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

ture to the exclusion Of almost everything else
they are carried into committee-the Hobbies
are full of the peculiar friends Of each particu-
lar scheme. Taxes, school fund, apportionment.
&c., sink into insignfcance before the alab
sorbiug topic. 1t is III i'll wind that blows no
one good-and if the State and people loose
the newspapers or some of them, at least, are
making handsome thing of it by publishing
statements and speeches Of parties concerned
In the Senate, to-day, bills were reported to
amend the charter of Lynchburg; for the organ-
cation of militia with recommendation that
the Senate disagree to the House substitute;
incorporating the town Of Liberty, in Bedford
county; for the reappointment Of the State for
Senators and Delegates; incorporating the
Staunton River Navigation Company; to incor-
porate the Farmville, Charlottesville and Stan
ardsvie Narrow Guage Railroad; incorporat-
ing the Culpeper, Madison and Stanardsville
Narrow Guage Railroad Company; authorizing
the Board of Visitors Of the University of Eir-
GINA to issue bonds to pay off the floating debt
and maturing obligations of the Institution;
authorizing the Orange, Alexandria and Manas-
sas Railroad Company to connect the centre
portion Of their road with the Southwestern
incorporating the Christiansburg and Blacks
burg Turnpike Company and to authorize said
compapy to construct tramWay on part OF
their road bed; to provide that not more than
one township in the State shall bear the same
name: adverse to i resolution in relation to the
sale of public grounds.
Bills were introduced to incorporate the At
lantic Milling, Manufacturing, Warehouslng
and Guaranty Company; amending the code in
relation to sales OF real estate conveyed to OH
GERS. &C.: in relation to Harbor Masters and
their duties, so as to exclude Fredericksburg
from the provisions Of the code; amending the
Norfolk water works act; amending the act con-
corning Harbor and dock Masters-ln reference
to Norfolk: amending the act approved July ii
| 1870 in relation to the terms OF county courts
| to confirm the acts of courts held at improper
| times, III certain cases.
\ petition from foreign bond holders protest
ing against any act which would look like re-
pudiation, was presented and referred
The bill for reapportionment was taken up
| and read the first time ",
MIR. Hcrndon presented substitute for the
the public debt The substitute makes no men
ton of assuming or not assuming the whole
| debt. but simply authorizes the Auditor to pay
!
til Il settlement is had with West Virginia.
The bill making an appropriation Of $500
to defray the expenses of replenishiug the fresh
water streams Of the State with fish. Was taken
| up. discussed read third time and passed
ayes g. noes t.
The bill providing for the distribution Of the
Land script fund was taken upland the queS-
ton being ON the substitute making Hampdcn
Sidney, the Richmond College and t he colored
Normal school the recipients of the benefits OF
| the fund, the bill was laid Oh the table and
made the order Of the day for Tomorrow
The bill for the establishment Of II board OF
Medical Examiners was next taken, up and
after long discussion, in which much mcrri-
| cal fraternity, the Senate refused to order the
| bin TO its engrossment-aye II, noes b.
Mr.. Penn introduced the following joint reso-
luton. which WAS referred to the Committee
on Courts Of Justice:
Whereas doubt exists in the minds OF the
people Of this State as to whether person who
| is disqualified by the Fourteenth Amendment
to the constitution Of the |. ). from holding
Office is eligible to 4 seat in the General As
sembly; therefore
Rcsolrcd That in the opinion Of the General
Assembly any person who is entitled TO vote
under the constitution Of the State of Virginia
is eligible to 4 seat in the General Assembly:
In the House of Delegates the following
Senate bills were placed on the calendar with
out reference: To amend an act releasing the
State interest in the Fredericksburg and
Gordonsvile Railroad, on certain conditions; to
authorize a vote to be taken on removing the
court house Of Hanover county to Ashland,
with amendments: appointing trustees Tor the
town Of Newport i'll Prince William county; TO
amend the code in relation to rule days tor
county and corporation courts, and declaring
when office judgments shall be final.
Senate bills were reported for the extension
and completion of the Chesapeake and Ohio
Railroad, with an amendment; to extend the
jurisdiction of towns of less than 5000 inhabl-
tants: to amend the act for working the roads
of Loudoun county.
Mr. Thurman offered the following resolu-
ton:
Reso7red. That the Committee of Roads be
instructed to investigate and ascertain who are
the real parties proposing to purchase the
State 8 interest in the Richmond and Peters.
burg Railroad; by whom the money for said
purchase is to be furnished; who is to hold the
stock when so purchased. and by what corpora
ton or company said company is to be opera
ted, when said purchase shall! have been made;
the true object and intention of said proposed
purchasers; and make report thereof to this
House; and for said purpose said committee be
authorized to send for persons and papers; and
to examine witnesses.
Mr. Guy moved to amend the resolution by
adding the following:
And it is understood that the investigation
herein provided for may be had in regard to
the proposed purchase by the A., NJ. & 0. r.
r. Co. as we'll as to that by j. R. Anderson
and others, and to any other proposition now
made or that may be made.
After the usual railroad wrangle, Mr.. Wood
offered the following as a substitute for the
resolution; which was accepted by the mover
and the resolution rs so amended was adopted
ayes G., noes 40-viz:
Resolrcd, That the Committee on Roads be-
and they are hereby empowered to send for
persons and papers. and to make thorough ex-
animation, in reference to all matters and things
connected with Senate bill No. g.
A motion TO take up the bill to apportion
representation in the General Assembly failed
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