Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-12-18
LETTER FROM RICHMOND.

Death 10 OiHce HOIucrS-A Charge by
Honest JOhn-Contested Election
Another Election Probable III Rich
mOnd -CoIeman's Petition-Journa-
I1st;c.
Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette. |
RICHMOND, Dec. II, 1875.
FIX Governor Latcher threw bumbshe in
the Hnuse to-day, when he offered the follow
ing resolution:
Resolved, that joint special committee to
consist OF three members of the House of Del
egates aud two members Of the Senate be an.
pointed to ascertain and report the Der OF
clerks 10 the first aud second Auditors, Treas
urers, Register, Land and other offices in all
the basement Offices, and 10 the office of the
Secretary of the Commonwealth, and the
amount paid to each clerk and employee for
the fiscal year 1860. The like information as
10 each OF the officers for the fiscal year 1875.
The Legislative expenditures for the fiscal years
1860 and 1875. The number of clerks and
other employees IN 1869 aud 1875, and the
amount paid each. The number Of doorkcep
ers and pages III each House of the Geueral As.
sembly 10 $50 aud 1875, and the amouut paid
each. The judicial expenditures, including sal
aries OF judges and other officers and EMPLOYEES.
The cllmluaI charges incurred 10 the prosecu
ton OF offenders, and paid from the Treasury
and the entire cost Of the judiciary OF the State
10 each OF the fiscal years 1860 aud 1875 The
population and territorial extent of the State
10 1860 and 1870 And said committee will
further report what expenses can be avoided or
reduced, or what,if any Offices can be abolished
without detriment or prejudice to the interest
OF tue State. And the said committee will re-
port with as little delay as practicable, by bill
or otherwise.
This is, however done every year doubt
whether it will amount to much 1t has the
effect, however, of making the little pages and
other officials trembe.
The testimony 10 the johnson and Knight
contested election case has been published by
order of the Committee Oh Privileges anu
Elections. 1t makes book of four hundred
pages. 1t the committee send the election
back to the people, it is highly probable that
both the Independents and Conservatives will
throw out both Knight aud johnson aud take
up new men. think a ticket will be made
up with one Independent aud ~oue Conserva-
tive, aud am told that either Mr.. john S.
| Wise or John 0. Steger will represent the To-
dependent element and tx Senator A. S. Nc
Rae the Conservatives This will have the eff.
feet OF harmonizug both sides, and bringing
| all parties together.
A petition, numerously signed, vas sent to
the Governor, to-day asking the pardon OF
| w. u. Coleman, who has been in the peniten-
tlary now about two years. Coleman has, him.
self, written petition Of six hundred pages,
10 which he reviews from legal stand -poiot.
his trial, aud attempts to show that h. was uu-
justly convicted. He was given three days
leisure to prepare this petition. He has net
Yet se:t i; to the Governor, but His ExcelIeu-
cy has iullmated desire to read il.
The CONSERVATION al the appearance 10 the
Legislative ranks Of the smallpox has, in some
degree bated, Today the State vacioe agent
vacuated the principal members of the Legs
lature, ADD the officers in the Capitol building.
Mr.. Leig sconditon is about the same.
hear it rumOred that Edward s. Gregory,
esq, the gifted editor of the Petersburg Index,
will lake editorial charge of the Richmond En-
quirer.
Treasurer Hunter left the city to-day on a
visit to his farm 10 Essex He will be absent
until the first OF January.
Senator johnson 5 certificate of election was
forwarded to him in Washington to-day. No
one wants TO contest it.
The Ope-Stuart contested election case was
In the House to day. believe the House will
give Ople his seat, although strong fight will
be made for sending it back to the people.