Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1870-06-14
IETTERrROM RICHMOND.

RICHMOND, June 13.-In the Senate, to-day,
tho School bill was passed and communicated
to the House of Delegates. An attempt was
made by colored member, who favored mixed
schools, to have entered upon the journal his
protest: but it failed by q nearly unanimous
vote, During the debate Mosely the colorcd
delegate charged the friends OF consolidation
with bad faith, in not keeping their promise OF
Liberal SUPPORT" The charge was promptly
denied but for little while there was good
deal of feeling manifested, and afterwards some
merriment.
The following bills passed by the House
were referred to appropriate committees: to
incorporate the Virginia and MARYLAND railroad
compapv; to incorporate the Rapidan and
Madison Courthouse turnpike company, and
in relation to the Fairfax and Georgetown turn
pike company.
A bill providing for the removal Of causes
and the transfer Of all papers, records, judg-
ments and DEGREES from the court OF hustIngs
for the town of Harrisonburg to the county
court of Rockingham county, was passed r.
The bill for the Incorporation of the town OF
Gorionsrc was ordered to be engrosscd1..
The following bills were rejected: to al! the
| Virginia immigration society. to organize, a
State board of immigration Tor Virginia, cstab,
fish oca! boards Of immigration Herewith, and
provide fund to aid in dctraylng the neceS-
sary expenses Of the State board; and to amend
an act to prescribe and define the jurisdiction
Of the county courts Of the Commonwealth,
and the time and places of holding the same:
The Senate bill in relation to mechanics
| Iieus-ciying liens on buildings to contractors
| builacrJ, labUrcrs, lumber merchants. ana tnose
who furnish material, was ordered to b. en-.
crossed.
The bill to establish an INSURANCE, bureau
was made the order of the day for Wednesday.
Pending the consideration of the bill to char
ter thcWest Point and Hanover Junction rail-
road company the Senate adjourned.
In the House Of Delegates the Senate J0lot
resolution extending the time for making the
returns of the election held May rs, 1870, was
agreed to.
Bills were reported to amend the act of Feb
ruary, 1867, 10 incorporate the Shenandoah
Valley railroad company; to incorporate the
Atlantic and Allegheny railroad company 10
amend the charter of the Richmond and Lynch
burg railroad company, with an amendment
and Hors, bill 20 provide 4 charter Tor the
town of Front Royal. :,
The House bill declaring the Shenando all
river lawful fence in the county OF Warren,
was ordered to b, engyosset. q,
i
ard Salem railroad Company was taken UP, on
amendment agreed TO aud the bill passed.
The I'LL fixing the places for holding the
terms of the Supreme Court was again taken
up and an amendment to fix Lynchburg as a
place Of hold NJ term of the court-votcc
down. The bill vas then passed by
Sir. Mathews, Of Loudouu, introduced bli
providing for the funding of tho State debt anc
the redemption thereof, which was referred tt
the committee on finance.
The tax bill was further considered and the
principal points oil disagreement being adjusted
the bill will probably pass tomorrow and Their
soto The Senate.
ENorru members rcre grante,l leares Of od-
ScHcc
The Governor has appointed the following
Board OF Directors Oh the Central, Co'orGd
I.unatic Asylum: Col. Thos. }: Evans, Dr.
Hunter Mcduiro, =. Wclsger and Isaac Hun
ter coorcd, OF Richmond, JAS. Tyler, colored
Of HALIFAX, Thos c. Campbell, coIored, o
Siaur!on, Co. &. S Stringelow, of Peters
burg, J. 1. rabail, Of Franklin, ". H. Red
dick. OF Su!f,lk, G. ". Button, Of Lgnchburg
and Gen. ". II. Payne. of Warrcnton.
| ,rhc consolidation bill was to day prcSenteu
to the Governor, who will take uhc to CONSIDER
its PROVISIONS.
The case Of Chahoon, charged with forgery,
&c., was before Judge Guigon this morning, bu
was continued until September in coDsequerc
OF the indispostion OF Gen. Wells, who has mol
vet recovered from the etfsc:s of the injuries
received at the Capitol disaster. He appeared
in court and undertook to speak, but was ua-
able to proceed, AID liz sank into his chair
completely overcome. a glass Of water being
banded him, ia f:w minutes seated In his
chair. he proceeded: "Wounded in every part
of my body respectfully ia the breast, with my
breastbone broken, fouc ribs broken, and other.
wise internally injured, was, in fact, unable
to come to the court room. |, however, per
sualed myself into the belief that | was able,
and am here this morning, IN what condition
Can he readily seen. 1t would erieve me
more to abandon this case, than any other in
which | have ever been engaged. | shall,
therefore, be compelled to ask a continuance.