Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-02-25
FROM RICIIMOHD.
LEGISLATIVE.

LEGISLATIVE
RICHMOND, Feb. "a In the Senate. to-day,
the House bill prescribing what fees Justice
Of the Peace may charge fo7 the trial OF war
rants, &C., was referred.
The bill defining the jurisdiction Of the Cir
cult ana County Counts was laid on the table.
Several bills were ordered to be engrossed,
and the bill 10 prevent the forced sales or per
sonal property passed, but a motion was made
to reconsider this vote, aud the bill is still ID
the possession of the Senate.
In the House. of Delegates thu report of the
Committee OH Constitutional Amendments was
agreed to.
Several bills of no general importance were
passed
The bills to protect tie interest Of farmers
and other entrustng property to commission
merchants, and t. dehoc the rights Ut married
women, were dSnisS .d.
The bill fixing the legal lae Of interest al sl1
per CT, was passed ayes ~. noes -.
The House bill to amend the act i'll relation
to the payment Ct the captatlon tax By fathers
| whose children attend he pubic free schools.
came up, when an amendment YVES offered
striking out the clause requiring the prepay
ment Of the tax Ey the father tpr the preceding
year before his children be Admitted 10 the
schools. After discussion the amendment WAS
rejected by ~ ayes to is noes, and the bill was
ordered to engrossment
The House Joint resolution 10 relation 10 the
disposition of Houdouu 5 statue Of Washington
was SO amended as to provide lDr the aIpropri-
alton of so much of s 900 Is nay b necessary
to render secure the former ,ite Of the Statue
in the rotuuda Of the CAPITOL and to restore the
statue to that position, and was then ordered to
engroSsment.
| THE SENATORSIIiP
Again there is some little STIR n ret,rcuce
to the successor Of Mr.. john L. Lewis, who at
present occupies a seat in the Senate U! tne I.
S., as representative OF Virginia, and The
friends of the various aspirants are cagery
watching for something TO ''turn up IN order
to give their iavorilc start. There Il little
doubt that Gov. Walker will be brought Tor
ward and his claims urged lot the position. aud
that he has strong claims more deny: Tor slfce
his occupancy Of the GuberIllI0ra ChaT, his
| best energies nave tcen put f,rward IN behalf
! Of the true interests OF the State Of bis ainp-
ton and noac have m,re maniu;ly hatlcd tor
her rights. Since the removal OF the political
disabilities uudcr which xGOv. Smith labored,
his name has been mentioned IL connection with
the position, but on the other hand il is sud that
the "od war horse would not object u sue
ceeding Gov Walker. However. this Is all
surlnise, aud no man can tell what day maj
bring forth. Death, taxes and the CONTINUED
session of the Legislature - Gu to bc the Oily
c.rtanliss Of this day.
PROLONGING THE SESSION.
A caucus of the Conservative members Of
the Legislature is to he hell tomorrow hight
at Which the question Of Il nroloreaion of the
present session will be considered ard deter
mined upon, although It IS pretty well a*ccr-
tanned that month longer at least vii! be re-
auired to act uIol tie Important subjects Dow
pending With tie exception III The ny*'cr
| bill, which il is said, has CIV II g:ea' ds-tt>-
faction, no general measure :teci'ng the lnicr-
ests of the State has been disposed Ut. ard 1t
is not thought by those W! ought to knew
that thirty days vii! be sufficient time especial
ly if the county judges are to he ci'1sen.
TIE DEET
It is thought that the plan adopted Iy the
Committee Of Conference with the Bondhndeis
will be finally agreed upon by the Legislature
as the basis Of their payment OF the Interest Oh
the State dcit; but whether II will prove sat
sf:.ctory to the large maj rity Of the Bond
holders not represented at the Conference is
query not easily answered.
CONGRESS YESTERDAY In the ScLate bill
to proceed to the consideration Of The report in
the Caldwell case was voted down after discus
sion--veas %. nays % The credentials OF Gene
raj John B. Gordon. Senator elect from Cor
gia. were read and laid on the table; the bill
for the endowment of Mechanical and AgrI
cultural Colleges was debated all day and into
the night session until there was 10 quorum
left, and the Senate adj ,urned. Al amendments
were voted down.
In the House Of Representatives the report of
the judiciary Committee on the resolution d.
rectng them to examine whether articles Of
imnaachment should be brought against Gov
eminent officials on account Of Credit AlOtller
transactions was presented The majority re-
port states that Messrs. Colfax and Brooks are
| the only ones within the scope ot the resOlu-
ton, and conclude that neither of them can
DOW be iwpeached: that they find nothing 10 the
case of the Vice President to warrant lmpeach-
ment, and they ask to be discharged from the
further consideration of the subject. Dissent
ing reports were submitted by Mcssrs. Potter,
Wilson and Goodrich. The report was made
the special order for Wednesday: The bill to
carry into effect the treaty OF Washington III
relation to the fisheries to which attention
was called By message of the Prcsdent--w-s
taken up and discussed and bill finally passed,
after considerable opposition by Cen Butler.
The Harbor River aud Appropriation bill and
the Naval Appropriation bill were passed.
When the Legislative Appropriation till Was
taken up, Mr.. Butler moved an amendment
increasing the salaries Of the PRESIDENT. Vice
President and congressman, which was discuss
ed at length, and finally adopted. The House
bill relating to the distribution of the Geneva
| award was substituted Cor the Senate bill.
SpAIN.-The latest account from Spain repre-
sent that great anxiety prevails among peace
able citizens, on account of the threatening as
pcct of affairs; and the general feeling is one
of distrust and insecurity. The troops of the
| at Madrid S.,id I'm no in state nt