The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1874-03-28
evening State 9uarnal.
CAPITOL NOTES.

| Ine CONSERVATIVE leglSl alive caucus helC
at the Capitol Thursday evening, to nomi-
nate candidates for sundry vacant Judge
ships, was more than ordinarily dstin.
guished by lively episodes-one of them al
least of striking nature. During the
pending Of discussion on the merits of
one of the candidates member of the
Senate charged him with being daily abb
sorbent of alcoholic liquor, drawing the
inference that the party in question could
not possibly make good judge. A
member of the House, friend of the i'm
plcated party, hereupon arose and mildly
suggested that he hoped the Sena-
tor did not make such charges on his
own authority, as there was not word of
truth in them. Thereupon the Senator arose
and said that If the party of the second
part meant to charge or insinuate that he,
the party of the first part, was an econo-
mist of truth in this or any other matter,
then he the party Of the second part was
-. Here the party of the first part used
forcible denunciatory adjective, with
qualifying expletive of decidedly heavy
cast of countenance. This vocal salvo was
accompanied by the immediate assumption
of a pugilistic attitude, with extended
mauleys and digts well closed for offence
Or defence. simultaneously the other
party made Q break for the obiec-
tive point, and was making good time to-
wards it, when he was seized by several
friends and held tight. Another member
obiecting to this summary stopping of the
muss, and being in favor Of business gen.
orally, stepped up to "the original Jacobs
and administered 50 ckdollager on his
own account. This side issue was soon
stopped by the active interpostion of
friends. The last demonstrator being af-
forwards expostulated with for mixing
himself up inYa muss with which he had
nothing to do, accounted for it by saying
ne was bound to hit anyhow, he was
such a fool. Whereupon his nterlocutor
remarked with sententious brevity that the
muss would be an extensive one if he felt
called on to hit every fool. The matter
was settled to day by mutual explana-
ton.
The Lexington Gazette claims that the
defeat of the Valley Railroad extension
scheme before the Legislature was due to
!" the Eastern cities so-called, The Eastern
Virginia railroads. and General Imboden's
wildcat road. Wild cat is good. The
observation is made on the narrow-gauge
principle.
Three commissioners were appointed on
the part of Virginia at the last meeting Of
the General Assembly to meet similar
number from West Virginia, for the pur-
pose of adjusting and marking more accu-
rately the boundary line between the two
states. The representatives of Virginia
have been as yet unable to do anything in
of the West Virginia Legisla.
ture postponing action till its next ses-
sion in January 1876. This postponement
by West Virginia was not from any adj
verse disposition towards the measure, but
simply for want of more accurate informa.
ton upon the necessity Of it. That having
now been supplied, doubtless favorable
action will follow.
When the effort was made in the House
a few days ago by Mr.. Magruder to get
that body to donate an additional bonus
to certain clerks employed in the Office of
the superintendent Of public instruction,
his chief argument in favor thereof was
that they were not now paid as much as
other clerks in the Capitol. He was sup.
ported by Messrs. langley and Round.
General Bagwell said if they could not live
on their present salaries they could resign,
and hundreds Of entirely competent young
men could be found who would be more
than willing to serve for even less. Mr..
Armstrong suggested that the better way
to equalze salaries would be to reduce
those of other clerks at the Capitol. 1t is
already known that the Legislature did not
increase the salaries spoken of.