The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1874-01-29
Gvenit,a Stats Saaraal.
CAPITOL NOTES

A number of places in this state are
contending for the honor OF having the
next lunatic asylum located in their midst.
1t seems just now bad time for the state
to engage in any operations requiring the
expenditure of much money. Her present
means do not allow her to pay six per
cent. on her public debt. and her repre-
sentatiyes in the Legislature have eX-
pressed their aversion to burdening our
citizens with any more taxes. However,
another asylum is needed, and when built
IL will doubtless be located on the south
side of the James river. that section seem
ingly having the preference over all Others
The presence of ladies in both branches
of the General Assembly is doubtless
always acceptable to the members, and
what is truly wonderful and most striking
in effect is how it is possible for them TO
keep so perfectly quiet during their visits
at times if an iron couplinq-pm were to
fall from the ceiling of either house to the
floor YOU could almost hear it. On, Tor
Roland! Won't some of the ladies that
can talk in whisper Gf any such can be
found pay our legislators visit? we
are certain it would be great relief to
them to see some of that gift.
Lieutenant. Governor Withers has re-
covered from his late indisposition and is
presiding again in the Senate with his usual
dignity and efficiency.
The new board of directors of the peni-
tertiary express the confident belief that
with proper assistance from the General
Assembly they can make it self-sustaining.
They propose to hire out every convict
without trade upon the public works,
and to stop manufacturing on state &C
count, and lease the workshops and me-
chanics to contractors. In one way or
another they see how they can hire out
every single convict.
A party who thinks he knows our new
Governor perfectly, says that he is resolved
to stand by things as they are, not as they
used to be. He thinks it is time for Vir'
GINA to be realizing the situation," ano
reaping the benefit of association with hel
sister states in the full privileges claimed
for the others-not standing off and reject
ing them like mortified child that I" won'
play" This is good for Kemper.
The Governor to-day appointed W. A
Hudson notary public for Augusta
county, and William Phillips to the same
Office for Norfolk city William A. Stewar
inspector of fish for Alexandria, and Rich
ard Cardwell notary public for Richmond
city. His excellency removed the politica
disabilities of A. B. Richardson, convicted
in 1869 in Grayson county of getting good
by false pretences, and sent to the peniten
tiary for three years; and he refused tt
pardon Michael Walters, conv.c Ell in No
vember, 1878, in the circuit court of Taze
we'll county of house-breaking, and sent t
the penitentiarY for five years.
The speaker of the House of Delegate
has issued writ to the sheriff OF tn
county of Greensville, ordering an electo
to be held in said county on Tuesday, l7tl
of February, 1874, to fill the vacancy il
the House of Delegates from said county
occasioned by the decision of said Hous
that P. K. Jones is not entitled to seal
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