Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-03-06
EXseNsiOn Ofthe Hcssin:a.

Exclusion Ofthe Session.
In The House Of DylegEsIs o. Saturday, bIr.
Stuart cit,red tho following resolution:
That tho Joint order for en- uSi3rr IN in If
the General Assembly Oh Mondsy, Msr1a G.
1882, at 10 p. ~, b., and tho ssmo ia hcrsty'
resclndad; AID b, it further
Rcsolrcd Jy tic House Of Delegates Tho Ser
alto concurrlug), That the prcssas session OF tbs
Genersl Assembly b.. end i. hsrabgi il, CX!enC
Cd for the period ct teu dsys.
| The Crglos inrm Of the resolution r7oyidcl
Tor the extopson Of tho session Tor speciGc rur-
poses-the consideration of the general tax-5!Il,
Ec.-but tho Chair deolaripg it out of order ia
thht shape, N1r. Stuart altered it &c above.
Mr. Stuart said be knew that TIC resolution
80 az first framed IVES not in crder but he nat
IL 10 that so3pa fer tho purpose Ct b:iosipr
nefofo The House tho oDly reasons Why ths
Legislature should not bod an extra session.
lilo denied that Tho Demtc.ss he'd ever 10
necessarily delayed business. IL oro or igoi1-
stances they bad,t in duty tculd opposed
what they considered obnoxious ard unE!sc
legislation.
! MIR. Frazier did not thiok thai 40 extension
OF ten days WGuid BIO sufficient Ter tho d;sn,s-
ton of unfinished business Ih,ro wcr, other
measures 10 addtico TO these pam2d By MIR.
Stuart which h5 party deemed Of g.Gas inlgo,
tstc1G nd which they waited 10 rut through.
len days would not do.
| Mr. SayerS announced himself so opposed 10
CD cx!ra session. Ile WAS als1 Q! oainiou tho!
oohIDg cau!d b. accomplished ty ton Gsya'
! exteEslon oil The present sessiOu. aud YES there
ter, 10 favor Of 90 ajj,uynm]a; siao ii, On
Monday, as already provided for.
| Mr.. Coghill, in aVoling MIR. S:usrt's r2s1lr.
ton, spoke IN subltauco 81 iolors: Is is ftly
ttr tho other side OF this House to comDla;a Of
obsIEuo'iaoE 10 legislation ia'erpoaed by Che
minority. This House sterds GO to 90; thtr,-
lora mo lniI ,riy h:v1 III c)D:rl Micro than
this i. is iEr5e-it,hs m.j1riiy. TIL, pcpilt
insn irtm h2ckbc!IGo Mr.. FItzi%rI elryp,a;ra
| that the LORD only srnli:d 50 :his : cot uatr
his side Of tho uau:o. iii ta;rht have eiv.n
| tttm 81. Nov, somo people thi1k thar tbs
Lord DID net smile o! all upeu ih,ro aud iu:-
Their. thu! the smllc c'st upon them was from
aoothc. eGd very dfFJrens beiug. poaer to
IeelsIsto without our help aud 10 srilo Ct CD,
orpts! ion res s also ID tho Senate win Tho &c
acIuscr partI. Tho other Day, aud ito read
ulster s,1Etrrs choEen, Siih TIC republican sen
ator from Napov4T, to vote 10 p7rloug tho ses-
slon. thc7 could have done 80 Hlthcu: assis:nLc c,
from The democratic, aod tho tTo democrats
Who did vote tor tho tX:ersicp WcuI! Earo made
il urGls s:ionab'y 10 their power
| EN- opposed 70 an extra scss,on srd 10 tee
extension Of this session. do not Thick tie:
sny good il possible fr1m tho legislation OF this
bcd5; yet an wiling to su?p?r: this rceo.u-
| ton allow the nsio,ity edditi5nal tine to pcr.
| feet necessary legislative work ths. rig1: h.ys
beca performed heretofore by tho majority. bu:
for their own neglect aud faiute 10 exercise the
power they have held aioco Ito beeiunicg Of
this session. The minority upon This floor hsyt
dopo 90 their dafy. They hsva rropcrly or
posed ri! huEtfu! Legislation, aud to this eud
hs7e u,ed the Weapons parliamentary laws and
ps'ges sTmad them with. They bavo never re-
sorted to hllbusteri0g but on Two eco.soue-
once when the previous question was called Ia
Gu! OFT de6sto On go important measure pan6-
Ing, sod tho next time when The Portsmouth,
charter, conssinipg tho NEST obnoxious provision:
vas uader discussion. The voto On this bill
was 9esyad By the parism ,ntary skill of the
gentleman from Augusta. Mr.. Hanger. uo!ii q
campion!so was offered By the dominant party,
| which Tas accepted by the delegate from Port-
mouth, Mr.. Butt. For this the lcssto from,
! Augusta dcssrv;s the highest preis,, ard ocrdi-
ely do give isior myself and for EDy psriy.
Whatever responsibility this ao,on imposes on
our party 10 ehearlulIy accept, and ara satisfied
that Cur constituents will stand By as, Tho
msioiity, resdustevs. Gus. bear hsir owe bur.
dsns and answer for their orc sils btfore tao
people. -
MIR. Ferr moved 10 smerd the resolution BY
msklrg tho extension thirty days. In thrt
| lice ali Of Tho business of every cbsrsoser could
bo dispCs;d of. Referring to tho rumo,s sbcu.
an extra scssi;n. he said be did not know
whether tbs GsVern2r intended to call oDo Or
not.
Mr.. E7abs asked If Mr.. Fsrr was not aware
that the delegate from Wostmo,cand, Dir.
Mayo, IVES getting up petition sskine tho
Governor 10 call al extra session.
Mr. FAIR answered that be vas, but did not
SEQ N to think that lbe cXisteno, CT such pe,i-
ton YES conclusive evidence that it would DO
csed.
Mr.. Neol ssid that by his voice snl his SUP
port this Legislature should not exis. enc
ni6uo beyond next Mor day plight ct 10 o'clock,
The views and policy that Tho conservative
party represented could not be lfIco:uated and
DO was unwilling to endow tho opposition with
the power 10 carry cut their nsasuses. There
is no necessity ter an extended session ncr an
extra session. We can be responsible only for
our o~o action, snd if we believed tbere
was no necessity FIR extending Tho session
1t was cur duty to voto sSaips; it. Ii the
Governor thought az extra session uecss
ssry, ED called i, let him stand the response
h!litY thst attaches 10 the rs What uccossI-
~ is there Ter SD 'yecded or tX;ra SESSION
N1re. Tho apDori3nmant bill that allows III
ge- hr ~ N.rn l..