Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-02-07
Letter from Richmond.

Correspondence of the ALEXANDRIA GAZETTE, ]
RICHMOND, Va, Feb. 6-Ths joint Com
mttee ou Finance of he General Ass mbly
are patiently waiting for decision from the
United States Supreme Court in the Virgin
ia coupon cases now pending before that tri.
bunal. 4 decision Is expected at any time,
and this ia why the Finance Committees OF
the House and Senate are not preparing a
report on the debt question. 1.-THE Supreme
Court does not render decision before the
adjournment of the General Assembly then
the debt question IL likely to stand sc 1t now
stands. If the decision comes shortly after
the final adjournment OF the General Assem-
DIV and Is unfsVoreble to the State, then en
extra session OF TIE General Assembly is
very probable. What have just written lie
The opinion OF prominent member of the
Finance Committee, expressed to me tc day
The compulsory pilot law Ia likely to re
main In force some years 10 come. At least
this is the impression which was very popu
ular 10 day at the Capitol. Some of the
most earnest advocates of the bill to pro-
hibit compulsory piotage, which was defeat
ed yesterday, declare to-day that they will
aOt fight the pilots any more hereafter. This
means that if these Legislators come back
again two years hence the pilots need fear
no harm from them Some of them will
come back again, as they are holG-over Gen.
ators.
There Is a feeling Of deep regret on the
part of the Senate particularly because Of
the sickness OF Senator Basil Gordon, who
ia too indisposed to attend the sessions Of
the Senate. Mr.. Gordon has gone TO Balti-
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ten days he was here he seemed to improve
very fast, but the badly ventilated condition
Of the committee rooms at the Capitol was
what aggravated NJ. Gordon's sickness.
day or two before he left Redmond he re-
marked that TO remain 10 the room where
the committees of which be is a member
usually inset would be- enough to kill we'll
mau in week.
The bill 10 incorporate the United States
Harness and Manufacturing Company in
troduced by Mr.. Ryan, OF Loudoun. brief
reference of which was made in this cores
pondence yesterday, was printed to-day.
The corporators are e Latham, E. A. Saw.
ysrs, A. T. Heusey, j. NJ Bishop, John q.
Sou,e, E. H. Murrsl, Frank Hume, John
M. Johnson and F. E Alexander. The
capital stock of the corporation shall not be
less than five thousand dollars, nor more
than one million dollars to be divided into
shares of fifty dollars each. As the priuci.
pal office of the company ia to be In Alex
andria where it's understood large factory
will be established, give some of the pro-
visions of the BILL
The principal Office of the company shall
be in Alexandria, Virginia, and may eatab-
lish branch offices anywhere else.
The chief business of the company shall
be the manufacture and sale of buckles,
brides, and harness; and 1t may acquire
and hold, OVID, and erj oy such letters patent
as have been already or may hereafter be
purchased by or assigned 10 1t, in whole or
in part, for any article to be manufactured
or used in such manufacture.
The company may acquire and hold, use
and enjoy, mortgage or SELL real estate not
exceeding fifty acres in any one county or
city of this State and may sell the right to
manufacture and sell any article of which
it holds the patent right In such territory ss
mag b. agreed
The House bill regulating the election OF
city commissioners Of the revenue came to
the Senate few days ago and the Senate
committee for courts of justice at the in
stance of Delegate Hume, of Alexandria,
reported the bill, with an amendment, eX-
tending the term OF the commissioner of the
revenue for Alexandria city, making Major
Duffey's term four years instead of two. To
day the bill was considered in the Senate
and MIR. Moore spoke in favor of the amend
usnt as did also Senator Heston. Considera.
BILE discussion eneued, and the matter was
finally disposed of by an adverse report.
There was an evident desire ON the part of
the Senate to affirm the report of the com.
mittee, but the members could not ses their
way clear to vote for the amendment in
view of the strong objections stated to its
legality. B. P. o.
Icebergs of colossal sze and great areas
of q Eating ice in the ocean continue to be