Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-02-27
LEGISLATIVE.

House bill substituting a Board OF Kali
road Commissioners for the present Railroad
Commissioner of the State and defining the
duties and powers of said Board and repeal
ing the act of March 81 1877, in reference to
the said Commissioner, was referred to the
Committee on Roads.
The following were reported from the
committees: House bill for the preservation
of oysters and to obtain revenue for the
privilege of taking them within the waters
of the Commonwealth House bill to ratify
and confirm leases by or to the Washington
City, Virginia Midland and Great Southern
Railroad Company or the companies which
composed it, and to authorize the Virginia
Midland Railway company to renew such
leases, with amendments Senate bill TO
authorize q subscription by the city Of Win
chester in money or bonds to the stock or
bonds of the Washington, Ohio ami Western
Railroad Company; Senate bill to authorize
a subscription by the county OF Frederick
in money or bonds, TO the stock or bonds 10
the Washington, Ohio and Western Railroad
Company; 10 provide for submitting the
question of liquor or no liquor to the quail
fled voters of Prince William, King George
and Fauquier aud to the qualified voters OF
each magsterial district III said counties on
the fourth Thursday in May, 1884, and each
and every tWoyears thereafter, with amend
ments Senate bill to amend the act in re-
lation TO salaries of certain officers Of the
government and their employees, coinpensa-
ticn of members and officers Of the General
Assembly, mileage aud other allowances,
SC, with IN amendment.
4 Joint resolutian (which lies over under
the rules was introduced appointing cleo
toral boards in the respective counties and
cities in which they reside in accordance
with the provisions Of an act in force Feb
ruary II, 1854 also bill To amend and re-
enact section 3. chapter -, Acts lS7r1S,
with regard TO allowance 10 physicians for
attending prisoners in Jail.
A bill was reported to regulate the sale of
the Virginia Reports, which was placed on
the calendar. The object Of this bill is to
have them gotten up in cheaper form in
order that they may be sold at il lower
price.
The oyster bill was taken up and made
the special order for to-day at o'clock.
The bill to provide for the erection Of a
normal school at Farmville was ordered to
its engrossment. Among the trustees of the
school is d. a. Windsor. Each city Of ), 900
inhabitants, and each county in the State,
will be entitled to one pupil, and one for
each additional representative in the House
Of Delegates above one, who will receive
sratuitous instruction. The trustees will
prescribe rules for the selection of such pu
pills and for their examination, and must re-
quire each pupil selected TO give satisfactory
evidence Of an Intention to teach in the pub
Ii; schools of the State for at leas, two years
after leaving he said normal school.
The question Of West Firginia's portion of
| the State debt. which had been made the
special order for yesterday, was postponed
until to- morrow.
Bills were passed to amend sections g. I,
| 10, -, and II, of chapter 100 of the Code Of
| 1873, in reference to disc ased cattle, and to
! amend and reenact section Is of chapter ) of
the Code Of 1873, in relation 10 vacancies in
the General Assembly.
In the House of Delegates the committee
appointed to investigate the charges against
Judge Shell, of Dinwiddie county, reported
that they had continued said investigation
| from time to time until the 26th Of Februa-
ry, 1854, on account of the illness of the said
Judge Judge Shell filed before the com.
mittee the certificate of two physicians that
he had lost one eye entirely and was physi-
cally unable to attend in person, and was in
such a low condition of health that he could
not make his defence, although confident
of his ability to do SO if he were well. The
House discharged the committee from fur
| Their consideration of the case.
Mr.. Smith offered the following which
was adopted
Whereas it appears from the records Of
the First Auditors Office that r. K. Farr
drew mileage and salary as Il member Of
the Legislature for the session beginning
March 6, 1882 and salary as Superintendent
of Public Instruction from March 15 1882
and whereas it appears from the Journal Of
the House that the Committee for Courts of
Justice for the session Of 1881 reported that
the said h. R. Farr was not entitled to a seat
in the House of Delegates from the time of
his qualification as Superintendent Of Pub.
lie Schools and whereas the majority par
ty of that Legislature prevented action up
on said report and the said r. +. Farr re-
tanned his seat in the House Of Delegates
and whereas it has been brought to the
knowledge of this House Of Delegates that
the said Farr did, in the month Of Deem
Der, 1888, in violation of the secrecy of seal
G'l UluS ulSClDSS W OuC Va HIS ulCll
the lowest bid for the work of plasteriug The
CoIored Normal School building at Peters
burg, aud advised said countyman to put in
lower bid promptly, and promised him
the contract and whereas the said bid was
accordingly made and the contract was
awarded to the said party; therefore be it
Resolued, That a special committee of
three be appointed by the Speaker of this
House to inquire into the allegation in the
preamble set. forth and TO report to this
House with such recommendation us to them
may seem proper in the premises, aud with
authority to send for persons and papers and
employ, if necessary, stenographer.
The Chair appointed the following COM
mittee: Messrs. Dunlop, Ope and Duff
Green.
When the Senate bill providing for the
employment of three hundred convicts to
the Danville and New River Railroad Com
pany was reached, Mr.. Stuart, Mr.. Graves