Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-04-03
Letter from Richmond,

lCofrcsponoe2oo CT the AleX.EGris Qazatte.
RICHMOND, April 1.-The RcaGius CHS b.:
So1d introducing Eaoihtr judiciary biz, this
time 10 thu House, did rot touch upon tha!
question tt-lsy. NJ. Strs!toD, who ru. tho bill
in. is from Goachlsrd. This bill provides for
tRslve c.icuis. As has b:en stated h.rc sre
nunber'cis bills upon tho calendar which are
far ahead Of any bill which may bo introdIced
nov. IL take bill up out Of its order will re-
q iirO tgc-!birds vote, shicA the Mshoaoitos
cannot Get. There is oao other way by which
they may pash the matter forward, that is
thsy cao pats every bill by ss i! comes up ur-
| Ill ihay rsa,h the last bill ca tho c,le1dar.-
Til, would require simply q nai,rity vote
which they can muster 10 The House. But
even to d. this will require much time. aud
they might have 10 drmsge s,mo Of their
othey party measured The trouble is that
many members of tho Rcsduster psr'y hdvs
conscientious mlsgiViugs about this messure.-
Some voted for it simply because thsy oousi6-
cred that they we're bound By their pcrliclp2-
ton in tho caucus to stand By lis Eessures.-
Mere than ono msmbar CT the House who hiss
been ranked es s!suuch Ran6jus.er has felt
Senate. They know it puts their party 10 40
unfsvorablo sttituds. The only event CT note
10 either House te-lay was tho discussion OF
Mr.. Lyn' 8 resolution for committee to iavet
tigate tho allegations Of biib;iy and Eruption
which 10 theu9hs had been MATED at IN the
| Wing. AS to thesa railroad bills there is still
| largo number on tho calendar while sn 6anal-
ly large number Gre ia III Mi!lee6 TIE DAG
vile, railroad bill sb0ui which 80 ouch discus
c1s,on has been had. en- is original shape Sc
thoriZ:d the COMPANY to pSy Of It's indebted
ness to the State 10 Riddlsb;r scl's terms
| The House. however. amended The bill 60 IS to
provds tbas this privilege should DO granted
the company only upon COZ ton that it Should
reir qussh lis exemption from taEsion. Ii is
NV said tbs. the company will UPON condi-
ZION Of The passage Of tho bill agree to pay toto
The treasury the sum OF So 600 par snDum.-
II sanh sareemeDt is pu: down IN black ard
Whlo thtrs will doubtless bs DO trouble 90 the
part of the company 10 putting tee measure
through. TIL, colored people DO no: sec N 10
lells, the rsatmsn: ct tho proalpent members
CT lhs!r rsc, in the Petersburg district BY Mt
bono. Msj. Hill, whose praises were 80 / s6ly
surg by tie hlahoaeites shen he was cl,o,ed
Door keeper OF tho Senate Two years ago is ooT
turned out OF his plaos 10 the Custom House
at Petersburg BY order ct the Bus. Hill is
one of the most opua. colOrod meI 10 Peters
burg and il is orly necessary to roter 70 Tho
uttcIanoes ct Malone binsslt, in his oigsn two
gears sgo, to fed record Of this high chtr>c-
ter and cficsl lrustWcrthioess Of this came
colored mau wto hs has DOW termed ou, Of
Office. This matter is beginning TO opsn tho
eyes OF III, eOlcred men snd some Of the eclcrcd
members Of the lIagis,tpro arc beeioriog to
disotv3r that the lbVo OF tho poor negro and
the determination TO Lush him forward have
aoon var ished SO tsr as Mahcrs ls cococrced
Tbs few nessuras sought 10 b, e1so:ed by
Malone were simply done to catch tie vote Of
, his dupes. NV they rca!2 this. Senator
{ Stevens. one ct the mos: popular cyored mem
bcrs OF The Legislature, is trtqucbrIy mentioned
in c,uneo:icn wits tho place # Goug,c ssm4
from the Second dist!ic:. jorRsns HilI fail
to get 10 this rins. Tho neRrots Go not want
him, Mahone does Tot sact him aud c.r,aio'y
the Democrats DO 70! cs:o 10 havo hiel M their
, representative 10 Congress. The Secind dis
tr ct perhaps holds larger NUMBER CT colorod
man OF ability thsn aDy Other Glstrlot 10
the State, Hill, Harris snd Stevens b,ing COL
spiou0us and it is generally assumed that QUO OF
the three viii get the domination il tho calored
people put forward their ticket.
1t is said that Mr. FnZ;r, the delegate IRON
RotEbridso, will be- nsds Treasurer OF the Viz
, giola Nlliisry llslllu!e. Ue lives IN ttst
district. and ), for es krcwn has 20 oompatitor
for tho place.
E TEeiv, members Of The HOUSE were granted
( leave OF sbs,aoa tc-1iy Solne fesra wero tx-
J II sjed thai this would lesvs the bcGy without
quorum, but upon count it YES found that
there would still b, working Plumbers.
/ Both DIS. May and Bryant, OF Petersburg
arc mentioned 10 connection Elth Tee vacancy
, cocssioned by tho death Of DR.. Brooke, Ct
J perintondent Of the Central Luastic Asylum.
The Board will meet at OF o. TO ill III, plsce; 10
the meantime tho assistant physician, Df.
FugGsoo. oaored, is co ioe superintendent
Ills friends clim that by light Of promotion he
should b c: ado Superintendent. The ten,h OF
Dr.: Brooke was p1rte llsv!y sad lie wss only
sick four houls. ETRoNoGow.
AN EXCITING EXPERIENCE Dick Suliivao,
who fell sixty feet from tic root Of the Fisils-
ton Convent at FIRE feH wNks SIEGE, was
! down toWa recently aud while sill using q
cruch. be is able 10 got around. He said that
when be frs! lcst his foot hold Oh lhs roof ho
fell forward on bis fec, and esnmerc,d In sljde