Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-03-11

inc in the Office of the Secretary of the Com
monwealth. portraits of a number Of distn-
puished Virginia agriculturists Of the olden
time, among whom are Brig. Gen. sohn b.
Cooke Fielding Lewis, and John Taylor OF
Caroline. .
Three or four committees ofinvestigation. Of
the House, are in session this evening: on HAIL
road affairs into bribery and corruption;
Richmond and Petersburg Railroad affairs: who
bids and who don't; how little and how much;
whether the Pennsylvania Central Is or is not
at the bottom of the whole difficulty, &C., &c.
The "bribery and corruption don appear to
amount to much, and it is suggested that Il
like result will attend the other Investigations.
RICHMOND. March lO.-The Senatorial
agony is over. and Judge j. v. Johnston:
the present incumbent, received the nomna-
tion Of the Conservative members OF the LeglS-
lature for L. s. Senator, last night. on the
first ballot. The candidates before the confer
ence were Messrs Johnston, Pendleton, and K.
T. Daniel. the claims Of the latter being advo-
Gated By representatives from the eastern sec
tiou of the State. who claimed as right that
Eastern Virginia was entitled to a Senator. The
vote being taken resulted, Johnston, g. Pen
deton. %: Daniel, II; John Goode. jr., l.
Before the result was announced several gentle
men changed their votes and the conclusion was
Johnston 50. Pendleton Ii and Daniel 10. A
motion to make the nomination unanimous
failed, but the nominee will, in all probability
receive the entire support of the Conservative
party of the General Assembly.
Another Conservative conference is to be held
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| the Constitution are to be considered, and some
plan in relation to the course to be pursued
agreed upon.
In the Senate, to-day, bills were reported in
cooperating the Atlantic Milling Manufacturing,
Warehousing and Guaranty Company (subsc-
quently taken up and passed;) incorporating
the Life Insurance Company Of Virginia; and
amending the act authorizing subscriptions to
the Lynchburg and Danville Railroad Company
on the part of the counties Of Campbell and
Pittsylvania and the city Of Lynchburg and
town Of Danville
Bills were introduced to amend the act pro-
viding for the collection of the State revenue
and county levics for the year lSIO-So as to al
low former Sherifs to collect. BY giving new
bonds, &C. providing for votes 10 be taken for
aunexing parts Of Buckingham to Cumberland
and Prince Edward, and parts Of Cumberland
to Prince Edward. with this bill Was presented
a petition of citizens Of Buckingham and Cum
bcrland on the sui ject y incorporating COM
pany for the improvement of the Rivanna river;
incorporating the towns Of Middleburg and
Hillsboro in Loudoun county. nIcmora
was presented from citizens Of Augusta in To-
| latOn to interest
Bills were passed amending the charter OF
the city Of Alexandria in the Sth section. by In
scrtug the words provided for in the Consti
tuition instead of Is heretofore provided Tor
as printed; incorporating the Culpcper. Aladl
son and Slanarlsvillc narrow g,lagc railroad
company: and amending the Norfolk watcl
works act. The bill extending the corporal,
limits of Manchester was ordered to be Ell
i crossed
4 motion to take up the apportionment bill
failed for want Ola two thirds Vote. and III,
Senate proceeded to the consideration of the
bill for the distribution Of the land script fund
which was discussed until adjournment.
In the House of Delegates the bill making IL
appropriation to dctray the expenses Of rcplen
ishing the fresh water streams in the State WI,
placed upon the calendar
Bills were reported to require manufacturers
of fertilizers to label their packages with Il cor
rect analysis Of the article; to amend the act il
relation to county treasurerS; requiring dcpOs
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in this State; respecting the fencelaw in Bruins
wick county.
\ resolution that during the remainder o
the session no speech on any subject shall ex
coed fifteen minutes, and no extension Of tlult
shall exceed ten minutes without two-third
vote. nor shall there be any extension beyonc
the ten minutes. was adopted by u vote Of IS
to %.
The tax bill was taken up. read through
variously amended and passed ly-among the
amendments was one altering the tax on lame
agents to S2j.
Bills were passed authorizing the city o
Lynchburg to build dam across james Rive
and to issue bonds for defraying the expense 0
the same amending the act in relation t
county treasurcrs to provide Il system of pub
lie schools for cities. and to repeal sec &c Of TIT
public free school act to amend the act releas
ing the State interest in the Fredericksbur!
and Gordonsville Railroad -and extending thu
time in which it may be constructed ant
amending the charter of the town of Ashland