Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1870-12-19
Letter from Richmond.

Correspondence OF the Alexandra Gazette.
RICHMOND, December l7.-1n the Senate,
to-day, bills were passed Incorporating the
Norfolk and Portsmouth Warehouse Company; !
amending the act fixing the timo for holding
corporation courts, SO as to permit the transfer
Of certain cases from the county 10 the oorpe-
ration court of Alexandria; extending the time
for land assessors OF Frederick county till the
LIST of February; incorporating the Virginia
Medical Society; authorizing the consolidation
of the Orange, Alexandria and Manassas and
Lynchburg and Danviile Railroad.
The resolution providing for the appoint
ment of arbitrators to adjust the public debt
with West Virginia, was considered, but pass
ed by, for the consideration Of the bill author
izing the construction OF a branch OF the Az
| lantic, Mississippi and Ohio Railroads. con,
t~inuation of the consolidated plan, which
was ordered to be eugrossed, alter q debate,
and the defeat OF several amendments, looking
to a protection of the States interest IN the
| roads already constructed. -,
Ia the House of Delegates tho various bills
passed by the Senate yesterday were appro
%uriately referred, among them the bills lncor'
n~orating the Harrisonburg and Franklin Turn
pike Company; authorizing subscriptions to
the Virginia Telegraph Company; iDcorporat-
ing the Rockingham Home and Mutual lnsur
ance Company.
A bill for r~esetting the portraits OF JEFFERSON
and Pitt hanging in the hall of the House was
introduced and placed Oh the calendar.
Among the bills Introduced was one by Mt.
Glascock inquiring toto the expediency OF al
lowing the present holders Of registered or
coupon bonds Of the State. to exchange the
same, at their market value for new bonds.
| provided that said value shall not exceed sixty
| cents on tho dollar. The new bonds. to be
either registered or coupons, at the opuon OF
| the holder, to be used for the purpose OF re-
| demplion alone, and to BE- the only evidence OF
| the original debt. The new bonds thus issued
to bear interest from date, payable sem an
nualIy, and redeemable at any time after ten
Years, at the option of the General Assembly.
The old bonds thus received to be entered on
record and destroyed.
A ~petition of B. r. Price, late Commission
er Of King George county, was referred, as was
a bill Tor the relief of j. &. Robertson, late
Sheriff of Page county.
The bill to suspend the collection OF taxes IN
the district devastated by the late Hood, was
taken up and elected a long discussion, pend
ing which the House adjourned.
The Legislature to day elected Gen. Asa
| Rogers, Second Auditor, in place OF Mr..
Shackc!ford, whose resignation takes effect on
the 221. Gen. Il. received a unanimous vote
in the Senate, and his radical opponent got
but ten votes in the House. This is q deserv.
| ed compliment 10 Gen. r.. whose abilities aud
qualifications Tor the p%oslIion.ar uGquestloned.
The committee Appointed By the ConserVa
| tive caucus TO reapportion the State for SeDa-
ors and Delegates, hase appointed a sub com
| mittee to take into consideration the coDstltu:
| t~ionali;y Of the question, aud at the threshold
have been met with serious difficulties, which
it will take great care and consideration to
solve. Half OF the members of the Senate have
been elected for four years and in a redlstrlcL-
ing the question arises whether they can
hold their seats, or q new election EaVc TO be
held. The constitution upon this as upon
nearly every other subject is obscure and con:
Trajectory and calculated to cause trouble and
confusion.
Ia the Senate, to day, a communicates was
rornivnd from tho SecrntaTy Of the Gnmnon-
wealth ia reply to a resolution eiviug the cell
sus Of the various counties, cities aud towns
il the State as obtained from the census bureau
at Washington. the following is The popula
ton ofsoae O! the principal places as stated
in the rerort: Alexandria City, 1856; Lynch
burg, lG, 725; Danvil.e, 3,464; Lexington, 1856;
Petersburg, is, $50; Richmond 81 ,093; Norfolk,
1924; Portsmouth. 10, 592; Farmvl!!e, l,543;
Fredericksburg, 4 046; Manchester, 2,24l;
Winchester, 4,450; Williamsburg, 1892. The
total Of the whole State is not given.