Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-02-08
Letter from Richmond.
CORRESPONDENCE Of the Alexandria Ga=e


the Senate. was considered in the House Com
mittee on Cities and Towns. this morning, when
Messrs. Smoot and Hooe were heard in advo-
cacy of the bill, and the proceedings of the meet
ings held in Alexandria, pro and con. read after
which the committee. with but one dissenting
vote. agreed to report the bill with recon-
mendation that it do pass The colored mem
Der of the committee voted with the majority
The bill having been reported to the House, was
taken up and an amendment offered by Delegate
Seaton to refer it back to vote Of the citizens,
negatived- IS, noes, IS, when Maddox,
white Radical, proposed several amendments,
to which Seaton objected, and all Of which were
voted down without division. An immaterial
amendment to the Sth section. inserting the
words mot otherwise provided for in the Con-
stitution." after the word clerk, WAS then adopt
ed and the bill passed with but one or two dis
senting votes The amendment adopted by the
House was communicated to the Senate, which
body Immediately concuued and the bill rs
amended passed
A number of bills were read in the House and
placed upon the calendar among them regulat-
ing the taking of fish for manufacturing pur-
poses; amending the road law; incorporating
the town of Luray; repeating 50 much of the
act that provides that no part of any town witha
population Of 5000, but having a separate Or
canization. shall be embraced in any township.
The memorial Of the foreign bondholders ask
ing the payment Of the interest on the public
debt was presented and referred.
The chain gang bill was taken up and dis
cussed. the c0lored Radicals strenuously oppos-
ing its passage, and substitute presented pro
posing the repeal Of the law establishing the
gang.
The general jury bill has been signed by the
Governor and become Il law, as have also the
bills fixing the times for holding the Circuit
Courts of the Commonwealth; in relation to the
boundaries between the States of Virginia.
MARYLAND. North Carolina and Tcnncssec-ap-
pointing commissioners. &c; extending the
tenure of Office Of the officers Of the Atlantic.
Mississippi and Ohio Railroad Companychang-
ing the name of Washing College to W Washing
ton and Lee University; in re lation to the re-
moval of the pentcntlaW; and providing tor ar
tifcia legs for Virginia soldiers who lost their
lcgSin the late war.
In the Senate. today; the bill to incorporate
the Gordonsville and CheSters Gap railroads
with amendments from the House OF Delegates.
was taken up. and the bill and amendments re-
cOnnl(lCu ID tnc COlllilllllCC.
Senate bill to amend an act oproridc for the
removal of causes and the transfer Of all papers
from the Court of Husting from the town Of
Harrisonburg to the county Of Rockingham.
with the amendments from the House. WAS
taken up and the amendments agreed to.
Mr.. Harris, from the Committee on Privileges
and Elections. presented l report in relation to
the case of A. p. I.athrop; which report states
that he is entitled to his seat as Senator from
Mecklenburg The report was agreed to.
Bills were reported concerning Commissioners
in Chanccry. and in relation to bail in criminal
cases.
Mr.. Latham. from the Committee on Fl
nance. reported Il bill To provide for the pay
ment of certain claims due the State for the
construction of the Covington and Ohio rail
road
Mr.. Latham offered Il resolution. which was
referred, giving to Capt. George W. Rock, the
second clerk OF the Senate, the same pay rs
that received by the first clerk.
Resolutions of enquiry were introduced in
stluctng the Superintendent Of Public Build
ings to.cxaminc the grounds on which the peni-
Tertiary is located and report whetherornot the
present grounds are sufficient for such enlarge
ment as will accommodate all the inmates Of
that institution; also, what would be the cost of
erecting additional buildings for the accommo-
dation of three hundred conyicts, &C.: instruct
ing the Committee on General Laws to inquire
into the expcdicncy of the appointment Of
commission to confer with the United States
Government with reference to paying for the
property taken or destroyed in maintaining its
authority in the State of Virginia since the 9TH
Of April. 1861, belonging to the following
classes OF persons--viz: unmarried females,
widows orphans, and persons OF unsound mind
Senate bill amending the charter of the Alex
andria and Fredericksburg Railroad Company
reported from the Committee on Roads, with a
recommendation that it do not pass, was called
up. and Mr. Roller offered a substitute for the
bill which was ordered to be printed
Bills were passed to incorporate the Norfolk
Savings Bank: to declare the clerk Of counties
having over $1,000 inhabitants clerk elect of
the Circuit Court. and to define the manner Of
his qualification: extending the time in which
the county officers elect Of Cumberland county
are required to qualify concerning the allow
ances Of certain officers; incorporating the Har-
risonburg and Covington Railroad Company; in
relation to certain debts due the Virginia Mill
tary institute; to require manufacturers of fer
tililizers to liable their packages with correct
analysis Of the same.
Mr.. Herndon delivered short but beautiful
tribute to the memory Of Major Riddick.
In addition to the Aexandrians already re-
ported as being in the city, Messrs c. F. SUIT
tie and P. B. Hooe have arrived. Mr.. John
ston has left the city for few days on business.
The terms of the Court for the district of
Virginia formed by the recent act Of Congress,
will begin at Lynchburg in March next: Judge
Rives presiding.
Col. f. NJ. Braxton. representative elect to
Congress from the 18th district is in the city.
In the House. to-day. in the discussion of
the Alexandria charter bill. Mr.. Seaton ex-
pressed himself as perfectly satisfied with the
provisions Of the bill and said it was good
oh AFTER and Mr.. Johnston in committee fully
endorsed the committee of the Council and
urged the speedy passage of the bill.
The Board of Education will decide on Thurs
day the text books to be used in the public
schools
DEATH or \ EETERAN-Died. at his resi- |
dcncc, in Page county, on the 24th Of January.
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