Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1870-03-01

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the iron clad navy OF England, and recommends
its further Increase.
Ia the Spanish Cortes debate is still in pro-
gress over the proposition to indict the Arch
bishop Of Santiago.
The LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE IN WASH
INoroN. In The House of Delegates, on Sat
urdav, quite an animated discussion sprung up
when the special order of the day, the consid
Grafton Of the Lii to enable officers holding
their places by military appointment, and to
provide for filling vacancies IN certain offices,
came up for consideration When it was put
upon its passage, Mr. Crenshaw, OF Henrico,
cot the floor and protested against the passage
of the bill. He said it would do great injustice
to many persons now holding Office, and would
be q violation OF the faith which had been
pledged by the committee OF the General As
sembly which went to Washington and appear
cd before the Reconstruction committee during
the recess of the General Assembly after the
October session. He also said that Governor
Walker had pledged himself TO the reconstruc
ton committee that the persons holding office
in Virginia would not be removed.
Mr.. hicCaull responded to Mr.. Crenshaw's
remarks, and said he was present when Cover
nor Walker was before the Reconstruction com
mittec, and he heard no such pledge given.
He said they we're we'll received by Genera!
Butler, invited to his private house, and had
nothing to complain OF on the score OF courtesy,
But as 10 being bound by any consideration OF
honor no. 10 press the bill under discussion,
that was another matter, and he did not feel
SO bound General Butter told the committee
that If they would do certain thing the State
would be admitted in twenty minutes. The
certain thing was done and twenty weeks, near
", ELAPSED before it was admitted. The c0m-
mittec had gotten much abuse, in tact had
gotten everything, but its expenses, and he was
not lisnosct 10 suffer any more odlum to bn
cast upon Il.
Speaker Turner vacated the chair and ex
planned his connection with the pilgrimage OF
the committee. He was before the Recon
s,ri,cliou committee when Governor Walker
WAS and al that he heard about removals from
otiisc was the expression OF The opinion ny
WarLweii that if the Legislature were suffered
TO cnnccnc without having the iron clad oath
applied, he would lose his Office, and that all
otherloyul men would share the same fate.
Mr. VIM, OF Hanover, wanted to know how
lar the powers OF the committee that went to
Washington extended, and whence they were
derived
This brought Mr.. Budd to his feet, who ex'
planned that he was chairman OF the caucus by
which the committee was raised, and that he
appointed the committee. Ii had no specific
instructions, and went to Washington to do
what they thought was best fGT the interests OF
the State.
Mr.. Kelly, Of Smythc, said the bill was an
act OF grace ia sevcra! respects tor the holders
Of Office ky military appointment, and they
should b. thankful for it. Gen. Candy himself
admitted that many OF them were Incompetent
when he sail he did the best he could with
the material from which he had to make APP
pointment" Mr. Kelly said it was his impress
sion that Mr.. Crcnshaw had douc the Con
Sercalives more harm than any other man in
the State.
MIR. McCau again arose and said he had
7ust seen Governor Walker aud he said he had
never given any pledges to the reconstruction
as TO whether he would remove Or
not remove the existing office holders IN the
State.
Mr.. Crenshaw responded, that when they
were all before the reconstruction committee, IN
Washington, the question was asked, Incident
ally, whether the admission OF the State, under
the law proposed without the lron-clad oath,
would not have the effect of causing the remov-
al oil all the military appointees, and Governor
Walker replied that be thought not. hlr.
Crenshaw said if Butler violated his faith TO
the committee it did not justify the members
of it in violating their faith to him.
Mr.. McCrackcn, Radical of Louisa, after the
members OF the committee had been IN the con
tesSional, said that with all their dirt. eating
and pledges to Ben Butler, they effected moth,
ing in regard to the readmission of the State,
and that what was done in that respect was
done by the Republican party--a Republican
Congress and Republican President-and
that no thanks were due the committee which |
went to Washington Eng.
Gov. Walker has appointed Charming NJ