Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-03-24
Letter from Rschrncue

RICHMOND. Va. March % The poi,7 Of
lno Manonl!ts is noS to rush tbrouga Si.h
al! ell possible Expedition .hs Conwiss;oorIs
Oh oa'es Bill L; Is r!eGIdtd By th:rl SIS The
nos: important parry measure CT lhe SESSION
| f0r /; viii give . 6ns Office 10 Gee nsa ia every
coro'y, while tie c:mmis.ioaor vii DC cr-
ao!cd TO iuo The paper Of some friend 10 very
county, provided there is one. a5d if co: then
be cao establish cne. Urdsr lis prtv.sicns
the commissioner he's the coarc! of tie sG7s,-
t'sicg patronage oud this will b, great. 10
The tli bill sbrus wti,h 8, much fuss has becp
made the suggestion Of big lob Hss 60 plain
that it had to be mo6iied. hut the effect is
tae same SILL, though not shown in such ga.-
lag proportions. az 10 the old BILL l. il sti!!,
hoHeVer. one CT the mcss bsrefscad specimens
OF s'heue ter roticaI ioboery ever ema-
oasiug from legislature aud is especially so as
regards leglslauoa 10 Virginia. The bill, If
passed, Will give the Governor Of Virgiuia 30
enormous patronage. La fscs tho laws Of the
Maeone LEGISLATURE this session bsva all been
10 ihs direction OF pelp,uating ooo map
power. Already by tie lsw. passed Governor
cameron has more unresraioed poeer han npy
II
county AID city is to hsvo o commissioner il
will be sen that the lumber Of thcs, officers
vii! be hbcus oce hundred end tee. Uudsr
the bill now c,ed spurious, oae commissioner
could cot Tor &C Unlimited number of coua,ies,
bu! this clmlOlshed the lumber Of ctfcss too
mucb, aud 80 it YES amended 10 provide thai
the Q! mnis:ioutr cou'd tci orig ter lis eva
county. The offioe iu R:chmUud will b. q very
valuable enc. aod viii be clauoreu>ly sought
Capt. Jobu s. Wae is moro prominently meg
loned 10 connection With it than aty ons else
If BIO gets it that tsc, will! Of curse, necsssitste
bis sbaodonlog bis ides Of iuanirg for Coz
gtess for this dis.ric.. l. is said tIatthe his
torc big four OF ,ha Ssoaie arc pat ss,isf.d
With The PRESENT arp3rli0nnent bill spd will
themselves tx Up oEc So substitute for the
CAUCUS measure. At preseut tins members bbr-
log The CAUCUS bill 10 ha,d have no.ret p,,-
f.c.ed ii.
| A well Informed legislator sgii lay chat i,
tho Mshoui;es w5u!d o1nosdo tho position +
CrnRrtsSmtn at largo to tX-Au3i;or M;sry
that Troublesome Rescjdsier wea d came back
into The ranks. Massey. as vel! ss his friend,
lnulgosnti9 repeI the assertion thsi SO hes lett
the ResdlusteT parry.
The State uuder Mr.. Bsitao ia 80 IL sSckos
astVar ABOUT the Boss aud Bossism and BIZ,
| u'eo tuo Iuilvnl3R VlPOtCu3 ard IN
miocsd expression: "A Bcss there is nos jp
PEgi1l,. task ( nisi'r, slave driver. To-
| trstor. whose lash cuts the backs Of white
nen nud black nun as wall. Bu. 40 is no. es
mighty as the rclro po'iioisoa w.u'd b.v.
their people bolieVs. He il is who. most Of
all men. il to blsno for the icso!eccs ttat nils
Tor mixed schools. 1t is this desperate and
unscfuDnCus aCv:nlurer who, stss!iag t;on
himself tho Iittls chsrac!er be had, has p.wued
| it tCr place in pali!ics.
| mater LTbro9k il typtc j 90 bs ia ria Gay,
10 the Senate Eoodsy. He is yiasp:y on
Drssd 10 tie iadici'ry BILL end will les7e 20
| effort uotulned 10 defeat it. STRONeBoW
The GENERAL COMMISSION In
thu H:uss Of Deesss,s sterday, ailcr T. lors
discussion atd tuad;y explanations ss TO how
the bill establishing &c cGoc Of "CausraI
Commissioned GINS to b, reported, lt.s Ma
honeItes. Ey AID With ;he sssis,aro, OF tho
SPEAKER succeeded in hiv.Ds Ia bill Rad G
! second lime and placed on tds cslerdar.
The democrats called the ayee and roes aud
| res!s.cd the decision OF lhe Spssse. By every
| means IN their power, but without SUCCESS.
At the session Of the House let nj tht, after
various dllstory motions had bsen passed spd
| suodIy amendments OF tho bill offered. MIR.
Stuart, rising to questioa privilege, etfsrad
| the following resolution:
Reselved By the HOUSE of Dalcestes, Tha,
| committee of five b, appointed TO inves,ic,ts
and report 70 this HOu,e how nrd b. whom
House bill No 2. as reported By the committee
Ter Coutls of osIioa, was abatraced from tho
files OF the Houss. and bill not renorted By
said mmitseo AID differing ficm The serosied
bill substituted 10 lie place.
Said committee shall havo power to sand f,r
prpers and persons. scd my sis durirg tie
sets;o Of tho House.
Mr.. Stuart. II few remarks. c!ssriy demo,-
srated the necessity for the action provided in
bi, resolution.
Mr. Hamilton movsd to p,sI The resolution
By until - ocock toby. which vas los. on
the trst vote, tu: upon reconsideration was
agreed to.
Tbs resolution lies ever uotil IL o'o'cck tc-
dsv.
Previous to the ofsring Of the raso u ion, add
after 40 amendment offered b. MIR. Frzier Ia
she "a stc;ion bad beea seed upou. Mr.. Mao
called 'he pending question. which 30 claimed
was on the enarossment of tho bill.
The Introduction Of the resolution took pr;-
odspc,, bI: IS 5000 as it hsd been disposed of
Mr. Mayo ranaWad bis call for The psrdjcp
question.
The spesk:r (Mr. F;rr) ruled that the GALL
was tui ct order, 90 thu ground that only two
sections Of the bill had Geeu amended std be
thought that opportunity should bs sfIoratd
members to etfr aneosmenta 70 the remaining
8. C ions.
From this ruirg Mr.. MAYO took az appeal.
lie Democrats appealed to The Rasc jasters
10 IN. most e.rnest manner not to resort 10
Suoh revolutionary process to crush out The
minority.
Misunderstanding this the House ovei- u!ed
The decision OF tbs Chair. tho vote r. sal:ag 81
eyes, Is noes.
, Msssrs. Fry and Vaughan w:rs the osly
Reaej listers who voLed to sustain lho Chair
Alter sew r.l motions and points CT order had
osen disposed OF. tho main 1es:ion vas r-ach- |
ed SID The hill Was ordered to enpross mcut
BY vote Oils syes TO % noss-s strict p.r;y
VOTE
Al Ills O'Clock this noInios the Haus, I'd. |
jouraed.