Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1870-10-26
Letter from Richmond,

Correspondence of the Alexandra. Gazette
RICHMOND, Oct. 25.-In the Senate to-day
the bill amending the general election law,
allowing ballot TO be deposited in the pres
once OF two of the three judges and allowing
forty eight hours in which to make returns,
was ordered to be engrosscd.
The bill for the appointment Of Cattle In
spectors was passed,
A bill was introduced amending the code so
as to Grant to Judges the power TO remove
clerks of courts and attorneys OF the Common
wealth in cases of malfeasance, gross neglect,
incompetency &c.
Bills in relation to property liable to distress
for rent aud in relation to creating liens Dy
deeds OF trust upon property exempt from dis
tress or levy were presented.
Bills were passed Incorporating the CuEpep-
or and Madison Turnpike Company author,
ling subscriptions to the stock of the Atlantic
and Allegheny Railroad Company, by certain
counties, cities and towns; authorizing the
fitting up of Sycamore Church for State
Court House amending the act prescribing
the duties and compensation of township o ID
cers-providing that the county judge shall
have the casting vote in case OF tie amend
inc the assessment bill, so as to release manu-
facturers in the State from separate county
license providing for the pay of jurors In
cooperating the James River Bridge Co.
granting charter for bridge between Rich
| mond and Manchester amending the assess
ment act, in reference to the recordatlon CT
deeds and tax on suits making the south fork
| of the Shenandoah lawful fence aad IN re
! lation 10 insane MISUNDERSTANDING the o'o
| law
In the House of Delegates the bill providing
for artificial limbs to those Virginia soldiers
who lost their limb during the late war was TAX
en- up and some OF the Senate amendments dis
| agreed to.
Bills we're reported amending certain sections
| Of the code as to iuries in criminal cases and
change of venue to secure Identification OF
persons convicted of crime amending the
| charter OF the town of Winchester regulating
the sale of poisous by druggists incorporating
| the HlIs5oro' Water Company; amending the
code in relation to notaries public 10 relation
| to the jurisdiction OF Judges to award inluoc-
tons to amend the code regulating the Poto'
mac fisheries-prohibting fishing on Sundays.
The House took up the bill fixing the time
of meeting of the General Assembly and
| amended it SO as to make it the lSt Wednes
day instead of the lst Monday in December,
| and as amended passed it. The amendment
| was concurred in by the Senate so that the
| time i: now fixed for the first "Wednesday 10
December of each year. There was very
lively debate over the bill 10 the House and
quite ''passage at arms between Mr.. Speak
er Turner and MIR. Popham, which assumed
quite personal phase and caused much inter.
est.
The road bill was taken up discussed and
passed.
The Governor has refused to pardon Julia
| H. Turner. convicted OF misdemcanor, In Sep
TENDER, 1870, before the Circuit Court of Eau
quicr county, and sentenced to six months in
| Jail also, for the sccoud time, John Brown,
convicted oil grand larceny in Frederick county
and sentenced TO the penitentiary for five years
A vacancy having occurred 10 the j:h Con
eresSional District, owing to the death ct Mr..
Ridgway. the Governor has ordered wrls oil
election to issue to supply said vacancy on the
9Th OF November.
Some anxiety is manifested here Oh account
of the apparent apathy existing in the Conser
vauve party, while their oppoaants are using
every endcavor to secure a triumph at the
November election TO lose the advantages
already gained or 10 even show a falling eft II
Virginia would be hailed by the Radicals with
more delight than decided success elsewhere
therefore it becomes all the Conservatives tc
bestir themselves and sec 10 it that there ls nc
lukewarmness or backing. Let every man, as
used to be said in old times, stand up to the
rack, fodder or no fodder"