Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1870-07-08
YCTTER FROM RICHMOND.

Company OF a., lQc0TpOTatluel ue w Ylutfle
Savings Bank; incorporating the Southsde
and Danville railroad company tn operate the
Piedmont railroad; authorizing the organiza.
ton OF chain gangs in cities, towns and coun
ties: amending tho code in relation to nforma
ton, presentment or indictment; providing for
the payment Of the printing OF records in the
District Courts Of Appeals prescribing the
duties and compensation of officers of cities and
towns of over 5000 inhabitants; providing for
the payment Of 81 900 to MIR. Lyons Tor legal
services.
The House amendments to the Tax bill were
agreed to, and tho bill now only lacks the
signature Of the Governor to become a law.
A motion to permit sub committee Ct the
Committee on Public Institutions to visit the
Lunatic Asylum during the recess, with power
to appoint clerk, with per diem, &c,, was
neeaived.
The bill to amend the fence law was laid on
the table.
Twenty five hundred copies Ct the bill pre-
scribing the duties and compensation OF cQun-
ty and township officers. were ordered to lie
printed for the use of The Senate.
The bill repeating the acts in relation to
the James River and kanawha Canal Co.,
was passed
The bill establishing an Insurance Bureau,
was considered until the hour OF adJournment.
10 the House Of Delegates, the Senate bill,
with the House amendments, IN relation 10
mechanics liens, was placed upon the calendar.
The tax bill, as amended, was passed.
The bill relating to the States vote in 10
corporated oEpancs-providing for one vote
for each share of stock held by the State
was postponed until The 10th Of October
A l.. 1onu hnlt NO
missed.
A largo number of bills. principal Of a
private character, were advanced one reading.
A motion to take up ont Of its order the
Joint resolution for the enforcement OF the laws
relating to fisheries on the Potomac, was lost.
The Jury bill was considered, and the pro
| vision requiring juror to be airecholder strck
en- out. A motion to reinstatn the provision
| wes lost.
MIR. Henry w. Elournoy Was, to day, elected
by the General Assembly, Judge Of the CQrpo
ration Court of DanVie.
A three story brick house, on Second street +,
fell in early this morning, but fortunately no
one was injured, the occupants having been
notified, short time before the walk fell, ni
its dangerous condition.
The West Point and Hanover Junction rail
| road company has been organized, MIR. w. y.
Pollard having been chosen President ard U.
A. Wallace, Secretary This road is TO tap
the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad at Hanover
Junction, and terminate at West Point, good
shipping point on the Pamunky.
The State Bank Of Virginia. w. II. Mac.
| farlanl, President, was opened in this city TO"
| day.
Prior to the adjournment Of the Legislature,
on the 18th, it is understood that some Of the
| Il In,fi nj
plan, looking to the maintenance of the pres
ent Conservative organization and to more
thoroughly unite the party. Some OF the mem
bers favor the organization OF the Democrat
| ic party upon principles suited to the present
ntato OF oH,its, and IL 10 IT, har Iuunivn MI 0pln
loDs that conference is proposed by some.
An effort is TO be made to rescind to much
of the resolution for recess as relates so the
re assembling Of the General Assembly in DC
toter, but it is doubtful if it will carry, the
question of reapportonment and other mat,
| tiers, including amendments to the election
| aw-which is very defectiVe-m making it, IN
| the opinion Of many, almost necessary for al
early Fall session. However, the attempt will
be made.
All kinds OF issues, it is reported, arc to &c
| made in the approaching canvass, and without
care and caucuses the conservative strength
may be very much weakened. When the Rad
icals arc not in the majority, independent
candidates are to be run and an attempt thus
! made to distract the Conservative vote
CoNGREss-In the Senate yesterday, the
Judiciary Committee was discharged from the
consideration OF the petitions for female SUI
frage The President was requested to COM
| municate full information regarding commerce
| between the United States and the Spanish
| colonies, and between the colonies and other
nations, with view to the enlargement OF our
| commercial interest. The House birequiriug
National banks going into liquidation to retire
| their circulating notes was passed. The Ma
val Appropriation bill was taken up, and an
amendment to increase the pay of officers Of and
| below the rank OF Lieutenant was rejected. A
debate upon the condition Of the Navy arose on
| an amendment to prevent the assignment OF re
tired officers to duty. and it was finally voted
down, and the bill was then passed. The bill
| to fix uniform sine for the election OF mem
bers Of the House OF Representatives was taken
up, and the bill fixing the number Of members
| at three hundred was added to it in the shape
of an amendment, and it was then adopted. 1t
| provides that commencing witt. the year 1872.
| the elections for Representatives in all the
|
the first Monday in November. At the even
ing session the Army bill was debated and laid
on the table.
In the House Of Representatives yesterday
| the amended Tax bill was referred to the Com
mittee on Ways and Means. The case Of Pat
Woods was taken up, and the resolution to i'm.
prison him in the District Of Columbia Jail for
| three months as punishment for his assault on
Mr., Porter, was adopted. The conference com.
mittee Oh the Currency bill reported an amend
ed bill. which was adopted, in the same form
as already passed by the Senate. 10 addition
to s45, 900, 900, as provided in the Senate bill
they have added $4,000, 600 more, making
So 900, 600 retiring only $45 O00 900 three per
cts The additional $l00o0.000 provided Tor
is regarded as slight expansion, but so eradu:
al as to amount to but very little. The rcdis-
tribuion of s2j, 000,000 is retained, as is also
the clause which provides for free banking on
gold basis. Resolutions were passed to pay con-
testants for seats in the House their expenses
and the contested election case OF Swizer vs.