Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1867-04-29
FROM. EUROPE.
PROSPECTS OF PEACE.

The war cloud in Europe has blown over Tor
the present France is willing to make con-
eassions, and Prussia to accept. The means
by which immediate hostties are avered is
Peace Congress- Queen Victoria addressed
letter to the King of Prussia counselllng mod
Grafton and the acceptance OF The plan OF com,
promise. NAPOLEON signifed his assent, and
late on Saturday night the King OF Prussia
telcgraphed his willingness to submit the
Luxembourg question to General Conference
Of the Great Powers The Conference is to
meet at London in May next, and Ia the mean
time the fortress Of Luxembourg is to be dis
mantled. As Napoleon has On various &C.
easions Of late years proposed Congress OF
the Great Powers, ne may be SAID TO nave
secured one, at least, of his ends. Prussia,
however, will have an advantage IN the con
ference being held in London instead OF Pans
It was reporeed at St. Petersburg that Russia
was to receive iron. cIads from the United
States in payment of the $1,000 900 Tor her
recent cesssion to the United States The
effect of the prospect of the continuation OF
peace had been to restore the price OF United
States bonds, and they closed ut Frankfort on
Saturday at TG.
l..
Friday, Mr.. McRae having reported from the
Commute on Finance a bill to promote educa-
ton, (without regard TO color, and appropriate
ing $50, 900 for the same, IT was taken up,
when Mr.. McRae proceeded to explain the bill
| and advocate it, passage rs matter OF Justice
and policy.
Mr.. Keen opposed the bill because he treas
ury is depleted and the people already taxed
| beyond what they are able TO bear. The liter
ary fund, he said, consists Of stocks that
| virtually produce but 4 nominal dividend.
Mr.. Lee ayowed himself as heartily in favor
of the bill, under existing circumstances, and
was not only in favor OF opening The school
| house, but the jury box, to the coored race.
| MIR. Boiling stated that there are 10000
colored and ~, 900 whites liable to capitatlOn
tax, and this, with the $24 900 which will
| accrue from the literary fund, will enable The
| Legislature TO make the appropriation pro-
| posed without imposing any additional taxa
! ton on fe people over the present assessment.
| Mr.. Coleman said that after the statement
| OF Mr.. Boiling he was in favor Of the bill, be-
cause, while il extended the advantages OF
| education to both white and colored: thereby
elevating them. it does not impose any addl
| tional burden upon the people in the way OF
taxation.
Mr.. Keen moved 10 indefinitely postpone
the bill. Lost-ayes 4, noes l9.
| Mr.. Cabell favored the bill upon the ground
that it is polite
Mr. Robinson believed in carrying out the
law, and would vote for the law.
| Mr.. Guild thought that ! spur should be
| given tic colored man to pay his carltatlOn
tax, and therefore moved to 50 amend the bill
as to provide that the amount arising from
the capitation tax alone shall be appropriated
to the purposes, proposed in the bill to the
white and colored in proportion to the amount
respectively paid by them Adopted.
| On motion of Mr.. Gray, sixty instead Of
! eighty thousand was inserted in the bill.
Mr. Boiling moved to reconsider the vote
| by which the amendment OF Mr.. Guild was
| adopted, which occasoneG 4 spirited discus
sion between Messrs. Guild and Boiling after
| which the amendment was reconsldercd-aye
H. noes not counted. The amendment was
then rejected ayes 9, noes H. The bill was
then ordered to its engrossmcnt.
In the House Of Delegates, the bill to amend
an act incorporating the Potomac Railroad
Company, passed February 81, 1867, reported
from the Committee Of Roads with Il recon-
mendation that it do not pass, casne, up in
| order. The bill was opposed By Mr. English
and supported by Mr.. WaddelI.
Mr. Graham stated that the committee was
adverse to the bill because the act Of 2lst
February gave time to LIST july t" Inc old
company to resume their work,
The question being put, the I.l passed with
ont q division
The passage Of this bill. ii IS said, enables
the company at once to proceed with rhe con-
strncton Of the road.
CHESAPEAKE AND ONO CANAL We I'M
deratand that !hc bondhoIdcr Of thu Chcsn-
peake and Ohio Canal Company, ia view of
availi0g themselves Of the late act Of Assembly
giving 70 them the nomination Of the president