Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1870-03-01
ErrEas FROM RICHMOND.

Correspondence Of the Alerand'a Gazette
RICHMOND, Feb. 2S.-The Senate, to-day,
referred the bill, known as the "cDabIlng act
to their COMMITTEES On Courts Ct justice. 1t
wi, 10 reoo7;ed hacl, tn.morrcW ara probably
pas
The Committee to which the question was
retrrred reported it inexpedient to attempt to
adapt the New York Code OF practice to the
courts of this State.
The bill for the lornatlon OF townships was
considered and recommltted.
Resolutions were introduced ard referred,
calling for copies of the orders oil the county
c1urts, and of the council OF Richmond, making
subscriptions to the Chesapeake and Ohio
railroad also, = copy Of the contract by which
the president ard directors OF that road uuder-
took 10 sell tho same to G. =. Huntingdon and
others oil the city of New York; also, instruct
ing the Board OF Public Works not to receive
from the Chesapeake ard Ohio railroad com
uany State bonds in payment Tor tho B!ne
Ridge tunnel, as now provided by law.
The House of Delegates passed the Luray
| Valley Railroad bill; also, the bill incorporat'
ing the Virginia LandLoan and TrustCompany.
The House, aIao, passed to It's engrosSment
the bill TOR the formation OF townships, which
will 90 TO the Senate where 1t vii! probably be
further amended The bill! provides that the
Governor shall! appoint five discreet citizens
to jay off their respective counties INTO town.
ships, which townships shall be as nearly elual
in territory and population as muy bi inst
there shall not be less than three or more than
thirteen townships in each county, with one OF
more voting places in each township; no part
Of any city or town containing 5000 or more
inhabitants 10 be included in any township.
The commissioners are to receive So per day
for their services. Upon the petition OF fifty
qualified voters, the judge of the county may
order its rcdivlsion into townships.
In the y. S. Circuit Court to day, ). Z.
Thompson, former deputy postmaster at tho
University of Va, arrested In July last, charg
cd with robbing the u. S. mail, plead guilty
and was sentenced to ten years lmprlsonmen,
in tho Albany penitentlary. The court VII
adjourn to morrow until the 22nd OF March.
1t is said that B. W. ellis OF The State
journal will certainly be appointed collector o.
the port Of Richmond, vice Humphreys, upoI
the expiration OF the term OF the present IN
cumbent.
RICHMOND, Feb. 2S.-rhe Enabling bI!
which has passed the House goes to the Senate
BY which body it will probably be passed at al
early day, aud thus the wheel OF fortune, al
far as regard office holders, will make anothe1
turn, and many that were on top will lind them
selves again at tho bottom.
The Homestead bill being q measure tina
more nearly affects the people than politics
ought TO receive the calm and earnest consld-
Grafton of the Legislature, and while all thu
relief possible should've afforded tho debtor
vet proper regard to the interests OF the crcdi
tor may not be overlooked. and to this enl
LEGISLATION must be directed. Various plan:
aud suggestions have been advanced, and 1t /!
hopcd that something may be done 10 prevent
great hardship to either debtor or creditor.
There is good deal of feeling in and out
the Legislature in condemnation OF The effort
made in certain quarters to set up again
,uiteL Radical party against the Conservatives
Yours, truly, FAITHFUL.