Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1866-01-26

I bly, IEatnO ofncerS were elecGeu loE Jig SAailS
and Alexandria Railroad Company, on the lot
and 18th days Of June, 1865, and that the Boar
Of Public Works be requested to call 1nee5ln
Eof the Stockholders for an election OF Presiden
and Dire actors at an early day
{ Mr., English, Of Alexandra. addressed th
House. He wished TO avoid all question con
Injected with the election in November last. 1
Ehim it was a matter Of com parative Indifference
whether there was or was not a tar election =
He was willing, however, to 60 SO TAR as to sc
clare that Mr. Barbour is President OF the road
leaving the question as 70 the validity OF th
eleetiontin November out Of consideration.
| Mr.. Grattan doubted whether there were an,
President Or Directors competent to carry tn
question into Court. He proceeded atlength
by a review Of al the circumstances attendln!
the election Of officers Of the road in Novemte
to show that there was not legal and vaI1l
election Thedsecond day, when it is alleged
the electiop took place, there were not vote
Eenough there to make valid election. "a
majority of all the stock hoIaers,' as required
/ to be present, In person or BY proxy, were ne
there. There were not votes there suthclen
to constitute it a legal and valid election. No
did Mr.. G. believe MI. Barbour could hoo
over,' under his election in 1860, De va
elected io 1864, aud he cannot 81 behind tea
to hold over under previous election; and ht
is debarred from claiming that the eIcctlon Q
1864 is a valid one. Mr. G. believes that theCt
are now 10 legal officers for the road: altbe
President or Directors. Yet the road belong:
to somebody, aud the question IS, Ehather an
how 1t shall be placed under proper Directory
IT cannot be allowed to 60 TO waste. Is 1t 20
proper that the road Should lie handed ever K
the agents OF the State, the Board ot PubIit
Works? Under ali The tacts, Iir. u: believed
thaS such disposition should be 1iade OF It
They TO retain it yuti. other officers can be rex
uarIy and properly electeS 80 tato cit9rSs OF II
EIr. Dickeson Gio not t}iok this !3ouSe tt<
D;oDer tribunal TO settle JE:!5 d}iIIcu5y,. i!oH
can We undertake 10 declare th2t RI. 5>aTbou:
is Or is not President Of the road? hucil aQue:
ton should be decided elsewhere, and w!'A a
the facts fairly presented before c2nclns'2n Or
tina S12hio5t I: is q quarrel which he cid n2
think Gilis body should undertake TO settle. /
veaacIare Mr.. Barbour eiected, has s1:El
declaration the toIoa of law? Or Wo;@i:: it x
mere coun5eE or moral persuasion we c0I
give an opinion. nos hing more, and the cues
ton will probably rest ats3rWArds "here IL az :
before oar intertercnca. NJ. D., whata7er hi
nra|erences might be, would rot undertake t
say, from all the Lights before 1im, Nho was Q
who was not, elected HzesioeH1 cA ~'9 1oao'
Mr. Rsvlo~ was nae sfrai,l to cx press lis cpin
ions on this Question. There seems to b<
~ ,v Life ,>nnHis5 Of oDioion On the subject
bnt rhere i after all but simple question &
1<1%arrn;ne 1+s Tie roa2 lelongs 10 zoa:aIo5y
snJ tI,af somebody should have pos5osscA G,
| i and he believed ;his body has the .Dowe
f. control the decision Of the contFoy7t>t lEl3a
ton. The read belonged TO 1onnapy, sn.
tlat corD.nv fas been Georived u, Il. Iai
Srp Goverro ;jcrngs u shat in the first rIace tht
,:]tnry a.; }oyities took possession of i; a;it
Illasa't 80. IonrSr had uss f,c It, j. "a
when itiIy 10 iC4GEi l4|''. w