Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-01-29
LEGISLATIVE.

In the State Senate yesterday bills
were reported to enable the Circuit courts
of the Commonwealth to change the
name style and title Of corporations ;
amend the act to designate holidays to
be observed in the acceptance and payment
of bills of exchange, bank checks and prom
issory notes to provide for keeping in re-
pair partition fences in the counties OF
Northumberland, King George and Page to
prevent the frightening of animals, injuring
and killing of persons, and spreading of fire
by careless moving of engines with steam
on the turnpikes and county roads of the
State and to amend the act authorizing the
Board Of Supervisors to determine what
amount shall be paid certain county officers
A bill was introduced authorizing the Rich
mond and Allegheny Railroad to issue pre-
ferred stock.
Bills were passed to authorize railroads in
corporated by this State to invest i'll and oper-
ate railroads and transportation lines in 9TH
er States, and to amend the act providing
the times for holding the courts of the Tenth,
Eleventh, Thirteenth and Fifteenth judicial
circuits.
A bill was introduced providing annuity
for the Medical College OF Virginia. and pro-
viding for State student therein. The bill
provides for an appropriation Of $7,500-as
an annutity-to the Medical College of Vir-
ginia, and that while the annuity is paid,
there shall be admitted to the college free
rs many Students who are citizens of Virgin
ia as there are members of the General AS
sembly; each member of the General AS
sembly is Empowered to nominate in each
year from his county or district student to
the Faculty.
The report of the Committee relative to
compensation allowed to John f. Hamilton,
Treasurer of Augusta county, by the late
ments, had to be passed by for want of the re-
qusite number of votes to adopt it.
The bill to amend an act to provide for
the appointment and removal of district
school trustees, and to repeal the fourth
eighth chapter of the Code of 1s73-a sub
stilute for the House bill, was passed.
In the House of Delegates petitions from
citizens of Surry, Smyth, Elizabeth City and
Highland counties asking for the passage
of local option law were presented and re-
ferred.
Mr. Barton introduced bill to authorize
subscription by the city Of Winchester in
money or deeds to the stock or bonds of the
Washington, Ohio and Western Railroad
Company; also bill to authorize q subscrip.
tion by the county of Frederick, in money or
deeds. to the stock or bonds of the Wash
ington, Ohio aud Western Railroad Com
pany.
AS stated yesterday the resolution passed
by the Senate requesting Malone to resign
his seat in the United Statates Senate be.
cause he fails to represent the people of this
State in that body, came up and was passed
by vote of IA to AZ. Some of the members |
were absent and some were paired. There
was not single speech made.
The bill 10 abolish the Office of Storekeep-
er of the Penitentiary and the contested |
election cases of Martin and Dalton against
Banks and Parker, from Norfolk city, were
passed by.
The bill to amend the charter of the city
Of Portsmouth, which came from the Senate
having been passed by that body over the
Governors veto, was alss passed by the
House notwithstanding the objections of the
Executive,
The bill giving the power to the Register
Of the Land Office to appoint Capitol police
was also passed over the Governors Veto
This bill now becomes law.
The House bill to remove from the Cover