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 ths non attendance of the pupils
of the schools, during any month or months
of the school session, aud itfuriherappears
at the end Of said school session that the
attendance has been sufficient to make an
average On the seasonal report, then 1t shall
be the duty Of the county superintendent OF
schools TO issue bis 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
NAV establish offices and agencies at such
places in Virginia as they deem proper.
House bill appropriating 5000 to pay
tie claims of wounded and disabled soldiers
WAS passed.
The Committee on Public Institutions
and Education, reported, with the recon-
mcndation that it do not pass, the Senate
bill! to aid the public free schools of Virgin
in and to provide free books and apparatus
therefore.
| A bill to authorize the Treasurer to read.
lust 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, r. w. Whit
ing, Armstead Green, Robert Norton, I.
w. Cain, and Henry Smith.
In The House Of Delegates bill was in
troduced TO incorporate the Powells Valley
Railroad Company. The incorporators are
james +. Yates, J. S. B. Thompson, Richard
Mccoy, II. l.. Walton, Fl. H. Downing, NJ.
c. Richardson, f. H. Stitb, Basil B. Gordon,
and 5. S. Turner. The road is to commence
At some point on the Manassas division OF
the Virginia Midland railroad, between
| Eiverton, in Warren county, and Strasburg,
in Shenandoah, thence through the PowelFs
Hot Valley and Massanhtton mountains,
by the most practical route, to some point
on the valley branch of the Baltimore aud
Ohio railroad between the town of Edin
burg, in Shenandoah county, and Harrison
burg, in Rockingham county.
A bill was also introduced to authorize
the payment Of interest on the registered
bonds OF the Commonwealth 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 APP
proprating $4,000 to wounded and dis
abled soldiers was agreed and the bill now
goes to the Governor.
Ihe local option law, as variously amend
ed, exemptng cities of over 5000 inhabi-
tanis SC, was ordered to be engrossed.
The bill to postpone the sale of delinquent
lands was variously amended and ordered
to be eiigrossed.