Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-02-13
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RICHMOND, Va, February il, lSSO.-l
70 day thcro YVES somo i!sep: son in the lIou:c
over tho bill Of Mr. MushbaOh "authoriaing
the conveyance Of the States interest in lct |
of land in Alexandria county, Of shioh James
Hilton, died, SC zsd, and which vas eschaated
by The Commonwealth to said county str roor-
house purposes" MIR. Mushlaol spoke ia
advocacy Of the bill and briefly explained its
provisions
Mr.. Green, Of Stafford. objected 10 Inc bill,
as he did not SEQ Why tho Stale Of Virginia
should give Alexandria county q piece Of land
valued at $500.
MIR. Mushbach in reply said it could not be
regarded as gIVlog .pleeo Of land ri the value
OF $500. Tho question vas what it is worth
and what it will sell for. E;chcated !al:d, lo
salj, usually soils for mere hagalclle. lie
said the cschcatOr in this case had made an
effort after four weeks constant advertisement
TO sell this land and he could not get q lid.
Mr. Mollctt thought it would be y1ry easy
matter for the Board Of Supervisors Of Alex.
ex,udlia county to bccomo HE purchasers y!
this land. 1t was only = question whether inc
Legislature would eivo it to them tr sill it 10
them.
The bill Was passed.
An fort will DO m:t'ir by Ild Ia rrU.r I'll The
| tiIdicborgcr bill TO eGi Ii NJ iii The Stnllo
Monday. hlGci piumhllGG Ii head "a certain
quarters over tho bill and it msy ha thai iha
MusscyitGH will rally IN sropg l0fc3 against it.
Tho bill to incorporate The county 81 "nic>-
! eGsOu" Was passed in the House 70 l,}. Uae
Of tho stalWnrIs has bcOn hanging around for
some weeks laying Iii wait Tor tho plGCI Ct
| county Judge oil the new county. BGi nnH ii
| is understood that no Judge can bo elected Tor
| this county as tho StGiu las alrcnhy been AT
pOTtlontd.
Among those who hGnGd tho i,liiun against
| tho proposed amendments to he SUNDAY law
| is Pnrson Massey.
| Nov it hos boon the ai,i ii tho ir:.jGnnc4,
| that is those who ara trying IN got up read
us!mrnt party in Riohnond. to gam powcr ly
repeating tho Sunday law. Mr.. john u.
Seedlings. liquor dealer and Quo Ct ihc nov
party 70 catdl has senL in hiI resignation rs
4 member Of the City Conservative Committee.
So it will be sccn that the rArsrn is goirg
against Mahuno again.
| 1t il proposed Ia mako from "A norlion ii lilo
counties of Rnss", Wise AID l:uritnsn tbs
new county ot D,ckrnA,n. Mr.. Giir,rt,, CT
It FsHHhIES VI llit litl III ia
| served that The average ;s9srfHn,r'h Of land in
| Buchanan Comfy IL twenty !wn ctna I'm ;e:r
| 1t is known that this nrw c0uniy sr,iIrI Dick /,
cnson after tho patron OF the tail, Wa. q.
Dickinson, OF Russell Nlr. Chamt,cr!,snr, Of
| Richmond. moved to amend iic lii! l'y can%
tho county civilian G. Dct oDson' .i.sc;,I OF
| Dickinson. Tho motion was lost. Mr. Gibson
said 1t waa proposed TO call this ucV ornny
| Dickinson hl cauio the patron Of tho hil has
| not been aho 10 hand down hla name IL l,rs-
trrity in any other waY. Mr. GiGSnn ani that
/ al Mr.. Dickinson could not t,iiirr hr:s:,i.
bnnyant boy the lIeeiaiai,i:G urah! g. ,;c,r,lli
| HIM 10 father i County.
| Tho Washington. i'altim.nrn ;,t,i t!nrinnai
Railroad bill has been postponed in lilo S,noin
on account OF tho absence OF s;cnnt;,r Smith, Of
Alexandria, MIR. Shcrrar!, the pairon Of tho
| bill, givGs notice that hr does moi intend 80
| postpone it nny longer.
| Mr.. PniGdrXtcr. whose marriage irvk place
| Wednesday night. han not yet hrnn ialrn I:o,a
| the jail. It, is said that he will bv sent sway
| with ono 81 tho sang 81 hands vim 60 ~ hr
country to work on some Of the r,irnat'
Dr. Moiott has. OF late, tnkrn tla rari n
caucus work. Ills plan was, 1t il ur,lor.t,n.i.
to pay $IJ .Om, 0tU, but Jerusalem lilo is, ni
snch thing 50 mortified The faithful that lie
uGGtOr was gwen tho COIL shoulder. AM nuvi,
after all, this grand julii;,iion about Tive yrcal
| debt plan, il ~ not yGt 4 lavcrio with thc
| Caucus. There ii mGcl, erumhjiar about il.
| Tho ,lasSiciics do not like oaw%IIrw The liing.
II srclns that tlo majority will poas the h'l
to amend the charter Of tho city OF hiehnonni
\ reearll,s nl tho interest OF the rcorIe rl
| Richmond. Like sOmn pco!l, Che mainriY
goes by tho rule of c)nIrariag
| Nnihjnp has hnpu dana IL,
| tilation OF the llcuse Yet, save the ctsiug ii
| tho galleries.. This helps, hui tho place Is sill
rather rough ''ou fellow This closing Of
tho galleries il rather rough on tie outside
| world who have to loose The spicy debates
| Which were onoo heard with delight.
That strange bill. Incorporating thing Ii, he
Known as Tho United States Commercial Co.,
| was passed. III Tic House On "wednesday. Il
gives It's incorporates power to buy land, 80 T.
| banking business. build railroads. nno all The
| minerals they can. and 10 fact nearly cvi rytiing
except sell sewing machines And it is almost
exclusively 10 the hands Of northern capitalists.
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