Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-01-14
LETTER FRG.H EECIg.TG.I':}.

Correspondence CT the A:eSiLdIia Gsz5tteI
RICHMOND, jan. Is. The Losisis;lI3 10 dAy
transacted G large sniouct eflnpar!an; Ju:iacsE'
The Scuate, after c5r.iicrsbo debate, asrecd
to House su5s;iu.e Tor i;.uatc JOINT :ts).a;icn
calling conference Ct hla1ho'itrs.
/; would sccu from tie se5ciali7u3 rg.ssrt:d
BY ,Ir. SGcraus AMI adopted b. tie uorss, tat
tic proposed r5i1osd s;ac,ra 10 !lc1 CT Tbs
James RIVER Canal ia uc! altogether sgtt;@1a5G
,ha. the read is not 81 c1uisur &c r3s:. Inc
gesauliors call on III, Committee ca ROADS to
report tie amount CT Indebtedness .: tie Jam:5
River and Keua8ha Compary secured - m0t!
cages upoo is property, 81; lba! taa'&ali cool,
tpit;ee also report whether tie pI97&!Gcs {!
the &C. Of tie Gcuersl Asseuh'? paSs-d TIC
23l ct March, 1860. amendiCG the 2har,ar 81
Tie said cowpaDy, have taan cjm;i!2d Stir OK
lot AMI if complied With, whcu; cGt especially
whether tic &C: aforesaid rocasicg the sfcu.ed
lieos Of tho State for az equal snou4t Ct rEl-
terred s!cck irulad to tue heuttiy Of :be isr
hciieis other than the STATE ucGer saii G,9ft
CAGES, and upon the latter sui jet iA3y nay
obtain the opinion CT the Attorney G2o2lai.nai
file the SANG With their roper.
There was another fare IN ca Tia! b)aa Il
contention ''tbe public debt 10 the House, and
! much c!Cqu.5ce displayed ca both sides o. the
oucs!ioo. L srcss from resolution ii enquiry
presented By Nj Fowler. CT Washi9aton ctuc.
f., ca..icg upon tie Auditor Of Public Accjtnls
to igforn the Ho1se @! DsIeg.:5s vic: ac7 tar
sum cf 1912 ,262. 49 is s1ih :iept to pay per
cent interest and il not to cX iaia tie Gpparclt
discrepaLcJ between his annual report AID bis
lrcc ct spcciai report. To tUis Nj. f.uatitTCY,
OF Winchester, presented an amendment wh:b
vas adopted that the Auditor sta,n 10 response
WHIT is ihe whole cou pTehecs!Va :nsuat OF .he
Interest oes!iDg debt Ct Virginia upou witch
Interest is a9uu3iiy 10 be paid AID r:52lt d Tor
under tie Constitution, end upoa that basi,
what per cent tee present rate c! t2Zatton viii
nav. The resolution as amended vas .d0rt=I.
Nj. John Bell Bigger, tie Accomplished clerk
Of the House. has bceo Qu!;c Ill for saverai days.
His absence from bis seat is ouch let ~ every
body, especially BY IS Immediate ss,5t2nis
who are necessarily o7erHogke3.
The resdjustcrs' conferences 10 LiSbt VS. Eti!
attended erG their plurs az thi5 time seem 20
b, 10 orgln'z, aud % accomplish thbt end
bsv! adopted resolutions ca log Tor cjnvsa-
Ct tie retdju.ter5 'hroue hOrt tue State 0 NEE.
10 this city Cd the 18Th Of February. The ex-
ccuig committee mas been directed 10 prepare
% address setting forth the reasons !9T the c!Ii.
irg cf the coavcntieu.
As already stated io the G:z;tte The Board
CT Supervisors of < izabeth City County having
CHARGED Gen. ATusrory, Superintendent I;
the Hampton Normal Sch9cl, With & IN otiog
binscf from the paym CT taxes on cef;ain
real estate by listiag the ;,Topcrig s. belonging
to tho Institution ever which be rraslita
sub committee Ct the Ii8acca Committee has
been Appointed to visit he HanDtoo Normal
School and investigate the charges.
The food here has bacn the cause OF much
dsmaga to property. The river IL r!7ios AID
the ice gorge below the city is as f:nl ard as
inpeoeIrable as the rocks OF Gibralter. N.7i
ga,ioa will rer2Io suspended TOR sometime ~
come.
Re7. Di. S5ri9y, Of A!exa0dris. has, under
Church ofthis city. Il is sao statad that be
will transfer the publication OF Inc Southern
Cburchnan to Richmond.
There were Eary amusirg scenes carly this
morning. The streets vera ooc sheet Of ice
and the ups and downs" were qaI!e 5umercu:.
No broken limbs reported however.
Mr. Carter, Of Loudluo. 10 the c15fera5co OF
tie res6iusters to night stated that his colsi:.
uarcy did not understand Rhy th2fo should be
q conference with The creditors. As for bis
himself be was opposed to ii, as be be
lisved tina. conference mcaut conpr0nisc sud
compromise 10 lis opiuion neent nothing
eIae tu. &c increase Of taxation. To settle
the mind, of those whom 10 represented
and large msjori.y of the tax payers Of the
State, he presented resolution. viii was
adopted, that ss fundamental principal! Of me
orgauization-"one of whom re is v5ich"-we
oppose without qualif cation or eq0ivocs.lon,
either by direct or indirect Legislation. any in
crease C taxation. STR-Es3JW.
Explosion.