Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-03-15
From Richmond.

tension Of the pfeseut ocoslou VI Vic i1cSis'd-
turc for six days from the 10Th, and after
short debate passed it on division by So ayes.
noes not counted Several attempts to have
the vote taken by ayes and noes were made,
but they failed. The resolution having been
communicated to the Senate that body refused
to concur by vote Of ayes II TO noes Is, which
vote was subsequently reconsldered by vote
Of % to II, but the resolution was agalu de-
fea,ed by vote OF 90 to Is. The House was
somewhat dcmoralized by the refusal of the
Senate to concur i'll its resolution, and could
not for some time get straight again
Aftera while however, business was reSun,-
ed, and the bill to prevent lobbying was taken
I'M and passed without call Of the ayes and
noes. The bill provides that any person who
shall pay or receive money or other conipensa-
ton directly or Indirectly, for the purpose Of
lobbying any measure through the General As
semby, shall be guilty Of felony and, if con-
victed thereof, shall be punished by a fne Of
not less than $1,000 and Imprisonment in Jail
not less than three nor more than ten years.
Also that any person who shall employ paid
agents. to .be kept III, around, or about the
capitol, for the purpose Of giving information
of any action If the General Assembly, in or
der that such information may be used Tor lob
bying any measure through the same, shall be
guilty of felony and be punishable as above.
An attorney or other party appearing before
committees is, however, exempted from the
operation of the act.
The Senate joint resolution declaring Gen.
Vim. Il. Richard son, Adiutaut General of the
State, entitled to the annual salary authorized
by law, commencing on the 29th Of March,
1871 was passed.
The Land Scrip bill, as passed by The Senate
dividing the fund between the Hampton Nor
NAL Institute and the Preston and DIN lust-
tutc) was taken up, aud utter a warm and ex-
citing discussion was passed--ayes, So; noes, H.
During the discussion Messrs. Deneae and
RiddIcbargcr were seen to converse excledly.
immediately afterwards the former walked to-
wards the door, and the latter, taking his hat,
prepared to follow, when the Scrgeant-at- Arms
placed them under arrest MIR. RlddIebargcr,
rising to Il question Of privilege, stated that he
had been denounced by the member from
Rockingham, Mr.. Dcuealc) as a scoundre
and puppgt and he protested against the
right of the Sergeant at Arms 10 arrest him.
Mr.. Dcucale said that he had always eudcav
ored to preserve the dignity and decorum of
the House, and that nothing was farther from
his purpose than to offer All insult to 1t; but he
made it a rule to repcl indgnity whenever Of
fercd to him. He diSclaimed any purpose to
violate the rules OF the House, but had no
apologies to make to the member from Shen-
andoah, (Mr. Riddlebarger.) There was great
confusion and excitement which, having par.
TALLY suDsded, Mr.. Kelly offered u resolution
approving the action of the Sergeant. farms
in making the arrests aud continuing the mem.
bers under arrest to await the further action OF
the House, which was adopted. Mr.. Ncae
offered resolution for the appointment of a
committee of five to investigate the crcum-
stances of the difficulty between Alessr>. De
ncalc aud Riddlebargcr and report to the
House. After the House adjourned the par
of So, 900 each TO keep the peace and to appear
teruoon the special committee appointed to in.
vestigate the matter had meeting and agreed
to report resolution requiring both parties to
apologize to the House for their alleged atfrOnt
To its dignity
The Senate had under consideration the Tax
bill which was discussed until the hour for the
recess.
At the night session of the Senate number
of bill, generally of local character were passed.
In the House Of Delegates the Committee
on Militia reported it inexpedient to leglslate
upon the subject of establishing a State Guard,
which report was concurred in.
The bill to amend the charter Of the Alexan-
dria Dock Company was placed on the calendar.
Among the bill passed were the following; to
amend the Code in relation to fishing in the
Potomac river; to amend the Code as to tres
passes by animals; to authorize Waddell Lodge
of Masons, of Go:donsvie, to borrow money;
to incorporate the town of Edinburg, Shenan-
doah county; to amend the Code in relation to
writs of ieri facias to authorize the trustees OF
the NJ. +. Church at Gordonsville to borrow
money: to amend the Code in relation to the
recovery of real estate; to amend the act IL re-
ation to interest on money; to amend the act
to regulate the taking Of fish for the manutac-
ture of oil and manure.
At the night session of the House the bill to
fix the pay and mileage Of members ofthe Gen
era Assembly, with substitute from the commit
tee and a minority report was taken un and the
minority report to strike out two dollars lper
diem) in the engrossed bill, and insert live
dollars, y was rejected.
The substitute, fixing the per d EN- at Sc and
that of the Speaker of the House and the Pres
ident of the Senate at IS, and mileage at ten
cents per mile, was then defeated-ayes IS,
noes 81.
\ substitute was proposed to the effect that
every member shall receive per diem and mi
leage at the rate he has promised his constltu-
ents to reduce the same to, provided that per
diem shall not exceed Sc per day, nor mileage
ten cents per mile; and the President of the
Senate and the Speaker OF the House may re-
ceive $40 per day; but pending its consideration
the whole subject was indefinitely postponed; ,
4 great deal Of noise and confusion prevailed
the whole time the subject was up. Numbe
of members were on the floor at once motions
accumulated on motions in the most pcrplexlng
manner and the whole proceeding was anything
but what should be witnessed in sheVirginiaLegg-
islaturc.
The Senate bill to amend the act continuing
the payment Of interest and dividends to the
INCORPORATED colleges and other institutions of
learning of the State was passed.
The Court Of Appeals has fixed the lst of
July for the first meeting of the new special
Court Of Appeals.
A caucus of the Conservative members of the
Legislature is to be held tomorrow friday
night for the purpose of nominating Judge
for the Court Of Appeals in place of Judge