Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-02-18
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.

In the Senate yesterday the House bill
for the annual sale of lands returned delin'
quent after the year 1854, was referred to
the Committee on Finance and Banks.
The Senate bill to require the Boards of
Supervisors of the several counties and the
Common Councils of the several cities in
this Commonwealth to provide funds for
purchasing school books for use in the pub
lie free schools, and for other purposes, was
reported with recommendation that it do
not pass.
A bill was reported to allow the city OF
Fredericksburg to supply gas or electric
light for the use of said city and to issue
bonds of the city to effect said purpose.
A bill was introduced TO amend an act to
provide for the organization, maintenance,
and government OF the Virginia volunteers,
and to repeal existing laws concerning the
volunteer militia.
In the House Of Delegates the bill provd'
ing for special Court of Appeals was re-
ported.
communication was presented from 1.
E. Sullivan, of Montgomery, as to the
public debt. Mr.. Sullivan's idea is to dou-
BILE the rate of taxes for licenses so that if
man buys coupons for so cents he will have
to buy twice as many as is now required.
Mr.. Payne introduced bill in relation to
Infections and contagious diseases of cattle.
Bills were passed to determine to whom
the title to the Falmouth bridge, in the
county of Stafford, shall be conveyed, to
confirm the purchase of the same, with pro-
visions to carry out the contract with Flick
| lin to allow w. J. Cave, treasurer Of
Madison county, further time to collect
tax-tickets, for which he has accounted to
the State TO provide for new registration
of voters for the city of Fredericksburg to
authorize the authorities of the city of Win
chester To establish water-Works and to
incur debt for that purpose to amend the
law in relation to the division of school dis
trcts into sub.districts so far as it applies to
Fairfax county aud to allow the town Of
Warrenton 10 erect water. works.
A bill was introduced providing for the
appointment of special court of appeals
composed of five circuit judges of the State;
also bill giving the consent of this State
to the purchase by the Government of the
United States of land, in Alexandria coun-
ty, for the abutment Of and the necessary
approaches to the bridge proposed to be
constructed across the Potomac river, at, OR
near, the Three Sisters Island, and the build
ing of such abutment and approaches upon
such land, and ceding jurisdiction over the
same.
The judges nominated in the democratic
caucus the previous night were elected III
| joint convention.
When Judge Irving was nominated for
the Third circuit Boiling, the colored dele
gate from Cumberland and Buckingham,
and old.time Virginia darkey, with a
good honest face, made his first speech be.
fore the Legislature. He began by saying:
Il knob ledge Irving TO de war, and has
kno'd him since de war;" and then branch
ing off in climacteric tone, "Jedge Irving
is man who has never courted smiles, no
feer'd frowns," and then winding up in his
own peculiar way, he said; ''If de gentlemin
in dis Legislature would he "a good as Jedge
Irving we would 10 we so away from dis
place, be 80 near de land Of peace dat you
could smell de fruits dat grow dar."
The House broke forth in q roar of laugh
ter which did not close until some time
after tho delegate from Cumberland and
Buckingham had taken his scat. 1t is
needless TO say that Judge Irving received
every vote that was cast, except the one
given by Mr.. r. Spicer Curlett for Delegate
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