Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-12-22
LEGISLATIVE.

The General Assembly yesterday elected Ma
thaniel Riddick Judge Of Nansemood county,
and JAS. NJ. Keeling Judge of Princess Anne
county. They had 10 opponents The Senate
was opened with prayer by Rev. Dr.. Biting.
A number of bills aud resolutions were pre-
sented and referred. The bill forbiddiog co1n-
ty supervisors from dlsposlDg of county prop.
erty without the consent Of the county Judge,
was read. A bill was passed abolishing the
office OF treasurer 10 the State lunatic asylums.
The bill appropriasing $4,000 to send articles
to the Philadelphia Centennial was put on is
passage, resulting, ayes IL, noes Is. The bill
Was afterwards laid on the table. Mcssrs,
Cochran, Bland, Sinclair, Johosou Qucseu
berry and Stevens spoke in its favor. MIR.
Herndon, from the Committee for Courts of
Justice, presented report declaring it inex
pedlent to legislate on the subject of rcsolu-
ton as to amending the Code so as to allow
married women to acknowledge convcyauces of
rea estate before one justice OF the peace.
10 toe House prayer was offered by Rev.
DR.. Edwards. 1t was resolved that it was in
expedlent to leglsate on the subject of amend.
log the Code 10 reference to legal holidays.
The House joint resolution to ascertain the
plumber OF lunatics confined in the jaiIs Of this
State was ordered to It's cngrossment. The
following bills were passed: House bill to
amend Code of 1878 in reference to death Of
parties to suits; House bill to amend Code of
1873 allowing commissioners to the General
Agent and Store-keeper of the Peniteutiary.
This bill reduces the commissions OF the Store
keeper from TO per cent. A bill to provide
for working and keeping in order tic public
roads IN Fairfax county was presented and re
terred. The House bill to regulate the sala.
RES OF county judges was read the first time
The Committee on Schools aud Colleges, to
which was referred the resolution as to the ex.
pedlency OF so amending the law so as to allow
the qualified voters in each school district to
elect Its board OF school trustees reported that
1T was inexpedlent to legislate on the subject,
The CATHOLIC CENTENNIAL MONUMENT
The Catholic Memorial Fountain will prove
one of the most strikingy ornamental features
of the Centennial grounds, its estimated cos.
being $4,000 The designs have been pre-
pared indicating clearly the outlines of the
work, which it is intended shall remain perma
nently as an adornment of Paramount Park
after the Centennial celebration shall have be-
come thing of the past. The bases for the
fountain and surrounding statues will be of
granite, while the pedestals aud columns SUP
porting the statues will be, together with the
basin and flights of steps with which it will be
approached on either side, of Maryland mar
BILE. The fountain will be of mound work,
pyramldlcally shaped, and surmouuted by a
statue OF Moses 10 the act of shifting the rock
from which will issue several streams Of water.
Surrounding the fountain equidistaut from
each other will be erected four statues, all of
which, together with the figure of Moses will
be Of the purest Italian marble cut by distip-
guished soul ptors in Europe at al aggregate
cost of $4,000 in gold. The first Of these
statues on the extreme left, as seen 10 ap-
preaching the fountain, will be representa-
ton OF the late Archbishop John Carroll, OF
the Archdiocese Of Baltimore. Next on the
right will appear statue of Charles Carroll of
Carrollton. The other statues viii! be repre-
'entatlons of Commodore Barry aud Father
Matthew.
lest OATH DIsALLoWED.-The United |
States Circuit Court, Fifth circuit, 10 the case
IF Fannie E. Weems ct al VS.. George W. At.
1ood ct al, has decided upon motion by de-
endant's counsel to apply the test oath to
jurors, uuder section $40 revised statutes, that
he amnesty proclamation of the President
lated December rs, 1868, restored all the civil !
tights of those oomprehended within its terms; |
md further that the requirement of test oath |
3 10 the nature OF punishment Tor acts thus
uy pardoned. 1t was also said that the stat
tie invaded the province of the court and the |
Administration of the test oath was therefore
ienied. -Ney York Journal of Commerce. |