Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-02-27
Letter from Richmond.

Correspondence OF the Alexandra Gdzette.l
RICHMOND, Feb. 25-In the Senate TO- day.
bills were reported to prevent the sale ofimpure
and adulterated oil in the state, and for the ad-
iustment of the claims of Geo. Peabody & Go.
Senate bills to exempt the fremen Of Rich
nlond from jury duty and for the relief of Robt.
Harper and Francis Newton, of Loudoun coun-
ty, were reported and ordered to be engrossed.
Bills were presented, to amend the code in
reference to the granting Of charters to incor-
porated companies by Circuit Courts incorpo-
rating the town of Luray in Page county.
The bill amending the act incorporating the
towns of Abingdon and Estittville, were passed
There was not quorum in the Senate again
to-day and upon the first call for the ayes and
noes. the fact was announced and the Senate
had to adjourn There are but seventeen work
ing days left great deal of important business
absolutely necessary-yet in the absence OF
| railroad schemes a quorum cannot be kept to-
pether This is bad commentary upon legs-
lation in Virginia.
In the House of Delegates. Senate bill pro-
viding charter for Staunton was reported;also
House bills to amend the general election law ;
to declare the Rapidan river lawful fence from
| Liberty Mills to Bottoms Water Rock; to
amend the charter and change the name OF the
Alexandria and Fredericksburg Railroad Com
pany, with a recommendation that the Senate
amendments be concurred in.
Mr.. Wood withdrew his appeal from the
Speaker decision referring his resolution, offer
ed yesterday, in relation to the a. q. +. Nm
| Co. to committee.
The special order, the oyster tax bill, was
passed by, as was also the Senate bill in rela-
tion TO the partition Of landslide latter by ayes
| GS, noes 33.
The Washington and Richmond Railroad
hill with Senate amendments then came up.
! The minority of the Road Committee made a
protest against the action Of the majority, IN
| forcing the amendments of the Senate through
the committee and take the ground that nc
time was allowed to examine, consider, discuss
or amend the amendments, &c. The minority,
five. of the committee, also, submitted report
adverse to the adoption of the amendments OF
the Senate upon various grounds. Amongst
them the allegations that "the bill incorporates
a name only and not Il cOmpany-that 1t pur-
ports 'to amend, without rc-enactlng the alnell-
ded charter that it is 'multltarlous IN Its
provisions, embracing different objects, which
arc specifed-that the title is incorrect and de-
fective and does not express the objects of the
bill, &C., &c
After the reading Of the protest and report
the House proceeded to vote on the Senate
amendments, each of which was agreed to by
decided ma orities. The bill has therefore
passed and now goes to the Governor for his
signature.
Immediately after the adoption Of the amend
nents there was a general exodus from the floor
and galleries of the House and quorum of the
members could not be kept together to consld-
or the oyster tax bill, which was next tai ken up
| and discussed until 4 vote was ordered when, q
call Of the House being ordered: an hour was
consumed in calling absentees, &c.,, when fur
ther proceedings were dispensed with and the
House adjourned.
The friends of the Pennsylvania Contra Rail
road gave dinner at Zetellc's to-day, in honor
of theirsuccess-the passage through the Leg
islaturc of the Washington and Richmond Rail
road BILL
| A suit for SANDER has been instituted in
the Circuit Court Of this city by Andrew j.
Andrews, of Richmond, against RS Andrews,
of Baltimore, for false imprisonment and slall-
| der Andrew Andrews was arrested on acharge
of setting fire to his store tried and acquitted.
| He now sues r. S. Andrews, who, he alleges,
caused hsarrest, claiming damages at $4,000.