Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-02-21
LETTERS ERS.U EgCH.HoJYD.

RICHMOND. EeS. l9.-MF. htsn9ach ell! |
to authorize tho city Of Alexandra to c3mpro
mise is deb! passed The 5!nate to day and noT
goes to tic Governor. His bill to Incorporate
the Alexandria and Fairfax Agricultural and
Industrial Association Is also in tbs hands o!
The Governor.
The bill to palmi. BARRIERS to keep their shops
open Until II o'clock a. N on Sunday passed
the House last Saturday.
The legislative halls are becoming daily more
popular with the ladies, and now as many as
tacnty day march in and listcu 10 the
speeches Of tho members. They occupy tho
row Of chairs set apart fer them 90 the western
end OF the hall Of the House of Delegates. 1t
sec some Of the members when they arc
brought forward in frcn. of this formidable iiao
Of feminine beauty aud talent, and the ceremo.
~ OF introduction is gone through. OF course
some Of tho boys are accustomed to this s1rt OF
thing and run the gauntlet very gracefully, but
to tic majority Of thoso who are introduced 1t
is an ordeal that requires stout heart and
stiff upper lip. The start is easy-thGt is the
introduction to the first lady in the lice. The
member makes bow at orco graceful, and at
tho sametiuc accompanied With sutnclent
amount OF dignity to convey the idea that 1t Is
kind not throWn away on every cross roed
pedestrian. Then he Strengthens himself up
and locks The law maker. BY this time he IS
ready for tho second introduction, and he mao
ages to 60 through it as gracefully as en- the
| first occasion. But at No. he shows signs OF
| Tealinets; at No. he does not look entirely un
| like other men. At No. 5 he looks like the
average mason on bis way home from O very
| important meeting Of the lodge. And so 1t
goes on. When lie gets ct No. 10 he has tho
! look Of q subduad liou. The quick succession
with which no has been made acquainted with
BLONDES and bIuuettca AID bruncttts and
blondes he's taken ks power OF speech IRON
| him, and ho stands there 10 deep revere. And
when he gels ct the epd Of tho row be is Ia
dies mar 40 logger. Limp and lis!lcss pale
and rather trembling ho Wanders away, and
during the remainder OF the morrl9g nc -
seen 10 that corner no longer.
The resolution 10 the House, offered BY the
oo!ored member, Norton, looking to the cels..
bration Of the ono hundedth Anniversary OF
Co.nwalis' surrender at YORKTOWN, did not pass
The committee to whom YES referred the res
olution reported adversely on it.
| The House again had up the constitutional
amendment question to-day.
The question Of going back to tho old system
of magistrates courts was again discussed
Speaker Alleo spoke against tho proposed
amendments. In this connection he said -
AID here sill say that sm opposed 10 all
| the amendments | hopo this bill! will DC dis.
missed I think at this time ct this late day
Wo have not the time TO consider constitutional
amendments which change the whole law Of
| Virginia. l am opposed to this solution, be-.
cause is involves the making Of almost the
whole Constitution"
| Mr.. Allen said in this c3nucc!iou however,
| that be was not welded to the present County
court system. nlr. Allen said further ~
am 10 favor of convention outside Of any debt
question, outside of any iinance question. do
| most earnestly hope and pray that we will &c
able to fix up and settle this debt question for
ever before this session is over, aud that the
question will be eliminated from politics. l
Wart convention not to turn out any Govern.
OF or court Of appeals. [ have respect for Gil
CT those men. |, for one, would not co6sept to
give q vote to turn out either OF them, but L
want to change cur Constitution AID mako it &
harmonious constitution. l would like to see
convention here OF the best men in this Com.
monwealth." This statement. coming from
enc who has occupied such prominent posi-
ton in the House, ard, who has been so closo.
| ~ tUGULluS1 El1il tuo pal'
very important It shows his determination to
settle tie debt question this session so far as
he can do 50.
Dir. Farr, of Fairfax, also spoke in advocacy
OF tho present county court eystem 10 prefer
euca to that proposed by the Committee OF
| Constitutional amendments.
Tho Richmond aud Allegheny Railroad bill
will probably pass the Senate to morrow nigh!
with 10 very material amendments.
RICHMOND, Feb. 20.-Mr. Hunters game
bill passed the Senate to-day, and nov goes to
the Governor for his signature.
| Mr.. T. l.. Niche, member Of tho House
from Charlottesville, was this afterooou married
to Miss Mary Nccsou, daughter Of Judge Nee.
sou. Tho ceremony took place at the residence
Of tho brides father.
| Mr.. Michio and bride lett 10 the evening
train for tho North. A large company OF
friends bGde them lon vOydge,
Tho Senate passed number ct bills, but
| that body had little or no discussion this mcrn
ing to enIive1 its scsslou.
The county court system agaln occupied this
attention Ct tho House to day. Mr.. Harvlc
spoke earnestly in favor OF holding a constltu-
| ti0pal c3DV50llOO, 23u DC teUk UcCssluH " SUE
gost that he was cot 10 favor of returning to
tho old timo honorcd court Of magistrates. Mr..
Hayyie is always listened to with interest. lie
generally gives some interesting "Reminiscences
! Of cid times when ho speaks. Hc gave a
glowing picture Of the c,unly court OF old times,
md said that we could not get such a court
COW. He said :-"Beuismin Watkins Leigh,
staa6iag near Hhera l now sm, said that the
best judicial tribunal ho ever piacticed bafcrc
was tho county court, and that it was paEticu,
larly true of tho county Of Amelia And well
he might have said that that court compared
favorably With the Cours Of Appeals, when
Spencer Roana Vas at tho head CT it. And
Why was it So? Because there were then ell
| over tho State of Vireioia men who were peers
of any man in the State, because William b.
Giles sat on that bench. bacaus, there sat On
that bench Edmond Harrison, Who formerly
wss your presiding officer here, ard had no gu
perior and very few peers, because there was
Joseph Eggleston, zinc was in Lees Legion,
and next to Lee, stood higher than any other.