Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-02-07
g.etter from Richmond,

Correspondence of tie Aloxandria (;sz,tla I
RICHMOND, VIRGINIA, February G, 1885,
l. does net appear thst tic Nsediusicrs ara
10 aerac upon tho debE question % rtal. 81
they cxptccd. To doy tits Strange rtau ,st
was mado 10 the House BY Mr.. Baily, OF Wash
lngton, that when that body sdjoura it :diouro
10 meet Monday. lie stated that be made This
request because his rariy-~ths Rca}jr.Lys-
desired to have time Tomorrow to discuss tho
debt question il tier caucus, The moi,p gas,
Of course, carried, and The Iousa adjourned
until Monday. There is no reason vhy tho
d, b. question should not be disnts;d of in ccr
tHluly TWO weeks. As Mr. Chambarsynr, IT
Richmond, well yaid to day, we have paasnd
our bill, and we have nothing to DO with what
tho other sido does" Now pretty much All tho
business OF tho General Assembly hrs beep
transacted, and there is no reason why il ehouI
not he gotten through in two weeks. Certainly
by tho first Of March these legislative halls
should be deserted. As to an cxtla Session.
ono hundred md lightly dollars worth Of Tux
lng--ci course tho GOrcrnor will never Tor Il
moment thick OF cilli0g that. What is i. 10
BIO chilled iot? Not TO a:tts tho debt. If ihcso
so-oalled EeadldA:ors prOl2lG ttis matter too
oug-that is tho debt discuesioa-thcy have
no right 10 tEp:e! tho Governor to cal! OF cx,ra
session. because The Governor holds that the
dnht question haR been settled. The hlctiuooh
bill Is that letilcment, th,rlfcr2 he Uaanot call
On extra session. On, 10, We don't want auv
grab alter that ono hundred aad eighty doilats.
Now il tho tlmo to watch this rarfy Of economy,
Now ID tho time ttr the people 10 sc them
wolk--thcRc men who have liiteltL away Tho
State S time and the States money in psckinr
tho IndIcal htnnh aid making oflocs Ter their
lrondP. And 1t Ii amusing 10 SEQ WhGt rrcpa.
ration they hRVo mado 10 discuss the
debt question. An immense folio, which
dWerls Congressional Globe, has hnep
printed. interviewed With blank paner
upon which the readlaster arithmetic can be
done. and every bill upon the subiact OF Tho
debt is printed 10 family Bible tyre. /. beats
baraum 8 shoW-Iho sight OF 600 oil tho truly
good enrcnchcd behind ono of thoso books
which aro spread out before him. How his
eye Wanders oV,r The bread parse oil typo end
no ruos his hand through his hsir 10 the vain
essay to make intellectually bloom on tho
eieotlio s'ahalog points thereof. The student
OF chart Ger has no doubt often remarked that
dcbulante lawyers and leeisatora invariably
pave 'nls way Of running their hands through
their shocky hair and making it slaad hish u
like small sz.d hoy re, or @ clover slack. i
have often noticed it. Somehow they assC ciato
an immense head of hair. kept uncut and
tangled with brains, Now, far be it from mo
to blame the young roadiastcr fer wearing his
ha'r long and blowing lis bands through it, fer
Is not that the Way With the mau of long hair
and long bstrJ. the man IF braius tho Great
reac losterf Oh 70, boys; no one can have
tho heart to blame you. Sack your hair and |
settle the debt, and settle tic debt and shock
your hair. But 1t is funny, this immense labor
ever he dett question all OF oncc. [. is en- in
tercsllog study 10 watch them turn the big 70 10
arouad and lock OF 1t upside down and dowoaide |
up: Trey hhVa grapl lad the debt question cow,
and, hkh tho man with tho elephant, they have
got tue durn7d thing and now don't know what !