Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-02-14
Letter from Richmond.

on thu spot organizing his fOre:s.
Letter from Richmond.
Correspondence of the Alexandria Gszste |
RICHMOND. Va, February l3.-Ths otjcc
Ct the Democratic Caucus tomorrow nigh
will. i! is understood, DO TO consider especially
tho matter of The arrangement of The Judi.
DIAL eilc1i!s. Ofcouis, the democrats are pow
erl,sj to carry GU. their views on suy sui col
before the Legislature and realizing this fac
they hGvs wisely had very few oaucusas if theil
Informal COT fJreuoo oin bs c,lled By that name
They arc, however, we'll organic ID; ind5ed al
90 tins sine, tbs war hLv, tho Democratic
uember5 OF the legislature acted more 10 uni
soa thar Dow. They moVs we'll together. bu
have 10 Blss nDd this demonstrates the fac
that /: is GOT q osssAry far unity that there
should be obe msn power. TIE Democrats
hsvs determined that they will rot eivo Lhei
votes for proloOging lbs scssicn Tor they have
not retarded the progress Of Legislation 10 sny
soy. i is deemed very probable that the
Gov rlor will call al ezra session for Rad
iusters cannot see the p,iot 10 extending the
| session and getting no pay. Tho fast is The
f0ug dollars per day does rot 60 Icing Way
with he average member Of the General A..
ssubl5. Half of them have to attack theil
home tucd 10 order to mako both ends meet
It is pretty much conceded BY Democrats 81
we'll ss Rsac iuslers that the dead ock oser the
Massey matter will b. broken this week. Mr..
Massey has net al this Writirg iatinslsd posi-
uV!ly Wit thcr or bot be will agree TO 20 before
the c.ucu, aesin. If he does g, be virtually
abandops The p.irciple DO has been c,btendue
for.
According to iha o)1siruc ion placed upon
tho osuous tctiOn last week By tie Rssdius,er:
1t is expressly understood that The requirement
10 relation to appointment of Clerks 10 the First
Auditors Office remains 10 !u folca snd the
candidate @ho goes bsicro tho caucus does SO
With that understanding.
There was some discussion 10 the HUE
to-day were Senator Smiths bill which u axes
grave obbiug felony. The House Gem nittee
reported the bill With tho rtcIEnerdst,u ,ha,
1t DO not pass, and Mes,rs. Dickinson of Rus
sell, and Lyons OF Ro5mond. f,v)red The re-
port ct tho committee. They dit net, ct
course, endorse grave robbiug ou! iu.l.ued 10
the belief that ifthtre ere surgeons there Us
also b, subjects Tor them to lssrn wi b Mr.
DICKINSON did not bslievo that increasing the
grade OF punishment f,r thii offsncs wju 4 10
Messts. Nic:l Of Prince William, s,d Stuart
ct Asxaudlis, warmly advocated the bill ADD
Explained particularly tn, Necessity for suoh 9
'aw 10 Alexandra. Harris of Ditwiidie, q
colored member. oppos ID the bill. Mr. Ft,zjs
Of Rackbr dye. WAS very warm 10 hi, aivtc,oy
OF tho bill aud esid q much fcoliug that ''if
| were 10 catch man that bad destors,ed nv
mothers erav: wculi shoot lin on tho 500,
and datV bny inrv 10 hkpo mo ~
MIR. Telle CT O;epge, the cid. 81 mcmbe,
OF the Hou,s, said he bad had some experience
10 this N after. for BIO had attended the Uoiyer-
silly ct Pennsylv.nis in 1911. when W.
wanted suit acs' be said. 40 could always
get llscty of them without stealirg them"
Ihe resals OF the discussion was that the r.
port CT The Committee Was voted dcwI and The
bill will be passed. II makes the penalty for
griV, robbiog coa6oenent 10 the pouileutiary
u not less than 67e ntr more than ten years.
Mr Duf Green. of SIS # ,rd, wound 10 By or,
posing the follosiug amendment to tho bill 10
veW OF ths &c ion of Msssrs Lyons and D cket
s'n: Provided, that the body Ct w. j,
u cssusou bs exempted from thu operations OF
this bill, aud that the b,dy of James Ly,Bs it. il,
be and the sans is hereby specially arLro.
ptls!ed 10 the interts. of sceuc,."
Nearly all the newspaper men 10 the cj Y AID
also usl.-k1own politicians hsve been sum
mcoed to Hanover eouotY this week to appear
before the grand jury IF the Couay Court TO
tell wha. they k1ow about "a dual alleged to
have been fought 10 that county between ons
Il: a. Riddle b,Tger and George D. Wise, g."
Repairs upon the Governors Mansion are
p,o9rss Jog slowing. There is still somo ia
Of the advsabi;itv of making a State library
building of tbs G,v,ruot's Msusioo, and reot-
log or buying . house f,r the Ex .cu!ivs 10
some fashionable part of the city. Governor
Cameron would doubtless like the idea. The
Riddle berger debt bill WAS taken to his Office
to day fer lis signature but be was 10 Peters
burg.
General Malone. 81 G, the Northern p.pers
hivs Doics his frequen Sd ;euca from Washioe-
ton. has discontinued bis visits the Legislator, }.
much 10 The r+lisf Of the %, i,tity of the mem
bars of that body. who stand 10 great ave of
him. Of the big hat and big words. Ba! the
SiaIe manages 20 move painfully along.
STRoNGBoW.
A PRIVILEGED PRIsoNER.-Is is 1rst;y
generally known that Osptsia Howga!a la,