Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-01-29
letter from Richmond
correspondence Of the Alexandra G.z,u
RICHMOND, January % L."

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RICHMOND, January %, ls-2
10 CONSEQUENCE of the absence Of Mr. D,
bour the consideration Of his tax bill was to.a'
again postponed uotil Wednesday.
The committee appointed to in7csligs.o
abstraction of funds 10 the Seco0d Auti,.,,
office will be ready to report soou. I!csron.;
they will state who got the $32 ,000 and r.,
they tx it upon two gentlemen-ouc Ct st+.:
was in the Second Auditors office and the S o,I
er 10 the Treasury. Learn further tha, , J'.,
will recommend that proceedings be inst;,n,,$
| against the boudsmen of Mr. Joseph Msy5 b..
State Treasurer. The whole matter will rar:
| cut 10 week or more.
Mr. WORKMAN, Senator from RichnoDj J.,
Introduced bill aboIishing capitol pucishma,"'
The bill provides that premcditated mu,i
with malice prepeDse) is to DO CEASED as.
sassination, punishable with solitary coufrcr',
for life at hard labor; murder by poisoaug AZ,
| with the same punishment, whether Ge.Jh l.
occasioned at once or by slow poison.
Ii death does not result from the aluis,,.
ton Of poison, the punishment is to BE- 70; r,
to twenty years solitary confinement at harj /,
Dor. For infantioide, the punishmcnt is so.,,,,
confinement for not less than FIVE nor mtr. r|.'
ten year5. Homicide, committed v0rn;.,.r
is to be regarded as murder, and puus'.cl 81,
from ten to twenty years Of Solitary cgG,,
ment, With hard labor. G'bc hill goes ,y =;
Committee 90 Criminal Laws.
Rev. w. S. Rainsford who preached to :.s
large congregations 10 Alexandra prc4c!ciI..,
last night at ST. PapI'5 and will prcscA r,"-
plight this week and give Billie rca!iro. I.,*
He has very large congregations.
Gov. Holiday to. day appointed iIsj = I.yn.
as A. BraDder 10 The position of fish n,pc,r
The major was o gallant Confederate .5...:
Major Brandcr was warm ad7oca'r oitiy9.r,
Mahones claims in connection with the gy
crnorship which fact elbows that Gcv l5il..
does not display any spirit CT dlsctimi2y,lsai
his appointments.
10 the Senate to-day Hlr. Da=2l I'll rs!lh.
following which was rcftrrtd:-
Resolved, in the julemen: ni the G.a.,,
Assembly, this is the frs; biennial scs>,oau g!
the constitution, and that the utx. >l-.57
the General Assembly shall assemble Ia .a.
Capitol. at Richmond, at - o'cIcck NJ, on t..
lst Wednesday in December, 1879.
Major Daniel is determined to use thi,q!.
ton fair and hence his resolution. Itw0u.
nave UCCu uOIC aP[CcGUic u VIZ H. MY
the members to have let the matter ajO@c ua.
the closing days Of the session and then to ski,
10 resolution declaring that this is ao' L.
first session and pass it before It's oppo4,@.
knew what they were about.
Indeed, the scheme w9ui have ilal !.go..
ponents.
What we want about the present Logi,,@..'
is life Save when the House is il sessis" D..
members are the quietcst set of moa ever kao..
IN these legislative halls. Very few Of the q:
| jolly tesm about now. cousin Wiliian {.
| cil," who was wont to raise He'll" lqVl.a.
that forcible language no could so wall U:~',
| now in California. Such things as goo! O.
| practical joke as wa had hero two yesrs $50.
| not known. The only thing that LOOK: Ike.
joke is tho reference, at tho request Of VI. it.-
| ter, of resolution declaring it unlaw!u! = &c..
terrspins and turtles during tho close se.:o.;
the special committee on game. Tho gus.
Of the day is now. lis terrapin game?
Mr.. Hunter, while admitting that i: !: IL,
| bird nor fish, claims that i, balong: : E..
game class because it has four feet.
! Generals Talisferro and Bohsnn0n, c.Ic!
some irreverently ":h cstcrs," have 90: g..
| anything yet but may BIO expected = b."
forth on this subject 4. any time. Be hi: Is
may, tho House has decided tha. y tcrr.p'a
| gamo