Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-01-27
From Richmond.

in her works of public Improvement, the long
list of stocks, bonds, &c. advertised to be sold
on the 9Th prqximq will be Withdrawn, and
those who had contemplated making spec
will be Disappointed The proceeds Of this
sale were to be applicdto the cxtlngul>hment
of the State debt, butas the bonds OF the State,
on which payment could be made, have, by the
action Of the Legislature been so depressed: it
would have been losing business. and al
though there is great unanlmhy III reference to
disposal of these interests, yet under existing
circumstances the sacrifice would be too great.
In the Senate to-day, the bill for the assess
ment OF taxes was under consideration, and uc-
cupied nearly all the time OF the session. The
bill was read by sections and various amend
mepts proposed, 1t will take some time to per
| feet it. s
\ bill was reported to amend the codeu ref:
erence to the protest oi notes.
| A communication was reserved from the
! Court OF Appeals concerning the condition of
for special Court Of Appeals.
| \ bill was introduced and referred, 10 allow
| an appea from an order Of Board OF Supcrvi
sors or Township Board also u bill to incorpo-
! rate the Virginia Land, Manufacturing and I'm
provement company,
The vote by which the bill providing for an
! adjudication OF the Peabody claim OF the Wash
ington and Lee University waS ordered to be
engrossed was recnnsidcrcd and the bill re
! committed.
A Senate bill authorizing accused parties to
testify in cases of misdcmeanor was ordered to
! be read second time.
The Senate bill to amend the code IN relation
to the time in which appeals may be granted.
was taken up, read the second and ordered to
be engrosscd.
In the House OF Delegates bills were report.
| ed to amend the law in relation to abandoned
| turnpikes, and to incorporate the BrldgcWafer
and Mount Crawford turnpike company;
The reports from the Committee on Elections
in favor Of the sitting member from GoochIand.
and in relation to the Luncnburg election, de
claring the election void, were agreed to.
The House refused to suspend the rules to
consider resolution authorizing the Auditor to
employ counsel to assist the Attorney General
to defend the interest of the State i'll contest
ing the constitutiouaity OF the coupon feature
OF the Funding Bill.
Under a Suspension Of the rules the bill 10
repeal the Sth section Of the act directing the
| Board of Public Works to sell the State $ in
terest in the various internal Improvement COM
NAMES of the Commonwealth was passed
The bill for the distribution Of the land scrip
fund was again taken up and discussed unit! adj
EQUIPMENT. Mr. Fitzgerald offered to amend
by striking out Hampton sydney and inserting
Roanoke College Mr.. Bagwcll offered to
amend by inserting Magarct Academy, in the
county Of .Accomac. Mr.. Stosa favored Roa-
noke College and Richmond College. Mr.. Gil
liam asked that fair portion OF the fund be
donated to Hampton COLLEGE. Mr.. Bagwell S
amendment was lost. Mr. FitzgeradS amend
ment was adopted. Mr.. Hills amendment, to
strike out Roanoke College and Richmond Col
lege. was lost
Bills were introduced; by Mr. Head, of Lou
loun, to take the sense of the qualified voters
Of the Commonwealth on the ratification or re-
lection of the amendment to the constitution
in respect to usury and BY Mr. Coghill. for the
relief Of John W. Chapman and IhoS IT,
Slaughter.
The bill which has passed the Scnatc 10 pro-
hibit the sale Of liquor on Sunday does not ap,
DIV to cities, proviso having been adopted cx-
pressly exempting them The who'll matter of
regulating the sale of liquor on Sunday III cities
rests with the city councils and they are at llh-
erty to allow or prohibit its sale. as they may
please. :, =,
Judge Thomas is still suffering from hiS fall.
and the condition of his right arm is such as to
prevent him from attending to his coyraSpon-
dence.
The Richmond Banking Insurance company,
the Planters National Bank, the First Nation
al Bank, and the Union Bank, designated as
repositories OF State funds, have given security
| In the sum of S50O.0O0. in accordance with the
act of Assembly.
In the Senate, to- day. there was some ex-
element caused by Il motion to strike out from
the assessment bill the clause which exempts
church property and the property of the Ma
sons and Odd Fellowsfrom taxation. The propo-
sition met with strenuous opposition. and was
| withdrawn.
The amount of the State debt funded up to
this time is S33 900. 100. ..r
MarcellusT Starke. for twcnty-six years clerk
of the Court of Appeals of Virginia, has re-
signed. Mr.. Geo. l.. Christian has been ap-
| pointed clerk pro tenn.
The Radical members Of the Legislature
| have not yet agreed as to how they will vote
upon the question of dividing the Land
| Scrip Fund but it Is thought they will 60 Tor
an independent school.
Stevens, the colored Senator from Sussex, has
| introduced into the Senate bill to give the
colored people social rights q.
THE BUFFALO. y esterday Mr.. Bergh re
ceived the following letter from Col. W. b.
Hazen of Fort Hays:
HEADQUARTERS FORT HAYS.
! Kansas Jan. 20 1902
| DEAR SIR :-Hoping to interest you, and
through you the people of the country and
Congress, would respectfully state that the
extraordinary introduction of railroads into and
across the wilds of the country has made the
vast herds Of wild buffalo of the plains accessi-
bic to all classes Of people. and each year vast
numbers are slaughtered for so.called sport
and great number by hunters for their hides,
which net about ST. I have seen numbers Of
men this winter who have the past season killed
a thousand each, for the paltry sum Of 81 a
piece, the csrcasses being left to rot on the
plains The buffalo is noble and harmless
animal, timid and as easily taken as cur, and
very valuable as food for man. 1t lives upon
short grass, which grows luxurantly upon the
| hinh arid Mains Of this milllln reninn that Is