Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-04-19
EgeetlUg mt Falls Church.

! Correspondence Of Ito Alexandria Ghzatte
FALLS CHURCH, April ly.-Pursuant to Q
c.il OF the cliz los to di; CAS- The oudition #
The nov;me t. secure free bli lRe over the
Pstonrc li7tr at Georgetown. d. e., meeting
was hell en- Saturday eVtnipg. III 18th ins.,
With DIR. j. j. Moran ia the chsir and Cha,l.s
Fits secretary.
The Of j:c's OF the meeting we're Explained by
w. a. Dutcir, and tho condition OF the bill
by him pod Joseph Il. Birch. and tho necessity
| OF more unity o! action to proven! further COD
tiausn!e Of the delay 10 this matter. which has
already become iuterninabe, was strongly
URGED.
DR.. Moran bcirg suddenly called away, w.
A. Ddtcsu Vas called to the chair.
j. Z. DePu!rcn submitted the following reso.
lutous:
ReSofrcd. That in The bill Of the House CT
Representative providing for a free bridge over
the Potomac river ct Gcorgelosp, ID. c., as il
passed tho House, untrammelled by any coad;r
TORS eAlog to or providing for the purohss or
laaslog OF tue present bridge over tho Aqueduct
at HeoFSctoWn. ID. T., mees with the sppro-
oa'lon OF oil OF our resident population. and wo
requIst rur senator's TO take such steps a. will
lead 10 The passage OF snid bill in the Senate,
Just a. II came from the House, freed from ell
entauRlng amendments
RcSo(Ved. That Il. S. Lacy il his tfT,rt TO
havo SAID bill rm9ndod 10 tho Senate has not
properly represented tho sentiment aud desires
OF tins community, who havo always desired to
DC 1rIed from the Incubus imposed upon them
y The monopoly known as the Aqueduot Bridge
Co', and, In 50 far as said r. s. Lsc,y has urge
inc adoption OF tho amendments added to tho
Hou:e LII BY the Senate. he has been rciog
agalpss cur wishes Gnd cur Interests, and We
rerudia'e bis agcpcg.
Dr. Moran thought the expression of repudi
asIug the ageacy OF Mr.. Lacey ia bis action as
mcntlorcd was rather strong.
y. q. DePuron urged that 10 50 far 60 Mr..
L?c'y'S efforts had been 10 accord with the
wishes OF tho people lie was entitled to The
thanks OF the cjmmuoity; when be miseepre-
sentcu tGem nc Dust expect oens1re. That the
auendnents were said to have been inserted in
the SENATE upon the suggestion of r. s. Lacey
upon the s1pposltion that he was representing
this commuolty, and VIC desired the Senators
TO understand tba. they lad been mised by him
10 thit particular.
w. a. Duncan submitted az amendment to
strike cut ''repudiate lis agoocy," ADD insert.
ask that he be not further rccogu!z ID az cur
agent" Wi
Uf. j. j. Moran submitted as an amendment
10 Inc above; 10 strike cut we repudate bis
seetcY, and cnsCrt while we ha7o appre oisted
his former titorts, we desire that he now sus
penn further action until be hears from the
party mat no PROCESSES to represent 10 this
local y. apd sustained his proposition by state.
nents that MIR. Lloey had boon misre Ore sontcd
OF parties uotago6isiic to Lin. and should lot
be mads The victim of Wholesale censuro with
out chance OF being heard. That some state
ments had been 10 circulation cor c,rnipe Mr..
Lacey that he could rot believe with9u. further
proof.
d. Z. Derntr5n urged that tho amendments
Wera stronger than the original insofar as the
original only proposed to repudiste Mr.. Lacey's |
tchoh 10 tho extent that he had misrepresented
the community, whils the amendments propos. ID |
VFtuaiiy repldis.o his agency entirely. That
ne had Said nothing about Mr. Lacey except that |
mr.. Lacey had said 10 him and Mr.. s. A. Coe |
= is" days after the bill had passed the House /
s sbs u ala net suit him (Laeey) and that he
seoulo urge The tscking on Of the amendments
10 me Senate. and that IRON what he could learn
OF Mt Lacey's movements he had carried ont hi,
statsmehL 10 the detilment of the people becsuae
n.st tney dld not want The bill amended. and !
SECOND II u was amended in the Senate il would
t ha W 20 Dsck TO the House again, and would
Dc placed go far beLind that it would not be-
reached again this session
upon division. "A' i''eo''u
Inc amendment Of W. 4. Duncan WAS re-.
me resolutions as originally offered were
adopted with one dissenting vote,
Aimono birch offered the following.
heSofred. That a committee be APPOINTED n
wait upon senators Wilhers and johnson and
urg9 Immediate seton as indicated By tia .bnve
resolutions, which WAS adopted mem. con, ''
.Iobn E.olEtS osg committee was then elected
Birch, Wells Forbes. Isaac Crossm.n oI sImonS
blrch' Wsbtsr hlock. u. b Ives, A. Z. Louns.
oNry; =. j; Moran. NJ D. =, 9. w. Hubbsli. snm.
9er Fi't, e. w. Mankn, q. j. Birch, Hsrrv
n y ~ w. A. Duncan, Henry w. Fsbrey, Geo.
~ A1om pe0I, u; y. Aupson, Gen. W. q. e,
-'se' samuel H. Barrett, Lester Lloyd, hi. D.,