Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-02-17
LETTERS ER0.s Elz:x.w3.rp.


ant reception party vas given in honor Of Miss
Masou, of Winchester. the charming niece ct
Go7c.nor Holiday. The affair was certainly
most cij,yab!c one, aad vas given by M1me.
Tocoio Miss Mas01 has already been 10 Rich.
moni several wctks.
Senator Jones apG the other gentlamen in
tercstrd 10 the Rohmoad aud Allegheny Kali
roa5, az, expected in the city tH-m3!coW. The
bill is paa h;ipg discussed 10 the Senate.
In TIC Hyu=e to day bill OF rather novel
character Ws5 reported With recomme1datl9n
Ihatlt do not pass. 1t was to allow Dir. j. Z.
Wilkinson to sell ardent spirits in Lee county
without paying the State tax. It IS stated
that the peeple ia that county 90 nc. dtlak
enough Hhiskey 10 support bar room. the
proprietor Of which has to pay the tax.
The RI port OF the Finance Committee submit.
TED 10 dag, and Containing TIC proposition Ct
the boGdholdeIs, will be the subject of discus
sion ncxt Thursday in the House. il was held
on one side today that this report meant moth
| icg and could net be acted upon. The report,
| however, submitted tho proposition OF The
creditors ia the form Of bill, and Speaker
Hunger 10 the chair held that the bill must
| take its place upon the calendar, aud be acted
UPON by the House. Therefore this question
| wi haze ID le ao:sd upon BY tho house, a1d
the proposition will be brought squarels before
! tbCm.
1t Is reported in legislative circles that threo
members Of tho House, aud one Seoatar will
| De narried after the session, and it Is iIloted
that 10 every !asiaEeo tho lady IL resident OF
| Richmond.
From rho voic in The House to dayit vas ev
| idcnt that that body vas in favor OF the Tiya
voco system of voting, although some Ct the
best conservatives in the body are opposed to
| it. An effort will be made to day it is said to
| nave substitute adopted for the report ct the
| Committee Oh Constitutional Amendments
which vii! provide for tho osllios OF oonVeo'
| L:an. 1t is rot probable that tho Legislature
will iavcr tic call Of a convention, oertsicIy not
| ct present.
RICHMOND, Feb. 15.--lu The House 10 day
the bill to Incorporate the Ale1andsis and Fair.
fax Agricultural and 1nGusIrIal Association
passed withou. any opp3sltion.
The samc body ais, passed the bill submit
| ting The question Of liquor license or 10 liquor
license to tic quaiiied voters fFaicfax county
when the election for distrie: officers is held,
and a: every election OF dis;ric: officers.
| IL. House to-day made the Mccullough
| bill the SPECIAL order for Thursday next.
Yesterday, after the House had, BY decided
| voc, adopted that section IT the reD2r: 0[ The
Committee or Constitutional Amendments as
! amended by Nj. Tal;aferio, CT Gloucester, pro
| riiuS that voting shall be viva vcec, hlr. Rob
| ipsCa, CT Portsmouth. ma3o motion 20 FacCE-
slider. THIS morning. when the question: again
came before tho House, GU the molten 30 recon.
| slider, MIR. Robinson usdc an caruast spe, ch
| layoriug tie adoption Of The haI!ot. Ho said
| he rated 10 obtrude himself upnn tha House
again. and he would 90: do 80 but fur the vital
! interest of this amendment 10 tic paop;e .! hi,
sac,iO1. He believed that if the members CT
! the Legislature were to 70 homo aud tell their
| psopla that this viva T0ca vj,iug would keep
| thirty counties Of the State ur:er tho rule OF
| tho ECdera! government thase people would not
| object to tho ballot system. Ho said rs Soud
| rot attempt to so OYER the details Of what tho
| position of his people acuid b, if this viva
vrcc amendment prevailed, but he w0ad SIM
zig ass the House moi To lie tho people CT the
| Eastern Distrc5 CT Virginia 10r7a 20 The ballot
box system. lie said st22s years ego his dis
trict WAS sacrificed upon tho al:arS vi OGa party
| and without gruUbe; those pscpio i..r!ag
| the general good Ct Inc State at heart end &C.
string to secure TIE greatest uunhaT 6! Coz
grcssmen, yielded to tie interests OF tIc:r par.
| ~, alI noH, sir, having bccn sacrificed ard
iulo!a;ed upon that altar, wo ask i0r the samG
| rcason thai they will let Us alonc; that yon will
either let the Constitution rem2!o just rs il is
or leave to the legislatures decision whether
We shall have the sans system.
Dir. Iaalerro, OF NolfIk, followed NJ. 20
Gils,n in az earnest spsech 10 advocacy OF the
ballot. he thnlgi:t the viva wees system would
wclk great icj is,icc to the people OF his dis
trics by re5s>n If the great pressure brought to
Dsar upon them through the Fedora! patronage
:. the navy yard, the custom house and the
| army station. The people there Tactcd the ballot
baxgs, moi 10 stuff them, tut because il scared
honest cluvicioDs. and stclriGg their CHOICE
without isopardi.ipg their places uad:r the
government,
Mr. Bernard, of Petersburg, ll3o advocated
tho ballot Ter The slule reason. Ho oon5euded
that it gave the utmost freedom 10 the yo.ers.
aDd especially to the co!ored mau. With the
viva v0cc system hs co1teuded that the caorcd
men would be carried in crowds to tie polls to
vote ia acsordarce with thu views OF THAR en-
G!oyeTs. lie co1tapGcd that the viva v0ce sYs
tenn would put The voters uudor the control of
men in power.
General TsIiafarro, OF Gloucester, followed
in advocacy OF the viva v1cc system.
hlr. Robinson then hid bis nolon to recon
slider passed o..
TIC opposition t. the viva voce system is
gaining strength in tho House, although il: is
scarcely probable that it vii! BE- sufficient to re.
tain tie ballot.
The reyt smendmeut Rss the Cover o;'s
salary. The debate on this WAS quite spics,
the proposition being to cut the sslary 1t the
Governor Gown 10 81. 000 as recommended By
the co.umitee. Mr. Henry. Of this city, NOV
ed to ame2d and make it $4,000. or as it is
now. 4 raadiuser moved to make it $1,000. !!
which was lest. and tho House voted down Mr. |
Hanry's mo:iop, and adjourned.
Mr.. Aecry. 10 bis speech, spoke CT the ex
porse necessarily Incurred By the Governor
while living 10 tho city, and said he understood |
that the lsto Governor, although bachelor
and man Ct not expensive habits, had said |
that be LIFT this place poorer ncD than when
be cane here, aud then psrenthaticllly,
Mr.. Henry remarked the present Governor Is |