Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-03-03
LETTER RRG.E HEL!A.nOA,u.


hGs been presented scene but seldom witness.
ed 10 tia. ball! From ten o'clock ua.i! hs,i
past two there WAS only succession Of roll cajIs
The party which has now gained tho nams Of
'obstruc!icniats" ha5 had full sway. They
came 10 the House With the determination to
prevent vote o. the deb! bill, and they car.
riei GU: to the letter their intention. Mr.
Ffays:r. the member from Ro,kbridgo, took
the lead this morning by moving that the HOUSE,
adjourn sine Gle.
1t is understood that ancag those vino have
assisted 10 making dlatory motions there are
several members who Will vote Tor the MoCol-
lnch bill. bu: they want az extra sessioD.-
DJayd bills and wasneTWomc1'5 bills and such
other little expenses have had the ef:oS CT get
ling some Of tho lazy makers in debt, which the
one hundred and eighty dollars would wip,
cut.
1t is considered d0ub:fui whether the Gov
ernor will cali al extra s!gsion right away
Some Ct tis frierds state that II he calls Q "a
sion at all it will BIZ about April or May.
Both Messrs. hiushbach and Hunter will
vote for the debt bill.
During March the paui;en!lar7 vii! loose %
Of its lntnateS by expiration CT the time OF ser
| vice. IL is The custom no| toF tho poloo to
escort them to their several pGiuis OF departure
aud eco them of and Out of the city. Among
these whose terms expire or March l5t are
Jesse Jones, WIN. White aud John Bfookeos,
Loudouo c9uut; 7th. JAMES Williams. Alex.
and,s; S:h, James Thonas, AIbemarl,; l3:b,
Lucy LDsady Madison, West Heay, Feuquler;
iSih, Archibald Teli9farro, Winchester; 22l,
Frederick Butler, King William; 9Th, Apsc'
lc,to Antoine. Frederick.
Twelve o'clock The hour hama acI the
mioute hand on the great clock in tho HOUSE OF
Delegates 10 night met with sharp click aud
stood together over the Roman twelve, and
thcro they paused little wilhelm fact JUS! q
,nluuic. Tic broad face Of the antique time
| pigce wore q comical czprCSslo0 ILcn the
minute hau3 With another click loft its stunp7
| aod dsyGcd neighb0r and moved o3. TIA:
click toit the! the House Of Delegates would
be in session Sunday morcioS-loGeed games.
| tc. c}ud have aatcly bet tTelva to oae upop it.
| Then tho members fixed themselves Tor tho
eight. Tee voics Of MIR. Harrlson, Of Sussex.
| still echoed through tho hall. The point Of
order vas raised that it vas Sunday morning.
aod that tho House could not legally transact
any business. This wis killed By the re binder
that i. vas but continuation of the Saturday
| StsSjpt, p'iu HUuIO SU DC CutEiC0 upUu LIZ
| Journal. il vent hard with some OF tho old
chu;ch members there. That staucch old Bap,
| tisg brother Fulkcrson, Of Lee, moTca uucasiIy
| in lis seat. Hc mcekiy folded bis hauds over
| bis breast and murmuriDg PAX Vobiscam, y
sark TO sleep. Sometimes 10 lis sunber he
stirred rcstiesS!y as the Soncrous voice Ut Har-
! riS2n sounded 10 his cars. IL Was evident that
one nera was to be added to the s!ecples5 nights
be hes spent over this debt question, aed doubt.
| less 10 his feavcrcd dream be aGvn heard the
"V0ce Of tho whi2porwlll' and The hoo. Ct
! the owl" and in Tho Wild phantssm If bis t.2g
| be again saw Tho CID hare from tho hro,nl
sage fields p!agiDg at prisoners base On Broad
| street" aud The bear ansW :ri0g back to the
| panther if0p tho n,ouGtalo top" So Stun.
be!cd this good rcadirstor. Hanlcr and Mu:h
| bach sat together Both wore sleepy aud each
| was trying to keep sHa other awake. Fir.
| Mishbach after cxhausii5g every topic made
! bis colleague stand bOl: upright, aud tic re-
mark 10 uttered had the effect Of uo$ oaly wax.
| iDg Mr. Hrutcr hut it brought 10 the face Of
| that gentleman 90 EXPRESSION OF horro- and dis.
pair, iof be told him Geacral White, Ct Han.
ogcr. had another game bill? Tho General
and Mr.. Hratcr 10 ro! Gwali !3Sctair il u,ity.
Tlay caauct agree upon game low. Whsn
The Gen,r.i H.s ciF O. few days leave OF 40.
sstiE Its
eaao lay passed. TAcG tho General you'd
COCO back ard val: quietly until Dir. Hunter
was eli Gu leave Of ab.euc, aad ics;artcr &c
wou!d havo I'LL passed repeating Mr. Hua.
ters game law. ana 50 they vent On through.
90: TIC scss9u. Ia hij last onslaught the
GeG4yai said: THE chairman of The Game
Committee is g little def, but l ao'ca, Mr..
Spupi.T, lc caa always hear mighty well Wheo
any a!aanGmeNt is offered to this game law,
and DO dort hear VIXEN he dol't want o hear"
D: course af:er sucl tX2rcsslo1s &c this the t570
| members have besn watching each other. The
General is ~ years cid a3d never wss sick 10
! his l:te, sod lie il. therefore Formidable aG
verssry. Ger. White himself ulaccus,omed
| 20 such late hours w:saso ncddiag. Uhcrcupcn
! lis ally (Mr. Hanger) whispered in biz car ,Est
| he had better wa;ch Huutcr az tia. gentleman
! had ap a1crdmeCt to the game law Hhica
! prohibited the trapping Of patridges in Han
over county. 1t Was sufficient. The General
did net close his eyes, AID 50 the two members
| eyed csGG other ell night.
Df. Eluncy, Of Accomac, aud Gen. TGla-
ferto, Of Gloucester, weGo Kept awake 10 The
Same way. TIE lgo geny!emen cauGoi agree
upGo poua. r1a. Dr. ElunHy thinks they arc
ruinous TO thu ishiog iatcrcs!s. Geo. Taiia.
ftsro thinks they are no..
OCC, IIcNO%. V1T. liauSSt uHu CpCbECF ttHSu
s,s together. Nj Hnrger had taken good nap
alter diaucr. aEd w9s fresh fer the fray. Ho
kept the tmo gentlemen awake BY tclioy them
in hs nwe Rnwiog language of the e!orias OF
tho bell: Of Baden Baden, aud of the promised
visit ci TIA. qleculy creature to Vrginia "as
soon os the debt question is settled" said Mr.
Hanger, eyairg Nlr. Musbbach significantly,
Rhcrcupon that delegate from Alex ,adris muir
mu7fd something to the effect SIX or swim
live or die, survive or perish, give my hand
and ny Heart tn"-, and here tee deep sound
log voice OF Harrison broke in, The widow.
She, M7.Speaker, whose all is in thes, bonds"
Thomas S. Bocock, that veteran war horse,
tho courtly knight Of tho old school,, whose
tongue, tipped With golden elcq1enco can still
wake to Wild enthusiasm, tbs peop!e Of Vir~
siuie there no sits in his soat-as biz post
Bis hands resting lightly on his desk, his head
bowed slightly nad gracs(ulig-asisep.
Fragsar, Ct Rockb1dze, is wide aR.ka. He
and Others OF the Simon Pure roa9justcrs arc
gathered around d.. Motfstt, who is telling