Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-01-14

TIE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.

TIE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
In the Senate yesterday the bill TO incor-
porste the Consolidated; Abaitoir Company
OF Alexandria, Washington and Georgetown
was reported from the committee.
The bill to amend an act in regard to Sc
curing to taxpayers in cities and towns the
right CT public-school education for their
children was reported.
a bill to make some provision Tor the sick
poor of the Commonwealth was introduced.
This bill provides for the establishment Of
State hospital to be under the management
and control Of the faculty CT the Medical
College Of Virginia.
The bill authorizing the payment Of
1888 %, the amount due the city of Rich.
mcud for gas used in the public buildings Of
the State, was passed.
The bill to incorporate the Chesapeake
Dry Dock and Construction Company was
reported.
The joint resolution instructing the Audi.
tor 10 proceed for the recovery of fines
against certain clerks of the circuit court
was indefinitely postponed.
The joint resolutions relative 10 the con-
version CT the Agricultural and Mechanical
College of Virginia into school Of technol.
ogy, &C., and directing the Attorney General
TO institute legal proceedings against GER
tain officers were laid on the table.
When the bill to allow persons charged
with crime to testify in their own behalf
wcs taken up, Mr.. Meredith opposed it,
saying as he did so that the title Of the bill
ought to be changed to read, "a bill 10 CT
courage lying" He did not think the bill
a correct one Notwithstanding the fact that
in England, from whence we get all our
laws, the accused is allowed 10 testify. The
bill was passed by.
In the House Of Delegates he FIRST bust
ness was 10 pass resolution appropriating
;23 600 to be used in repairing and reGttiDg
The Governors mansion.
Mr. Thorn, Of Fairfax, introduced q bill
10 provide for summer institutes for the i'm
nrovcment Of public free school teachers
and those who expect TO teach in the public
free schools Of Virginia.
Tue Speaker appointed the following
committee to whom shall be referred all
matters pertaining to the State debt ::
Iessrs. Fulkerson, of Washington Saund-
ers, OF Franklin Mayo, Of Westmorelaud /;
Grimsley, of Culpeper; Pollard, OF King and
Queen; Munford, of Pittsylvania; Boicn, OF
Carroll, and Buchanan, Of Washing: on.
The committee on the part OF the Senate
are Messrs. Rhea, Of Washington; McCur-
mick, of Clarke; Berry, CT Amherst, and
Hcaton, of LoudOuD.
\ bill was introduced proposing an
amendment 10 tho code, the object Of
which is to meet the act which allows
trustees Of religious congregations 10 apply
to judges of circuit courts in vacation; it
frequently happening that such cangrega-
tons wish TO borrow money or sell or tx
change property during vacation, and there
are no trustees TO act, aud as tho law now
stands they have to wait until court meets
to have trustees appointed.
A bill was reported TO amend the Code
in relation to issuance of cdpias pro .Eac,
which provides that upon conviction Of any
party q capias pro fine shall immediate issue,
and the party held in custody hereunder
until the fine and costs aro paid, unless he
give bond and security FOR the payment Of
tho same within sixty days.
When the bill to amend the poor debtors
law SO as to exempt ten barrels of corn, in
stead Of five, 10 every householder and
head OF q family, and TO exempt a sucking
calf with the COW that is already exempted,
came up, Mr.. Stuart Mr.. Cardwell ia the
chair advocated the dismissal of the bill.
Mr.. Mayo (rep.) in behalf of the calf,
moved 10 amend the hill so as to include
the age Of the calf. He minated that the
calves in Brunswick county never got be-
You'd o certain age.
Mr.. Mallory good humoredly replied, but
at the expense cf the gentleman from Alex
andria, Mr.. Stuart, who opposed the bill.
After raising the point that the bill could
not be amended when upon its passage and
having been sustained by the chair, Mr..
Mallory then referred to the symDathies ex-
pressed by the gentleman from Westmore.
land in behalf of the cattle OF Brunswick.
Upon this poiut be continued: II hope the
gentleman from Westmoreland will turn
his sympathies to the gentleman from Alex
sndria Mr.. STUART, for it seems, judging
from his size, that men in Alexandria city,
like cattle in Brunswick, do not grow large
in Alexandria," This remark evoked great
laughter, aud Speaker Stuart seemed 10 en-
joy the humor of the Brunswick delegate as
much as did the other members.
Mr.. Downing, Of Warren, believed that
the passage of the bill would destroy the
poor mans credit and make persons incur
debts which they did not expect to pay.
The vote on the passage Of the bill result
cd as follows: Noes, 70; ayes, Al.
Before the vote was announced Mr.. Pat
ten, who had voted aye, changed his vote to
20, which defeated the BILL