Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-02-23
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.


others to retain taxes due the Common
wealth to place the inmates of insane asy'
lums under the protection of the law by Sc
curing to them their postal rights; to amend
the charter of the city of Lynchburg, to au-
tborize the Superintendent of the Peniten-
tiary. by and with the advice and consent
of the Governor, to contract with the Vir.
pinia and Kentucky Railroad Company for
the hire of convicts to work on said road
and to amend the act to pay to the public
free schools the money act apart by the con-
stitution and laws for their benefit.
After discussion extending over ten
days the local option bill was passed by
vote of % to 8. It exempts distilleries and
includes cities The bill requires that to
become operative the election to determine
whether liquor traffic shall be continued in
any city must be participated in by a num-
Der equal to majority of the votes cast at
the last preceding election. The bill goes
back to the House for concurrence in the
amendments.
While the bill was under consideration,
Mr.. Heaton moved to amend the bill by
inserting the following as an independent
section:
1T shall be lawful for all females above the age
|
the provisions of this act ahall not apply to amy
county, district or corporation in this State UNI
less it shall appear that msjority Of the females
so voting voted for local option"
The Chair ruled this amendment out OF
order, it being contrary to the provisions OF
the Constitution for females to vote.
Mr. Wickham thought this good amend
ment, and hoped the Chair would reconsider
his ruling.
Mr.. Heaton appealed from the decision
of the Chair, but its ruling was sustained as
the Judgment of the Senate.
A report from the Committee on Courts OF
Justice was adopted, declaring it is utterly
impracticable to incur the costs of furnish
ing free textbooks to the free-school child
rem Of the Commonwealth without increas.
ing taxation or materially lessening the
amount now appropriated for the mante-
nance of the free school system.
The committee in their report say that sit
appears that there was total enrolment Of
free school scholars for the year 1885 Of
3O3,343; that the cost of furnishing said
scholars with free text books is estimated by
the said committee, in their communication,
at q sum of not less than S25l ia, 81 nor
more than 1919 DIG 10, that the cost would
approach now nearly the maximum; that
from the communication of the Auditor OF
Public Accounts it will appear that the est.
mated receipts of the State Government
| from all sources for the year of 1856 will
amount to So, 200 600; that the expenditures
| of the Government, ordinary and extraordi-
nary, for said year will aggregate $685.
$3.50 not including the interest on the UNI
| funded portion of the public debt as recog-
nized by the Rddlebergsr settlement,
which would amount to some $3.50, 900 add.
tional, nor the amount required by the Con-
stitution to establish sinking fund for the
liquidation of the said debt"
Mr.. Meredith introduced bill the object
of which is to direct the Auditor TO issue
tax.receivable certificates at forty cents on
the 81, to be sold 10 Taxpayers. This will
require the rate of taxation to be put at 81
on the $780, and is designed to have the eff
feet OF destroying the value Of the coupon.
| Bills were passed to incorporate the Gull
pepper, Sperryville, Washington and Front
Royal Telephone Company to authorize
| the Board of Supervisors of Warren county
to borrow $4,000 to pay oil bonds on &C
count of subscriptions to Manassas Gap
Railroad Company /; to provide for the ap-
pointment of a special constable to execute
processes, civil and criminal, in the county
of Fauquier to provide for new registra-
to authorize the school trustees of Brents-
Vile district, in Prince William county, to
sell two school-bouses in said district, and
providing for the annual sales of lands re.
turned delinquent after the year 1884.
In the House of Delegates motion to
extend the present session ofthe Legislature
for thirty days, was introduced, but passed
by
A bill was introduced, which authorizes
the Auditor Of Public Accounts to borrow
money TO meet casual deficit in the rev.
enue, to pay the interest on the States past
liabilities and to create q sinking fund to
pay the principal of the debt. For this
purpose the Governor, Attorney General
and the Secretary of the Commonwealth are
made Board of Finance under whose di
rection the Auditor of Public Accounts is
authorized to issue evidences of the debt of
the State to be placed in the hands of county
and city treasurers, who shall give general
notice in their respective counties and cities
that they are for sale. The treasurers shall
sell them at such price 81 the Board Of
Finance may fix, but in no case is it to be-
less than fifty cents on the dollar. These
evidences of debt are receivable, when
| signed by the Auditor and countersjgned by
the treasurer of any county or city, for
taxes, except capitation taxes, in the re-
spective counties and cities for the year in
which they are issued.
Mr.. Payne introduced bill to amend the act
to designate holidays to be observed in the ac
ceptance and payment of bills Of exchange, bank
| checks and promissory notes.
Bills were passed to establish an agricultural
station at the Virginia Agricultural and Mechani-
cal College, at Blacksburg Va to incorporate the
Fauquier Telephone Company, and to Incorporate
the Fredericksburg and Valley Railroad Co.
A MASK OF BEAUTY. "A thousand women
sleep masked every night in this city. This
is an estimate, but it is based on facts that
make it entirely trustworthy. In one of
tho ofraafo niHan nuar q ratail trada in NEn.