Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-03-29
Letter from Richmond.


ate was passed. ayes - noes IS.
In the Senate to-day joint resolution re-
1ucsting the Governor to return the bill autho-
rzing the O.. A. & NJ. R. K. Co., to consoli- |
date its mortgage debt and execute mortgage
for six millions Of dolarB, was agreed to-. This
action was taken in order to secure the State
interest. which under the provisions OF the blll
it is thought, might be effected the State hold
ing large amount of preferred stock, which Is
not protected and it being deemed cxpedent to
throw safeguard around this.
The bill providing for the sale Of the Land
Scrin." for investment, was after discussion
rejected ayes u noes l..
The bill authorizing Circuit Courts to grant
charters of incorporation except TO Internal I'M
provement companies was passed.
The bill regulating the sale Of poison, requir
ing list to be kept, by apothecanes, OF those
to whom strychnine. arsenic corrosive subllmate
or.prusic acid is sold, was passed. |
The bill for paying six per ct on the untunded
debt of the State, due colleges and semnareS:
was passed.
The bill requiring the sale of personal proper
ty of principals before the personal property OF
sureties shall be sold, was passed. ,,.
The bill authorizing the Virginia Military
| Institute to draw its annuity IN advance TOT
1872 was after discussion passed.
The House bill amending the general cleo
tion law in several immaterial particulars, was
taken up and passed; -.
4 bill amending the school law, regulating
the mode in which townships may levy, tax
for the support of free schools: was passeaa' T.,
The bill allowing the Superintendent OF Pub
| lie instruction an additional clerk coming up
was passed ayes % noes >. r.,
The bill suspending the 10th section OF the
net establishing system OF free schools Tor the
| nrnSant scholastic year, was passed.
The bill making an appropriation VI S-V;ooo
fnr the Improvement Of the penltentlary. enlarg
| ING it &c.. was takenup, discussed and rejected
Pending further action the hour of ; clock
| having arrived the char WAS vacated until
! clock at night.
In the House Of Delegates the Senate amend
ments to the bill for the protection Of the oys-
ter beds Of the State were agreed ~.
Senate bills were passed to incorporate the
Rockingham Banking g. Trust Co., to provide
for the equalization of the valuation OF real es-
tate and personal property between the different
townships of the counties Of the State; to lncor-
norotn the Merchants Manufacturing Co., III
| Petersburg: in relating to the public printing
and the public printers the amendment raising
the salary of the printer to 200 having been
rejected to amend the charter OF the Pied
mont 4 Potomac II. 4. Co.: to amend the acts
of 1861. 50 is 70 provide for the pay
mcnt Of interest upon the Lawson tund of the
| University Of Va; to amend the act incor
porating the town Of Powellton in Amherst Co.:
to amend the act to establish and maintain
uniform system of public schools: to amend the
act supplemental to the act providing for the
for 1870 providing for i county school board
in each county. to take charge of and control
all school property in each county
Senate bill for the funding and payment OF
the public debt came up as the special order.
Mr. Vim. Of Hanover offered an amendment
at last nj ght session. providing that two-thlrds
| Of the principal only Shall be funded and bear
interest. and that certificates be issued for two
thirds of the accrued interest: payable within
| 10 years. without interest, This amendment
was advocated by the mover and by Mr. Danle':
of Lynchburg; opposed by Mr. Cochran, chair
man of the finance committee, and by Mr.: Pop
ham, The amendment was rejected, to-day by
ayes 81, noes -.
Mr.. Daniel offered the following amendments.
which were. after discussion. rejected
LIST, Add TO section j And it Is provided
that the funding of two-thfds Of the amount
oftbe bonds. stocks and certificates aforesaid
is authorized and granted only upon the condi
ton that the owners Of such bonds, stocks and
certificates do release and discharge the State
of Virginia from all liability (if any exists to
buy the remaining one-third thereof until there
shall have been final settlement between the
States of Virginia and West Virginia IN regard
to the public debt of the State OF Virginia ex-
istine at the time of its dismemberment.
Mr.. Daniel then offered the following amend
mcnt ;,
3d. Insert after the word ''asslgnees, IN
10Th line of section 3, the following And 1t
is hereby provided that the certificates author,
lied bv this section to be issued are intended
to be mere certificates Of fact. and shall not be
construed to be certificates of debt, and shall
not be received or receivable by the State OF
| Virginia in discharge of any debt or obligation
to said State for which certificates OF debt are
receivable which was rejected by ayes IT, noes
so. The pending question having been ordered
on the passage Of the bill, it WAS so ordered
aves Gli noes 50, when the hour Of recess hay
| ing arrived the chair was vacated until
clock last night.
The bill providing free school system for
cities having in it some features considered re.
pugnant to the constitution, has been recalled
| from the Governor, and an amendment pre-
| pared authorizing the appointment OF Supern-
tendents by the Board of Education, subject to
confirmation by the Senate. which will be sub
mitted to-morrow-and the difficulty be thus
obviatcd.
The jury in the Chahoon case being unable
to agree upon verdict, nave been ulscnargeu'
and Friday week fixed as the time for new
trial The prisoner Wis icmanded to jail put
will probably apply for bail tomorrow: and 1t
is understood that the counsel for the prisoner
will ask for 4 change of venuc The jury stood
nine for ucquital and three for conviction.
RAILROAD DEPOT IN WASHINGTON. Some
weeks ago agents Of the Baltimore and Poto-
mac railroad visited the owners of the property
located on the south side of Pennsylvania aven-
ue, extending from the corner Of 9th street
west to include the fine iron front building of
McssrsJ B. Bryan l. Bro. and with the
most of them the bargains have been closed
The price of the Fountain Hotel belonging to
Mr.. Gelston is $4,000, but the prices agreed
upon for the other pieces Of property Moore 5.
L. johnson. Campbell and Bryan have not
been made public but the entire aggregate
l.