Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-03-01
LETTES FRG.u EECE.EojTg.

CORES ondelco Of It's A,s%ald!!a G2Zcttc.
RICHMOND, Va. FED. 25--ln Ito House
to dsy al attciDp: a25 maic 70 get up The bill
10 relation to lie assessment oI ilcaos: tax o.
liquor. ilr. B0halaa ruoyoG 70 take il Up ani
mako i! 9 spcci2! order. Pending The dls2u:'
sion CT this another sneoia! order caD!o up.--
Mr. Huutcc in opposing any p0sp0acmeGt CT
this matter said this bill Ia; been b@iQlc The
Senate committee / know Enal.y no GIGDtIs,
aud tho advocates OF ;hst Mo!lcLt punch arc
afraid to let The question cJiIc before This House
and they have STAYED eff The Mister iTou! cue
day to another, End this il their tactics lcW
when wo want to bring il up lor horcs: dis1n5'
sion and fair vote. They want to postpone
it until the last moment so that the House Till
have adjourned without taking any action upon
the matter, and ask the House to let the
question como UP now, aad let it be decided
ono way OF the other. k1ow that re CA
provo here that the revenues have steadily de.
creased under the Moilctt law, and VIC cal
prove that by this new law the revenue will be
| increased. The new iaT imposes specific tax
| upon dealers,
The ropo With which the New Kent cur
derers will be hung vas MADE in Rich mond
| to day.
Col. William d. Coleman is 10 the city All
| states that be has challenged the Attorney
General to bring civil suit against him, ana
that lie is willing to pay il any aty shall !ird
that he is indebted 10 the Commonwealth.
Judge B. ". Lacy made two au,i = half
hours speech to night ia TIC House in oprosi-
ton to the Mccullough bill.
| The Constitutional Ameuimcat It'll wss killed
10 day b. Mr.. RobiraoD, o. Portsmouth. who
succeeded after tee weeks hard fighting in ba7.
log it postponed uutl Monjsy--tho day before
the cGd ofthc session.
| Mr.. i. S. Fu!kc;s;n, Of L,o county, !sst
night delivered speech in opposition % the
| Mccullough bill 10 which he maze Inc Gh,l1Wjng
dcciul prediction -
"Mr. Speaker, iflegislston, sHch aS lie FUND
ing Bill, is to bo tho standard in the future in
Virgins, tho time will soon conc VIXEN our
blessed old Ststs will be g ho.ing wilderness
the streets Of this beautiful city will be covered
| with moss-tho old hare from tbs broom sage
| fields will play prisoners baso on Broad street
the owl will hoot the welcome Of Tho wolf 10 the
| forest sgain-whi!e the panther on tho mountain
top will proclaim, in lo1g sid loud tones, y Nm
| lord of all l survey"
A meeting of French citizens is to 30 held
hero Sunday epcLiog !Gr tic purpose o! orGanG'
| Ing benevolent society.
l
cidcd against extending the session iour Ia;s
Tic proposition was referred, whIoh, Of c,u'so
kills it.
| In The House to night whcn The Senate Tcso-
Iutions 10 regard TO the Eivcs us,rrati0n ware
upon the table, Mr.. Fauuicrcy, oi Winchester,
moved to suspend the rules aud take up the
resolutions This vas dcDc acd The resolutions
were passed. This Ri7es aiIir c:catc5 D1uoh
| talk and Indignation 10 Legislative circle.
There arc stropg hores entertained that Il
vote will be reached &C the .!cbt Ilca':on Sa-
urday Dieht. 1t il expected that Mr.. CoshII
will speak 10 advocacy OF the bill.
| 1t is generally conceded hattha iiGe.t speech
made 50 far upon the dcbt question was b.
Sneaker Alien last night 1t onc ;iue he
drought down the House" jos, h.forc the
close OF bis speech be said, "Whcu M people
elected mo to come il this hell as q law :Gak;r
fer them they gave me nlebaty power, ard
| they told mo to exercise il, ard | would sc)rn
myself as a NOR, aud as membtr OF tbs body,
| If | shilked the responsibility which .dey laid
upon my shoulders" Dignity aud deoorun were
aliEo forgotten, sDd members Oh both sliics OF
| the House warmly appl6uded tEcsr1iirleaF thus
! enuncsed.
The second year after lie w:r . yjuTg man
who had been shaving thrcc tine 9 week a.
| fifteen cents per shave suddenly determined 10
shave himself, and to pu. the t1rty-iiso ccnts
week 10 savings bank, He kept that up. anG
about a month ago no gent to bank, drew The
money aud accumulated interest, aud bought q
house in Sydney, near tbs suburbs OF tic city.
It is not intended 10 this staIomen. to say cry
thing that will DO Injurious to the tons9fial pro.
/ tession, but your correspondent simply gives it
| as neHs item and forb2a!s any ccin;aalt pro CT
| con upcr this now system CT shsving. The
| youth wsS shaver iu tGo senses.
STR0NURGW