Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-02-11
letter from Richmond.

! correspondence ct tie Alexandria Gszette
RICHMOND, Va. February lO.-Sspasor
Hale hid intcuaed to mako O personal cyuls-
nation 10 Tbs Senate TO day, tui pcstponad l..
de attended the GrOyson m.etog and mad,
speech defending bis courso 10 s:auding by Mas
soy, AID Is constituents otd,!ssd him. Sails
lied With this aution on their psrt ha left the
meeting aud was surprised to sec tho resolutions
Published 10 tho Wing. as adopted by that
meeting. His friends Intimate very plainly
thst the resolutions we're ductcr.d. The Sous-
tor, 1t WAS understood. would make bis pcisor-
al explanation 10 the Senate this morning. It
may, perhaps, come out 10 to morroW's session.
A gentleman who hes been 10 constant stter
d.pos 90 the ses;aps CT the committee which
Is Investigating the charges of bribery, g.,
preferred BY Rad ebarg.r against Auditor
Massey was al ksd this poraiog who Was gsttir G
the worst 10 The investigation, Massey or bis
so,ussr. Hs replied. well, the fight goiog 90
there ia llk, the story of the cat aud the
postum which l sometimes tell. Oac, We
had an old grsy cat, rswboued and tough.
You uldn't hurt her. Oae day the buys
caught 'rossun. AID IS Eo did not care very
much Ter the postum no :hcugbt We would
bave somo iuu. We got barrel and drcpped
the cat and the 'possum 10 there together and
put door-mst over The tor. We'll. sir, We
heard Iot OF fuss 10 there and after o while
turned the barrel ovir. The ca. r,n Gu, ono
en1 aud The postum the other. They bsdu't
KILLED each other, but wnen no looked ia the
barre! the was powerful lot of iur 10 therc
ibis il tho ws2 with Massey and bis eccus,r.
Iners'a powerful lot Of fur left STR each
meeting OF the committed" Therefore, while
inc committee Is very a,iVo 10 its transactions
II may be lit,rted that tho fight between The
Parsoo aad Malone and Il dd!eberecr is red
hot.
In the Senste te-la7 tho CommilIo, fol-
Courts OF Just!c, reported with sreooumsnds-
lion that 1t do not pass tho bill to u;hor "a
the c'un.y OF Clarke 10 rev, ko ia tuhscriptior
to The A'eXsrdGlI. Leu louo alG Ilsupsh'r!
Railroad Company.
resolution now in tho Sooa:o pro.i;cs to
create snmo discussion. LIVES offered by Nj.
hurt, tt fitlsytVsnIn, and proposes to lock i:-
10 Tho adVisibliiy of reducing The humber OF
c'unsy luSgi5. VI c'ursJ Mr.. RID lIebe,ser /.
Very nuoh opposed to j. As tho domi5aol
| psr y p!opcso 10 reduc, the lumber of iudioin
| oircu!ts 1t has bceI thong t that p.rhsrs Viz.
Eiula oru XIV s'oug WIKI lSWtr G. II ltY III iE2s
lao democrats era beginning 10 raal.z, ths fac
| that 1t Is useless to speak Oh ule,tionz upoe
Whloh they are at variance with me re.tils.erJ
1t Is tlno thrown away and retsrds ihs traiu..
aciian CT business
Tha Massey !qlakS|o Ina caused much in.
| port'nt business TO DO delayed. The commit.
| tee Of 1vestig sloa INFO tho catrso made
against Massey sits during The SESSIONS of the
Seoa!e. snd yet i. is said that thu cx,mios,i,r
may not % tsrDioeicd tor q week or ton d y :
nerhsp' longer. AL of which il io Massey:
| favor, as Malone has though lha. BIZ gcltipe
these charges proved Oa Tho Auditor h. clud
| weaken the adhesion Ct certain resdiustsIs &c
| him. IncD, to-, thu c1nssGt wfanpls ever
| Massey prevents the ciucus m,cbiae fcou &c;
tlog to wo:k on other ousiuess. |! has beer
tho lric!lco to take up such revolutionary
measures al NAV poperiy DO Tho suti OF oil
| dsbate 10 the Il glsstprs sGd hava them
psssod upoa ty the o,uouS. II majority oil
the eau :u5 approves them then tie whole read
J1ser parry must stand By them. TIE prc.
posed dlsplace nent Ct judge Anderson ct the
Supreme Court has to b,.passed Dpon by thu
caucaS. Soma CT the besEm,mberl 10 ,hs plriy
oppts, it, bu! il is scheme of Mlhoao's aac
Will doubtless bs carried through TIA: body
The qIesii)u of rtdisrio.iop tbs s. % il also .
subls cot tor nuc1 wrnnelr. How TO do it is ,ht
su'Jso. tor dscuiSloo; al Eaat it d,ac, bu,
cAnno! agree to the wy /: should be dona.
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