The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1874-03-23
evening State 9ollrnat.
CAPITOL NOTES.

Inc oeliits HAS uuopleu feSoiutioi
authorizing the committee on constitutions
amendments to sit during the Legislative
vacation. Probably by long setting they
might incubate something that would b.
acceptable, but the project for setting has
squirting towards legislative hocus'
pocus for getting rid of the peoples
money.
The bill providing charter for the city
Of Manchester is now law. Under its
provisions Manchester is entitled to Q
mayor, council and city judge, and there
is a general scramble for office that attaches
to these privileges.
Mr.. Riddlebarger, member Of the House
of Delegate from Shenandoah county, and
editor OF the Woodstock Democrat, was
one of the three Conservatives of the body
to which he belongs who voted against
the amended charter for the city of Peters,
burg.
There are three Carriers in the House of
Delegates, says the Richmond corresponds
ent of the Petersburg News, j. Armistead,
Jack, and Peter j. They are not related
and are very unlike in disposition; besides
one of them is ''of color.o When the lion
Of Loudoun growls, as he is always wont
TO do when any one crosses his financial
path, the huge grizzly from Russell. shakes
himself, snufs the breeze and prepares for
battle.
Mr.. Powell, of Franklin county, is :" the
previous member" par excellence OF the
House. He operates in the interest of lit
tie talk, but does not always succeed in
stopping the flow Of CAB.
Members are not specially bothering
themselves about the consideration of con-
sttutional amendments. The meetings in
that behalf have been SHINY attended.
The Southside Virglnan says "Artemus
Wards best joke was that the world re-
volyed round its own axletree suject to
the constitution of the United States
would lead to the .supposition that the
whole world has got out Of gear, because
the municipal charter Of Virginia city
has been vetoed. If all this excitement is
real we are sorry fog it, aud if it is slightly
exaggerated we can only regret it,"
Wild ducks and jack-snipe are said to
be as abundant in Westmoreland as mock
ing birds, though no protection is sought
for them. 1t is conceded that they are
most ornamental as we'll as useful in the
shape of a roast or pie.
The Warren Sentinel alluding to the in
dignaton expressed in some quarters at
Governor Kemper's veto of the Petersburg
charter bill, says the blaze Of burning
efiigies'' can never destroy the hold he has
upon the hearts of our people.
The people OF Williamsburg, the ancient
capital of the Old Dominion, have held
meeting and endorsed Governor Kemper's
veto of the Petersburg charter bill, which
they STYLE an act of "moral heroism."
On Saturday night an acceptable and
sensible address was delivered in the hall of
the House Of Delegates, on the subject of
immigration, by Mr.. James Porter, for
merly of England, but now of Albemarle
county, Virginia. The address was lis
tened to with evident interest, and demon
strated that the speaker was master OF
the situation in all its aspects.
One ofthe amendments to the general tax
bill requires that "fveper cent of the tax on
real estate shall be collected in United
States treasury notes or in gold or silver,
and applied to the support of the public
free schools" The ultimate object of this
amendment is to bring the funding bill be-
fore the courts again for the determination
of the question of its constitutonality.
The Governor to-day appointed the fol-
lowing gentlemen to constitute board of
visitors to the Deaf, Dumb and Blind Asy.
lum, at Staunton, viz: VIM. Frazier, G..
NJ. Cochran, Jr.. John B. Evans, Charles
Grattan, John L. Eubank, James D..
Jones, and DR.. G. G. Henkel.
To-day pardon was refused by the
Governor to Jane Gray, prisoner in
Wythe county Jail for larceny.
The following commissioners for Virgin
ia lands were appointed to-day by the Gov
ernor in the respective states and places
named, viz: John j. Key, Washington,
District of Columbia James Taylor, 81
Duane street, New York city; Kinley j..
Tener, Is South Third street, Philadelphia.
j. NJ. Smith, lr., was appointed notary
for Henry Courthouse Edwin Broaddus
do. for Gloucester county; j. A. Jones
do. for Monterey, Highland county.
The House to-day, by decided vote,
refused to raise the pay Of certain clerks
employed in the Office of the superinten-
dent of public instruction. Now let them
march to the front with the same bold face
when the proposition is mooted to double
pay some of their own officials of this
grade.