Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1854-01-16
From our Richmond Correspondent.

From our Richmond Correspondent.
SENATE CHAMBER, January, 10th, 1854
The members Of the Legislature have return
The holydays being over, they will go to work
| in earnest, hope, as they will have their hands
| full, 10 DO the business OF their constituents Nv
the first OF March. am more than ever con.
WINGED of the necessity of the Legislature meet
ing on the first of January, instead of the frs,
of December The Christmas holy days, and
particularly New Year, will always be a busy
season with the Tuckahoes. II is the time for
hiring negroes. laying off their crops and arran~
ging other business for The entire year.
The Board of Public Works are here holding
their monthly session. The rumor on the streets
is, tina: DR.. Graham, the member from our dis
lrict, has offered a resolution in The Board to
dispense with the services of Col. Crozet, as
chief Engineer of The Blue Ridge Railroad, after
the l0tn of February next, and do not doubt
iIom all can learn, The truth oflhe rumor. The
people of Augusta, the friends Of the Central r.
Road, and the people of The entire section will
zee no is and has betn the fast, Jealous and de.
cided friend of their interest aud that Of this
great first work of Virginia. This vote vii
make the other members of the Board show their
hands and throw the responsibility where il be.
longs
An act authorizing the expenditure Of vested
funds OF The Stanton Academy, 10 enable the
Trustees TO improve the Academy building in
the town of stauaton, has passed the Senate and
doubt not will pass The House.
The city is alive with the Military, in honor
Of the battle Of the 9Th Of January, which came
on Sabbath.
The bill extending the Orange and Alexandria
Railroad to the town Of Lynohburg, was defeat
ed in the Senate en- Saturday, by noes 23-aycs
Is. The Valley Railroad from Harrisonburg to
Salem, was made the order of the day for TO-
morrow al o'clock, when it will come up on
its engrossment. II was laid on the table at the
instance OF Mr.. Shackleford. of Culpepper, in or.
der that he might offer an amendment, which
presume will BE- resisted Ivy the friends of the
bill.
But little Of interest has been done since the
holydays. The great question Of Internal I'm
provemenf will now, according to a previous
resol.,ion, laying all internal improvement bills
on the table until the 10Th, become the order Of
the day. A general battering at the door of he
Treasury ~i begin, but trust and believe that
only important lines already commenced, or such
as are important feeders to the grea, State lines
will receive any appropriations.
resolution Of inquiry into the supposed a.
buses and bad management of the James River
and kanawha company, will be introduced OH
Tomorrow. The company are asking an add-
iIonal appropriation of 100000, 10 continue
and finish the work to Covngon. The Leeis.
la'ure appropriated last session $4,000 to the
work fIom Buchanan to Co-inglou, which, as
Iumor goes, has been expended east of Buchan-
an. 1t is, | fear, rickety concern-a sort of
maelslroom. constantly swallowing down large
appropriations but giving nothing in RETURN Ell
Their 10 the State Or the company. The state had
better ioreclose the mortgage, buy out all theirs
than the State, and apply the pruning knife 10 lis
expenditures. This monsirous Le.a han has
now swallowed near Sis, 100000. As friend
OF the extension of The aater line TO Coyinotop.
should like TO vote for the appropriation, but do
no, think can do so, until there is an entire
change in its management Reform! reform
should be the walchword, and this huge rem.
naht oil Old losyism, which has cost the state
millI' ns:shonld be so managed as to restore COLI
hdece to this important state improvement.
have only Time 10 add that The Valley Rail-
road bill has passed to its enerossmeui in the
Senate. and will come rp tomorrow on its pas.
sage. Its fate is uncertain ii.