Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-01-06
ALEXANDRIA GAZETTE A
LETTER FROM RICHMOND.
The Centennial Bill Passed in Tie
Senate-The Two Ex-GOvernOrS-
The Foreign Debt-Getting Ready

The Centennial Bill Passed in the
Senate-The Two Ex-GOvern0rS-
The Foreign Debt-Gettins Ready
for Action Contested Election
Value Of Real Estate, ETC.. etc.
CORRESPONDENCE of the Alexandria Gazette]
RICHMOND, Jan. 5 1876.
At last, 10 the Senate to-day, the Centennial
bill was passed BY vote Of "a to II. The
fact Of the resignation of the Commissioners,
and the earnest efforts 10 behalf Of the bill, by
judge Cochran, aided materially in its pas
sag. 1t has now TO 20 to the House, where
it will have to encounter another hard fight.
| believe 10 the House, ex-Govs. Letcher auG
Smith are opposed to the bill. Its ! beautiful
and touching sight to see how amlablc and
brotherly are the relations between these two
time-honored veterans. Hand in hand they
move together through LIES stormy way. To-
day there was a squabble about little bill, and
Cows. Smith and Lotcher took the field against
it. They were, however, compelled to succumb
to the pressure on this occasion.
General Richard Taylor is in the city in the
interest of certain British bondholders, and will
TO- night, present before the Finance Commit
tee, plan for the REIMBURSEMENT of the foreign
debt.
| must do the members of both houses the
credit to say that they are getting IN harness
admirably. Cannot say whether or not it is the
smallpox that makes them so anxious to get
through work and 20 home. They are dis
playing great energy now. Perhaps only clear
log the decks for the coming railroad fight.
COL E. Cuthbert, the resident correspondent
of the New York Herald, is quite i'll here with
pneumonia.
The Senate Committee are, to night, hard
at work on the Knght-J ohnson contested eiec-
ton case They will consider it carefully, |
am confident, for they know how important ii
is to Richmond. If this controversy is not
satisfactorily settled it will be had over again
in the municipal elections.
10 the House, to- day. the Committee on the
Case of furwlIer VS.. A. 4. Gray, submitted a
report recommending that Gray keep his seat,
and he will
MIR. Breeders offered resolution that the
Auditor be requested to furnish the House, as
soon as it can be prepared, statement show
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county of the State, in the value of real estate
assessment, just made, as compared with the
las! preceding assessment. Also the aggregate
increase or decrease. This was adopted.
The Senate BILL comforting upon the Cor
poratiou Cpurt of the city OF Alexandria, the
power to remove justices OF the peace and con-
stables of said city from office, was taken up
and passed. The Presideot announced the APP
poutmeDt of Messrs. Clark and Lawson as the
members of the joint committee, on the part
of the Senate, to examine the expenses OF the
State Government.
Rev. NJ. D. Hoge, of this city, who went to
Philadelphia sometime since aud attended a
pleased with Bible class there, with three
thousand members, and under the auspcies of
the Y. NJ. G. A., that he has determined to
try to start one here. 1t will be uudenomina-
tional, aud will be composed of ladies and gen.
tlemen of all ages. Several members of the
Legislature have been invited to join. OF
| course they will STRONGBoW.