Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-03-08
Letter from Richmond.

Correspondence Of the AteTGndrta Gd=ctte.J
RICHMOND, March "A quorum of the
Senate to-day and business session
All the bills, with two exceptions, passed by
the House yesterday, and reported this morn
Ing, were appropriately referred.
House bills to repeal the Fence law in Lee
and DraneSvlle townships. in Fairfax county,
and amending the charter of the Planters Say
ings Bank Of Farmvie were passed.
The death of the little colored page of the
Senate, son of Mosely, one Of the colored 'Sena-
tors. was announced and Il resolution of condo
lence PASSED.
The bills to adjust the claims Of Geo Pea
Lody 4 Co. against the State, and the bill al
lowing bonus of S. for each male adult i'm,
migrant brought into the State. and who shall
become an actual settler, by the Virginia In
migration Company, were tabled. -,
Bills to incorporate the Merchants and Manu-
facturers' Company Of Petersburg; mcorporat,,
ing the Farmers Loan and Trust Company OF
Norfolk; incorporating the town OF Luray III
Page county, and authorizing the Orange,
Alexandria and Manassas Railroad Company
to consolidate and provide for the payment OF
it's mortgage indebtcduesS-th total amount OF
which is about $4,000, 0OO, we're taken up and
passed.
Bills were reported authorizing the city OF
Lynchburg to build Il dam across James river
aud to provide for the expense of the same, and
incorporating the mining and Improvement
Company of the Valley OF Virginia.
The ~oyster tax bill, with the House amend
ments was committed. +,
The Committee on General Laws reported
that it was nexpedent to legislate on. the sub
ject of appointing Il commission to CONFER WIN
the u. s. government with reference to paying
for property taken or destroyed in maintaining
it's authority in the State OF Virginia SINCE the
18th of April 1861. belonging to unmarried fe,
males, widows, orphans, and persons OF unsouna
mind
Bills were introduced to repeal the lst sec
ton of chapter ia Of the code; incorporating
the Life Insurance Company OF rglnla; amend
ing the oath, 25th and 18th sections OF chapter
le4 of the code so as to adopt the same to the
present constitutions Incorporating the town OF
Powellton in Amherst county; amending the
act authorizing q subscription on the: part OF
Campbell and Pittsylvania counties and Lynch,
burg and Danville to the stock of Incorporated
companies; and regulating fishing on the Poto-
mac and its tributaries similar in Its proyls-
A number of bills were taken up and read a
second time and ordered to be engrossea among
them the bill requiring a deposit OF bonds or
other securities of the cash value OF Sat, 600 on
the part of foreign Insurance Companies doing
business in the State; in relation to county
treasurers; appointing trustees tor the town OF
Newport in Prince William county and amend
ing the act releasing the State 5 interest III the
| Fredericksburg and Gordonsvillc Railroad and
extending the time in which said road may be
completed.
In the House of Delegates House bill tor the
relief Of Samuel Trenary, late Sheriff OF Fred
crick county. Was reported.
The Committee Oh Courts reported that they
deemed it inexpedient to legslate on the sub
iect of Il petition of citizens of Richmond, ask
Ing that corOners be required to inquire into
the causes Of death when occasioned by cas-
ualty
The general tax bill from the Senate) was
made the special order for Friday next, and
thereafter until disposed Of.
House bill providing for the sale Of the land
scrip donated by Congress tor educational pur-
poses, and for the Investment OF the proceeds
thereof, came up az the special order, and wa:
| ordered to engrussemcnt BY the provisions OF
this BILL the University: Military Institute and
.tOIiuil I>CliOOl lSCSI'c thS
benefits of the fund.
Senate bill imposing 4 tax upon oysters WIS
taken up and passed with amendments, and
goes To the Senate inrconculrcucc in the amcud-
mentS.
The Secretary of the Commonwealth trans
mitted Il letter from j John Hecker, of NewI ork,
presenting to the State two Photographic views
OF the bust of Washington. Referred to the
Library Committee
Mr. Glasscock presented L petition that the
General Assembly cause reassessment OF lands
in Fauquicr county.
Mr. Fayerman presented a petition OF clti-
zens of Shenandoah against the removal OF the
court house.
Messrs. Daniel, Arnett, Popham, Smith and
Bowling were appointed the investigation com
mittee under the resolution offered by Mr..
Daniel, and passed yesterday.
Senate bill to incorporate the Petersburg and
North Carolina r. r. Go. with Mr.. Wood :
substitute therefor came up The substitute
was amended and adopted, and the bill as
amended passed
The bill for taking the vote of the people
upon the removal of the county seat of Hanover
to Ashland was taken up and caused consider
able discussion upon an amendment to the ct
feet that the majority in favor of the removal
shall be equal to the majority of the registered
votes, which was proposed by the Committee on
Counties, &c. The amendment was agreed to,
ayes So, noes 25, and the bill was passed
The bill taking the vote Of the people upon
the removal of the court house Of Shenandoah
to Edinboro' was taken up, and after a lang
debate dismissed on motion of the delegate from
the county, after which the House adjourned.