Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-01-08
LEGISLATIVE.

In the State Senate yesterday the House
joint resolution providing for the appoint
mcut of a Joint committee to make thor
ough examination Of the management and
conduct Of the present officers Of the West
ern I.unatic Asylum, was amended by in
creusing the number Of senators on the COM
mittee from two to three and then agreed 10.
Bills were reported to require the clerk OF
the court wherein Judgment is rendered
upon an instrument waving the homestead
exemption to indorSe such waiver upon any
execution issued thereon; relative 10 the
protection Of Iaborers' wages from garush-
meut process; declaring that certain per-
sons shall be deemed attorneys at Law: 10
abolish the 18Th judicial circuit and to
rear:ange the Twelfth and Thirteenth jul
,licia circuits, and to repeal so much Of Sec
ton % of chapter PA Of The Acts of 1871 in
relation to the taking and catching of oys.
ters for family use.
Bills were introduced to provide for the
interchange Of coupon bonds aud registered
bonds issued under the act approved Febru-
airy II, 1882; providing for the appropra-
t,n of q portion Of the surplus rev,-
nue. of the Commonwealth for the pur-
chase Of its recognized debts to provide
for the recovery of damages By fire re
sulting from the construction and OPP
Grafton OF railroads TO amend section IS OF
chapter l5l Code 1873, in relation to the Iu-
rSdction OF Corporation Courts, &c.
Mr.. Berry offered a resolution instructing
the Auditor Of Public Accounts to revoke
the appointment Of col ectors Of delin-
uuent and collateral inheritance tax !;
which under the rules was laid over until
to day.
The following Senate bills were passed :
To declare valid certain contracts concern
ing railroad equipments and rolling stock,
and other personal property TO he used in
aud about the operation of any railroad TO
amend an act in relation to Jurisdiction Of
justices to authorize the Norfolk and West
ern Railroad Company to make contracts
for the Use and operation or lease of con-
Meeting lines, and comforting certain other
additional powers on said company to in
corporate the James River and North Caro-
lima Railroad Company: and to incorporate
the Lynchburg Halifax aud North CarolI a
Railroad Company.
The report of the committee unseating J.
B. Webb and giving the seat to George B.
keezle' who they declare to have been duly
elected from the 18th district, was adopted.
The bill to incorporate the Richmond
Union Depot Company was ordered to its
engrossment, as was also the Senate bill to
abolish the Office Of General Agent and Store
keeper Of the Penitentary.
The resolution Of the House increasing the
Congressional reapportonnent Committee
was agreed to. The committee now consis
OF nine senators and eighteen members of the
House. The following members We're APP
pointed on the part of the Senate: Messrs.
Glasgow. koiner, Heaton. Wickham. Chris
tian, Edmunds, Warwick. Crumpler and
Bailey.
In the House of Delegates a resolution
was introduced instructing the Committee
on Courts of Justice to report what action
is necessary to sell the lands in the State
forfeited by non payment Of taxes due the
State.
a bill was introduced for the relief Of ".
II. Fairfax, late treasurer Of Westmoreland
county.
The following House bills were passed
To regulate the practice of medicine and
surgery; to exempt pilots from jury duty
to provide for the protection Of purchasers
at, and other persons interested In judicial
sales to incorporate the Lynchburg, Hall
fax and North Carolina Railroad Company;
to amend an act to district the State for
equity judges. (The i'll gives Green's
vile and King AMI Queen counties each a
Judge and operates no farther than this The
two judges will be elected al once)
The bill to allow single justice to take
the privy examination Of married women
as to the execution o! deeds was dismissed |!
The heaviest snow storm of the season is !
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