Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-03-10
Nur Interest.

Ia the State Senate, On Fri!ay, 'hc House
LII "to amend and rc-rnact section II # chap
ter III otthc coJc of $500 in ~rciai!on 10 IL
~tcrcst," providing that in contracts, express or
implied, which existed prior to 10th Vi April,
1868. 1t shall not he lawful Tor the jury or
court lv whom the .u!G may bc tried to allow
interest upon the original debt foam! H. b. tac,
or ary part thereof. Tor the pcrloi cuinmcmcilg
on the l7tf! day Of April, ISL, and cn,in- "n
the 10th day of April, 1865. or for any ~lo:!I"r'
Of said period.
Mr.. HuniIcy offered an Amendment giving
to the Jury or cnllt discretion III cl,si ca-': IL t"
whether interest should OF >h"rirl not be nj.
lowed.
The amendment was rejected a.ycs II.
noes u.
The bill was then passed
AYEs-AleSSro. Cochran. Fitzpatrick, french.
tirccvcr: GrimsIcy, Hcrudon, Lnckiar.t, Mar
tin, Norton, NowIir, Patterson, Penn, tlu">cn-
berry. ltix,y, Robinson, Roller, Smith, Stcvrn>,
Ward aud Wynnc-4O.
NrEs-MrS,rS. Anderson, Of r,ttaylyania,
.Alrlcrson, Of Rockbridsc. ~i'razlry, i;"ykii,
Graham, Greene. lIoIla1ay, l~iundIcy, .Joit'>'al,
kirkpatrick, LatIrop. Mecm, Nutling. Perrin,
Taylor, Of Louln,n, Taylor, OF Norfolk, ans:
| Tcrry-l7.
Mr.. Penn moved t. reconsider the vote iI>i
taken il order that he might b. enabled IN ni
Ter an amendment putting Mi debts b. JUDI
mr,lS, &c., upon the saline lnhtlr;g.
The motion prevailed a1d the amrl'im"nt
having been adopted, the bill was a"ain put
| upon its passage, and the vote resulted
Ayes McS,rS. Cochran, tonnaliy, Filzl;i-
rick, French, Graham, Grcrvrr. tisim-lcy.
IlunIlcy, Lakeland, Nowliu, Patterson, Que
senbcrry. iixcy, Robinson, Roller. Smith. SIC
vcnS and Wards.
NoEs-M"s>rS. Andersen, Of Iitt>yl,ania.
Anderson, of Isockbridgc. B"az!cy. Buykiu.
Greene, Holiday, johnson. kirkpatrick, Mar
tin, Mccm. Muffin, Norton, Penn. Perrin. lay
lor, Of Norfolk, Taylor, Of I~rr!onn, Terry and
Wynnc--lS.
There being attic vote, the chair (Nr. Smith
declared that the bill had failed to pass.
On Saturday the Senate, by a vote OF III
ayes to Is noes. passed a resolution rrqn,stln"
the House to return the bill, which request
having been complied with,
Nr. Martin moved that the vote BY which
the Senate rejected the bill be rccan>idcrcd.
Mr.. Kirkpatrick made the point of order
that the Senate having rejected the bill and By
communicating it to the House, having waived
its right to reconsider it, it was In effect dead.
and that, therefore, it was incompetent Tor
the Senate to consider the motion OF Mr..
Martin.
McSSrs. Taylor, of Norfolk, Penn and ilu"d-
ley sustained Mr.. Kirkpatrick, and Mcs>rs.
| Quescnbcrry aud Thomas held that it was per
tcc!ly admissible for the Senate to take action
upon the bill, and that the bill! had not lest IL
| vitality, but. on the contrary, was in exactly
the same position as whc1i tie vote rejecting 1t
on yesterday was recorded
The President decided tie pointo! Nh. Kirk
patrick not well taken.
Mr.. kirkpatrick appealed from the decision
of the presiding officer.
Subsequently the Lieutenant Governor vol
unfairly reversed his decision. aud accordingly,
Mr. Kirkpatrick Withdrew his appeal.
Then Mr.. Thomas appealed from the last dc
cision of the Lieut.. Governor, (which III effect
pronounced the bill dead
After Il leng and excited discussion The appeal
Of Mr.. Thomas and motion of Mir. Martin were
laid Oh the table until Tuesday.