Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-01-18
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| Correspondence Ct tho kc1.ld'i: usze'5'
RICHMOND, jan. l7.-While 10 matter o!
speoial Interest was before either branch q LEG
General Assembly to-day, large amount o.
business was transacted. LEGAL bills were sent
A7ipe along tho calendar out of their order, anc
passed. This .hiog was taking " mucn OF
the time Of the Houss-,bat is EuSpendlGg the
rules ard taking bills up GU. Of their regular
order. They ware generally local bilis' Aboui
hslf.past one clock Mr.. Henry. Of Ri:hmond,
protested against this suspension Of the ruiz {,
but the rules wero suspended. Then Genera!
Echols objected to the further Suspension, but
tho rules we're suspended again. =,
The Richmond aud Allegheny Railroad bill
was again postponed, this time until Monday
MIR. Hunter, the game man, takas pride II
protecting game, and whenever anything 10 Sale
upon that subject, he rises in bis seat with mort
than legislative ce!ctily. Mr.. White, OF hauoV5r
offered bill few days since for The protector
Of game, which 10 substance allows aay ont
to hunt aud trap on bis Own lard. The Com
mittee on Gamo had this bill before them to
| day, aud reported it adversely. and brought II
bill directly iu opposition to 1t. MIR. hunter
happened not to be present When the bll! came
up, aud Mr.. White rose md made 81 earnes
SD .eeb, 10 which be moved that the bill bt
! dismissed. The motion PREVAILED, and thu hi
vas dismissed.
| Mr. White is soyent7 five years old; never
had chill in his life, and never paid q doctoE'
| bill. He is tho oldeai man in tho Legislature
| But age does not seem to tell on BIN. 1t MAJ
be that Mr.. Harlisoa. of Rockingham, Wha. /
seventy years Of age, had s,ncthirg liks DC
sire TO excel his brother member IN activity
At any rate night before last he essayed 10 per
| form feat OF activity, aud he did SO Wit!
sharp effect. He wGs playing With so1e chil
dren in the dining room at tho Falcntinc house
and exhibited much activity. A byssandcr re
marked that he vas an active nan tor bis age
| Then Mr.. Harrison With spirit Of cnulali0'
burning in his breast like that which sooroLc'
| N. Bonaparte aad U. GRAFT, ,nado tutthtl
exhibition Of bis ability 10 do more tornldaC!i
deeds. Ho attempted to perform that dih'cHi
feat Of jumping up and cracking bis meets 70
gethcr Flo lett the floor With considerably
upward tendency. He proceeded ugWFri
beeyenyard, AID might have reached the csal
ing, but tho TOP Of bis head met Wilh coDs!de
| rabe opposition from the barbed poiot OF tn
gas chandelier, and he did 90 up a1y higher
| anu uC S1Ie uOh u la6iSl lEo1 hS WV Nf
10 heap. To day he was in his seat and b
white patch rested on his head.
Il is said that member OF the House iron
a mountain district is preparing bill whlc
the members from the oyster districts think v"
be- destructive to the oyster interests The c3ul
mittee on Chesapeake and its tributaries whc
had this subject 10 charge met this morning h1
as there were few OF the gentlemen present Titi
their propositions the committee adjourned VI
Ill Monday morn!rg.
Modjeska appears OF tho theatre Tuesday er
Wednesday nights in Camille" and Fro
Frou.'' She will have the largest house Of til
season.
More onslaughts Oh tho Mofett register. MI
| McCaul, Of PULASKI, offered in the House I
day resolution looking to the expedlcncy {
abcl;shiug the Moffett Liquor Law and rrovid
Jog for specific license tax. The Senate h.
also upon tho table a bill looking to this cpd.
| | hesrd Senator say that the Senate wou!
never vote to abolish tho Moffett Register as
Was very evident that majority Of the mem
bers were against it.
In some Of tho towns the delegates rep9l
that the people will prefer tho abolition Of til
Mofctt Register and the imposition O. large
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