Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-01-03
LETTER from Richmond.

Co.. Holliaay-HS Young Sccretary-Mr.
Mushbach-Thc Inaugural Address- 2udr
rel IN tie Senate Over 1t.
CORRESPONDENCE of the Alexandria Gazette. !
RICHMOND. January 3 1878
G,v. Holiday entered upon the discharge OF
his duties to day, but has been unable TO do any
thing on account OF the great throUg Of visitors
which has poured ia on him. The G ,veruor
will have his hands full. MIR. Chas. s. Taylor,
bis private secretary, has also catered upon he
discharge of his duties. MIR. Taylor was spoken
of by some Of the papers as "a worthy youog
gentleman lie is Gov Holidays uncle, aDt
of course is not such young man. JaIaughs
heartily at tho expression.
Ia the House to day the bill offered hy Mr.
Mushbach. of Alexandria. Tor the retlei ui; the
Society of Vincent de Paul, OF Alexandria,
came up on its passage No oae would have
supposed that there would b, otj:ctlon 10 it,
but MIR. Henry, of this city, did oppos. it on
the ground that it was g vIog away part OF the
States funds, iuasmuoh as it wac Tor the rx
emntion ofccrtalo property from axatioa. Mr..
Mushbaca defended the bill at length and TOR
cibly, and stated that the S,oicty. al ,agh
Catholic, yet extended its charii = TO all. Tac
bill was passed without muuh oppasli III.
While both Houses have dcci lcdly more than
a quorum, number Of thu members are ab
sent. Mr.. Moff 1T is still 10 Tennessee 'rklog
after the Mofett punch. which, | learn, from
gentlemen who have received private telegram
from there, will probably be adopted by bhh
Houses Of the legislature of that Safe.
Many of the members OF the IL gislaIurr
were opposed to the in,ugur.ti,n ceremonies,
and thought that the Governor OHuuli be TO-
auRurated 10 the old way. Nevertheless tho
precedent has been set anal wall no doubt be
followed 10 the future.
There was slight ripple il tue Senate to
day on q motion offered by Mr.. Smith, OF Net
son, to PROT 1000 copies of Gov. Holidays
inaugural address for the use It the Senate.
MIR. Fulkerson opposed the Nloiion. liz did
not see the necessity Of such an expense, and as
Governor Holiday had not Indicated whether
he was in favor Of read iustmeo, or whether he
was for paying the debt or it's interest, he did
not see how tue leoplc of Vngiuia would be
enlightened by tn, perusal OF the document.
He said the retiring Governors III .ssage had
not been printed. Messr!. uurt and Bland
favord the motion to print, tho latter because
he thought that the address was only published
10 the city papers. Mr.. Pnlcsar opposed the
motion as tha speech Was not document but
an address delivered before public as Icmtlase.
II members wanted to supply their constituents
with it they could buy the news papers and send
them.
Mr.. Paul likewise opposed the printing. lie
thought there was no more reas N tor the print
ing of Gov. Holidays address than for those
made by Lit. Gov. Walker 10 the late canvass
lie insisted that the Governor had Indicated
that he was in f.vor Of paying the debt hut had
failed to indicate how to d. it.
MIR. Brooke wanted the add:-ss prlotad.
Mr. Lee favored the moiou to priot. Tue
resolution was adoptcd-Ayes %, uo,s -
Senators Fulkerson, Paul, Phlcgv, Soft Ter,
Tyler and Wood voting against the resolution.
All the visiting military have l.it an! the
city is once more quiet and dull.