Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-01-24
Letter from Richmond.
| Correspondence of the Alexandria TIA

CORRESPONDENCE of the Alexandria Gazette.
RICHMOND, Jam 23.-In the Senate. to-day:
the question Of the public debt was incidentally
brought up and discussed by Mr.. Fitzpatrickin
favor of his proposition to compromise with
the creditors at SO cts on the dollar, by Mr..
Courtnay in favor of an assumption Of the whole
debt, and by Mr.. Herndon in favor Of delaying
the question until some adjustment can be made
with West Virginia.
The bill providing for Board of Equaliza-
ton, the board to have power to correct any
mistakes made by assessors of real estate in the
State, was reported from the Committee on
Finance.
A petition from citizens of Spottsylvania
county in regard to the Fence Law was present
ed and referred
A bill was introduced to amend the L th Sec
of Chap. 1SS Of the Code OF 1860, as to sugges-
tons.
A bill authorizing judge in vacation to sub
stitute commissioner In chancery was intro
duced.
A bill allowing the voters Of Hanover to vote
on the question OF removing the Court House
| to Ashland was presented.
Bills were introduced modifying the act IN
reference to grand juries so as to make it moro
explicit and to prevent the obstruction OF par
tridges and other insectiyorous birds.
In the House of Delegates bills were report
cd Incorporating the Fauquier Turnpike Co.;
the Warm, Hot and Healing Springs and Gov
ington Railroad Company; amending the code
in relation to the transfer of the Statcs interest
in turnpikes or plank roads to the counties in
which they lie, and adverse to the bill amend
ing the act in relation to grand iurics.
The adverse report to the cxpcdiency OF re-
pealingthe law allowing persons to contract iol
| II per ct. interest was cOncurred H.
\ bill amending the Road Law in regard to
fines, and bill granting Il divorce to Mrs. IL.
f. Jones' of Nottaway, was introduced.
The bill authorizing Il subscription to the Valley
and Shenandoah Valley Railroads by the county
of Augusta, was further discussed amended
and passcd-ayes sc, noes 81.
Bills were passed authorizing general regis,
tration in Lynchburg; providing for removal
of the pcnitentiary; legalizlng the election OF
CONFERENCE.-The Attorney for Buchanan and
Wise. where there are no lawyers.
\ bill amending the act prescribing the times
for holding the circuits courts, with various
amendments was passed Neither the bill OF
amendments effect the 18th circuit, but as soon
as it is reported to the Senate will be published
The case of Colgate VS. Ray Il Co. in which
Gustavus Lcrsncr of Loudoun county is defend
ant, and which has been before the q. S. Cir,
cult Court for several days. and has attracted
considerable attention on account of the amount
involved, and the number of able counsel en-
ployed, was terminated this morning very much
to the surprise Of all parties. bya suggestion
on the part of the court, that it had no ,jurls-
diction in the casc-and that the case be re-
manded to the circuit court ofFauquier county
where it originated.
Several cases in Which Alcxandrians are in
tercsted are before the u. S. Court and |ir-
ginia Supreme Court Of Appeals, and among
the lawyers in attendance are Messrs. l.. J..
Smith, II. 0. Claughton and Col. George W.
! Brent