Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-02-02
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.

In The Senate yesterday the House bill
for the reliefofschool teachers was reported
1t provides that, in cases where school
teachers monthly salary has been reduced
by means Of thu non attendance of the pupils
Of the schools, during any month or months
of the school session, aud if further appears
at the end of said school session that the
attendance has been sufficient to make an
average on the seasonal report, then il shall
be the duty Of the county superintendent Of
schools TO issue his warrant for payment
of the amount of said deficit, or any frac
tional part thereof as the average found will
indicate; provided such shall not exceed
that now paid for the average attendance
according TO law.
| A bill was introduced aud referred to
incorporate the Virginia Broom and Log
Company, The directors under the bill
places in Virginia as they deem proper.
House bill appropriating So 900 to pay
tie claims of wounded and disabled soldiers
MAS passed.
The Committee on Public Institutions
and Education, reported, with the recon.
mcudatiun that it do not pass, the Senate
bill to aid tho public free schools Of Virgin
in and to provide free books and apparatus
therefore.
A bill to authorize the Treasurer to read.
just the claim Of the Commonwealth against
the suraties of the Planters and Merchants
Bank of Petersburg, was placed On the
calendar.
The bills to incorporate the Dan River
Mining Company, and to amend the charter
of the city Of Richmond in relation to the
collection of taxes, were passed.
The Senate, in executive session, rejected
the following nominations made by the old
| Board of Education as members of the
Board Of Visitors Of the Virginia Normal
and Collegiate Institute, Petersburg: Taze
well Branch, William Miller, Il. w. Whit
ing, Armistead Green, Robert Norton, I
w. Cain, and Henry Smith.
In The House of Delegates q bill was in.
troduced to incorporate the Powell's Valley
Railroad Company. The incorporators are
James +. Yates, J. S. B. Thompson, Richard
Mccoy, n. l.. Walton, Fl. H. Downing, NJ
G. Richardson, T. III. Sttb, Basil B. Gordon
and 5. S. Turner. The road is to commence
at some point on tho Manassas division o.
The Virginia Midland railroad, between
Eiverton, in Warren county, and Strasburg
in Shenandoah, thence through the Powell'S
Hot Valley and Massanhtton mountains
by the most practical route, to some point
on the valley branch of the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad between the town of Edin
burg, in Shenandoah county, and Harrison
burg in Rockingham county.
A bill was also introduced to authorist
the payment Of interest on the registered
bonds OF the Common wealth for $4,000
held by and standing in the name of The
corporation, styled THE Trustees of the
General Assembly of the Presbyterian
Church in the United States"
The Senate amendment to House bill ap
propriatipg $4,000 to wounded and dis
abei soldiers was agreed and the bill now
goes TO the Governor.
The local option law, as varousy amend
ed, exempting cities of over 5000 inhabi
tanis Sc, was ordered to be engrossed.
The bill to postpone The sale of deipquen
lands was variously amended and ordered
to be enuruSsed