Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-01-15
LEGISLATIVE.

LEGISLATIVE
In the State Senate yesterday bills were
reported iaTorsbiy :.;r Inc reliei OF josn W
Gruba=, OF Clark county. and TO regulate
tie practice OF medicine and surgery.
Mr. Rozers introduced Mr. William D.
Turner Is seaator-tiees from the Norfolk dis
,y;es and asked tha, re De sworn in.
NJ. Turner wen. up 20 tae clerks desk 70
5e sworn in. when Mr. Hea;on offered the
following:
Res5!rSs. That the certificate OF election
Of ". Z Turner. tbs day presented. claim
ing lis ga: a senate. FROM tie ThirtE-E:st
senatorial district. b referred 70 the Con-
rai.tee on Privileges anc Elections. With IN
structions 20 inquire into aod report in con-
nection With tie proses, OF certain citizens
OF Noriolk. and William E. Scott, coGpis-
sione7 OF election. presented on Saturday
LAST. whether the va ancy heTesoftre exist
ing has been legally ard properly 6llet ~
der the writ 81 election issued by order o.
the Senate. aud whether said Turner * en-
titled 10 Dc svoru in IS senator or lot. WITH
power 10 send for persons and papers, and
10 make report without delay.
The resolution provoked alengthy debate.
/ Iarticipated in BY Messrs. Heaton. AcCor-
! mick and Berry in favor OF the resolution.
and Messrs. HUBBARD and Powell in oppcSi-
/ ton.
| The pending question was ordered. and
upon the vote il vas aSceria!ued that there
| Tas 70 quorum.
! Messrs. Cruupler. E1muud=. Powell ard
! Fletcher were paired with absent senators.
! The Chair then announced that under
| the rule which provides thar senator who
| Is present and fails 20 vote shall DC counted
| a. voting Oh one side OF the other De would
record those present and not voting: which
was done. and the vote was then anDounc.
| ei-ayes, Is: noes. ). The resolution was
| adopted
| The following was agreed to-
| Whereas. by decision OF the Circuit
Court OF the City OF Richmond, rendered on
! January y. 1854. damages have been assess
I'd against the State OF Virginia for the sum
| % 90 and interest in favor Of the kend-
all Company. OF New York. for the printing
OF certain bonds contracted for By the Sink
iag Fund Commissioners; and whereas the
rendition Of such verdict raises the pre-
sumption OF gross neglect OF the public in.
terest or malifeassnce in Office on the part Of
said officers therefore, be it
Reso!red by the Senate the House OF Dele
=
f! ing OF three On the part CT the Senate and
| i've on the part of the House De appoint.
ed 10 investigate the matter and report such
action a. may be necessary. The commit
lee is authorized 10 send for persons and
| papers.
Bills we're introduced to establish thirteen
voting precincts in the county OF Caroline
| and 70 provide for registration Of voters
therein: and TO reapportion the representa-
ton Of the State ofNirgina in the Congress
OF the United States.
The chair appointed hessrs. Powell, Ber-
r. and Lybrook, a committee to investigate
certain charges made by ". II. Am.
bier against Judge Barton.
Messrs. Loyepstein, Edmunds and Grim
were appointed ON the joint committee to
| Investigate the management Of the Eastern
| Lunatic Asylum.
In the House Of Delegates bills were in
! troduced to amend the Code in relation TO
attempts 10 influence. by threat Or iatimida-
ton IN any nlnnaer any voter in giving his
vote or ballot at any election THE change
proposed is italicisedl: to amend an act 10
incorporate the Atlantic and Danville Mar
row Gauge Railroad Company to amend
section 9 Of an act passed December 10th,
1855. 10 incorporate the town of Orange +;
for the relief of the Virginia Military To-
stitute: and to amend section 8 Of the
criminal law in relation TO bribery by
| voters.
The Committee for Courts Of Justice, to
whom was referred the subject of the adop.
ton Of The form book patented by Dir. Hall,
Of Culpeper, asked to be discharged from
further consideration Of the subject. Oa
motion of Mr Gibson the committee was
not discharged, and Mr. Gibson will be per-
mitted to go before the committee to e1-
plain the purport Of the work.
Bills were passed ~ incorporate the
James River and North Carolina Railroad
Company; to incorporate the Richmond
Union Depot Company for the promotion Of
medical science By the distribution and use Of
unclaimed dead human bodies for scientific
purposes providing charter for the
city of Norfolk, and repeating the exist
ing charter to amend an act in relation to
the jurisdiction OF justices: to amend the
code in regard to the pay OF justice when
sitting on a commission OF lunacy) to amend
the Code in relation to the jurisdiction Of
justices and to dispense with the proof Of
handwriting in certain cases.
The Portsmouth Charter bill was called
up and again passed by.
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