Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1870-07-05
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Dsarmont, late Sheriff of Clarke county was

Dearmont, late SheriH OF clarke county was
passed. =. c,.
resolution in reference to the celebration OF the
9Th of July, offered by radical Senator, the
Senate adjourned.
Tho House of Delegates receded from its
amendments, disagreed to by the Senate, to
the Sohool bill, so that tho bill now only re-
nuircs the signature Of the Governor to make
it law. o LIN
The House amendments to the Senate bill
prescribine the duties and compensation OF
township officers, were ordered to he chgrosseu'
The Senate inint resolution OF thanks TO MT.
Conway Robinson was adopted.
The bill prescribing the tines Tor hoiulns
the terms of the Circuit Courts IN the various
counties was amended as to dates AMI orhcreu
to he engrossed.
A few bills of private character were pas,
ed and all the bills on the calendar advanced
one stage.
Tho bill to Incorporate the town Of Bowling
Green, in Caroline county, was passed.
= In the Senate Mr.. Haskell, against whom
there arc certain charges preferred, MADE
personal explanation, urging speedy lnVestl
| CATION, and asserting his entire Willingness 10
meet and refutc the same. lie also charged
upon Mr.. j. Amber Smith, another radical
Senator, sinister motives, IN rrcierr'ng the
| charges.
Mr., Smith replied and laid the charges at
ftho feet of Ayrcs, the Congressman from the
LIST district, aud thus for few moments the
conservatives listened, in silence, to this little
| s'family quarrel about felony in high places.
Tho day has only been partially observed, a
| norton Of tho coIorcd population marching
about preceded by band Of music anu many
going on a picnic.
The FUNDING BILL (which has passed the
House OF Representatives, now goes to The Ben
ate. Even if it should pass the latter to-day
| which is very doubtful, it IS said it would not
amount to much as it is discretionary WITH
the Secretary of the Treasury whether nc vii
enforce it or not and is opposed TO 1t. The
| bill provides for the issue OF thousand MIL
| lions thirty year Jour per Cts coin bonds, OK
ompt from all taxation, which the treasury Is
| authorized to sell at par for coin, and to apply
the proceeds to the redemption Of any ~
bonds of the u. S. at their 10: value or the
secretary may exchange the new bonds foI
such S 20 bonds, Par for par. The secretary
| is further authorized, and, III this respect, IL
| instructed to use, in his discretion, any coin
that can be conveniently applied to that pur'
nose, 10 Day at par and cancel any Fix pei
cent u. S. bonds which have or may DC
como redeemablc by the terms Of their issue
Tho remaining feature of the bill authorizes
the secretary to receive !. S. gold coin on
deposit for not less than thirty days, and issue
certificates Of deposit at rate not exceeding
three pcr cent, which coin may be withdrawn
on ten days notice. Not less han twenty hVe
pcr cent of this deposited coin in the treasury
shall be retained 10 the treasury for the pay
mcnt of said certificates and the excess above
| twenty five per cent, may be applied, at the
| discretion Of the secretary, to the redemptlor
OF such outstanding bonds a. have matu