Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-02-14
LETTER FE9.u RICHMOND.

Correspondence Ct tbs Alexandria Gazette.
RICHMOND. Feb. l3.-Mr. Hunter missed
chano, yesterday Of getting in something
abou! the game !aw fer ,hsro vas bill up for
tie protection Of der. 10 the bill occurred
tbs phrgs, "his CT her deer" Mr.. 3. W.
Llcy, cf New Kent, moved to strike out the
words scr her deer" He stated that es the
Til nov read i; locked ike il was iotaudsd to
prevent any female from having her deer. Ttis
suggestion f,rcibIg struck several members,
ap1 especially these three who it is ruuoTed
| will be three ladies deers after the acj ournment
of the legislature, aud they exerted themselves
| TO have tie bill amsudtd 10 this respect, which
vas done.
Mr.. Myers the newly elected member from
| Norfolk, is an earnest opponent Ct the Motett
| register. l. now seems bat the effort to abol'
ISL it this winter will be iueEecivc.
Dir. Harrison, of Sussex, yesterday ~ bis
speech on the constitutional amendments sad
| he was 10 favor Of the Governor holding his
| cfi.e without getting aoy salary at all. lie
| thought by this means W, would have always
| only gcnd men applying for the position, and
| men who would take the place alone tor the
| honor that attaches TO it. We'll, as for that
matter, CIV. Holiday is prsc' cally SEWING
! COW without ecttioe acy stlary, fjr be has not
| drawn III. salary size, the foancial embarrass~
| 1isrts Of the State.
Til: Richrooui aui Allegheny Railroad bill
vas to day made the special order Tor Friday OF
| lei OK 10 Ihc S,ns,e. TIL, bill will not &C
erpy ss a.uch sims 10 be Senate es il consumed
ia tho House.
| The time Of the Hcus, Vas mainly taken up
| 10 by gi:h the tii.cn5snu ct tho jJins resolu
| ion ur0a0sing suendmants u the UOnstl uiloo
! C;cn. iailsierrc. IT Gloucester, made speech
| 90 tho tt.l anl during the course of his re-
! u,.rs5 he off f@i au ancudmeus, which WAS 10
i G. hg. all cisctloGs shall &c held openly or
eivl 7nce, AID not by ballot. This produced o
| ilva,y ji-Su sion. The opp0aents OF The aueGd
| u nt took The grGurd thst he viva woes system
| lid aoi sccur. the rights Of voters to free vot
| ipy, and they advanced III support OF this p Isl
tioa the atatcmens hat 10 the caunry especially
| :armcr employing large uunbor of haois
w1uld control their votea, Tor be would kooE
how they voted, cod if they did not vote to
sait BIN be would discharge them. IL was
| held that the ballot nluIe gave the citizen the
powar of exercising his right ct sutf'age.
Mr.. Haf,so1, of Sussex. thought also that
| the viva voca system would have the effect CT
unitipE the negroes n opposition to the whites
As the c3l9r.d men would be afraid to vote
| asa;os; the IL ,rity II their race.
Tausc in iavyr Of open v0tieg held that
msn who would be afraid to C .ss his vote open
Ig di! DOT have any right to have vote at eli.
Mr. lIarvic, ct Amelia. made an earnest
space ia iiscr OF Constitutional convection.
| There is = disposition 90 the part OF qllte o
nuGlber o. The members, aud especially tho re-.
stiu5,ing element. 10 have convention.
ChoucCs ct q settlement Of The debt ques-
ton look little brighter to day. When this
| drops out Of our politics the next one which
sill loom W Will b. the Seoator hip. 10 the
b.ginuiug Ct his session. when The matter was
Whispered around tho Candidates Dsmed were
| he prescott iycuub AT, Senator WIthers, Major
John W. Daoie, Mr.. James Barbour. OF Gull
pepper, Grurra William N ,hooe, and Governor
Keeper. |; vas predicted that the deb: qles'
! I, would be brought into this matter, bus the
cbsrcs Of III. settlement ct this matter now viii
! Rave the cff'c! ri removing it. as disturbing
| elcuicnt, firm our p1ltlc5. General Mahoce
w0nid have been b:ou2at GU. as the leading ex.
pooeut OF the uirs reacinsiiog element. Ills
| friends b0H cJocadc l1a. il you'd b. vain tor
hm 10 bo 8 candidate for the position, because,
even were this qIes!loa TO coter into tho selEc-
ton Of Senator. the laaaug readjuster and the
! L1au who has done the real work for that cle-
.le6t of Inc Colser7s lie party Of which he IS
tbs ackac ,7ledg:d leader is NJ. Barbour, and
secondly, bccl1sc the question will not eater
into lilo eco.I3U OF a Scaator ct all therefore
General iIahoue is Considered ou' Of the race.
The other gentlemen naued will b, the p'omi.
neat Candidates Tor this place.
STRoNGBow.