Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-04-18

amendment. :,
The debate was further continued by Mr..
Jones, of Kentucky, against the resou;lons OF
the judiciary committee, and by Mr.. Lori, OF
New York, and Lawrence and Hurd, OF ONO,
in favor of 1t.
The question was then taken on Mr.. Tuck
er's am .ndmcnt, and it was rel 'ctcd Sc to 40.
The substitute offered by Mr.. Lyndr direct
ing III. sergear tat AIMS 10 make rcturo to the
writ and to pro luce kllbourne before the court
was adopted-yeas l65, nays IS.
The great body Of the republican members
and neary half of the democratic members
voted Tor the substitute.
Virginia Convention and Finances.
Editor Washington Chronicle: | ot,s-rve
that several OF the \ orthern pane!s, abiding TO
the platform Of the recent Virg mia Convent on
class it with the hard money States. desire W
make al OK anstion IS 20 the expression Of the
| convention upon the currency Question. The
| con. mittee on resolutions reported ver2 b1ict
resolution declaring that the honor md credit
! of the country should be maintained by res UNI
ing specie payment As soon rs practical e.;
This resolution WAS contained IN the cody OF the
without debate No one of the numerous
friends of currency reform N the conve2tlon
were consulted A few gentlemen from Nor
folk, apparently in sympsLhetic relstons WITH
the gold ring OF New York, and rs otilceho. de'3'
with the supposed hard money views o! thccon-
| vention controlled the action OF the committee
| Unwilling that tie Republicans OF Virgins
! should be thus misrepresrntad and t'e party
pu! in on attitude of opposition to the vlew' ana
| interests Of her people, wrote the following :
| bssis of compromise upoH which SUPPOSED
! al reasonable men could unite.
Z; solved That the honor and credit Of t4e
nation should be maint,ined by tle payment OF
its.bonds, principal aid interest. IN time "nd
mannor as provided by the law which author.
lied their issue, and by such a dnsncia! policy
profitable employment to labor, ana enable ev-
cry holder of legal tender notes to exchange 1t
1T al times. for 60 d ut par.
This resolution WAS shown TO the most proml-
| nent members of the convention, among than
Senator l. evils Colonel Lewis. Colonel Pt=tt,
and Mr.. Ramsdell, United States Marshall, al
of whom approved it.
Colonel Platt placed it in the hands of Stat"
| Senat"r Edgar Allan one OF our most abe and
| brilliant young n en-, who introduced 1t to the
convention, and cured its reference to the
committee on resolutions. | went in person to
each member Of the committee and secured his
signature to the resolutions, and presented It,
| with ten GU. u the eleven names, to Captain
| Patti the chairman. The resolution was re
ported at u late hour motion to lay on the
! table WAS lost by an overWhe ming vote he
direct vote WAS then taken viva V"cc, ard tire
re, o: luton clearly Cal red, and So announced by
| Mr. Sener, the chair man, who Is m extreme
| hard money man. .
A cry came from the leaders of the opposition
| for division. The affirmative showed talr:y-
five votes, including most Of those vi. who haze
any property interests in Virginia The mega
| tive WAS very teebly responded TO u;tlt Mr.
Dczerdorf, If Norfolk, sprang upon the plMt-
form, and, in the most vio;en. and bullying
manner, ordered the colured men TO get up
! Some twenty or so arose. bewil4ered and wholly
,r+ 1,o n n nj
ton. In the confusion the chairman decarcd
| the resolution lost The friends OF system OF
finance organized to help the people and 20 re-
store prosperity to the country were thus out
ragged, and fraudulent expression gwen OF the
The spirit manifested by the specia repre-
sentatives of resumption by destruction WAS
quite worthy of their cause and in k"epinsw tn
the selfshness and brutality of that modern fcl-
dalism of money which trsmples the ENTERPRISE
in the mad rush to Ell its bloated c'tf rs with
gold 1t will be spurned by the Republican
party and the people of Virginia, where .h"lr
Intelligent expression can be Obtained, despite
| the attempts of place hunters and tawnIng tools
OF the money power to chain hsr to the .iugge--
nsut of the Golden Csf The intelligent people
of Virginia, Of Ill parties, are overwhelmingly
| for d national paper currency made legal
der for All dues, obtainsb In exchange Tor
government bonds at all times. Il quanllt'es t.
! meet tho needs of trade. and rcvrrtlhle with
| bonds at the option of tho holder. They believe
that such currency, relieved from tn grasp NJ
monopoly, would sneediy be 1t par with gold
and that it would bring rcilct to the stagnant m
dustries Of tho country No party which antag-
oniz.s this position can possibly mAlntaiH Its
| hold upon Virginia, and therefore pr":"s.
against this attempt TO place tho Republican
| party in false light before the p" pic
EDw,RD DANIELS.
GUssToN HALL Va, Ap..' 10 SO.
A REPORTER $ TRICK.-Iu Philadelphia,
Yesterday, the subcommittee Of the House
Naval Committee Investigating the navy yard
trausactioos met and re x4m!ucd + : Cat
tell, Naval Constructor Hartt, NJ jr Boyd,
of Peunock & Co.'S. rolling MIL at Cn.Sterciie,
and a man named ParkhurSt, oil John Ro.ca's
ship-yard at Chester. During .he rxsmiua.
ton several pieces of plaster from the Ceiling ot
the room fell upon Chairman WhI;thcrnc. An
examination was made, and II was found Inst
an euterprlsing reporter had secured the room
10 the hotel Immediately above the committees
room. He had bored hole through tie floor
and ceiling, aud had inserted tube undcr the
plaster centre piece around the chandelier, and
was taxing down 10 short haud the testimony of
the witnesses when caught BY the proprietor.
lie was takeU UciOIe INC coD uiltee no ldush-
cd heartily over the atflir. aud considered it
one Of the best things Of the session. The
eminen: journalist, however, was sworn no; 10
reveal what be had heard, auu Was allowed 10
depart.
PETITIONS -Iu the House of Representa-
.ives, 90 Mondly, Mr.. Douglas presented the
petition of William X. Lee, for compensation
for three thousand pvuuds oil icon taken from
him by United States marines III April, 1865.
Also, the petition OF Thomas +. PuIIin, for tb"
establishment of pest route from Farmers
Fork TO Warsaw, Richmood county, Va.
Gn1 Walker nreseuie ed the neiitini of whole.