Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-02-22
LEGISLATIVE.

In the Senate Yesterday bills were report
ed providing statute OF Limitation LOT
ground rent to authorize the Seaboard and
Roanoke Railroad Company 10 invest 10
and operate railroads and transportation
lines in this and other States; and to amend
an act to incorporate the town of Manassas
in Prince William co.
The report of the Committee of Privileges
and Elections in the case of Sims VS.. Hurt
was taken up, and the resolution that John
Us Senator from the Twenty-tourth Senate
rial district, was agreed 10.
The bill to authorize the Governor to fur
nish convict labor to the Danville and New
River Railroad Company was passed.
A bill was introduced to authorize
the Council Of the town of Luray to borrow
money.
Bills were passed to incorporate Stevens
Lodge, No. ,435, of the Grand Mutual Ord
er of Odd Fellows, of the county Of Alexan-
dria requiring the registration of alien
mining companies; to provide sinking
fund for tax.receivable coupons; to direct
the Board of Education to place upon the
list of books prescribed for use in the pnbllc
schools the two works of J. Esten Cooke,
entitled, respectively, "Firginia-A History
of Her People" and Stories Of the Old Do
mini q; and allowing sureties on official bonds
TO specify and limit the amount Of their liza
bilty.
The contested election case of Callahan
vs. Rue was discussed until the Senate ad-
journed.
Il, - TN,t rf
Mr. Cardwell in the chair moved TO sus-
pend the rules and place the bill amending
Il certain section of the charter Of the Dis
NAL Swamp Lottery Company. The rules
were suspended and the bill placed on the
calendar The bill prohibits the company
from carrying on the lottery business.
The following House bills were passed:
To repeal an act to define the true bound.
AIRY between Maryland and Virginia and
To designate the headlands upon the Poto-
mac river and to prohibit unlawful oyster.
ing and dredging in the Potomac river and
) Pucomoke sound for the protection of fish
III the waters Of the commonwealth; to
amend an act to pay the public free schools
: the money set apart by tie Constitution and
. laws for their benefit so as to increase the
quarterly payments to the school funds; to
provide for working The roads, repairing
bridges and opening new roads in the coun-
ties of Frederick, Clarke, Warren and Au-
: gusta; to incorporate the New River and
. Chambers Valley Railroad to amend an act
10 prevent the catching or taking Of oysters
from Russ Rocks in the Rappahannock riv-
: CIR; 10 amend the Code 1873 in reference 10
: diseased cattle; to authorize the Virginia
Midland railway to issue bonds 10 provide
for the payment of the present bonds and
r debts of said company; to submit to the
voters of King George the question Of pro-
hihi,!ng the sale of liquor in the said coun.
ty; for the relief OF W. II. Fairfax, late
treasurer of West moreland county.
5 At night the bill providing railroad
, commission was ordered to be en-
, crossed. 1t contemplates the election OF
three members, chief who is to receive a
salary of $4,000 per annum and two assist
: ants at 81 900 each. A clerk at salary OF
, 81, 200 year is authorized The bill was
amended SO as to provide for the election of
: these commissioners by the General
Assembly every two years. 1t va
Gates the Office of the present commits
sioner aud if it becomes q law the three
, commissioners will be chosen at this ses-
sion to serve for two years. The bill i'll
most respects is substantially duplicate of
J the Georgia law on the same subject.
! The discussion of the provisions of the
general tax billprovoked prolonged debate.
: Notwithstanding the report Of the Finan-
cial Committee, the opposition oftheSpeaker,
: and the speeches Of COL Evans and others,
+ an amendment reducing the tax on sample
7 merchants to 800 for the first and $50 for the
; other license was adopted-ayes SO, noes so.
The bill reported appropriating the public
ates to the civil contingent fund, $4,000 !;
civil prosecutions, $1,000; contingent ex-
I penses of courts, $4,000; criminal charges,
expenses ofjuries, witnesses, guarding jails,
&c, $l25 600; Deaf, Dumb and Blind Insti-
f tuition, for support Of, $4,000 escheats,
SO; general account of revenue, $50, 900 !;
General Assembly, including salaries Of
members, officers, clerk hire, Sc. no. 600 ::
lunatics in Jail, $4,000; Central Lunatic
Asylum, S45 900; Eastern Lunatic Asylum,
in addition TO pay patients, $4,000; West
ern Lunatic Asylum, in addition TO pay
patients, $4,000 Medical College Of
Virginia, at Richmond, $500; mill
tary contingent expenses, $500, out
Of which is to be paid costs Of
ourts-martial, and pay due men Of volun.
teer companies called into active service by
order of the Governor; militia pay of Adj
jutant General, 81 200; officers of the Gov
eminent, $4,000; public printing, $4,000.
The same appropriation is made for 1885
with the exception of public printing for
which fifteen thousand dollars is appropri-
ated.
STRAIGHToUT VIRGINIA REPUBLICANS
Ameeting oftbe straightout republican State