Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-02-04
From SsSSse7kI5lta,

10 tho Senate Yesterday tltCrl Was 8 long de-
bate upon tho question Of the terms Ell cii3a Of
tho county judges.
!. The Committee ior C6urs Of Jhstio, asked
to DO discharged from the !uTiher ccesilera-
ton Of the resolution IS 10 the terms Ct oli!tc
of the judges elected size, January |, 1850.
MIR. Riddlebcrgcr moved the rtcymmittsl oil
the resolution, With Instructions that The com,
mittoe report next Tuesday.
Mr. Daniel moved to iDdt iioittly p0stpn3e
tho resolution, which was rejected: Ayes Is
noes IL, absoot or not voting IL.
Mr.. Rlddlebargor's motion WAS ihru adopted
| by similar vote.
| The bill in reference to Ealing Stale c)usI-
tutIonal convention has bocn referred to tho
| Committee on Constitutional Amendments.
Bills were yesterday Introduced 10 the House:
| By MIR. Wickham. 10 authorize tho Chesapeake
and Ohio Hallway Company to Construct aud
work braIcd Of lis line OF railroad from
point near Hanover Junction to deep wafer on
| where; by MIR. Mu5hbach, to amend The code
of 1878, with reterorc, to tho ply of Judges
and clerks of election; by MIR. Payne, requiring
amendments to the laws OF Pilgoia 10 be
printed in italics; by Mr. Barbour 10 rcls!iou
to tho roads, highways aud bridges ct the cum.
| ty of Orange, and tho repair thereof; by Mr..
FAIR, defiaioS tho duties 0! city and county
treasurefs as 10 tax receipts.
Tho House also passed bills to conliGo the
donation Of the town Of Charlottesville to tho
Chesapeake and Railroad COmraoy aud 10
validate the bonds which havo been made; TO
incorporate Wildwood Lotg,. Independent Or
der of Good Tomplars; to Incorporate tho Fir'
GINA Homo for tho Aged end Destitute.
A bill has been introduced in the House 10
referoLco to liens On crops, which provides that
"t any person or persons shall mako any al
varco or advances, either in money or supplies,
to any person or persons who are engaged in or
who arc about 10 ougaso in tho cultivation Of
tho soil, the person or persons 10 makiDe such
adyarc, or advatc IS shall be entitled 20 G ou
on the crops which may be made tuliGg the
year upon the land 10 tho C ltiGai0n OF which
tho advaIc,s 20 rnado have been tr wcic in
tended TO have been expended to tho extcnt Of
such advance or advances; provided, however,
that an agreement 10 writing shall be entered
into before any slch advance is ma1o TO that
effect, 10 which shall be specified tho amount
to DO advanced, or In which limit shall be fix
cd beyond which the advalcJ or ad7ar cas madc
from time TO time during tho year sht not &c;
which agreement shall be witnessed hy tHa or
moro disinterested pcrsnu4 living in the unly
in which tho land i's.'
Also bill in relation to The ianpt rug with
voters by agreeing to ray the poll tax, which
provides that vi any person, d:cc!y or indi.
rcclly, give to voter in any election any Hu2
cy, goods or chAttcl1 CT pay his cll'atinn tax,
undtr an fgteemGGt, eXpresstd or Implied, that
such voter shall give his vote for y pasliculr
candidate, such pclscn shall be punished b; a
line Of not less than twenty 10: mare than On.
hundred dollars; and it any cDnnty treasurer or
his deputy give or deliver any certificate rr 70
cGipt Tor clfltallnn lax to any vutnr. ~ any
other person Tor lin. without tho sad tx hay.
ing been &C ually paid prior to the day rt ci c.
ton, tho said treasurer or deputy ii |! be nnH-
ished by tiuc Of not !ess THAI fly Tor moro
than ono hundred dollars, AID the ,urt If the
county whcfcin said treasurer qualified shall
upon proof Of tho conv.c ion OF said treasurer
or deputy under this SIC len. remove tho said
persons 81 convicted from ofion, and the voter
receiving such money, goods or chattcls, or
haplog his clrltatiOn LaX paid in PURSUANCE I T
such agreement or 'cicpts such rCc,ipt or car-
itioatc, shall be punished by luo OF not Iess
than twenty nor more than one hundred ,lua.s.
John g. Baugh, the convicted mail robhcr,
will bo taken to tho h.b,ny ponilcnliary on
Friday.
1t is understood that Mr.. Eaicigh r. Cat
ston, late clerk in tho State TrcaadFcr'g Office,
has received gGvhrDmHui anroin meet in
Washington.
| VIM. II. Thaokston, IF iiarlnvlc, has been
appointed permanent ccIk in tho "a Audi
tors Office, Woo Geo. V. Molclro removed.
A meeting of the trrasurcrs Ct the several
counties CT tho State will b. held 1T the Ballad
House 10 night to take into oom !craLion re
vision OF the law IN 3scd by the Last I..gis'aiurc
in regard to tho rcduc ion OF pclc IMAGE ~ IT,
CARDS the pay oil treasuroFs
Tho roadlustcrs held another caucus last
night, Us thcro is trouble in HE uiswarl, and
Palson Nlasslo won't obey orders. There were
iorly nine oil The faithful present, and kfr.
Eulkerson presided. Speaker Lacy offered a
resolution that 10 view oi the obligation NIasgio
was under TO obey tho behcsis Of this Caucus
and Tor tho promotion If hGrmcny in
tho party that Msssic bo requested to
resign withn ono week unless he shall
sooner empty with parry requirements.
This gave Iiso 10 a long and animated discussion,
An amendment to c)uplo Mr.. Dysuns nano
with Auditor Mas1ey's was discussed asd voted
down. Alter lively debate tho motion offer
cd by Llcy was carried requesting Massey 10
reslgn, but aiter moro talk CT vigorous do.
ecrption the resolution was re )naidcrod, and It's
further dltcusslon postponed to February &c b
| Ny SuLo VI ~ W ~, VIC MY lot vi 6StiH.
Dungeo, the colored delegate from Buchinr-
ham, introduced resolution ia ihc House YES
terday, drcciog tho committee for courts OF
Justice to ctquirc into the cypedorcy Of repeal
| ing 81 ction Sth, chapter I, code 1878. or reiuo
ing the penalties hereunder. This section
which is aimed TO be repealed CT modified is The
ono prohibiting the inter marriage OF tho wiito
and colorcd races, undor the poualty Of liza.
prlSonment 10 the nouitontiarp
MIR. Liokerhoier, of BotctouIt, has introduced
q bill 10 the House repeating tho law passed last
winter, providing that ii tho Valley RAILROAD
company did not complete its road within a
givon time their charter would he forfeited.
1t is said that General Malone is 10 f.vor of
settling tho debt upon basis OF SEQ. 600, 900 at
three per cent.
Judge Stevens, Of Nelson, who was formerly
Judge of bis county, and who. it will 10 remcr,-
bered, was removed from eff 20 by tho LegisIa.
ture four years sg3 upon tho charge of dcfrsud-
ing Mr. Fowle OF Alexsndris, while engaged in
gamo of cards, still fingers around the Capitol.
The Judge is ono of the Read ustcfs who has
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