Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1870-01-15
ALEXANDRIA, VA.
SATURDAY, JANUARY Is, 1870

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VIRGINIA BILL.-As stated in yesterday
Gazette, the House of Representatives, yester'
day, passed Mr.. Bingham S bill for the adm'
sion Of the State of Virginia. As passed IN
the House,it sets forth in preamble that IT.
GINA has adopted Constitution republican IN
form and com piled with the acts of Congress,
and declares the State entitled to representa-
ton in Congress. 1t differs from that report
ed by the Reconstruction Committee in that it
;mposes no conditions or restrictions The
Senate, yesterday, debated the bill for The ''ad'
mission" now before that body,and adopted Mr..
Willey's amendment, providing that the mem
bers and officers of the Legislature shall take
the oath prescribed in the third section OF the
Fourteenth Constitutional amendment. This
oath debars any person from sitting ia that
body who has taken an oath as an officer OF the
u. s., member OF Congress, or State Legsla'
ture, or as an executive or judicial officer OF any
State, to support the Federal Constitution, un-
less be shall have been relieved OF his 1lsabl!i'
ties by an act Of Congress. At the evening
session an amendment prohibiting Virginia
from altering its Constitution TO prevent any
one from voting or. holding otnce, was offered
b7 Mr.. Drake aud defeated. The Senate al
Iourned with the understanding that vote
would be taken or tue bill on Monday, At four
O'clock
Mr.. BiDgham's substitute for the Virginia
bill reported by the House Reconstruction Com
mittee was first adopted by vote OF % to 81
and the preamble having then, also, been
adopted, the bill was finally passed by Il vote OF
l43 to 40. The preamble simply recites that
Virginia having adopted republican form OF
government, aud complied with the ACT OF Con
grsss Of April 1863 us entitled to representa-
ton in the Congress Of the u. s.
For the fiscal year ending June 80, 1870,
Commissioner Wells estimates that there will
be surplus Of 1924, 100000 STILL We fear,
the Stamp act is to continue in force oucrous
duties are to be levied on necessary articles of
daily household consumption; petty and vexa
tious taxes are to be laid; the inquistorlal in
come tax is to be maintained. and virtually
,,roh;bitory duties on articles OF raw material
are still to be kept up.
The Norfolk Virginian says that in private
letter, an Iowa farmer declares that on Thanks
giving Day, he duly acknowledged his abuu-
jant harvests this year. but his wife migrate
fully said that with wheat at 80 cents
bushe, another such blessing of Providence
would ruin him outright" lie said that
Providence did not tx the price, but he had to
- =.
across the mounta ms "No matter" said
she, 'the Lord made the mountains
The uncertainty regarding the ratification oi
the Fifteenth Amendment" by the Ohio
Legislature, has been dispele by the passage
Of resolutions to that effect by the State Senate
yesterday. The vote was very close 10 yeas
to Is nsys-and: 10 the House OF Representa-
tives it is Said there is clear Radical majority,
The State Senate of Kansas also ratified the
Amendment yesterday.
The New York Independent speaking OF the
Dry goods trade, says: at is early in the
season yet TO make an Intelligent estimate OF
the character Of the coming spring trade but,
promise an active trade and an early movement.
Prices are generally firm, and cou,ide rablc
number Of orders have already been received
from the South and Southwest"
The President the other day vetoed, in j
message OF FIVE lines a pistol patent extension
bill passed by Congress. 1t vas Gen. Grants
first essay in that line. The New York Journal
Of Commerce gives the Executive 4 nudge of
encouragement, and advises the same remedy
tor various other Lobby bills which will be
presented for approval.
The Cooke eopenent' case, IN New York,
continues to be the sutjcct Of many newspaper
statements. Some think the man is insane,
Most Iascals. now-a.d days. are reported to be
unsuccessful it may be that he is crazy. He
has gone of from New York, leaving his vic
TIM behind. The female acted, also. in = very
insane" manner.
Professor Thatcher 8 weather bulletin IN New
York says the present mIldness ii the tempera.
ture is almost without precedent, aud the pub
ia ara told to prepare to hear news OF further
EARTHQUAKES. with great storms, IN Europe.
Hare at home. he is Of opinion that extra care
.,o,l,i h. taken 10 enforce the sanitary law!.
MIR. Farnsworth, yesterday, in losing the
debate on the Virginia bill, denounced the Ct.
forts that have been made w certain ,ersons
in Virginia to obstruct Reconsideration, and
spoke of the petition which has lately BIZ
sent to Congruss by some ullraS, ~ "alI At
talsehood, and gross black and damning libel"
Commissioner Delan0 decides that farmers |
whose business is TO sell in the market houses |
Or other places, are subject to the retail traders
license, but not SO those who only sell from
time to time