is considered by those of that way of
thinking not polite to have one now. The
signatures lacked could he readily obtained
fit were certainly in the power OF the Leg
islature to reconvene itself in extra session,
sit ten days, and then take Il recess until
December 1st. The coalitionists met in eau
Gus yesterday evening and reallirmed their
determination not to be parties to an extra
session. If they hold out and the ohecLiug
democrats hold out there will be no extra
session, unless Governor Cameron of bis
own volition calls it.
a TEST OF SINCERITY.--A swell who had
been paying devoted attention to rich