Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-01-09
Letter from Richmond.


,Snecch of Gorernor Holiday be Printed ?
The House Says No-The Era of Good
FecZ;ao ArriuinQ, When the Readuster and
the Other Readjuster Shall Lie Dovn 10
1ether-A Useful Book.
ICorrcspoudence CT the Alexandra Gazette!
RICHMOND. January s, 1878
This evening has been an evening OF caucuses.
AT hall past four the Quesenterry caucus met
and, after very short session, determined 10
fix upon Thursday, the 18th, as he time 10
which the State officers should be elected. Inc
resolution, however, excepted the AUDITOR
Second Auditor aud Treasurer. MIR. Barbour
intimatcd that the Commuters engaged 10 ~
yesigatiug the bood abstraction would probably
be ready to report by Thursday, and then they
would be atle to 60 into the election or all Inc
officers
From this remark and from all that has bean
said presume that the committee Will % reauy
to report iu the course of q week. -,
The Lee readiusers, likewise, met a2d decld'
ed to appoint a committee to conter With the
other caucus and eudeavor 10 wln them back.
lam informed by a Fulkerson read that
caucus of that wing will meet to morrow
night. This is the only one OF the cauouses that
is held with closed doors. ~
On the petition of the Pre.ileot Of the w.
| & D. r. r. Co., who states that their credit Is
impaired by the hypothccation Of their bonds,
the WASHINGTON and Metropolitan Savings
Banks and all others who may DO holders OF
said company's bonds, are restrained from
selling or otherwise disposing Of them until the
| further order of the Richmond Circuit Court.
Senator Withers was at the Capitol to day.
| and remained sometime 10 tho House.
The entire time of the House was taken up
this morning by the discussion of the report OF
the Committee for Courts OF Justice. recon-
mendng that it is iuexpedlent to print Gov.
Holiday Inaugural! sp7ech.
Gen. Taliaferro and Mr.. Coghill both mem
bers of the Committee for Courts Of Justlce)
spoke against the adoption OF the report, both
viewing it in the light of matter OF dlseourte
sy to the Governor. Messrs. Pophsm, Andcr.
son, and Henry also spoke warmly and at
leug 9Th against the adoption Of the report, and
! Messrs. johnson of Giles, HarVio, Harrison,
| Lacy and Moffett 10 favor OF 1t.
| Gen, Tsliaferro's substitute for the report OF
the committee, which recommended the pllot
| ing of the srcacb, was lost by the following
vote -
! Ayes: Messrs. Anderson, Ashton, BARBOUR
Bohannon, Burger, Clarke. Ccghill, Cox,
Crutcbfeld. Curlett, Davis, Edwards, Evans,
FAIR, Ficklen, Goodc, Graves, Gray, Green,
Hall, Hanger, Hardesty. Htaly, Henry: Hen
SOD, Abel I. johnson, Lee, Lowell, Luck; Me-
Craw, MCMILLAN, Moncure, Moormau, Mush.
bach, Nelson, Oglesby, Pace, Popham. Pulllam,
! Rapland, Reese, Sandidge, Shannon, ShIlVer,
Shumste, j. Howard Smith, Starke, VIM. s..
Taliaterro, Warner Il. Taliaterro, Trout. Geo.
Walker, VIM. Nj. Walker, Wallace. Watson,
| Whitaore Thomas NJ. While. and Wingheld
81.
Noes: Messrs. Akers, Atkinson, Bernard,
| Bland, Burnham. John r. Carter, Peter y.
Carter Chase, Coleman. Crank, Dance, David
son, Amos Dickersou, William j. Dickinson,
Dyer. Faunteroy, FinDey, Fowler, Fry, Fulker'
SOD, Futou. Grigshy, Hamilton, Reuben N.
Harrison, Harvie, Henkel, Waddy T. James,
James D. Johnston, Keyscr, Kyle. Lacy, Nc
Cabe. McCau Mcconnell, Mcdaniel, Mlchlr'
Mofett, Parrish, Pitts. Powell, Eimund Z.
Robinson. J. f, Robinson, RSland, Shelouroe'
3. H. Smith, Spessard, Stevens Sykes, An
drew j. Taylor, William Taylor, Van Lear,
Joseph Walker, Walsh, Wariug. Smith. j. R.
White, Wilton. Wright. Young, and MIR.
Speaker-59.
The House then adopted the report Of the
committee.
Perhaps the most noticeable thing 10 con-
nection with the discu was the many warm
expre ssions cf regard for Gov. Holiday made
BY the leading reaOjustcrs. Mr.. Harvc, OF
Amelia, did rot hesitate to say that he agreed
With his views. Nest of the resdjustcrs took
the ground that Gov. Holiday occupied Md
die ground or the debt question, and had not
shown his ha1d. Net orc bitter word or SEN
timcnt tf rilicule Of Gisresp1cs to the Governor
was uttered duiiog the debate. A stranger
would have thought that all the speakers we're
his best friends. Certainly from their expires.
sioDs they meaut to say so. Mr.. Barbour 1io
not speak, but he voted to print the speech.
So also did Mr. Popham, another readj1ster;
The hope is being expressed that the scattered
elements in the Legislature will soon cease to
coDh;ct and begin to coaless. and that the party
will BE- uoited even on the dobt questoo.
/ Nlr. Ben. Austin, OF Alexandra county, was
to-day appointed a notary public by the GoT'
erCor.
The House Manual, issued for the benefit oil
the members, is a neat and we'll arranged little
volume, in short, pocket encyclopedia relat
iug TO matters political and legislative. 1t con
taips the Constitution of Virginia, names aud
postofice address Of the members and officers
Of the House. standing committees. rules. pos
tai laws, schedule OF the mails, the calendar
for rs, and little blank paper for memoran
dunn Of change 10 the Constitution, or to mark
down the s;z, Of the stockings the member is tc
get for his copGding wife who remains at home
A useful book.
Gov. Kemper was on the floor Of the House
today during the greater part OF the discussion
on printing CIV. Holiday speech since hi:
retiremen! from the Gubernatorial chair hi:
form is seen upon the streets of Richmond more
frequently than formerly.
Row ON AN EXPRESS TRA1N.-As the At
n
lanic fast line east, on the Pennsylvania Rail
road, reached Lancaster, Pa, yesteday morn
ing, at half:past twelve o'clock, Dion Boucl
cault's "Shaughraum" company was at the de
pot, waiting to take the train for Philadelphia
AS the cars stopped, john A. Mackay
the Shaughrauu, attempted TO enter the car
but was ordered by the conductor to wait unit
all the passengers were out Conn insisted OF
entering, whercupon the conductor collared bin
q tussle ensued, and the theatrical man deal
the conductor several blows on the head With
cane.
Tho nersistent actor entered the car and took