Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-02-17

two and by others OIL Elle !eduiCui aiuC y liz
House, and defended by Coll W hlte, who was
interrupted every moment by quesnons, untll
he had finally to sit down. LIN the: meantime
the onnopents of the bill enjoyed the fun and
became 50 noisy in their demonstrations OF de-
light that the speaker had to command sum,
mary cessation of proceedings until order could
he restored, when the pending question: being
demanded and the vote taken byayeS and noes:
thc amendment was found. to have only eighteen
supDorters. against, one hundred and two.
# was amusing to see the colored members
lodging and changing their votes Tor while 1t
was evident that the amendment would Kill the
hin. if WAS equally as evident that to oppose 1T
was Welding a point in civil rights; and this
nredcamcnt caused more confusion and great
mrrinent The colored delegate Of Alexandra,
with three or four other colored members, first
voted mo and then changed 50 as to appear
right on the record, while one colored dele
cato. after furious speech against the prop
ostion. voted for it. After.. one or two more
amendments had been proposed the House ad-
| iourucd
1t may now he safely asserted that as ut pres
emf advised the Legislature will not adjourn be-
fore the first of April.
The crowds at the Capitol daily are increas-
ing, and while the excitement was at It's hight
in the House to-day standing room could not
be had in the galleries.
Mr.. Hawxhurst, Of Fairfax. has introduced
| in the House a resolution of enquiry as to what
legislation is necessary to protect the rights OF
| laborers, sub-contractOrs, and persons furnish
ing material in the construction OF works OF IN
| tcrnal improvements.
Among the bills introduced in the Senate to-
dav was one authorizing the election OF the
officers of the Petersburg Railroad Company
| for five years instead Of one us at present.
There were one hundred and twenty-five
| members in their seats in the House OF Dele
gates to-day, such an event not having happen
| ed before since the meeting of the Legislature,
and Indicative of the powerful influence of rail-
road corporations
CosT OF A Snow SToRM-Thc New York
| Standard estimates the loss to the city Of New
York by the snow storm Of Tuesday, s follows ::
First.-Onc hundred thousand dollars in
| the amount Of commerce delayed from ship
| mcnt.
Second. Ten thousand dollars in the amount
Of drayage that could not be made available
| for the transmission of such freight to the
wharvcs.
Thirl-One hundred thousand dollars i'll the
| business on Broadway.
Fourth -Onc thousand dollars loss III the
| business on the stages. ...
Fitth-A million dollars in the delay of
the ordinary business transactions of New York.
REV. r. G. HOLLAND religious cir
cles of Baltimore were somewhat startled last
| week, by the announcement that this divine
had severed his connection with the NJ. f..
| Church, South, and is now candidate Tor
orders in the Protestant Episcopal church. =
| He is a native Of Kentucky and entered the
| ministry of the Methodist church when Il mere
youth, gaining great celebrity as the Boy
| Preacher" lie has been III the ministry Tor
| the last ten years. the last three in Baltimore,
where he is regarded rs Il very attractive pulpit
| orator. ,Stuunfon IM,3ic,tDr.
| DISTRESSING ACCIDENT On Saturday last,
| while Rev. j. r. Jones, Of Wildwood, was per-
! forming the last sad rites over the body Of Mr.
Garland Wheatly, at his residence in Warren
county, about three anda half miles from White
Post the house caught fire on the roof from the
| chimney. The large concoursc OF pcoplc assent
| bled at the funeral were fortunately enabled to
| stop the progress Of the flames, and save the
house. The body Of the deceased WAS borne
from the house during the progress Of the tile-
the hurrying and confusion adding pang to the
already mourning family.-Chuke Carrier
The endowment of Richmond college has,
mainly through the cxerions Of the Rev. Mr.
Poindextcr, reached 100000.