Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-03-16
Letters from Richmond.

es of the Legislature are in session tonight,
but there is good deal Of restlveness on the
mart Of members, who, like school boys, don
like to be "confncd" after night.
The Court of Appeals has refused to reopen
the case of the Washington and Alexandria
Railroad Company VS.. the Washington, Alex
andria and Georgetown Railroad Company
thereby affirming the decision Of what is known
80 thc s'Military Court" and confirming Co..
French's title to the Washington and Alexan-
dr;a Railroad in contradistncton to the title
claimed by Mr. j. B. Stewart and his assocla-
! ties. ,.u
In the Senate, tonight the bill providing
for distribution of the "Land Script fund
was fully discussed, and the motion to recon
slider the vote by which the amendment estab-
fishing distinct white college to which two
thirds of the fund shall be applied was lost
ayes 81. noes II. After further discussion the
bin was laid on the table, and the bill providing
for the funding and payment of the public; dept
having been taken up, the Senate at I'D CLOCK
At the night session of the House of Dele
gates the question Of re-apportlonmcnt was
taken up, the pending question being on the
second House amendment: The counties OF
Amelia, Cumberland and Prince Edward shall
form the 9th district, and be entitled to one
Senator which was adopted by 81 ayes to A
noes. o.
The third amendment was adopted, as fol-
| lows: s"Thc counties Of Chesterfield, Gooch-
land and Powhatan shall form the 3lst district,
and shall be entitled to one Senator.
The 4th amendment to strike out ''Spotsyl-
yaniar from the first clause of the bill OF cOul-
ties entitled to two delegates and insert 1t III
the second clause of first section Of counties en-
titled to only one delegate, was opposed strong
ly by Mr. Kelly, but adopted by "A ayes to %
noes.
Mr.. Bowdcn offered to amend by placing
Norfolk county in the section OF counties ell
titled to two delegates. Rejected
Mr. Ragsdalc proposed to allow Charlotte
county two delegates. Rejected.
The 9Th House amendment, as follows: Add
after the word inclusive, at the end OF the
Sd section, "and the Senators now represent
ing districts bearing even numbers, us dcsigna-
ted in the Constitution, shall continue to rep
resent the districts in which they respectively
reside, as arranged in this act, until the cleo
ton and qualification Of their successors, Was
adopted Several amendments were proposed
and voted down The bill as amended was then
passed by G5 ayes to + noes
RICHMOND, March lj.-The Senate this
morning took up the reapportlonmcnt bill with
the House amendments, which Were agreed to;
SO that the bill now only needs the signature OF
the Governor to make 1t law
Bills were reported to amend the act Of 1871
incorporating the Southern Protection lnSur-
ance Company of Alexandria, inserting new III
corporators; making Clinch river Il lawful fence
in Scott county; amending the act section G..
,1,,f, Il
certain township officers with the House
amendments.
y resolution requesting the Governor to re-
turn the amended Fredericksburg charter on
account of some informally, was adopted.
Bills were introduced to divide the county Of
Chesterfield and form another county; for the
equalization of the valuation of real estate and
personal property between the different town
Ships of the counties OF the State; extending
the time for the qualification OF the clerk OF the
Circuit Court Of Dinwiddie county, and amend
ing the act declaring the Rapid Aan river
from Liberty Mills to Hansboro's ford I law
full fence.
The committee of conference ON the disagree
ing votes Of the two Houses or the bill CON
corning the bond Of the Treasurer Of Richmond.
was reported. The report fixes the amount OF
the bond at $2OO,O instead Of $jOO.O UD rs
originally provided.
The following preamble and resolution We're
laid upon the table:
"Whercas, the present duty on coal affords
valuable protection to the miners Of Virginia,
and the repeal Of such duty will be fatal in
jury to struggling, yet highly important State
interest therefore be it
Resolced, the House Of D4cgatcs conc,urmg,
That out Senators in Congress be instructed
and our Representatives requested to oppose
the repeal of the duty on coal. The rcsou-
ton was opposed by a radical and laid on the
table by vote Of 20 to TO-
The bill to provide for the funding and pay
ment of the public debt was taken up and the
amendment of Mr.. Hcrndon amended by strik-
ing out 3 per ct. and inserting +, as the amount
OF interest to be paid Pending further con-
sideration the Senate took recess until so clock
at night
In the House Of Delegates bills were placed
upon the calendar to turn over the Southwest
ern Turnpike to the counties through which it
runs; incorporating the towns of HlllSb0ro ;,
Middleburg and Hamilton in Loudoun county;
incorporating the Farmville, Charlottesville and
Stanardsyillc r. r. Co.; authorizing the o.:
A. e. NJ. r. r. Co. to connect the eastern
portion of its road with the extension from
Charlottesville to Lynchburg.
Bills were reported incorporating the Mid
dleburg Savings Bank for the organization OF
county school boards; amending the 10th see
ton of the public school act and amending the
act in relation to the collection of taxes.
A bill fixing the per diem of members was
referred
The select committee to investigate the
charges preferred against Judge Alexander
Mahood, Of the l4th circuit Of drunk enness
while on the bench, reported that the charges
had been sustained, and that he should be re-
moved. A minority report while endorsing the
majority report as regards the charges, disSents
FROM the recommendation for removal,
1t was agreed that hereafter night sessions
should be devoted to the consideration of pri
vate bills.
The report of the conference committee on
the bill fixing the amount of the bond to be re-
uuired of the Treasurer Of Richmond, was
agreedto
a petition from citizens of Caroline county
| asking an amendment to the Constitution in re-