Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1867-02-12

VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE.-ln the Senate,
on Saturday, an interesting and general debate
took place on the bill to pay the State debt,
which was made the order for yesterday The
pay Of the State Commissioners still hangs
between the two houses, and the Senate ap-
pointed committee circumference on Saturday.
The report of the committee of conference on
the bill to require ine for falling t., work on
the public roads was agreed to. The bill author-
izing the transfer of the property and franchises
of the Manassas Gap Railroad company to the
Orange and Alexandria, was taken up, amend
ed In several important particulars, and laid on
the table. Senate bill prescribing a uniform
rule for the measure of damages 10 actions for
the conversion of slaves in certain cases, was
passed.
The House was in session until late hour
in the day Senate bill to amend the Code
relative to printing The records of the Court of
AppesIs and District Courts, reported from
Committee Of Conference with recommends
ton that the House recede from its amend
ments, was agreed to. House bill to amend
the laws relative to printing the acts and rcso-
lutions of the General Assembly was taken up,
long debate occurred on the bill to regulate
telegraph charges in the State which was
finally referred to the Finance Committee, as
was substitute for the same offered by Mr.
Leonard A number of bills were passed
principally of local est-Rich. Enquirer
TIE NEXT CONGRESS. Strong as the Rad
ical party is in the present Congress it will be
much more powerful in the next, which meets
on the fourth Of March. In the Senate there
will be but five democrats, proper; Messrs
Salisbury and Riddle, of Delaware; Mr. Hen
bricks, of Indiana; Mr. Guthrie, of Kentucky,
and Mr. Buckalew, of Pennsylvania The
Democrats on national questions, will, how
ever, be reinforced by seven Conservatives
Messrs.. johnson and Swami, ct Maryland !;
Davis, Of Kentucky; Norton, OF Minnesots !;
Patterson, Of Tennessee Doolittle, Of Wiscon-
sin, and Dixon, of Connecticut, makiog twelve
in all The Radical strength will be forty, and
adding Nebraska, forty-two, thus giving them
much more than a three-fourths majority In
the House, which, excluding the Southern
States, is composed of l9l members, there will
be % vacancies in consequence Of no elections
having as yet teen held in several Of the States.
1t will stand on the fourth Of March, 129 Radi
calls to 81 Democrats, giving the Radicals
more than three fourths vote, and if the
present representation in the States to elect is
not changed. the Radical strength will not be
diminished. 1t will thus be seen that the
Radical party for the next two years will have
absolute control Of the government.-Balt-
more Sue.
PROVISIONAL GOVERNMENT FOR LOUISIANA.
There was quite hubbubin the House yes
terday over the bill introduced by Mr. Eliot, of
Mass, from New the Orleans Riots Inves-
,tigating Committee, providing for the appoint
meDt ola provisional government for Louisiana,
to take the place of the present Stste govern
ment. The bill provides for the appointment of
Provisional Governor and Council of nine by
the President, with the advice and consent fthe
Senate, all of which appointees shall be able to
take the test oath An election shall be called
for the 9Th Of June, at which all loyal persons
without distinction of color, shall vote for Gov
ernor and Legislature. Confederate soldiers
who did not enter the army voluntarily, are
allowed to vote. The motion for the previous
question on the bill was carried, but fibusterng
tactics were resorted 10 against putting the cues
ton on the passage ofthe bill, and at D. m it
seemed not improbable that the bill would 60
over until tomorrow and be printed, and that
debate would be resumed on the reconstruction
military government bill. - Wushinoton STAR