Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1870-03-07
IETTERs FROM RICHMOND.

Chesaneake and Ohlo Railroad 10 pay lOr tne
Bue Ridge Tunnel aud Railroad III State
bonds, a conclusion that neatly everybody else
who had examined the subject had arrived at
long before the committee came to- lis con-
clusiou. :-s.
The House Joint resolution authorizing the
Auditor of Public Accounts TO receive the lano
script due Virginia under act of Congress
800, 900 acres-was to day passed III The Senate
MIR. Latham, Of Eauquler, introduced res
solution enquring into the expcdiency Of re-
pealing the law allowing plaintiffs and defend
ants, in certain cases, to testify 10 their own
behalf.
The Conference Committee Of the two houses
made report Oh the bill regulating inter
est, which legalizes contracts in accordance
with the provisions OF the bill made since the
| present constitution went into effect author
| izing any licensed banker or broker, or any
corporation authorized 10 make loans, or TO
| purchase or discount bonds, notes or ether pa
| Der, TO loan money, or discount any bill OF eX
| change, prommlssory notes or other negollaoie
paper, ct rate OF one per Ct Tor thirty days,
and TO receive such interest IN advance. The
report was adopted 10 the Senate and House;
4 bill creating the office OF Librarian, apa
fixing the salary OF said office at s., 0OO per an
| Duu, Was TRpUrlcu lIOin lHe 1lou"o No'Ai-1'''
on the Library.
The House further considered the Home
| stead bill, discussing the various sections. Mr.
| Southars amendment, allowing twelve months
within which to accept Of its provisions, was
lost by q very decided majority.
Alexandra has been selected as The next
place for the meeting of the Annual Conference
OF the NJ. E. Church.
The Conference has adopted the following
preamble and resolutions unanimously:
| Whereas, the M. E. Church he's, st sundry
limos, baen displaced from her churc hes and
real estate in Virgins; and whereas there are
many places whore tho title to that property
should DO claimed 4! once, therefore
Rcsolrsd, That, whilst cultivatng christian
| charity for all other denominations, we owe 1t
| to ourselves, our people and tho principles we
advocate, 10 mako every legal and righteous Of
tort 10 recover our church property.
| - That the presiding elders. after conference
with each other, bo directed to employ counsel
t. aid i'll securing our church property,
.. That w0 are profoundly grateful to the
good people Of Virginia Tor roath rmng by their
| votes on the revised constitution the rights or
the rcspeclvc churches and to their church
properly us conveyed to Thorn, according to
| the form o. lAW.
Nicssrs. PIatt, Porter anu some others OF the
Radical leaders are here attempting to effect
the organization OF new Republican party on
81 40 ~ hair nronoscJ mans nor has it trans
,;raI -, vn, whnIhpr onv meeting has been
hold WIS stated on Yesterday that they
would favor the removal of disabilities
but the action OF Congress on Friday has done
away with any SHch Kindness on their part.
RICHMOND, March e. A very wintrY spring
liay-Suow on the ground to the depth OF five
| or six inches and still falling prospect from
the windows lcfightIui-but experience out OF
doors not 80 agrcrablc-good prospectlVeiy,
Tor the wheat, hur bad, ut present, Tor the
poor.
Politically, this Is L dies non or ought to
&c but the little tn1ts sitting or standing
about III the halls and reception rooms OF the
hotels, Tor lack OF 4 better subject, anu not
ha9!"E been TO church as thcy should, natural
IS Get to discussing the affairs OF the couh
try, and ara quoting rom the Cnhstllntion
ana EoCc lnS'cau OF the va ana nc" lcsla
mcnt:.
l'hu Homestead exemption is the all absorb
nr topic, tut the solution of the difficulty Is
what has not been arrived at, and Judging
from the debates in the House OF Delegates.
and the variety vt opinions expressed, It Will
be some time before Il conclusion Is arrived at,
and then, tcn to one, the Courts will be called
upon to settle The matter, for alter ali that has
ben aid in praise OF the Legislature, it is by
10 means AZ aacertained fact that they arc
equal to the tasi; to BIZ performed; \ io1y of
men, fresh jrcln the people with no icglsla.
tive experience, are apt to be more mindful OF
the opinions ct their constituents than 10 rely
uron the dictates Of their own Judgment
1t is doubtful whether they viii be able TO
cope properly W th all the great questions that
are to be brought TO their attentlon, and upon
which they have to act. In one thing already
has there been disappointment, and that's as
to the loquaciiy OF the members. 1t was
thought that this would, at least, DC quiet
working session, but the desire TO talk Is ns
strong IN this as IN any former hagi5lature-
especially is this the case IN the House, where
! the arl wal OF the hour tor taking up the or
der Of the day is the sigma Tor speeches. &C
| cupylng the remainder oil that days sesslon,
thus putting the State to great expense besides