Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-01-17
LETTER ERO.N RrCiE.NoTD.

Co,responderea IF The Alexandra Gazetlc.l
| RICHMOND, Jan. lG-As sometime Emo;
fo.es allowed 10 tits e,nsErondcrce R-T. Dr..
Spripg hes accepted tho call extended 10 Lin
By the congregation CT ha Moore MemerIa
church in this city. His acacptauca has elcted
eyoressiors ct great Satisfaction sfaD! the
Episcopalians hcre.
However much attention r.sy be glScn to
immigration b. outsiders it czctes c'nparail7e'
IL little interest 10 legislative circles here. lhera
ere oac or tG0 propositions Ia c1DG 5eij!e tne
Committee CO immigration during The se.s'or.
10 tic uouse 10 day there Vas nu.h discus
si1n no en- ancGducnt TO The set 10 Iela!loo 70
the Board Of Vi,itors to Mcurt Vernon. MI
Fsrr, of Faif,1, offered the amendment e"
DAYS since, which Isl IN substance, that me e.
peDses Of the Board &c paid az are those OF the
othtr Boards Of State Institutions By the Stale.
The am. ndment vas defeated by quite large
vote, and Mr. Farr, on motion 10 tccoosdsTT'
made an earnest speech 10 favor OF the amand
mept. Eo claimed Ihst 1t was utJust eod
small On the psr: CT Virginia to make The ladies'
of the Mt. Vernon Association pay ibc txpensc
of the B ard, and argued that the State OF
ViTei,i. had rcver>o yary in;ercs: 10 Hount
to rag his small SUN. Nj. llaaiy and hlr.
Faun,!croy opposed ttn auenc meat, hoth Goa
terjin, that he NJ. F@;Dun Associatvn Was
corporation independent Of the Safe, aud
that il liad i!s oTu sources Il rcTenue. IN"
aulGudmcGt WsG defeated
In the House 10 day BIZ Jo:dan cll9red 6
RESOLUTION reducing the s.ary OF The SuDcrln
tendcnt OF Public instruction. - $1,000. aud 10
4 ~ H.
charge of bis 5uies.
4 pefiton il beiGg circulated. aGl puncr.
ous!y signed, ffqucs!og tho President TO ap.
point D.. +. Il. Smi,b, renub'ican member vi
the House from Dinwliide, 10 a po7cIuolshlp
IN oDe Ct tie Territories. Dr. Smith IS The
father Ut john Amber Saith, late republican
mss.brr OF Coupress from this district,
lhc Richmoud aEi AilcGiapy Railroad bill,
after haviug been postponed several times,
comes ~ to no:ioW 10 the House Is lho apo'
cia! order cf the day. |; will elrcii much tl5-
cussiou. The People OF Rchmoud are very
anxious t. have the yaii7Gad s. wrii Is the
farmers living nl1ng the linz Of the proposed
canal.
The GAUGES Of readiustcrJ met N The House
TO uipht. Tho.mretug was the largest held in
the Capitol this winter. Col. Lewis h. iaiVla,
of Amelia, was 10 the cEa!f. DE-. Al0ttltt aad
Speaker Alien both made powerful speeches
against the cal! Of convention Of the rcaau
tiers. Their speeches arr highly spoken of b.
these rbo differed with thea Thn date OF
the convention is fixed about the tim, Of the
proposed confere1c, WIKI tile credtois-:he
25.h. It Is cv;iGpt that here is more division
of opiailn a.norg the rcadiasttrs this year than
last. They 20 not movc together with tha!
uuarimity that chlraete,iz g tha other side
Oue of their uuub;r remarked to the GaZ?tte' S
correspondent. 10 a tons OF disgust, To-day
lhs. ''lhe rnsj,ii.y Of tic legislature is Goa.
tr1l!ed hy iho uliucriIy, bec;u,c the minority
stand, soii!Ig tcgclhtr. Blu: sill it is evident
from the VOC en- IN. conference propo:i oo
lss. week that thu rea6jus:e!s vote together IL
plumbers anli:itut to carry cut heir purposes.
STRONGBOW