Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-02-03
Letter from Richmond.

such as the reapportionment of the State, cleo
ton oft. S. Senator. &c. &c, are overslaugh-
ed bv the all absorbing Railroad fights The
hotels and the Hobbies Of the capitol swarm with
the friends of the various schemes.
In the Senate, to-day, the bill, disagreed 10.
by the House, in regard to the jurisdiction OF
Judges. to award injunctions was referred.
Bills were reported authorizing the Orange.
Alexandria and Manassas or tine Virginia and
North Carolina railroad company 10 recall out
standing certificates Of stock and issue, in lieu
thereof: otheraud uniform certificates; TO amend
and re-enact the act to incorporate the Char
lottcsvllc and the University Railroad Com
pany: apprOpriating the income arising from
the proceeds Of the land scrip accruing to Nlr-
ginia under the act OF Congress. amendatory
thereof for purposes of education. to the I'M
versity Of Virginia. to the Virginia Military
Institute. and the Hampton Normal and Agrl-
cultural Institute; to amend and re-enact section
2l Of chapter 1879 Of the acts OF 1869 and 20:
approved July II, 1870; in relation to the time
when the treasurer shall commence to receive
State taxes. making it lst Of February.
The following bills, &C.. were introduced and
appropriately referred:
A bill for the extension and completion of
the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad Il petition
of certain citizens of Hamilton Township coun-
ty of Cumberland relation to the school fund.
and praying fair distribution thereof:
The assessment bill was takenup and It's con-
sidcration proceeded with until about one-half
of it was read through No amendments were
adopted.
The bill introduced in the Senate to-day for
the completion of the Chesapeake and Ohio
Railroad authorizes the company to construct a
branch from amy point cast OF Covington to the
James river at or near the city OF Richmond.
and to build Il branch from any point not west
of Stallnton TO point on the Potomac above
the city of Washington. th power to build one
or more branches from points at or near klch-
mond 10 points on the james or \ ork rivers or
Chcsapcakc Bay and to acquire the possession.
by purchase or otherwise Of such roads as may
exist or maybe chartered on the lines Indicated.
In the House of Delegates the following bills
were reported and placed on the calendar: :,
House bill to make Staunton river Il lawful
fence from the Gap of Smith mountain to
Halesford Bridge; Senate bill to amend an act
70 incorporatc the town of lfoodSOn with amend
mentS.
The following were presented aud referred
For the extension and completion OF the Chesa-
pcake and Ohio Railroad: to authorize the
County Court Of Dinwiddic to resclnd the
order of said Court adopting the fence law;
by Mr.. Observation-Disclosures Of the meeting
Of citizens of Alexandria against the pending
bill for amending the charter Of the said city
to amend the ID section of the act passed
March |. 1851 to provide for the completion of
line or lines of railroad from the waters OF the
Chesapeake to the Ohio river: approprlating
money to Washington Cemetery OF Maryland
for the intermcnt of Confederate soldiers who
fell in Maryland.
House bill to amend the charter Of the Al
bemarle 1nsura nee Company, was passed.
The bill to prevent the destruction OF game
out of season was lost, but the vote reconsidered.
Mr. Walker of WcStm0rcland entered
motion to reconsider the vote rejecting the bill
respecting bastardy.
The bill amending the fence law WAS aiken
up and debated at length. and recommittcd to
the Committee on Courts OF Justice.
The bill to amend the law in relation IL the
public guard was taken up, discussed and after
much tilibustering by the Radicals. who gener.
ally opposed the BILL twas ordered t" it. third
reading-lyeS Al. noes II.
Adjourned.
The passage Of the bill amending the charter
of the Alexandria and Fredericksburg Railroad
Company is said to be doubtful even it should
be favoraby reported upon by the committee.
The leaders of what is called the consolidation
party are said to oppose its passage. which. 1t
is also said, secures its defeat at present.
Mr. Alexander Moseley has resumed the cd
torial chair on the Richmond Wing. which pa
per. this morning, opposes as strong y as it has
heretofore advocated the schemes OF the Penn
sylvania Central Company
Mr. Johnston, in the House Of Delegates, to-
day, made an unsuccessful attempt to callupthe
bill amending the charter Of the city Of Alex
andria in order to have it recommitted.
\ son of Hon John v Mason, who received
Il commission as lieutenant in the French army
just before the beginning Of the war: has been
heard from. for the first time. llewas wound
ed four times and promoted to Il captainsy and
is ut present in Paris, we'll
The subcommittee ofthc committee Of twenty
four on re-apportionment had a meeting this
evening. but could come to no satisfactory con-
clusion, and finally committed the plans OF
Messrs Turner and Penn to AlessrS johnson,
of Accomac and Latham. of Fauquier, who
will probably report as a compromise. that the
Senate shall retain its present membership, but
that the House be reduced to about one hun
dred, and it is likely that this plan will finally
prevail. As the session is drawing to close,
and the constitution requires that there shall be
-apportionment. the necessity of action is