Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-03-16
LETTER FROM RICHMOND.

important business
The House Committee for Courts of Justice
today reviewed their former decision, discard
ing the third specification OF Mr. Davies
charges against Judge Aylett Nicol, of Prince
William county, and reversed that decision by
ACRE cling to consider the specification and hear
testimony upon it, The vote was 4 for and
against the charge, and great feeling was ulao-
Tested by the parties on both sides, the COM
mirtee breaking up in confusion on reaching
the result stated The specification thus re-
vived is the one which alleged that Judge
Nlco, as counsel Of female client in the Cir
cult Court of Prince William, induced her to
assign judgment for large amount on
small consideration paid her when he had the
funds in his hands to satisfy the judgment in
FULL he obtaining the assignment by false rep
resentation to his client.
MIR. T. Spicer Curlett is expected to reach
the city tomorrow. Maggie Williams, whose
father obtained a warrant against Mr. Curlett,
charging him with seducing her, asserts posi-
lively that it is all a mistake, and that Mr..
Curlett is mot the man - and she is telling
the truth.
| 10 the Senate, 10 day, the House bill pro-
vidng for the exclusion OF the James River
! and Kanawha Caoal to point at or near Gilt,
ton Forge was taken up, an1 the bill, as
amended, was passed The stockholders of
the company will probably meet as soon as
they eau get together and take action upon the
matter.
The present Legislature has certainly been
more prolific of sensation, scandals and quar-
rcling generally, than any previous body
The Indications are thai the watering places
will do we'll this summer The winter has
been so much like summer aud the season was
dull last year, and the TWO combined will tend
10 make town people flock 10 the country.
Senator Dufie!d TO day presented the petit
ton o! number Of veterans Of the Mexican
war for an appropriation 10 ena1It them to
visit the Centenula.. 1t was Landed ever 10
the Committee on FInaucc vino will probably
think it TOO thin.
The vote upop The contested election case Of
Brady W. Gayle will be taken to morrow lu the
Senate.
The competing reports on The Texas and
Pacific railroad scheme came w as i special
order in the llouS'.
On MIR. Bsgwcs motion TO reconsider the
vote fixing 10 day FIR the consideration Of the
matter the ayes and noes we're demanded by
him, resulting 10 the rejection OF his motion by
46 ayes 10 81 noes
he question being on the adoption of he
minority rcpo-s,i in favor Of tho Scnat"t Daniel }
resolutions agans; the Texas-Paclh: and III
favor OF some truly Sou heru road, MIR. Berry
called he poudlug question, aud on that Mr..
Kellam demanded the ayes AMI noes.
The uendiug question was ordcred--ayes Do.
noes 80.
Mr.. Bagwcll moved to reconsider, and on
that Mr. Nicely demanded the ayes and noes,
the result being II ayes 10 Sc noes.
The minority report Was then rejected BY 49
ayes to 81 noes as follows:
| Ayes-Mrssrs Allen, Armstrong. Ar;hur,
Barham. Barnes, B rry, Boz rt, \ |. clarke,
Coale. Coghll Il II. Cox, Crock tt, Crump,
Dalton, Davidson Davis. Dunn, Dyer, Flske,
Flood, Fowler, Gaines, Gray Hale, Johnston,
Jordan, Llcy, Lamkin, Leech. Mathew, Me-
EIroy, }. o. Morris, Paul, Popham, + &.
Powell, Rohlnett, Rouad, Sheffay, Simpson,
j. w. Smith, Stake, Sttaycr, Strohcr,
Swauu, ". I. Talialcrio, Wall, Watts. =. B.
Williams ADD WOODBRIDGE 40.
Noes Messrs. Bagwell, Belts Bohannon,
Branch, Brstow, Brooks, Burks, Carpenter,
j. 4. Carter ?. j. Career. Clay. Couadore,
Counor H. Cox. Craig, Crank, Dubbs. D o
ley Gilman, Gurinn, 1oenuircr, Jones, XII
lam, Kcrrick, Lewis, Lipscomb, Lowell, Mas
sey, McDounall, McNlu,lan, Moncure W. S.
Morris, Male, Nicely, Poindcx er. VIM. Pow
ell Scott, Scruggs, Sb TT, H. +. Smith. Il.
NJ. Smith, s. Smith WIN. Smith, StovaIl,
Stuart. w. B. Taafcrro faey, Terrell, Wal,
lace, Walker, White, G. y. Williams, and MIR.
Speaker Hanger-54
| The question then recurring on the majority
report TO defer all action or the suIjectl, Mr..
| Bagwe moves to lay 90 the table, which was
agreed by the following vo'e:
Belts, Bohaunou, Branch, Brstow, Br .oks
Crank, Crockett Dooley, Dunn, Gaines, Glib.
son. Gilman. Gordon. Cray, Green, Hale,
| Hoeuniver, Kc;lam, kerrck, Lrcy, Lcech,
Lewis, Lowell, Massey, McD,nnaid, McEiroy
McAIuIlan, Moncure, W. S. Morris, Male,
Nicely, Page. Paul, E. G. Powell, Wm. Powell,
| Scruegs, Sibert, H S. Smith, j. W. Smith,
5. Smith, W. Smith. StovAII, Strayer, Slroth-
er, Stuart, W. B. raiatcrro, Talicy, Terrell,
Wallace, White, Gu. Williams, Witcher and
Mr. Speaker Hanger-6l.
Nocs-Messrs. Armstrong, Arthur, Barnes,
! Berry. Bogart, Broaddus, p. j. Carter, Cecil,
A. j. Clarke, 6. I. Clarke, Coale, Coghill
Couadore H. Cox, r. Fl. Cox, Crump, Dabbs,
Dalton, Davidson, Davis, Dyer, Fiske, Flood,
Fowler, Giddings, Hsniltou, Johnston, Jones'
Jordan, Lampkin, Lennon, Lipscomb, Math
ew, j o. Morris, POND x'er, Popham. Ron
aid, Scott, Shelley; Simpson, R NJ. Smith,
Starke, Swami. w. T. ralisterro, Wall,
Walker Watts, p. B. Williams, Woodbridge
and Young-50.
The matter may be brought up 10 the Leg
islature again before adjournment, but it is
| rather doubtful.
The Stale Conservative Committee met to-
night in the Wing building and fixed May "a
as the time for hodirg the Stale Convention
to nominate delegates TO the National Conven
ton, and selected Richmond AS the place for
holding the Convention. STRoNGBow.
Letter from LoudOun Co.