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GENERAL ASSEMBLY or VIRGINIA..
Ninety-hrst Day.
TUESDAY, March 5, 1878
SENATE.

Lieutenant.G Governor WALKER presiding
A number OF House bills were twice read
and referred.
THE BUCHANAN AND cLIFToN-FoRGE RAILROAD
House bill transferring to the Buchanan
and Clifton-Forge Railway Company Ger.
tain convicts now ut work upon the cana
was twice read.
MIR. MARSHALL moved to suspend the rules
the reference of the bill to com.
mittee. | E}
MIR. HURT of Pittsylvania opposed the
motion. In his Judgment the bill ought to
go to committee. He had been informed
By the Auditor that these convicts might
cost the State if transferred about S33, 00C
per month.
The hill was referred,
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We have added some very cheap BLACK ALPACA
CASHMERES. &C, 10 our Black foods Depart
ment, and it will pay you 10 call on Us.
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A THIRD PROPOSITION FROM READJUsTER.
MIR. JOHNSTON Of Giles offered the follow
ing resolution as an amendment to Mr.. FOw-
LER's substitute:
RESOLVED, That the Committee Of Finance
be, and hereby are, instructed to report to
this House bill for exchange Of bonds Of
this State 10 the holders OF the coupon and
registered bonds OF the State; the bonds to
be given in exchange to be either registered
or coupon, but the coupons not to be re-
ceivable in payment OF any dues to the
State, to be non-taXable and having50 years
to run, and bearing rate OF interest not
greater than $3.50 per cent on the hundred;
said exchange not to be made until three
fourths OF the taX-receivable coupon-bond-
holders shall have agreed so to do, and have
placed their bonds at the disposal and under
the control for the purposes aforesaid) OF
such agent or agents OF the State as may be
indicated by said committee in their bill, and
under such restrictions and in such way as
shall by said committee be deemed best to
carry out the purposes OF this resolution.
General TALIAFEKR0 In the chair.
The FICKLEN proposition was opposed by
Messrs. MoFFETT, FOWLER, HARrIE, FAUN-
I'll ERoY, and DICKERsoN Of Russell, and adj
yocated BY Messrs. ASHTON, BERNARD, WAT
SON, and FICkLEN.
Mr.. PoPHAM desired that the names of
General William Malone and Major John
W. Daniel be inserted in the list OF commits
sioners.
Mr.. FICKLEN said he bad no objection.
Mr.. FAIR moved to commit. Not agreed
to-ayes, 55; noes, 50.
At 2:40 Mr.. POPHAM moved to adjourn.
Result on recorded yote-ayes, 80; noes,
IS. Those voting "Aye" were nearly all re-
adiusters.
Mr.. ASHTON demanded the pending ques-
ton.
Mr.. PoPHAM moved to adjourn. Ruled
out Of order.
On ordering the pending question-Mr.
JOHsTON's substItute-the vote resulted on
division-ayes, 90; noes, 81. The ayes and
noes were thereupon demanded and ordered,
resulting ayes, 90; noes, 81.
Chair vacated.
Night Session.
The House was called to order at s o'clock
by Speaker ALLEN. The calendar having
at the morning session heen postponed only
until 3 O'Clock, WORT, upon it was resumed.
The new funding bill, some time ago re-
ported from the Committee on Finance,
was postponed, on motion Of Mr.. HANGER,
until to-day "wednesday.
TREAsURERs' PAY--C0UpoSs.
The House bill proposing TO amend the
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Mr.. HURT OF Pittsylvania presented bill
to amend and reenact section 8 OF chapter
SO of the Code Of 1873, in relation to weights
and measures, as amended by acts approved
February Is, 1877, and March 90, 1877, so
az to prohibit the cutting OF cord-wood
longer than four feet.
TAXES ON LICENSES.
House bill to prescribe the mode Of COL
lecting taxes on licenses was taken up, on
motion of Mr.. FULKERsoN, and made the
special and continuing order for Wednes-
day at P. NJ. The bill provides that the
icense-tax shall be paid in money.
ILLUMINATING COMPANY.
Mr.. DANIEL presented bill to incorpo-
rate the Lynchburg Illuminating Company,
which was referred to the Committee for
Courts Of Justice.
CRIMINAL LAWS.
The Senate at lao took up the report Of
the Committee on Criminal Laws.
Recess.
Night Session.
Governor WALKER resumed the chair at
sP. NJ, and the reading Of the new code
of criminal laws was continued.
at 10 o'clock the Senate went into eXecu-
tive session to consider the nomination Of
county school superintendent for Scott
county.
The Senate refused to confirm the nomi-
nation OF r. E. Wolf made by the Superin-
tendent OF Public Instruction.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
The SPEAKER called the House to order at
IL o'clock.
The Committee for Courts Of Justice re-
ported bill providing for the meeting OF
the General Assembly on the first Wednes-
day in 1878 and 10, and biennially there
after.
A bill was reported "to authorize the
trustees OF the First English Lutheran
church, OF Richmond, Va, to borrow money
and execute deeds of trust to secure the
same"
COMPROMISE PUBLIC-DEBT PLAN.
Mr.. FICKLEN offered the following:
RESOLVED by the General Assembly Of
Virginia; That r. w. M. Holiday, Gov
ernor OF Virginia; James A. Walker, Lieu
tenant-G Governor; James G. Field, Attor-
ney-G General; Henry @. Allen, Speaker OF
the House OF Delegates; Daniel A. Grims-
ley, chairman Senate Finance Committee;
James Barbour, chairman House Finance
Committee; William F. Taylor, Auditor oil
Public Accounts, and Thomas s. Bocock,
be and are hereby appointed q commission
for the purpose OF concluding settlement
OF the public debt OF Virginia. and are
hereby invested with full authority to effect
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so that one fair officer may perform the
duties of two idlcrs or incompet'nts, has
been systematically resisted by the Rcpub-
lcan side " the House The record speaks
with loud voiro against all dcninls ON TINS
subject DuGurYigGNUfrrD. iiiiir HALE
ruugainnr FusrtR aud others. WHO fut
years euWuarfcd the pcoplc's money who
voted tnl. uf millions to Kings. who Niyc
SECOR LOltso.i all ho aasod. and Who piicd
up the public debt without ,umpul, tluu.
until thc lcoulc tusc ia Indignation ia lsA
and auDvr them into d disViuDrl minority.
hal tlo uutlacity. thN othrr day. to uaintlr
themselves ms economists ivory hili how.
cycl MODERATE the rctron,hmcnt passed hv
the House. has been rcturuod by be Senate
with amendments adding hun,hode OF thou-
sands To the aggregate
One radical reform is stll practicable.
with proper determination on the part IL
thc House. The clnuscs recommended ln
the army by the Military CDmmuton are u
the main good: hut they 10 not 4triko at
the root ol the uNil, which is an army in cx-
cess of any need of the country. It is pro-
posed to have a standing .orce Of twenty
thousand men, and to iightcn in some de-
chine Even this much Will not be- accepted
by the Senate, and then. probably, the spec
taclc will bc repeated ofa juggling conpro-
mise by conference committees.
II the Democratic majority arc in earnest
they will obey tho popular dcmand for an
army of only ten thousand men. The
old tricks are again employed TO pre-
vent this proper reduction. New posts
arc created in the West, rumors of an
Indian war are fabricated, and five thou
sand troops are coolly asked for the Rio
Grandc frontier. These devices are per
fectly understood now, and members Of the
House who are candidates for reelection
must expect to confront constituents who
are no longer ignorant Of the arts 10y which
large standing army is maintained. Re-
duce the army, and the threatened deficiency
will disappear. Continue it, and increased
taxation is inevitable.
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Eisficnils for Arrmmnnfs.

AS'ntc Senator. former state senator
on1a former deputy Coroner. ol This city,
recently came To- blow. .n public ~'aa-
rant aud ,uuntly mado their appoar-
aGoo before "a r.h,o court fhcy aIo all lc-
tiec politicians. and out OF tncir political
differences hiid sprung up sucn bitter per
sofal amino itIo. that they nad lost al ,c-
striut oyo. tucir pIreion4.
On tbr eamc day that TINS dia-racc.1l
ngf occurred FOO mi. itv.a pr. -.r.l ou-
eNunlcro of- stll moro ole' i've character
tool, place in tnc Si.tc H'nlt,of Chio The
Appropriation li'i wNs undcr0is s,u..ion. and
S.uator FoMmI advocated reducing tnc
.un 90 hc paid o. thc Railroad tomnAs-
-i,n,r. an Office at present occupied hy one
NuL4lAN bELL. At tne cloeoot MI loR-
Rl.+ia apoc,h. Just %. he was tr..nuIug h.r
seat, hc VIZ violently aasuu!tcd uud chukcd
toy Mr.. bGhL.
Ih"-' IRE phases of nnltio'. Il must be-
oonro ..l not particularly pheasant to COM
tenn .'r; erd Nr rHnnn r'-1rl N.iicuIe p4
mrllctlArly clil ing wir -u -'turd for
arguments. pi.ropuuAic. however. as
lighting must bc considered. a- au clement
ia politics t.orc b. s0uetnng oi7c far more
obicctl lnLblc. Gar le-- mainly, far moro de-
tcstable--and that - FrauL
Mr.. WILLIAM BELL il II disgrace t. the
state of Ohio. BECAUSE, forEctlm Of all pro-
pri"tic-, M committed an act Of iueXcusablc
violence on the iluorof the state Senate, and
while the Senate .wns In session Mr RUTH
ERrOED B. HAYES disgraccs the samc State
of Ohio, from which he halls and the whole
country, because by fraud, more cNccraJlc
than force he has seized the Office of Prcsi-
dent and now retains 1t against the will of u
majority of the people
Shall BELL be moro severely condemned
Than HAYES
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The controversy between Comptroller
KELLY and Gov. RoBINsuS over the Bonded
Indebtedness Bill has been brought to a dis
tinct issue 10y the introduction into the As
sembly of new bill embodying the Govern
or's views " the proper legislation to I've
had upon the subject. The chief points iu-
volycd i'm the dispute secm tobc whcthcr the
existing Sinking Fund shall bo continued
and applied to the indebtedness OF the city
besides that for which il was originally pro-
vidcd. and whether the amount To hc raised
10y taxation for the payment of the principal
of that indebtedness shall hc one million Of
dollars annually on two millions.
The debt of the city payable from the
Sinking Fund is s2l $4,000, whereas the Sc
curlticS already held on account of tine fund
amount to 3l,Osu,0lO, and this amount will
necessarily Increase as time rolls ON. The
permanent debt not payable from the Sinking
Fund, but which, il no legislation is had re-
specting il. must he met by taxation. Is about
one hundred millions, and there are, besides,
twcnty-onc millions Of bonds issued in an
ticipation Of the collection Of assessments
for local improvements of which some four
teen millions. owing to the vacation of as
scssmcnts and the depreciation in real estate,
will have to be paid by tho city at large. In
addition, there is one million of debt of the
recently annexed district, which the city has
assumed. '$s
This being the state Of the case, Comptrgl-
Ter KELLY proposes that tho existing Sinking
Fund shall be continued, and its surplus APP
piled to the debt of the city now payable
from taxation; that il the fund be INSULT
cient to take care OF the bonds maturing in
any one year, the deficiency shall bc made
up by taxation in that year not To exceed
one million of dollars, and that il this be not
enough. new bonds for the deficiency shall
hc issued. The Governor, on the other hand,
proposes that the Sinking Fund shall be-
left untouched: that two millions Of dollar
shall hc raised every year by taxation for
the payment of the bonds not protected by
that fund and that if this shall not hc
enough, the deficiency shall be met 10y new
bonds, for which II special sinking fund
shall he provided
On those broad issues we are inclined to
side with the Comptroller We think that
in the present depression of business and
Of real estate II million year is enough to
raise by taxation to pay off the principal o
our debt, and that it Is simpler and NOR,
economical to continue the present Sinking
Fund and apply it To the general debt thar
to create n new one. But the Comptroller
bill, as it stands, Is doubtless susceptible %
improvement, and rigorous scrutiny OF il
will be beneficial.
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The Remark the Conductor Made.

Scene in dcnsey crowded Third avenue car.
Three womon friends one OF them pale, and evidently
weak enter at sixty hrd street one OF the trio stout
AMI good looking s given scat by au imprcssonahlc
gentleman The weak woman holds by strap swings
to and ire. and momcntiuv in danger of falling
Men seated huin sides watch her though mentally
ieiung .or size will al At Thirty cod sire she
t,v. itli anl little commuuu cnsn,s. The huNHu wo-
man say, from her svat Al she often illut th Inc
whfn she ia. 10 stand The conductor stops the
car cud"avur. carry the limp woman.
asks H..l-taucc Iu.c Who have SEATS dtsfu To
k,rp q. .u. those who have nrL hulr that >ouc humlr
-ttcr may rise Eud give them opportunity 90 slip into his
place They ,Ntu -inWl .i having ioiaakc way ur tic
DNuduU tHr rurIN hi- burden With much effort hc
'ai- %, the .itWu k h -.nts her ou .aluon door
s'p. whore D. leaves her supported hy her two friends
Rrturunl Co the hot mdil uaut. ANA manc,iN ready
tn "tk, % out somebody. Dog remarks Ia.k az ut
hog ihluk I've got a tuil load OF lurS this time
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Hayes and Civilization.

The great publishing house of HARPER X
Brothers prints weekly Journal OF Civiliza-
tion. 1t is commonly known as Hdrpc,'s
We,Hy the remainder of the name being
dropped in familiar usage; still it purports
to be IA JOurndl Of Crii<dtiOn
one of the most obvious functions of
Journal of civilization would seem to he to
record the progress Of civilization. In this
view Huper's NeckIy seems to be little
out of Joint lately. 1t dcplores an attempt
to excite sympathy for Mr.. TWEED because
he died "A broken man in Jail and says there
was nothing unkind, unjust, or unrcason-
able in TwEEDs punishment; while in the
same number it publishes n leader glorty-
ing RUTHERFoRD B. HAYES.
We have not a word to say in cxculpation
Of Mr.. TWEED. He erred greatly and he
suffered severely. He robbed the city of its
money, and his liberty and his life We're the
penalties he paid for his offence. He is now
dead, and there Is nothing more TO be done
to him.
But great as TwEED's crime was, RUTHER-
FORD b. IlAYES's crime is much greater.
TWEED robbed us of money; HAYES is the
first successful conspiratOr against the most
essential and most distinctive feature in the
Government founded by our Revolutionary
fathers.
If TWEED took money that did not belong
to him. so HAYES is taking money that does
not belong to him. His whole family are
living on means to which he has no right.
Besides an enormous amount Of incidental
porqui-tcs, a spacious house to live in, and
other things, Mr.. HAYES is putting into his
pocket fifty thousand dollars year TO
which he has no right. lie takes this in
clean cash for the discharge Of duties which
he has no right to perform.
The money he unjnsty receives will
amount to two hundred thousand dollars if
he holds on for four years But taking this
| money is the smallest part of his offence.
/ He has deprived the nation of the priceless
privilege Of electing its own Chief Magis-
ti'tc. No mere pecunary robbery can COM
par, In hoinousness with that
We should like to see our cont" Imnororv 10
admirably illustrated by .nnsistoncv in ite
editorial columns AZ it is by its gifted art,
'9.e p''"","'Y We do not object to its dig
S'NS - 10 grave for Mr.. TWEED and his
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Ridicnl, VIII Nni Answcr.

An nttcmpi i- made to diminish the force
Of the Florida confessions 10y covering them
with rdiculc and ridiculc where II il appli-
cable and appropriate is "a very powerful
weapon. But to be effective. ridiculc must
be basel on logic. II is an extraVagant pre-
eCntaton ~ some truthful phase of a sub
joct. But whore ridculc is wholly nappro-
pirate, it becomes offensive and shocking
Then it is a weapon which rccois on those
who employ it. There can be no ridculo Of
death, or of religion NJ more can patriot
Ism be made Ridiculous nor sincere peni-
tcncc. Ridicule cannot be- applied 10 mat
tcrs Of 50 much moment as the prcserva-
tion of our free institutions Of government.
The usurpation Of the Office Of President of
the United States cannot be maintained by
nh effort to throw ridicue ON those who ex-
pose the fraud and confess to participation
in the crime II il too serious an affair To
be drowned in ridiculc. "You cannot" once
remarked n statesman. YOU cannot ridi-
culo the wounds which q soldier has re-
ceivcd in defence of his country" Ncta,r,
can YOU take from the greatest OF crimes IT,
color Of guilt 10y rdiculing those who would
bring the guilt to light.
men Of little consequence. VIZ are told. In
reply IL may be said they were of enough
consequence to make Mr.. HAYES President
of the United States. If they We're OF suf-
ficent consequence TO make him President
by fraud, we think they are Of sufficient con-
sequence to put him out bytclling the truth,
especially when they are sustained by strong
CorrOhOrativc evidence.
NoQucstiOn can arise of gravor Importance
10 this country than the question whether
We have in the Office of President a man
chosen 10y lawful votes or an impostor; and
it must be gravely met and intcligently
answered. 1t cannot be r.diculed out of eX-
istcucc; and that point may as well bc under
stood on all sides at once. The people de-
mand an Investigation which shall result in
mn official establishment of the whole truth.
They care less what the truth Is than they
do about having il authOritltivcly made
known. They care less who shall prove 10
be the President elect than that the Presi-
dent elect, whoever lie may be, shall have
the Office.
To attempt TO dispose Of this great qucs-
ton by ridicule is idle and shallow. There
is no point of view in which it can be made a
trivial matter. II tho right to have II Chief
Magistrate Of the peoples choosing Is not
important, then nothing in public affairs IL
important; and il this can be converted into
ridiculc. then the blood Of two wars has been
ridiculously shed, and our whole system OF
government is ridiculous. This is a conclu-
sion to which the people are not prepared to
come
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DR.. Alfred Wnestaff was buried from st.
MARKS 'hur, on tn, sdal his body having hocn bruu.ht
rom Ia, home u Wc-t lsir Long Island where he died
suddenly ON the previous Friday The Rev = : stock.
ins the Rev. Gcorse Lone. and the Rev. Dr Carmichael
ohciatct. The pail bearers wcrc John u Jones William
Rcm,cu. Isaac 4. Couqel Rohorto Colt, William Floyd.
I.ucs, \ Van Ntchteu. Henry a. Hyde, AMI 4 a..
Thompson The incrncnt WAS I'M the family vault IN st
Mlrhacis Church Cemetery. BoOmlngdulc
Dr. NagStan wus horn m SiH. lie graduated Colum.
ha ollree IN le@2 became surgeon and rhysciin IA
lNt having obtained hi> medical educ alton in New Nnr
and flr aud was appointed House surgeon the sew
YORK. Hospital gentleman of high culture and varied
literary and scientific aiaintmcnt> lis early r ir mont
was rr-ardci by his contemporaries los, g. he pro-
N.~iui ui winch lc li~' 90 p. coming ul-f.
IN him Christian -cuuemeu lie was Senior Walden OF
OMrlst NhMreh. Mesi lslIp
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We Decline 10 Decide IL Ret.

To THF EpIToR OF THE SUN-SU; Ara tlarh
moro words IN the Lnssh Language hHu in Tie German.
"r tr cuniraNf II is bct and the question /, let 10
you lor nnal settlement CArsKLL
We canttcll. The means Of determining such
II controversy we do not possess Tho prevail
ing opinion is that English has moro words
than German; but let our correspondent TOR
Webser's dictionary and FlNgcls German dit-
tionary. and count Then he will know how it
is himself; and We think he viii agree with us
that each language has too many
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The buildings Of the Paris Exhibition are
situated on both sides Of the Seine. and are vast
in their proportions, and both imposing and
convenient in their architecture. When it Is
complete there will be many new and original
features in the Exhibition, and by midsummer
it will be a sight as well worth going far to sec
MS such things ever are. Ono of the mos inter
cstng OF these is a Japanese village in Il scpa.
ratio enclosure, whore visitors will have an op-
portunity to study the exact manner Of life OF
that interesting people A Chinese pagoda has
also been put up 10y native workmcn, Ilull.nd
will beautily the park Of the Tr"cadoro Palace
with bed Of forty ihtusind Dutch tulips nnd
vast aquarium will have place there; cas-
eH"o Thirty feet in width will fall over marble
steps into basin six hundred feet distant 4;
great stretches of gardens containing many
hothouses with rare plants, will lie To the right
Of the palace; two elaborate and beautiful foun-
tains will throw their streams thirty feet into
the air; II superb Algerian pavilion will adorn
the grounds and innumoral!e structures of
varied architecture Will Ia" scattered about.
The main Guiding. situated on the ChAmn ~"
Mars. is 1000 feet in length 10y 900 feet in
breadth. and when all is ready it will contain
tho most extensive collection of the works Of art
and mechanical skill yet gathered together at a
worlds fair. France WILL of course, make the
grandest show hut England also has made
great efforts TO have representation which
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Don't.

To THE EDITOR or THE SuN sir; hicnd
OF mine, eminent IN literature T. dcs,rous of wru-
play, The Great National rrslracy" lie has asked
my opinion think in the excited condition OF the pub
lie mind II might do more hurt than good What is Nou
luhf lie has t'U dot written showing " Tie M'tun.
the tonsmrntors fhe Cousion IN the narSncss a.
Ercbus. The Acton The Result" The Concession,
and 50 on. tnirk play Of this krd might he ul'
means Of increasing the public excitement What think
est and sayest tfIouf AIsIRIoSle
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M. aud Mrs. LORD. Dust Shield.

Mr., Thomas Lord has, since his marriage
with Mrs Hicks, continued TO live quietly with Ia, bride
in her house AZ 10 Wc, Fourteenth street The house 4,
BRICK three and hall stories AMI Is disns hahc by
A. W ,h paint ana th, .Dncrh urltnsss Of its exterior
it luln-, u tho hork being rapidly altered irlm
NNt liiu-- Goo fut the lnl Ii-l
drn,e hU, iust been attacked hv wurkucn Mr larl %,
ururcu Iu to Tie dust, has had large canvas roru
huu- tum tlt caves VI ms hpusc TO The Sidewalk. The
"hti d" "t "Ii .h -hnpcl canvas Is not apparent To-
The sun., 1878-05-03

Brig Gen. LIE Due, the tea, date, and palm
lunatic has secured from the House Committee
on Agriculture n favorable report on the hill
constituting the Agricultural Commissioner n
Cabinet officer to rank with the Secretary of
State or tho Secretary Of the Treasury. When
this absurd bill comes up in the House there will
be good opportunity for the Hon. SUNSET Cox
to make himself useful.