Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-06-24
End Of the District Legislature.

of the farce of the d strict l. glslature Is ludl-
crously in keeping with the general tone OF It's
character and doiugs. By the passage by Con.
grcss of the new District bill both branches OF
the District Legislature we're abolished, and an
adjournment sine die was effected yesterday
about uooD. The members lett iu a body and
called upon The Governor at he executive Of
fee, corner of Seventeenth and Pennsylvania
avenue. Subst queutly some OF them weot to
klaIzs restaurant, on u street, near Seven
teeuth, and ordered lunch. After it was dis
posed of, the whole crowd, it is alleged. repu-
dated the bill, $40 in amount. WellknoWn
citizen having entered while there was discus
sion on it, said he would pay the same out OF
his own pocket as he was SO glad that the
House of Delegates had been abolished. From
here plumber returned to the hall OF the
House of Delegates and began to appropriate
desks, tables and chairs and cart the same away
to their private residences Two duzeu chairs,
il is alleged, we're taken and disposed OF TO res
tauran, aud cigar store propretors. The color
ed watchmun 10 charge of the hall appealed to
them TO leave the furniture iu the hall, stating
that be would be held personally responsible
for the same One of the members appeared
TO sympathze with him, aud told HIM 10 60 to
Governor Shepherd and ask of him what was
70 be done uuder the circumstances. While
| the Waterman was absent general RAID Was
made IN the furniture. The colOrcd man was
unable to see the Governor, but saw DIR. lin
dali, his private secretary, who told hlm 10 take
all account of all of the property taken, the
names of the members taking the same, and
haud it to the police for action. This the watch
man did, and this morning he sent the follow
ing partial report TO the Governor:
Sir: There was a clock taken away by An
drew Gleason by an order from the Speaker,
aud twelve chairs by Mr.. VIM. Hussey, Ia con-
tractor) Mr.. Hussey also took away one chair
and large water cooler without an order. MI.
Nj. T. UreIl, the delegate from the ulnetecuth
district, and Mr.. Fl. A. Hall, the clerk, took
five chairs to be JARED so they told US. MIR.
Matthew Trimble, the delegate from the tenth
district, took two chairs desk, aid the
Speakers chair, without an order.
(S,gned) HENRY BEVERLY"
One Of the 'brilliauts,' the delegate from
the fifteenth district, who is employed as "a
book binder in the government printing office,
upon taking lot of stuff away gave the watch
man the following peculiar document:
This is to certify that l. John A. Perkins.
has borrowed the chair and desk lately occupied
10y him to carry home his books and papers to
the Speaker Of the House Of Delegates" 40
drew Gleason, a well known contractor, took
the large and valuable clock, with the following
order:
The sergeant alarms, or Waterman at the
| House of Delegates, is hereby authorlz d to
give the clock uow in the hall of the House OF
Delegates to the bearer, Andrew Gleason.
ARTHUR SHEPHERD,
"latc Speaker of the House of Delegates.
The looking glasses, towels, combs. and
,bo, n
paper, and stationery 10 general, and pieces Of
CARPET and rugs, were all grabbed and taken
away. Half a dozen of the chairs, it is said,
were given away or sold to cigar dealer on
PENNSYLVANIA avenue between Ninth and Tenth
streets. 1t Is we'll known that these people had
| no right 10 take this furniture, which now be-
longs to aud cost the District government sew
eral Thousand dollars. The colored Waterman
says that some of the members even wanted to
take away the oil paintings on the Walls, the
portraits of the former mayors of this city, but
that he told them if any one of them touched
theu he would have them arrested. Maj IF
Richards when Informed of this to-day, sta
toned policeman in charge, and nothing fur
Their was taken, and an effort will be made to
recover what is missing.
Que of the delegates was observed walking
away from the hall in stiff aud dgD'f d man-
|
ter rammed down his brooches leg, with which
trophy he succeeded 10 getting home: All OF
the articles taken were from the hall OF the
House of Delegates Nothing, so far as ascer
taiued, was taken from the Council cham Der.
This afternoon Mi .r Richards sent word to
the members of the House of Delegates that he
would give them until to- morrow morning to
return the furniture distracted, and II they
failed to do SO be would arrest every one OF
uncm. The effect of this order was that nearly
! all ut the furniture was returned this evening
with the exception of FIVE chairs, which the
members say If they will not be iuri her expos
ed they will return tomorrow. The silver
pitcher that belongs on the Speaker table has
not yet been returned
THE DISTRICT CoMMIssIoN.-Th President,
yesterday, nominated to the Senate upon the
commission created by the act aboshing the
District government, lex Gov. Shepherd, ex-Post-
master General DeDnson, of Ohio, and Henry T..
Blow, ex-member of Congress from Missouri.
Upon the nomination of Mr. Shepherd there
was sharp controversy, and it was finally re-
ected by vote of Sc to g. The name of A. g..
Catte, of New Jersey, was then sent 10 in
place of Shepherd, and he was confirmed at
once. Washington dispatches represent great
Indignation when it was apnouDced that the
late Governor Of the District was presented as
one Of the members Of the Commission.
o. the nomination the discussion was one Of
the most stormy aud exciting that has ever &C.
Cured in executive session. MIR. Shepherd and
lumber of his friends were iD the Office of the
secretary of the Senate waiting for the action
Of the Senate They did not seem to be atall
doubtful as to his "vindcation." They soon,
however, became aware that the thing was not
going so we'll as they had expected 1t seems
| that all the leading Republican Senators with