Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-02-15

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.

In the Senate on Saturday bills were in.
troduced to allow John r. Alrich, treasurer
of Spotsylyania county, further time to col
lect tax-tickets in his hands, and for which
he has accounted to the State and to pre-
scribe condition precedent to the hiring Of
penitentiary convicts to the Danville and
New River Railroad Company.
A number of unimportant House bills,
most of local character, were passed also,
the following Senate bills: To amend the
code in regard to duties of city councils 70
make appropriations for school purposes !;
to regulate the practice of dentistry to pro-
vide for the payment of money into the
Treasury by check or certificate of deposit
in relation to furnishing guards in removing
prisoners; to give to each stockholders vote
for each share he holds in incorporated COM
panies and authorizing the Governor, in
the transactions Of delinquent officers and
the State institutions, to employ an expert
accountant, &c. The bill allows the Gov
ernor to pay this clerk salary not exceed.
ing $165 per month.
Pending consideration of the bill appro-
priating 5000 to the Virginia Agricultural
Society, the Senate adjourned till to day.
In the House OF Delegates bill was In
troduced to authorize the purchase for the
State of the portrait of Augustine Warner,
one of the Speakers of the House of Bur-
gesses of the Colony of Virginia in 1876.
The portrait is now the property of Fielding
L. Taylor, of Gloucester, and the Secretary
of the Commonwealth is authorized to pur'
chase it for sum not exceeding $500.
Also bill to provide for reduced license
on telephone companies whose receipts
amount to less than $500.
The bill to incorporate the Virginia Min
eral Railroad Company was ordered to be
epgrossed.
Mr.. Tavenner, of Winchester, said his
people were opposed to the bill for the rea-
son that it would kill that place in a bust
ness way by running through the northern
part OF Frederick county. :.
Mr.. Stuart contended that the road would
do the county no possible harm. It asked
nothing of the people that it was not will
ing to pay for.
Mr.. Tavenner moved to amend the bill
by providing that the road should run
through Winchester.
Mr.. Stuart stated that to adopt the amend
ment of Mr.. Tayenner would be to kill the
bill.
Mr.. Downing hoped the amendment
would be adopted or the bill defeated if the
amendment was lost.
| Mr.. Martin did not think it practicable to
adopt the amendment, for the reason that
it would require the company to run it's
road over twenty-five miles out of its way.
Mr.. Hay opposed the amendment.
Mr.. Mayo thought If the people of Win.
chester wanted the road they ought to move
their town to the road this, in his opinion,
being the easiest solution of the difficulty
Mr. Tavenner declared it would BIB 9
longer road by the mountainous way pro.
posed than by Winchester that the high.
| way was level and the town of Winchester
easily accessible.
Mr. Stuart again strenuously opposed the
| amendment.
The amendment was rejected-ayes, 16
| noes, AZ.
The railroad commissioners bill was pass
ed by.
| The bill to amend the law to provide for
| the Governors appointing new Board Of
Visitors for the University of Virginia was
ordered to its engrossment.
The bill to increase the usefulness of the
Department af Manufactures, Mining, and
| Agriculture was amended and was then or.
| dered to its engrossment.
A bill in felation to the employment oil
convict labor was discussed till adjourn
I ment.