Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1860-03-23
Letter from Richmond.

Correspondence Of the Alexandria Gazette,
RICHMOND, March 20.-The House Of Del
cgatss tonight passed the following bills;-
Bake's Garden and Walker Creek Turnpike
Company; annexing part OF the County Of
Appomattox to the County Of Buckingham;
Sweet Chaleybeate Springs Company; Old
Dominion Insurance Company Of Richmond;
Farmyile Female Seminary Company; au-
thorizing the old Banks to establish a Branch
in Marion, Smythe County; Lewis County
Wooden and Cotton Manufacturing Compa-
ny; to amend the act incorporating the
Trustees of Morgautown Female Seminary;
| for the relief of John SamuelS; for the re-
| lief of VIM. Cochran.
| MARCH 21-The House this morning con-
Cured III the Senate amendment to that part
of the House bill requiring each Bank or
| Branch Bank to make separate reports, and
print them i'll the papers where the Bank or
| Branch is located, with an amendment re-
curing the Governor to furnish Il tabular
statement Of each Bank at the commence
ment of each session, and it is law. Bills
were, also, passed for Incorporating the
i y
Company; to incorporate the Farmville Say
ings Bank; incorporating the Buckton Turn
pike Company; authorizing the appointment
| Of Recorder in Williamstown; to provide
! for taking the sense Of the voters OF James
! City, as to changing the location Of their seat
| of Justice; to amend an act Incorporating
| the Dowley Coal and Iron Company; regu-
| lating the Fisheries on the Potomac; for the
| relief of the sureties of D. NJ Downy, of
| Norfolk County; to increase the capital
stock of the Wilson Creek and South Fork
Turnpike Company, State subscription Sc
600; Senate bill to authorize the Marysyille
Plank Road to lay down rails, and to change
the name TO the Marysville Railroad Com
pany; to incorporate the Mob Turnpike
Company, in the County of Washington,
! State aid 81, 300 refunding to w. \. Robin
son license tax, improperly paid; reeas-
Lee County; The Mountain Lake and Salt
| Sulphur Springs Turnpike Company bill,
| State subscription $4,000, defeated, ayes :,
reconsidered Franklin Savings Bank III the
city of Richmond; TO incorporate the Clarks-
vile Bank; the bill to require reports from
| Savings Banks and pay bonus, was laid
on the table till tomorrow; bills were also
passed to incorporate the Madison and Cul-
pepper Turnpike Company; to authorize the
School Commissioner Of Elizabeth City
County to dispose of the Hampton Acadc-
my lot Etna Marine and Fire Insurance
Company Of Wheeling; Incorporating the
Osborn's Ford Bridge Company: Incorporate
ing the town Of Esteryille, in the County Of
Scott; besides various other bills, amount
ing in all to 40.
The Senate concurred in the amendment
of the House to the bill regulating the Fish
cries on the Potomac, and it is a law.
The Senate refused to concur, - to IL to
the bill repeating the Redemption act, re-
tanning the bill as it came to the House from
the Senate, authorizing the Sherifs and
Collectors to deposite the money Of the
State in the Bank of the Commonwealth.
The bill comes back to the House in the
morning and the House will doubtless re-
cede from their amendment, leaving the bill
as it came from the Senate. The House adj
iourned till tomorrow at 10 o'clock.
"A LOCKER on"