Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1867-01-10
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President stated that it would jc impossible 20
prepare rntl list during the present session.
4 .umor i, in circulation at Toronto, Canada
that Head Centre Stephens, offered TO The
British Government the books Of the tcnlan
Brotherhood if he were allowed to return 10
ireland and remain there unmoested.
The New York Times regards thc question
Of Impeachment settled for the present session
BIZ its reference to the Committee on the Jul
dietary.
The Jail at Kingston, South Carolina, was
destroyed by fire yesterday, Twenty-six of the
negro inmates persisted in the flames.
The Legislature of Georgia has voted to con-
tinue the suspension of specie payments until
I>the 18th of April, 1868.
VIRGINIA LEGIsLATURE-ln the Senate,
on Tuesday, House bill to Incorporate the
Farmers and Mechanics Cotton and Woolien
Mandatory Of Alexandria, was read twice and
referred to the Committee on General Laws.
Senator Robinson, from the Committee on
Roads and Internal Navigation, reported with
emf amendment Senate bill No. 43, in rela
ton to the Petersburg and Richmond and the
Petersburg Railroads through the city OF Pc
ters5urg, which was subsequently, taken up
and passed. ~,
On motion of Mr.. Robinson-That the
Board of Public Works be requested TO furnish
the Senate with copy of the through tariff OF
tolls from New York and other Northern cities
via the cities of PHILADELPHIA Baltimore and
Washington, and the Orange and Alezandrla
and Virginia and Tennessee railroads to- M en-
phis. Tennessee. Also including the through
tariff of tolls from Virginia cities on SAID route
to Memphis, and the present local tariff OF tolls
on the Orange and Alexandra the Virginia
and Tennessee railroads.
On motion of Mr.. Ould, Senate bill to cx.
empt the homesteads of families, was ordered
to be printed ...... ,:......
In the House of Delegates, Mr.. Robertson
presented the petition Of certain citizens Of
Alexandria, concerning the deposit OF certain
sums of money in the First National Bank of
that city.
The following resolution was offered By Mr..
Huntington
"Whcreas, the people Of this Commonwealth
are DESTROYS that speedy action should be had
upon the amendment proposed by the 39th
Congress to the Constitution OF the United
States; and whereas, it is almost the universal
wish that said proposed amendment should rot
be ratified: ..
Resolved, That the Committee OF ReSoIu-
tons of the House of Delegates, to whom the
matter has been referred for upwards OF thirty
days, be aud they are hereby instructed to re-
port Immediately to this House on the subject
of the proposed amendment, in order hat such
speedy action may be had, as demanded BY the
interest and honor of the Commonwealth, y
The House refused to refer the above to the
committee by vote Of ayes 81, noes 81, and
adopted the resolution by the following vote
ayes 52-noes Is.
Subsequently, Mr.. Lewis moced to take up
the resolution, and denied that the honor or
integrity of the State would DC affected hy the
adoption Of the amendment.
Mr.. z. Turner said he wonId have preferred
giving the committee its own time to report,
but there was 20 cause tor hesl'arc|, as not a
dozen intelligent men in Virginia had any
doubt as to what would be, the fate OF the
amendment in the Virginia Assembly.
Mr.. GarncIt explained his reasons for not
voting on the resolution, which lie should OPP
pose al Tie proper tine.
Mr.. Wilson endorsed The resolution, and
hoped there would, under no circumstances, be
any further postponemcnt Tin" Committee
on Resolutions had fixed Wednesday IS the
period for meeting the Senate C1nJlnitrc and
EXCHANGING views ....
Mr. Kelley opposed the motion to consider.
The question WAS :n important one, and ilaa
already been acted On by Most Of I've Snnthen
States There was no rOoH t0 hope tt'at Con
grcs,; would, during the !iiel period which
must clapse before the adjournment o! The AS
senlilv, take any action favorable to HE South
crn people. The people of Virginia locked to
TINS body for action on this question: and he
hoped that the House would act Speedily.
Mr. Lewis withdrawing his MOTION to recon
slider; it was renewed by Mr.. L. TURNER lost
by a vote Of ayes i. noes SO.
RICHMOND, Va, January 9.-Thc Legisla-
iurc has adopted joint resolution declining to
ratify the constitutional amendment. The vote
was unanimous in the Senate, and only one
negative in the House.
Among the long staodng revolutionary claims
which will probably come again to the notice Of