Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1870-06-13
LETTER FROM RICHMOND.

RICHMOND, June 1.-THE Senate to-day
ordered to its engrossment the ocnooi Dill
after yariousy amending it. The salarles OF
the county Superintendents, we're restricted to
e95o The ci ause authorizing the Board OF
iLdncation to appoint the same Superntend-
ont for more than one county, stricken out, $40
for every 900 of population allowed instead OF
500. and other minor changes made. Ihe Dill
nc amended goes to the House..
The following bills reported from commit
tees, were placed upon the calendar: 10 charter
the fredericksburg Loan and Land company
for the incorporation Of the town OF dordons'
vile to authorize the Governor to exohange
the arms of the State for Roberts ech-load,
ing guns, and to incorporate the Lyncnburg
Banking and Insurance company.
4 resolution directing the superintendent oil
public buildings to examine and report TO the
General Assembly the condition OF the Exocu-
tive mansion and buildings, and the probable
cost of repairing the same, was agreed TO.
Bills were PASSED to provide for the appoint.
mcnt Of public curators in the counties and
cities of the Commonwealth, prescribing their
powers and duties, and amending and re enact
ug section 10, of chapter $50 OF the code, SO
as to conform the Same to the objects and pro
visions of this act; to provide tor illllng the
Office of superintendent of the poor; to lncor
porate the Rockingham Mutual Fire Insurance
company; making an appropriation OF Sl,oVo
for the removal Of the remains OF Virginia SOL
dicrs from Gettysburg to Hollywood making
an appropriation of $500 for the removal OF
the remains Of Virginia soldiers from Airing
ton to Hollywood, and prescribing how anu IN
what cases tho estates of conyictS and insane
persons shall be committed to the public cura-
tor.
Senate bill to amend aud reenact section 2,
chapter ~ Of the code, IN rclatlonto the oonus
of shcrtfs, was ordered to be cngrosscd, but
failed on its passage Tor want OF unconstitutional
majority, there not BENG tNeatH HHc members
prGsent!!
The bill approlriating $3.50 for the pay
m,nt of the funeral expenses OF y. ". -.
Bland, late Senator from the fourteenth dis
trlct, was passed With but one dissenting 'otc'
| that OF Moss, cnored.
\ bill was introduced to amend the 95th
chaptcr of the code in reference to the ap-
pointmcnt OF harbor and dock masters, author
Zinc their amendment in Richmond, Norfolk
and Alcxandtiu. -,
In the House of Delegates, the Senate bills
to authorize the Fredericksburg and Gordons--
vile railroad company to borrow money, anu
| to incorporate the jackson Female Institute,
| were placed on the calendar.
! House bills 10 amend the charter 0t the
| academy in the lOan Of New Market; to con
firm the charter of the Lynchburg Agricultural
| society; to change the corporate name and
amend the charter of the Merchants and Me
chanicS bank Of Richmond, Va, we're ordered
| to lie cngrCSScd.
House bill to Incorporate the Rapilan and
| Madison court house turnpike company House
| bill to Incorporate the Virginia and Maryland
| railroad company: Senate bill to incorporate
| the Shenandoah iron, lumber, mining and
manufacturing company; House bill to lncor-
| poratc the Northcrn Neck stock company
| House bill TO Incorporate the Hampshire and
| Louloun turnpike company, with Senate
amendments, were passed.
The Senate bill relating to plIo;aEc on Tic
| Potomac river, was referred.
Two or three leaves OF absence IN the Senate
and about dozen in the House wero granted
| to day, and yet L motion liking time lor au-
| ournmcnt cannot be cntCrtancd
The Governor has appointcd ". Writ Bird
| and Lconidas TTplctt Nu!at!csl'ubhc lorShcn
an 1T ha. been dcci led that undcr tho constitu
| ton the Governor is not required to ISSUE com
missions to Magistrates
Warner Taylor, coOred, OF King George,
who was convicted and sentenced TO bo hung
on the l7h, for the murder OF young Jet and
| the burning oil store house, has ocan grantee
a respite for GO days.
Edmund PcndIcton, OF Botetourt, and Walter
| II. Taylor, OF Norfolk, alumni of the Institute,
have been appointed upon the Board OF Nlsl-
tois Of the Virginia Military Institute in place
OF W. II. MacIarand and Walter K. Staples
resigned. The appointccs are both members
OF the Senate
PJwhatan Ellis, coIorcd, convicted Of muir
der and Arson in Amherst county and scntcnc
ed to be hung, has had his sentence commuted
to Imprisonment in the Penitcntiary for life.
Henry j. Smith, William E. Tanner and
James Evans have been appointed directors Of
| the pcnltcntlary.
The arrest CT Pat Woods who struck Porter
ny tho q. S. Marshall last night upon tele-
graphic dispatch from the Sergeant at Arms
of the House OF Representatives, and the re-
fusl OF the u. s. Marshal to obey a writ Of
| habcas corpus, has caused another excitement
here, and to day Judge Wexford issued rule
against Parker the Marshal to appear on Sat
urday next and show cause why he should not
be fined for contempt. The arrest and relusa
to obey IS only another stride in the morch OF
new power exercised by Congress. Woods
was under bond for his appearance before the
| proper tribunal for assaulting Porter,
Another day Of showers, the seventeenth
| continuous Of the season. The atmosphere i:
cooler.
Harvesting has begun on the farms below
| the city and the quality of the wheat is said tC
| be excellent. Notwithstanding the wet weather
| there is said to be but little rust, and that
confined to the blade.
letter from Fairfax Co.
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