Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-12-05
Kefler from Richmond.

Correspondence It the Alexandria GsZ3!tc. J
RICHMOND, Dec Notwithstanding the
great camor raised st the eleventh hour about
the c,nstitutionaIity aud racocstitu:iona!itg OF
the meeting CT the Gacera Asse m1lg. hist
much ;mru,ned be-: GFE lniz:d 10 day III atcofu'
aGco 5i.n tee 1t! resolution which was adopt
ed al The last session aud acquiesced IN by the
Governor Soc Governor proclamation, which
appeared this fo0ruiog ony, converting the Leg
isia,ure, created considerable confusion aod dis
Gus ion 10 The Senate. The House was crsan-
zad 10 & busiucss Ike manner without payii
the less: attaa,lop - IL ,st! # tho Governor.
There was great decc : talk over the "oTe.
sumption" Of the Governor, as one Senator
called it, which was all waste Of tr5ath.-
Whatever may be said about it the proc!ana-
ton was a good move. L. settles The question
% to the legality If the present session, aud
prec!udes a future efforts of contention 10 The
courts as to the validity Of the acs tc lie passed
by the present General Assembly.
Pending the action Of the joint committee
appointed to Inquire what Is uodcr The cn05l.
tuition aDd laws. the true statas OF the present
session of the General Assembly of Vlrgluis,
the legislature will 90 on with its business as it
the question had revar been raised. Ii does
cot matter to these statesmen how 1t was organ
izsd, whether under the jaint resolution of tho
last session or tho call CT the Governor. That
can be decided hereafter.
Your correspondent interviewed several Sen
ators and lsrge number OF the delegates aud
found them all Of the opinion that the Lcgisia'
ture he'd assembled cot 10 obedience to the call
of Governor Holiday, but ia accordance With
the Joint resolution adopted at the last session.
Il ma iority of the two houses, am confident,
entertain thc same views. This will ensure
them the $3.50. whereas by their recognition
Of the session as az extra session pursuant to
the call Of the Governor they would be entitled
10 only $780,
A prominent member Of the House said to
your correspondent to day that he bad fund q
solution for the vsxed question which was DOW
aRitatipg the Legislature. 1t was this: That if
the Legislature bad assembled under The joint
resolution ct the last session the Governor
should cause the Rot Act 10 be read, but if
the meeting was 10 pursuance Ct rha Governor
proclamation the Warrant Act should be read.
Mr.. w. A. Archer. formerly city editor of the
Wing, was to day Appointed official stenoRrapher
Of the House of Delegates, aud Rev. j. J. LAT
tetty is the official s,cnoerapher OF the Senate.
DEATH OF Elk SENATOR LEWlss BROTHER.
Our Cross Kegs correspondent, under date
OF the BID inst, gives the following particulars
of fatal accident, mention Of which was made
10 Tuesdays Gazette:
zoo Monday morning, December 2ad, Mr..
VIM. Lswis, brother of ex Senator Lewis. with
coIored mao, BY the name of Backs, attempt
cd 10 cr1ss the Shenandoah river, at what is
koown IS L,Gis's Ford 10 a Two horse buggy.
When soule distance from the bank they
found the water 100 deep. and attempted to
.usn back, but the current was too sroDg,
washing meD, holses and all dowo the river.
Both men and horses were drowned. aud the
bodies had DOT beeu f u1d up to the latest 10
teliReoce Senator Lewis has the sympathy of
the community 10 his loss OF beloved brother
The rlver Is still very bigh."