Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1867-02-13
LETTER FROM RICHMOND.

engaged in passing by, and upon' I'LL loE
the regulation of Telegraph Companies. The
bill proposes to place them, /. c., their charges
under the regulation of the Board Of Public
Works, and to allow the transit over their
lines of all messages Of the Executive depart
ment of the State, of railroad companies, and
canal companies, without charge This bill
was voted down, but upon suggestions OF amend
ment recoosidered, and referred to the Com
mittec Of Finance The bill certainly, IN Its
present form, is of such palpablo injustice as
to need no comment.
The House will be much engaged the ensuing
week, upon bills of great public concern, IN
vo]Vinp extensive schemes of constellation, and
the public debt.
At the close OF o.day's session, there YVES
quite Sensation" The afternoon was dark
and lowering, foreboding heavy rail- OF rain,
and again and again you might see the seats OF
members vacated, until it was thought there
was not a quorum present. A call OF the House
was proposed, but to the relief OF some present,
and all that were absent some question: inter
Dosing, vote by ayes and noes was demanded,
and it was found there were present some SIX
or seven votes preponderating The motion to
adjourn was thereupon sustained, not, until,
however, MANY were exposed to heavy show.
| cr, for which but few were prepared II.
ORANGE & ALEXANDRIA & MANASSAS GAP
r. Rim the State Senate, on Monday, on
| motion of Mr.. Meade. Senate bull No. 10, to
authorize the transfer of the property, charter
and franchises Of the MANASSAS Gap Railroad
| Company and the stock shares In the same to
the ORANGE and Alexandria Railroad Company
was taken up.
On motion Of Mr. Davis, the vote by which
the fifth section Of the bill was stricken out
was 1econsidered- IA ; noes, s.
MIR. Trout moved to amend the 9th section
Of the bill so AZ to allow the Orange and Alex
an6ria Railroad to construct or aid in construct
ino a railroad from Lynchburg to Danville as
we'll as from Harrisonburg to Salem, &c.
Altera prolonged discussion by Messrs. Keen,
Meade, MERCER, Gray and others, the Senate
refused to adopt the amendment by the follow
ing vote ayes, l0-noes, II.
The question recurring on the motion to
strike out the 5th section, (offcred by MIR. Keen
several days spce) the Senate reiuscdto STRIKE
| OUT by the following vote ayes, hoes, 10
Mr.. Lee moved to amend the 4th section sc
as to confer authority 10 make the whole OF
any portion of the increased stock preferred
stock, but after some prolonged discussion, nc
withdrew his motion. ...
Mr.. Boiling moved TO amend the 9th section
| by striking out the clause comforting authority
to make Il part of the stock of the proposed
consolidated company ''preferred stock
After some further discussion,
| r 0,I 4,
tom was ordered, and the amendment Of Mr.
| Ould was adopted.
Mr.. Belew moved to amend the bill by
changing the phraseology of the provlso at the
end Of the 4th section so as to make it lmpcra
tive on the proposed consolidated company tt
construct branch road to New Market; but
the Senate refused TO adopt the amendment
after some discussion.
| The question recurring on the engroSSmen'
and third reading Of the bill,
Mr.. McRae addressed the Senate in Oppos
.tion thereto.
Mr.. Hannah stated that when the question
was taken on Senator Trout's amendment he
had voted under a misapprehension, and dcsir
ing to place his vote right on the record. he
moved to reconsider the said vote. The ques
ton on the motion to reconsider being taken,l
was lost. Ayes, 10; noes, Is.
On motion of Mr.. Meade, the main cues
ton" was ordered and the bill was ordered tC
its engrossment and third reading.
Subsequently, Mr.. Lee moved that the rule!
be SUSPENDED so that the bill may have it:
third reading, but the Senate refused to su5
pend the rules
| GENERAL ASSEMBLY. THE Senate spent
most of its time, on Monday, in discussing tho
bill to authorize the Orange and Alcxandrl;
Railroad to reconstruct the Manassas Gal
road" The bill has 9TH section to authorize
the proposed consolidated company also t
construct the Valley Railroad, and this 5tf
section was the cause Of controversy. On Sa
turday, this 9Th section was stricken out, bu
on motion of Mr. Davis, Of Washington
county, the vose was rcconsllere5, and tue 18th
section retained in the bill. The bill as report
ed from the committee has bcen ordered to ii
cnrrossment and third reading.
The bill reported by Mr. Mr.. McRac from
the Committee on Finance, providing for ;
settlement Of the State debt, was made tht
order of the day for yesterday, on Saturday
but when the hou. to take it up arrived, it wa!
passed over. Mr.. Lee, by leave: introduced {
new bill to require the Treasurer to pay the In
tercst on two-thirds Of the public debt, com
mencing July 1st, 1867, and should he no
have the funds to do it, then to ISSUE certi6
Gates of the State Indebtedness for the amount
of such interest.
The Conference Committee on the suhe o
paying the Commissioners to settle with Yves
Virginia, made a report.
Several petitions and resolutions were pre-
sented in the House, and referred to the ap
nroprate committees. Senate bill to extend
the corporate limits of Richmond was takeI
up, but after debate passed by to consider thu
order of the day-a bill to provide for The com
plction of line, or lines, Of railway from thu
waters of the Chesapeake to the Ohio river
Mr. Baldwin offered substitute for the bill
and the substitute was variously amended. =
Messrs Baldwin, 4. Turner, Herndon, Evans
Crumn and KelleY discussed the subject unit