Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-03-11
CONGRESS

The following proceedings of Congress yes
terday are additional to those published ID the
Gazette of that day:
10 the Senate the bill for The admission OF
New Mexico toto the Union was passed by
vote of IS to Is. A bill removing the political
disabilities of Gen. Samuel Cooper, of 41r,
qiuis, was passed. After the transaction OF
some unimpottant business the Senate ADJOURN
ed until Monday.
10 the House Mr. Cox, of New York, offered
a resolution for an examioa.ion OF the BOOKS
Of the Treasury Department TO- ascertain the
causes of reduction 10 the amount OF bullion
in the Treasury between the 10th and the 29tb
of February of twenty millions, while between
the 3lst of January aud the Oath of February
an increase of eighteen millions had been re-
ported. Also to inquire whether the legal ten
der notes received for the redemption OF Mar
tionsl bank notes are kept as a special fuod or
held in common with other money. Referred
n the WAYS and Means Committee. The
House went into Com mittee of the Whole on
The legislative and Judicial Appropriatl ton bill,
and was addressed by Messrs. Phillips. of Kan
sas Hoskins and Willis, of New York, on the
finances Mr. Bass, member of the Com,
mittee on War Expenditures, made personal
explanation, in which be stated. among other
thiogs, that be had protested 10 committee
against the discharge of the witness Marsh,
but was overruled by Mr.. Clymer, chairman OF
The committee. Messrs. Clyner and Black
burn, 10 reply, declared that Mr. Bass did not
make objection to the discharge OF Marsh.
FISH PROTECTION ON THE RAPPHANNocK
The following is an extract Of letter to the
Fish Commissioners from gentleman residing
on the RappshaoDock and extensively engaged
10 the fisheries Of that river. The suggestions
are worthy the consideration of the Leglsla-
ture, and if deemed just would justify pro-
vision in general bill against aoat-nets with
| a mesh less thar FIVE inches:
You ask for my views and solicit suggestions
for the protection Of fish in our river 1.-THE Rap
pahanuock). In the first place would suggest
that clean sweep be made Of all stock nets,
pound nets, and all other fixed traps of what
ever description they may be, as a partial law
would only invite abuse Of privilege, aud there
| by incur expense 10 the State to entore the
law therefore, repeat, make c,ean sweep.
Again, | would suggest that all citizens be
allowed to drift nets and haul senes from the
shore or angle, but in my humble judgment no
drift.net should be allowed for any purpose
whatever with less than 6vench mesh, and 90
boat shall fish or carry more than ten pounds
gipg thread, except sturgeon nets, which are
! usually fshed after the spawning season 10 our
river, and are not Objectionable at any season,
| owing to the large size mesh used, giving free
passage to all smaller fish.
The gradual dimi1uion in the run of shad
| fish 10 cur river since the war is In proportion
to the increase 10 the number OF stake and
drift nets used, and has reached the fearful
| proportion of seventy6ve per cent. Some gil
| lers, now finding it Improbable to fish for shad,
are introducing "berriDg nets" which in my
estimation are ten-fold more Objectionable than
shad nets, for the reason that the meshes are
too small for the passage of any class of fish,
sweeping the river from top to bottom and
from shore to shore at all stages of the tides,
both day and hight, carrying everything before
them 10 their downward course with the ebb
tide and forming an impossible barrier on the
food. Hence l say 90 gill-net should be al
lowed for any purpose With less than 6ye.loch
mesh, which gives free passage for all fish
smaller than the shad.
| submit the above suggestions to your bet
ter judgment, and hope it may throw some
light upon the subject. at least so Tar as our
river 10 conceroed.-Rtch. Wing.
And so the whole exposition was due to a
slight that one woman put upon another. 1t is
now said that 10 the summer of 1873, while MIR.
and Mrs. Marsh and Mrs, Bower we're travel
ing in Europe, a report was received 10 Wash
ington that Mrs. Marsh had been guilty of an
indiscretion in Paris MIR. Belkoap to whom
Mrs. Bower was engaged wrote to her that it
would be prudent for Miss Bower to leave the
Marsh family, aud naming another party, re-
quested that she would join them. This event
enraged Mrs. Marsh, who declared she would
get even with the imperous and naughty wo-
| man for putting Oh so many airs. At last the
opportunity offered. MIR. Marsh received a
summons to go before the Investigating COM
mttee, aud knowing that it would involve bis
his wife if the truth should be made koown be
packed his trunks for a foreign voyage, ex-
planning to his wife that business of importance
demanded his presence in Montreal; aud from
thence be should proceed to Halifax Ascer-
tanning the cause of this proposed journey, Mrs