Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-03-18
The Whip Cracks.

EES WHsg> SrGCAs.
u tbs Ho.os of Delegates yes!ordsy Mr..
OF Pi;!s5irasi.. offered tho following
-esalu;ien, AID asked that tho rules requiring |
i 8 r:!trsuco to conGi..es DO suspended:
Resolved. thss the eek Ct the COMMITTEE on
T ;rares b. ias7uc!ed end required TO report
iunedia.elg 10 this House bill 'preH1tiblas The
duties of tho commissioners CT be revenue fer
Inc assessment aud COLLECTION ct taxes 90 per
sonsl properly, income, end lc;nses" sUd bill
"prov!ting i0r Ii,ense-:gx upon tbe sale Of
sewing rasctilea and their acc.ts lriss"
Yao House refused to suspend The iuee, the
de:noora's Voiisg for lie molion 10 suspcnd scG
the rcsGius efs agSirs: It.
Dir. Mumf3rd moved to rcs2rsier ii, 2o:e
By which tho House tofd:cd 10 suspend, scd
having the floor said be would yieli 10 The ger
tleman from FsirfsX (Mr. Ea.rl, TIC caairuaa
of the Finance Com mi.tee. in order for him te
explsin why these bills, which had bsen &C ed
! on By tbas committee and reported fsvorbbly.
| bad been held back sDd cot placed upon tho
cslendsr.
Mr.. Etszier Immediately obtained tho foor
and called The pending question, thus outing
| off debate.
The pandirg quss.ion was ordered by sIict
party vote.
Mr.. Munford again obtsincd the lo,r-r.
sipe, &c said. to G question of bish personal
privilege. He said be did not iaterd thzs to
be cat eff. He saw from tie proclamation OF
Governor Cameron that this Legislature had
been callsd together 10 ezra session for Lbs pui-
pose OF pssslDg certain bills. prominent and
| NOS. important smong Which WAS tho ssses:-
nent bill and tex bill. Ths FinsEc, Oomni'-
tee OF which &c was member, had met this
mornira upon csll issasd ty tho chairman,
hsd considered severn! biIls, snd had ordered
thu. tho bills mentioned 10 Lis resolution aud
the bill ab0l!shirg tbs fec PER o,o. pc1sliy fer
his ncn payment Of taxes be reported to lhe
House. AID that upon sn inspection of the
Joutn&l ociy Tia latter of these three bills had
been reported 10 tao House s0d p|acad upon it's
| calendar.
MI Muafo:l demanded 90 ,zplsuati,n #
Ills nsttt.. Tho Fiusnc, Committee would
TO: roe:t again uutil mex. tuesday, aud be wanted
TO kS0R By what authority MEASURES OF great
imp,r:src; to The State. alter having been f.
yoTabiy soted upon by the cimnt,es, abd o.
d.rod 10 DO reported, c,ud 30 held tack uaIil
tho csend,r WIS crowded with ths measures
ssIe;d upon IN tho carcua tf The dominant
party. Is; what authority is this bill, W5ich
y2u OH NC fsiIs cd tic call fir this exUa
ssh Jn though rtptI!ed ty the committee, 10
bo Sowad away. and The partisan measures Of
Ibo Ii, ).i'y 10 b given preference? IL wet-
led .his Hhnlo trsLsacion brought Cut fer The
bcG! Fl C III, H9uss eod of III, people. lie
had boiTd Il in:iiostSd that all o'esses + Icgi1!a
:5o ss.re 10 20 delayed until the revolution 81
:caer!;s ar ITO mi 3rity c-u!i b, ec!ed upon.
Spg.kiGg f;r timsgii to would say that, aui-
mate snd sustained by what be believed we're
TIC st1;i;atnIs 0! his people and his Own scose
ct rich, snd duly. ho was prepared to resist BY
every n!2ns 10 hi; p Wlr the pssseGs OF these
Gl5era5!o 0essuree, Wbioh il il sought 20 foist
aoan u in orpo:iton 10 the wishes OF ms ,ri:y
ct iii, substantial people Of Tho State, aud
aho:e 22s@pg,i' oaIy tsvorsd By cff :-sat kcrs
s0d rrct s,an,l poli;;csts
Tnc r.sGiu ion Wss Te!e,rG 10 tbs Firaccs
Cammi.lrn.
jade i uiIs. {! A'txa1dria moved TO dis
srs;ito q tho revcruo till. He said ii had been
c'a;ned It's; the meetirg of tbs Fiastc, Com
mi s&e 81 wh;oh this bill WIS considered Wss il:
:eauar Mhy w,s il. then. that en-, Of the
BILLS &c cd uGon al Ghs; u,e6ting WIS allowed TO
&, o. ho ci!andtr
lEr. Ser; sid ha va, r,aeor sib:o for ths bills
bang bold blck. 10 got 10 the Commits room
altar they hsd bsea scted on, ind he made q
net on 10 rocoaeter ,ha action o: the c:mmit
100, which vas oono Tho revenue bill wa3 not
| II Coz di!ioa II DO reported 10 tie House
Ar Kan ger said there was 20 such th!r es
, le-on'itering the ac!ioa OF q conn t,e.
Mr, Stlsrt waited to know if these woe no!
The s:ms hills seed up2n by tie coHiE,;t.7e at
the re3ulsr session.
Fsr. Far could not ssy.
Mt Lady claimed taat this mce.ins Ct tho
I C;n nit:se WAS irregular, aCd nothing that was
thsn dorc ouGa. TO tts7d al tic action IF The
| coDinltjos.
j
Esss on ,he part CT the majority OF the Firanee
Gem 1,i!tae 10 say that the revenue bill vsa &C.
itcl7o after ninety days work en- it at tho rsga-
iar so.s.on. He cad be had acc or: piahed his
iu:pose, ard would Withdraw his motion TO s.
chsrse tie conmitto,
Altar soma further discussion, which wss rsr.
utipstol 10 by hessrs. B a. Davis, Frazier, and
Fsrs, the House adjourned.