Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-01-14
LETTER FRc.H EsGZ.UG.E':'.

Correspondence Of the Alexandria GSzaitc.
RICHMOND Jan. Is. The !.esi.s;lf4 10 dag
transacted G large amount Ct important Du.acss,
The Senate, after Considerable debate, asrccd
to HOUSE substitute Tor Senate Joint :ts1.aiicn
calling conference CT hcaiiio'.;trs
/; would sccna from tie resolutions pg:sar:ld
BY tIr. Sievcus AMI adopted By the House, tlat
tho proposed r5iitGad s;;:c'Ga in leu CT the
james RIVER Canal Ia nc! altogether :ctt;@4aE
that the road is not q! cousur - gos:. Inc
resolutions call on The Committee ca R2aGs to
report tie amount OF indebtedness .: the jain:5
River aud KeuaHhs CempsGy secured ~ mot
cages upon lis property, IT,; bat laa'saii com
lnissee also report whether tie p59vI3!Gcs 1!
the acs Of The General Assembly pass.d sho
23l CT March, 1860. amending thu 1h2riar d
The said ooupapy, have been cjUrad Esiiii OK
not and il complied With, waca; ent especially
whether tic &C: aforesaid ro!casicg the srcu,cd
lisua Of tho State for az equal sn0u4t ci rFt-
tered sleek i9uIal 70 tao haEtGy Of he iier:
hciiel5 other than the Safe. uGGer sal! Egit
gage, and upon the latter suultct blay nay
obtain the opinion CT the Attorney G2o2ta',ani
file the SANG 6i:h their roper.
There was another fare W. On that boae a
COEIIDtIyU tDC IuUilS utpL III iHC I'buSS'"''|'
mueh c!cuuc5co displayed Ga both sides Of The
oucs,ioo. Il sres, from resolution ii enquiry
prefentad by Mr.. Fowler. CT Washio1ton ccuc.
f., calling upon TIE Auditor OF Public Acc1unis
TO Inform TIC House Of Dseg.:as wholacs ,lc
sum oi 1912 262 10 is sufficient to pay per
cent interest, aud il not, to XiIaia tie apparent
discrepaIcJ between his annual report aud bis
u C ct apeaia report. To tits Nj. Fauateroy,
OF Winchester, presented an alnenGiGeu, whl;h
vas adopted that the Auditor s!a,o 10 response
WHIT is he whole cou prehcrs!Va aJnouat OF The
interest oes!ing debt Ct Virginia upou wtioh
Interest is a1uuiliy 10 b. paid aud r:o2liad Tor
under the constitution, end upna that basis
VIVA. per cent. tee prescutrate Ct Taxation vii
pay. The resolution as amended VAS adopted.
Nj. John Bell Bigger, the accomplished clerk
Of the House. hss been quite i'll !orsaveral days
His atseucc from bis seat is ouch let i'7 every
body, especially By IS Immediate as,;5t2ni5
who are necessarily oTcrWoJked.
TIC readiustcrs' conferences 10 LiSbs vas Wi!
attended end their plans at ibis time seem 30
b, 70 organz,, ard 10 scclnpli$! thBt end
hav, adopted resolution ca log icr c5nvaa-
Il! ,?a res du.ter5 't,rouehou tie Safe 10 meet
10 this city Oh the 16:h Of February. Tho cx-
ccuiga committee has been directed TO Prepare
o. address setting forth tho reasons Tor the clll
rg If the convention.
As already stated 10 the Gsz;tta The Board
Of Supervisors of + iza5cth City county having
cberccd Gen. Arrs;rorv, Superintendent d;
the Hampton Normal Schocl. with * :nptiog
himself from the Pas ment CT taxes oG cer;aln
rcsl estate by ating the property IS belonging
to tho Institution ever which be iresita Il
sub committee Of the EiUanc, Committee has
been appointed to visit The HanDton Normal
School aud investigate the charges.
The food here has been the cause Of much
dsnags to property. The river IL risiog aud
the ice gorge below the CITY s as h!rl ard as
inpeneIrabc as the rceks OF Gibraltcr. Nagl
calioa will remain suspended TOR sometime ~
come.
Rev. Dr.. Ssrigr, Of Alexa1drs. has. under.
stand, accepted tho call CT the Moore Memaiial
Church cflhis city. It is also stetad that be
will transfer tho publication OF the Southern
Cburc5man to Richmond.
There were mary amuSirg scenes carly this
morning. The streets vera one sheet Ct ice
and the ups and downs" were q1l!c numerous.
No broken limbs reported however.
Mr.. Carter, of Loudlu1. 10 the cooteradcc OF
the rea6iusters to pigh. stated that bis coLsil:.
uanoy did DOT understand Rhy thcfo should be
conference with the rreditcr'. AS tor bis
himself he was opposed 10 II, as be be
lsvcd tina. conference meant comproDlsc .nd |
cleo hut &c Increase Of taxation. To settle |
tho mind. of those whom 10 represented |
and large majority Of tno tax payers Of tae
State, he presented resolution, which Wss |
adopted, that ss q fundamental principal! ct me |
organiza!ion-'oIe of whom re is whch"-~e
oppose without qualification or equlvocatlon,
either by direct or indirect legislation, any in