Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-04-05
From Richmond.

suspended the rule and passed resolution. in
troduced by Mr. Taylor, of Loudonn, 10 enable
the hoard OF supervisors Of such COUNTIES as
have failed 10 consider the question Of the re-
assessment of lands therein. to avail themselves
! of the beueft Of al act in force February lst,
/ 1872, entitled au act for the reas>es-ment OF
the lands in the Commonwealth.
! The Tax bill as passed 10y the House was or
dercd TO be printed and a resolution adopted
couhnlng debate 70 ten minute speeches.
! The House passed the Senate joint resoiu-
| ion extending the time i'.r ascertaulrg The
alurunt OF school tax for COUNTY ard district
purposes until the 18th of May.
The Tax BILL ordered To be enyr"s-cd yes
;erday. was taken up aud paSSed-ayes 19 noes
Is absent ~. Necessary 10 It's passage %.
The House bill TO amend the code in relation
10 the collection oil taxes. was amended and nr.
! lered 10 be cnyrossed
The Appropriation bill was rakeI UP ard
considered till the hour Of adjournment.
\ motion to appropriate Sl3.WW Tor the
Hampton Nululai Schno. for cpIore,i persons
caused an animated debate. in the course Of
which Mr. tilinlan. ut Richmond. arralgned
! the Radical party for their course ut tie last
and present session Ut the Legislature. Alter
persistenty voting against any and all raxatloIl
he claimed that they manifested unparalleled
assurance in asking this appropriation Tor a
private institution in the hands vi aliens. and
managed in the interests of the coiured race
alone. He expressed the opinion that the
course Of the Radical party in this Legislature
had been the result of a deliberate purpose 10
make the Legislature obnoxious III the eyes of
the people, aud said THAT they were trying :"
maxi. an economical record. even at he eX-
peu>e OF principle and that they had voted for
the funding bill in the last Legislature and Tor
formulating it in this He reviewed the course
Of RaiicaIiSm i'll Virginia, and contrasted its
humility now in adversely with it defiant and
uruScriptive course anterior 10 l>t'9 lie then
>kctched its history IN the Southern States:
aud declared that the people "t irginla who
are perfectly acquainted with IL aims and pur-
poses will rcpudiate II in whatever Earb IN the
future it lnay appear. " Tor the tpDsclva-
tive larty-whie there may bc divisions III IT
ranks on minor questions 1t sand will ever be,
he said a uuit when confronted by Radica!l>m.
The amendment was rejected BY most de-
ci,ied vote-ayes IL: nnes So.
\ motion 10 strike out the section approprIa-
ting SIS, 900 respectively to the | University OF
Virginia and the Virginia Military Institute
was reiectrd-ayeS 81: noes -.
An amend neni appropriatlng one fifth OF the
amount collected a per centage tax i've per
CT on sales Of liquors towards the support "i
public schools was agreed L"
After some further uuiuiportan: amendments
the bill was ordered to be cngrosscd.
In the Court Of Appeals. to-day. the decree
nf the Circuit Court OF " cstuorcland county IN
he cas-" of Griffith vs. Bird was reversed
,! The Homestead case was further argued.
An ATTEMPT To celebrate the anniversary OF
Il, ell, - Il
The colorcd man named Mark Wlcks. aa>
jackson. who was brought here from Mary
land on the charge OF being an accnnIpce OF
Hail. the confidence man, III the swlndllng OF
Turner had an examination Yesterday. ami
was sent on for indictment.
RICHMOND. April 4-In the Senate. to-day,
the Tax bill was taken up ami it, consideration
occupied the entire session.
The House by a vote OF IS to Is. barely
constitutional majority passed the Assessment
bill. and then proceeded to discuss the bill re-
lating 10 the tax on oysters.
WIN. II Barrett. the sample merchant. ar
rested some time since By the State authorl-
ties for violation Of the internal revenue laws
Of the State, and taken before Judge Uuier-
wood on writ Of habeas corpus and d>cllarg-
ed. was again discharged BY Judge Bond otthe
Circuit Court to-day, before whom Barrett
was ken on an appeal by the State. the court
affirming the Judgment of the District jndsc.
Mr. DISRAELl in a speech. at Manchester,
England, on Wednesday night. comparing the
British and American forms Of government.
said the President Of the United States was
not sovereign His position was similar 10
that of an English Prime Minister, and both
were paid sum which Was about equal TO the
income Of second-class professional men. lie
referred to the difficulties growing out Of the
Alabama claim. and pronounced the present
situation a controversy fraught with great dan
ger 10 the relations Of the TWO countries After
reviewing the past and the present treaty nego-
tiations for the settlement he came to the con-
cusion that there was but Que course left tor
England painful as it was. when she received
the American case with Its extraordinary de
mands. He would have appealed TO the good
feeling and good sense of the Americans, stated
the difficulties and invited confidential con-
ference at which they might be explained. He
condemned the course taken by the Govern
ment it was the cause OF the public alarm
and Indignation which now existed. He adj
mitted that it was impossible for America to
recede from her position in regard to the qness-
| tons TO pc presented ln tue ueue'a l'oaiu.
He concluded BY expressing the belief that the
record of ministerial incompetence would be
sealed by the ultimate acknowledgment of
the principle of indirect claims the results
whereof must be fraught with the utmost dan,
ger to England.
Earl Derby and other prominent gentlemen
followed in speeches of similar political import.
Right Hon James Staus6eId, radical member
of Parliament for the borough of Halifax, III
hi, address to his constituents, said the treaty
with America seemed to be in jeopardy II
| it failed the faul, would rest with the American
Government England has done her best TO
settle these differences and set good example
to the world.
CADET APPOINTMENTS. The worst result
of the system by which the appointments to the
Military Academy at " est Point are distributed
is seen in the tendency to make them heredlta-
~. Now. and for many years past, a large