Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-02-18
Log 1SIot;re.

LUZ Cet"ic yesterday CD G0:titg. Az /
o'ctos wtco The special order c,ue up, Mr..
hlddleotrgtr moved to pass by all tbs 50 :oial
orders. The v,ts upen this motion WAS tie
and thtr f. re it vas lost.
President! pro tenl Wood then yac,!el III,
chais acd Lieu. -acv. Lewis took it. MI. Wood
tteo ntVsd to pass By the cor sdsratioa of the
special order. Litu.-3ov. Lewis having vote.
cast 1t wiki the Mshoneies. and SO ths molten
vas e,rtled: III, Big Four" stood solid. but
| Mr.: Winehsld, OF Hanover. voted With the
| M,honeites.
Wood moved to PISS that By. The vote stood
Is TO lS
Mr.. Wood: How do;s Iho chsit voc2'
| L,eu.-Gov. Lewis:
| Il vote aye.
Ine bill was PISSED ty."
The next neva WAS mo!i0n N de bV Nj.
Thurman to adiourp. Upoo this Mr. Riddle
0ar2er called tn, ayes and nocs. Mr.. Joat pa
Walker had goDe cut and the motion was made
~ MIR. Riddlebsrgar with view Of gstticg
time until the Senator could be gotten bIck.
He was found ADD led into the obanbr The
motion to adjourn was Icst-Mr. L3wis giving
til, deciding 20 o.
Motions and poins Of order ,!loweG, and The
Lieutenant Governor vas evidently not able 10
nansg, the session. and 50 President mo tem
WOOD got q! bis feet aod prompted him. Mr.
hurt no.i.ed this, n2d called attention to ths
iaas that Mr.. Wood vas st the Clerks desk
prompting tic presiding officer. Dir. Wood
.hsn vacated ED lhs Lieutenant G.v.rpor was
left alone
! Mr.. Thurman made long argument upon
The sutj OF OF parliamentary law. Hs was ire
qusntly iuterrup ed. Just before O'Clock be
gave Wy to motion to adi)utn
| Tbs b,ot-5lGeks # Richmuods seat 10
through MIR. Riddleberger tn, following pat
ton Whilst making y,ur Laws please tr, uLd
DO something tor W. boo-blacks GpG pa per b9ys
| Whilst We are trying to msks az hontss hv.og
va are driven feom GU. of the capitol ~ The
polc', taken from { IF the public streets By Them
carried 10 the station house by them and if our
fah'r5 are not able to pay two dollars ard q
fat our backs are Gather striped OF that dis
graceful b,ll is Grained artuad oar legs sud
hen NO aro dlsguc,d forev;r. Rneubot
gentlemen thai there Is day cGmiog ihst you
all will Wint IuI votes sid If such things ns
;heso are Solcg CO you all will pegar &c: them
Bills w;rs Introduced to limit ths ratio Of
| taxation 10 Alexandra c1uoty, and TO Gulhnr-
izs the Winchester and Potom 10 Railroad Con :
pau7 TO issue i.s bonds and mortgage its roads.
In the HOUSE Of Delegates Mr.. skiaasr ir.ro,
eucsd bill to lsvy annually pol! tax OF one
dotr 10 aid of public frao schools. II slso PIC
provides thot the employer Of aay one IisbIe TO
pay such poll tsx shall b, liabl, 30 pay the
poll tax OF The employee. and shall have the
right to dcduoi tn, same from thu wages eff
employee. Tho omplovcr sh,Il pay the tsx to
tho proper coeo ing olic.r aod tcko re- ,ipt
tor same, which he shall deliver TO the en-.
ployee st the timo that no dodunE lhs anou 1t
from his wages. If the poll-nx b. not raid
b3 the employer or by the employee. the co..
| loctlcg officer shall make tho sama out of Any
properly OF either. provided DO enfolcem
OF said po-tay shall b nada ngaDsi any CIR
ployer cnless The emp!ty,e shall h,v, b,en 10
bis stFvlcs Tor OF lsast ninety days during the
year 10 which said tax is du.. The bill il a.
most literally ira, s,riot of tho L,ulsiaua law.
Mr. Indy iotroduoad bill for ,hs as ess 20 ept
aud COLLECTION tis FER capita tx of $40 p:r
snnum upon the Membership of each and evo y
literary and social cub 10 this Slate.
The general loca-op.ion bill ws1 further
| considered.
Mr. S.u,rsm, ved to strike cu Tia lords "or
corporation which would msk, thu / i'll npp'y
10 the counties oily.
Mr. Stuart spoke in advocacy of his smapd-
ment. III WAS not onp,ssd to any c,unry bsv-
ing lcc,-op ion law if it 8, desired, although
he regarded this scheme to sion tbs frafi, ia
l'nuor as vain and visionary. lie said tina. The
effort 10 Mains and K.csas hsd prlvsd futile,
aud, that tho IiqloI-iaws Of thnso States h,i
been practically abandoned. ii, charsc.erz j
1t as puritauic,l m.as1re, woica could result
10 nothiug batter than tiio eucoara cement of =. :
ciet drlnkleg aud tho lais Of Large rtv,uus to
tho State. Hc said tha.;t would b. impossible
to enforo, suoh o lew 10 cities, and be also
csimed that it hsd boou ia la,o 10 The oour-
ties Ii might be, he said. that BIO was il Iriup
himself 10 thu estimation OF the temperance
people of A'ex.ndris By tina stspd he had taken
In this mstter. bus tha. wou d GOT oaarg, bis
opinion. No MN vas mcrs opposed to totcu-
perance than ho wss. bu. he did rot hr!i
this bill would remedy the evil
| MIR. Dull Greon didn't know what tho sant;.
| mens of the people CT King Gsorg, wse but he
did not bslieve that S.af5!d wanted sucu a law.
| Ar. Stuarts tm sndmsnt was ,fasted, ard
after further c2nsiueration the House adjourned
Without definite actor.
| Mr. stuart Introduced q bill to INIT tho ratio
oitszstion In Alexandria county.
The Situation at Richmond.
| The aciou IF Mr. Wirefisd, tho only
stag htou! republican in be Sana!e. 10 desert
| log tttm the democrats. it is claimed, virtually
settles The question Of the su1itosbir. as The
detection of Only ons Senator was needed to
l ,uS3 lia-Vo,a m The iaiok rsse lu.ion n a o,