Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-02-28

officer of the pcsce was to protect the waiter,
for it was found that the mans lite was IN Js0:
nardy as long as be carried that ice cream. In
short, he was there to protect tho waiter, or
rather the ice cream. for it bad been found inst
such was tho gslaniry Of the young gentlemen
and the eagerness Of their desire to Wall on
their ladies' that they ssiz ID the ice cream when
ever they could get near it.
! To day, in tho House, Dir. Bohanan, OF
! Mathews, made motion to suspend the rules
| and take IN out OF lis order the bill imposing
tax upon the privilege OF selling liquor for the
purpose Of making it special order. Mc.
Moffcat opposed the motion on the ground tina.
the Senate Committee was considering tho sue
| ject pCW. =,
Mr.. Boharau, 10 reply, said &c was fully
aware Of tho fact that the SeDeic ccmmittcc
had bad the subject buried With them since &C
early day in the session, and no SAIL further,
| that he had DO expectation Of having any re-
| port this session from them. He vas rot sur
| priscd at Dir. MofFctt's opposition, for he knew
very veil who was the chairman Of tho Senate
omnittce, which had charge Of this subject.
ard ha did Dot think be ought to hold that
position. When the substance vas published
| in enc cf cur city papers Senator Grlms'y went
| TO o reporter sud asked him WHO gave him that
Statement. (Scuator Grimscy being tho clGir-
man of the Senate committee referred TO By
| Mr.. Bohauan.) The reporter to2 him be was
| not ct liberty to tell who was bis Informant ua-
| I'll he first lad permission, Tho reporter saw
| N1r. Roheren, who told hin be had 10 o.jcc
.icn 70 his informing Dir. GriElsley where he
| had gotten tho statement. The reporter told
| Dir. G.iDsley, aud that ge1tioman eald that
any statement to the efsc: that nc WIS utter
| ested in tic manufacture Of tho register Was
not SO, but lie would b. Interested as counsel
| in the register il it vas adopted By tho Lcgl'
sturcs OF Georgia, Alabama and Louisiana,
70 right ex-Spsaker Hs1ger undertook to
overthrow the tactics OF toe obstruclionlsts, aud
| be cid SO completely, end b. half past nine
| o'clock no lad the dicks cleared fer actioo, and
thc debt bill Gq1arey before the House. Then
DR.. Moff.tt concluded his speech 10 opposition
TO IT, The fiends Of the bill maize q mistake
IN rot staying 10 the House all uig and passing
} the Gill before dey5rcak, es they could have
| done. This would have cut off the same old
speeches that We have heard over Snd over aud
over again. No enc doub;s that every member
has long ego made Up bis mind IS to how he
will vote, sud nothing rev on the debt ques'
ton" is poW so sphoIlsn IS strong hs nothing
new under tho suG. "
| To day li!o minority Gu INC proposition q the
creditors coa3maucta 4 SERIES CT Gli!a!ory NC
! .iors evidoaig nteScicc 10 w.s,c The remainder
Of the st s:ici and prevent q yoIc on tia bill.
! Tic Houss agreed yesterday &c! IL extond the
session By decided vote, add the effect will,
aud j. is evidently Intended 10 be, to ioioa .ho
Governor to call CD extra session, and thus draw
salaries Ct $3.50 place. i prominent read
| juster told ycur correspondent that the purpose
e the iTrcceHciables was TO prevent thc pas
! sage of the MoCulloo!! bill.
! i resolution will b. adopted by tho Scnstc
! TO norfoW to extend the session, a1d II will DO
| brought ever to The jIausN for concurrence.
! RlcnMoHp, Feb. 27.-The House is low
! launched On tho discussion Of the McCnCch
| bill L has 50 tar baan a noticeable fact that
tic spccni:cs have al; been silort, bu. few tX-
| tcEdng over fifteen minutes. The fact IS that
| the members aro bacnDiog 20 realize tho fac:
that nothing new car be ssiG upnn the debt
question, and that the best cGdCrsation they
can give the measure il by their votes. MIR.
| I}arbou. is to have The hj0r Tomorrow mora
ing. Mr.. Fowler to night spoke in favor OF his
amendment, which is 10 substance to submit
| the bill! to The people for their ratification or
| rejection ct the November election. Mr.. Fowler
voted Tor the Motfctt bill last year. Speaker
Allen spoke in advocacy OF tho bill and agaiDat
Nir. Fowler amendment, which he character
izad as hciog NEST ahscrd acd unheara OF
proposition. Mr.. Pop!.am 5pa!:o against Inc
amendment and ia iaVCr 81 the bill. Dir. Fdl
kersoD. Of Lee, spoke against tho bill, rather
he read prepared speech from revised proof.
THUS it will D. seen that every speaker had
voted for tho Barbour bill, and this shows how
gentIsmcn, who ara friends of Que measure will
disagree ca another. 1. also shows that many
of the leading rcaGius.ers i1 tho House will
vote for the bill aud the Eoal settlement OF this
debt quessiou.
TIE hall ot the House has bccn crowded to-
day add to pight during the debate on tho bill.
This DEBT lii is The ell absorbing topic in
couatiug r0olns, On the Streets ST the Capitol
ard in home circles.
Much valuable time was Fpen! 10 the House
nccdessly to-day upon the bill 10 reference to
tho appointment If comr issoner 10 dofirc
the boundary Inc between Virginia and West
Virginia. l. was opposed by Mr.. Mctfett,
Tho thought it too clastia in its language. 1t
was urged that 10 order to establish the proper
jurisdiction OF each OF those States some definite
action should be taken at oroa. After many
speeches the bill was passed.
Another subject of much coacaru to tha city
of Richmond came up ia the shape Of bill in-
cooperating the West Point and Hanover juno.
ton Railroad, for the consideration of the House.
ibis bill was vigorously opposed By the Rich
mord delegation, who By resortlDg to the
expediercy of diiatory tactics, succeeded in
staving it off until displaced by the special order,
the public debt-fx:d for one o'clock, was
called.
Great pIcparsticrs ago being made by our
Irish citizsps for celebrating With cclat, ST.
Patricks day.
The meetings under the auspices CT the
Young Mems CHRISTIAN Association which are
being held ct the Second Baptist Church are
anabated ard continue to attract large croHds.
The religious devo,ions and influences Of such
worthy diviues as DR.. Hose, DR.. Dickinson.
DR.. j. WIN. Jones. Or. W. G. Schaeffsr, Dr..
Judkina, Dr.. Fl. Melville Jackson, representing
as they do the various Protestant denominations,
cannot fail to bring about good results from
their Christian lsborS.
There seems to be war Of words, if nothing
else. between the chairman OF our Committee
on Light and other disio.erested ~ parties
which thus far has ended 10 gas.
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