Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-01-09
Letter from Richmond.

Correspondence OF the AlsXiEdll8 Ga2atte,l
RICHMOND. Va, January 7.-When the re-
adjus!er caucus meets Tuesday right an effort
will be msdo to get to wolk effsc!ually upon The
of ponnaion for the State Officers. al
though at pIes:nt everything seems to DO 10 q
slate of chaos, owicg TO the uerinoby existing
between some CT the opposing interests. b..
fore thu General Assembly took tho holiday rs'
c,ss Tic tiue for eleo!irg several af The circuit
judges had been fixed, and Joint resolution
was passed ty the Senate to that ffscE. bat the
House aGj ourred without coucurri1g 10 it; so it
FL! through. m:ch 10 the relief of some ef tt Q
candidates and 10 the ch,grin CT otberp.
Uo to this time the OILY riai5ter who hiss
opcued the prcceeGio2s CT The Housa with
prayer has been Rev. Dir. Starr. Ct tho Molho-
dist Cau;oh. lie haa been qaiss regularly at
Tia POST 10 The House, but the Senate does not
seem to c.fs for praying. for The proceedings
ale seldom precsde6 By prayer. This has gen.
erslIy been 50 heretofore. The miosters hsvs
generally been clcd to prHp 10 he House, and.
perhaps. between tho wJ. the latt:r needs moBt
prayi6g fer.
hIondsy morlirg tho auc iJn sslo of the ful-
riiuse 10 the Governors house is TO take plso,.
Ii is ell good. some OF i. being of The solid pei
i!eoi.ry workmanship. which oharsc.eriz,s the
result OF the labor of the untortunstts 10 that
institution. Whio 30. fashionable, it was made
to stand, and it has. Could s;ms Of that old
furnlturh speak it GOULD givs forth ssraDgs 81.
crets. What plots and ocun!el- plots, What
pol!ciss. whist s;a,e N irlike uttcr4ooss c3uld is
reveal OFaraad aud brilliant levecs tho Gu
ber1storisl mansion knows bat lille. If Tho
weather is good thero will doubtless b. crowd
at ths src Ion ssle. FIR lhira aIc Ihoss who
would like 10 o~u pifos CT fnrriture which
had once been in The Governor d house. The
auaioneer himself can got elt q tent upon tho
subject.
Ii has bsen rumorsa that Govtrn0r Oam(-
IONS friends d .sire the enactment OF q laW by
WHICH TO should DO sll1Wsd an mid, with "the
plY OF q oalunel, trd Mr.. FtsLk hllriend has
been mentioned il thut ooorrction. Tho b Il
cis rcd in the House ty Mr.. Fsrr. in whoh the
Governor is allowed \ ceik. at $500 Der en-
rum salary, especially slipulates that his sid
shsli not recbiva pay, This bill, emanatipg
trcin The goat psrty CT "rstranahmcut and
economy. irotenses the expenses of the Ez-
ecutlvc Department $500. The L,sislatu.e
ct Two yes,s sg0, when the readju5ters had
nitiaIity. aout with view to tho work o! It-
ducing tho executive Expenditures, aad sbol-
ishcd tte Ctice CT clerk TO the Governor. Hol
ilday was Gaperncr tber, aDd Cameron is Gov
ereor uo@, and tho rlsco is restored. Tho
Secretary Of the Cammoowealsb is, by MIR.
Fans bill, suthotzsd 10 hsvc ITO clerks,
whose joins aalstics shsil not exceed So 300.
rgo nero lat places made for the truly loyal.
Ii is significant fact that Governor Cameron,
in his message. does Got harp upoo tho subject
ct retreaohment and economy. Dor is any allu-
aion made to that subject ty sry of the read
juster5.
The reptr crs Of the daily press. 10 o,pyiog
Two Of the bills in'r,6uoed 10 tic House to-day
by hlr. Farr. AID 10 is hand sriieg. di.o,v-
cd ,h't The ocmit 6 superintendent Of public
instruction Of Virs,nis had spelled aggregate
with eco 20 IA the bill just rstsrr,d to. ard
io !!a bill presiding for fixing lioensts
lad spelled levied "ltv!yea aud amsudud
"ameniid."
esp ain Richard Wise, Il Williamsburg,
vas 10 tho city t. lay. L. is understood that
hn ia 4iter the 0fHc, OF Superintendent Of the
Williamsburg l.Cnatie Asylum. STRoEoBow