Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-01-19
Letter from Richmond.

Correspondence of the Alexandria Gszette.l
RICHMOND, Va, Jan. IS, lS77.-Senator
Motatt Of Rockingham, will, | understand,
at an early day, introduce bill to tax each
drink of liquor sold in bar room. Senator
Moffatt has Singular and ingenious arrange
mcnt for registering tho number Of drinks sold
at the bar rooms licensed by the State. ltrings
bell somewhat after the manner oil the bell
punch, and also registers the number sold. L
am afraid the Senator's plan will not work on
the bar keepers.
At the meeting Of the officers OF the First
Regiment, held to day, Captain John Is. Pur-
cell was elected Major, vice Albert Ordway, re-
signed
Last night Senator Finney gave fine sup
per to one Of Richmond's young bellies. 1t
was a most enjoyable affair.
The military convention will be held to-mor-
row night in this city at the Virginia Opera
House.
The House Committee on Retreuchment and
| Reform to-day reported hat the abolition OF
the Office of Superintendent of Public Printing
| would not be saving to the State, and recon-
mcnded that further legislation on the subject
was unnecessary. The report was unanimously
adopted
10 the Senate, to-day, bill was presented
and referred, TO incorporate the town OF Nc.
kcnze, 10 Fairfax county.
| In the House Mr.. Taliaterro and George L.
Clarke, members Of the Committee for Courts
of Justice, presented minority report on the
subject of reapportionment under the late con-
stitutional amendment, as follows: That
the General assembly has power, under tho late
constitutional amendments or otherwise, to
put into effect aoy re apportionment OF SeOa.
tors aud members Of the House of Delegates
until from and after the Tuesday succeeding
the first Monday 10 November, 1879, as cx.
pressed in said amendments.
The Legislature is moving very slowly, and
most Of the time ls being consumed in the dis.
cusson of mere local bills of no general inter.
est whatever. The members know that this
is their last chance tor two years. Some want
to make money, others desire 10 achieve bril-.
liant regulations before that time both OF which
are impossible in these degenerate days. Some
are working to get back. This will be lmpos'
| sibe too.
Col. Alfred p. Bennett. so we'll and favor
ably known among the newspaper fraternity,
has, learn, accepted position upon the edit
torial staff of the State. Col. B. is now 10
New Orleans, but will be here 10 few days.
In the Senate, to-day, bill was presented
and referred to amend section OF the Code in
relation to the States interest in the Thornton
Gap Turnpike Company.
The House ordered to its angrossnent-ayes
so, noes 40-a bill relieving the following par
ties of disabilities under the ducling clause OF
the Constitution James Barbour, Culpeper;
Alexander Payne and }. S. Mosby, Fauquier;
W, i. Trigg, W. l.. Royal, W. Page Nc.
Carly, DR.. j. i. D. Cullen and ID. S. Meredith,
Richmond city; l.. Nj. Lowe, Fairfax; John
+. Wise and +. G. A. Kellum, .Accomac; H..
G. Eenabe, Petersburg; }. a. II. St. An.
drew. Farmvie.
Gen. NJ! d. Corsc and Linden Kent, esd,
Of Alexandria arc in the city, the former rs a
member of the Board of Visitors OF the Flr-
! ginia Military Institute now in session, and the
latter on business with members OF tho Legs
lature.
Gen. Fitz Ice, on the part of some other
gentlemen, presented the State with hand
some portrait Of Gen. }. f.. B. Stuart to-day.
The physicians oil Col. Strother, Superln-
tendcnt of the Pcnitentiary, certify that he is
improving, and think he will recover.
The following is the vote by which the bill 10
remove disabilities from dueists, was ordered
to its cngrossmeut 10 the House
Yeas--Messrs. Allen, Arthur, Ayor, Ball,
Barham, Barnes. Belts, Bogart Bohannon,
Bristow, Burks. Carpenter, p j. Carter, Cecil
A. j. Clarke, g. L. Clarke. Clay, Coale. Cog
| hill, Comadore, r. II. Cox, Crank, Critz, Cur
| lett, Dalton, Davidson, Davis. Dooley. Dunn,
Edmunds, Fisko Flood, Fowler, Gaines, Gill
man, Gordon, Gray Hamilton, Hubbard, James,
Johnston, Jones, Kellau, Kerrick, Lacy, Low
cnstcin, Mathew, McCaull, WIS. Morris, Nalie,
Nicely, Parsons, Paul, Popham, +. G.: Powell,
w. Powell, Price, Purcell, Rains Koonett'
Ronald, H. f. Smith. 5. Smith, Strother,
Swami W. Is. Taliaferro, w. T. Taliatsrro,
Talley, Terrell Wall, Wallace Walker, Watts,
White, q. U. Williams, 7. B. Williams, Witch.
or, Withers, Woodbridge and Mr. Spoaker-9O
| Nays-Messrs Armstrong Branch, j. A.
Garter, Coleman, Conner, Ii. Cox, Craig, Dabbs,
Dyer, Giddings, Greer, Hale, Hoenniger, How
ard, Jordan, Kindrick, Lamkin, Lennon,
Letcher, Lewis, Lipscomb, Lowell, Massey,
McDannad MCMILLAN, Moncure, }. .. Morris,
Pierson, Pondexter, Scott, Scruggs, shannon,
Short, j. w. Smith, K. al. Smith, w. Smith,
Strayer, Stuart, Whitaker and Young-4O.