Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-03-20
Letters from EfeItmnns

e~AS Al oA2 EaICHElOHG.
lUorsEpot derce of the Asx,ndris Gsz,.!o |
RICHMOND. Va. March 1.-THE yatss Of
the Mahoultes il the L gislalu,o To-day indi-
ea'c1 t5asst least they meant to ioIIov GU. to
the lesttr tho prcgr;mn, ca: CO: Tor them BY
The ba:s. AS 5000 IS there appeared to b aLy
disposition on the part Of the Democrats 10 call
a77 QUESTION, tho members o1 tie o;h:r side
jumped up end began to cilI tho pgrtiug uuas-
lon' Tho night session and early hour for
mee'log ls lac next move. 1t is evident thst
the haadJu'ters se afraid Of 6ilstory measures
on tho part q the Democrats erd are making
desperate ehcrts to hedge them CT. The Re-
ac]uster progEsnme embraces multiplicity OF
measures inst dcspite tho ten MINUTES speeches
!hey Will have trouble 10 getting tho work doDs
10 two moths. o. o1urss ss tho osuous ia
yet Ihloly attended il is difficult to ssy whether
or not the members Of that BODY who Gre
kroTn IS 'ths Boss's Buys" will work to-
gether harmonieu5'y-
The bill to change end rcarrsneo The icdici.l
circuits was reported from the Committee 90
Courts OF Jus'!c, tl-lsy. This bill was or tho
calender 6uIcg the las; session but was net
reached.
| All ct The Reatjaser measures Ehch waro
faVeraoy passed upan By the committees C,
the last sessoo Ei be simply rep,r.ed frou
committees az this session without spy iuytter
| consideration, but even with ibis expedition it
| will be difficult 10 get tbcrl ell through
| w bile hiaho1o himself is said not 10 be par
| tIcuariy su1ieCs fer the consideration cf pfi-
rate bills tbs ms mbsrs of his psrty hayo q lot
| CT them which they arc a.Xous to gat ihroue b
sni which they DO not wish 10 have slaughter
ed for those party bills rher krow that
their Constituents who Constitute ".ho ROVER
| b'hidd tho ,broae" ere psrticulsrlS Interested
| 10 lhes, very bills.
ME-. Stuart today 10 eff reg his resolution
to lrGulre ioto tie Status Of Mr. FAR gave his
orloon that Mr.. EArr could not hold both the
| otlos OF Superintendent CT Public Instruction
aud menbar Of the l. gisls!urp. ard ssid fur hss
| that 1t Wss session Whether or re. n man
GIN bel az ohcs 10 which ct n:c ssiy be is
| compelled to pass upon qIcsio1s c1Untc.ed
with bis own ofhoisl du;c0 md enormens -
! Mr. Fsrr hid 10 cbi:c:ion 10 tho resolution, be
said. LA e.ated that he hsd applied far sn3
! reosived tho opinion cf tGa At!oraey General
| before nc hsd ;lken so7 ec!ioo. Mr.. Far said
| turther that ii he tad to re:ig1 one or the
| other @! thSs5 Dl:css 30 Wauid rcaiga I'D! @!
! Suporln:e ndeDs aud Keep lis p.aos in lie
| House. Vi coarss be could d. tbs fox lie
Governor would simply rs-ipp0int hin ct tho
| end ct tho Session.
L. IS said that The letter CT El.none In the
bastcn hepuoca5s vas written By Sir. Frsck
alfttend-in other words put 10 ship-shapc.
STRONoDOW.
RICHMOND. March lS.--Thoos oye. sss-
g1iIe parsons sho believed thai thsr; would
b. f.w private bills introduced at the cx!.a scs-
| sion CT Ito Lesitlaiero ccw confess .hs. !hcv
! made mistake. There ero nov about cnc
Luzdred and sixty bills 10 tho Scra!o SD about
eighty in the House. Tho Mlhcnsies ind
| Gated very p!slcly to-day tia. their pa!icy vii;
os 10 kscp BACK tee Important IleGsE.cs ss loDg
as possible, until they get their psT'y sohem:s
through. Ibo democrats seem d!spcaed 10
hllous:ef whenever thu Legitimate bl:ines; Of
the Legislature ls thus thlus: ss;da f9r party
purpose.
Mr.. Scott, OF Farq1ier, ma3s msn!g sp3
tolIiog spsech in the Hous, today. ia shich
ne to!csd Mr. Fair TO mako ho admission thai
the MahoneItes meant 10 s.Gy hsfo ua!i july,
II necessary. to pass their rsrly ns5sur;s. The
democrats from the very frs. d>y CT the ;xtrn
session have beol making cxcaI!crs gccards fer
themselves
The mahouci.es have nos 60 cycugc. can
give roac, totsholdi0g b.ck tho important
mes,uEc' which Gov. Cameron alleged hs called
item together TO consider. If ,bo reyonpo aud
Tax bills are Got acted upon in Tho c1usso CT
week it will be tho fault Of tire Msho,c ncp,
and the country at large will knoS it,
The members OF the donicsut psry ssta to
be little disiGl bed bto,usa CT tbs sIcYacss
OF thslr biothere1 10 acting back. A. rraseD:
they era uolted ia their determination cot to
sasnend the rules for asythicg, b1. soalo of
them will bs rosti7s before Tia aessi,a is
ever. as they Eags many private bills of thei.
owo.
Ez-Au1itor Massey vas 10 tho city day b.
fore yesterday. His frienia represent hin 10
DO 10 ezcsllant spirits
For some roason. which lac Got yot trausnircd.
the members CT the Malone pa:iy do nos s;sn
to BIS disposed to be 10 stca bury no9 to take
up The C3ngreGslo1s! re0pp5rlionncni bill, but
wish to rush tho judicial spportiocmea. hll
sloDg ard get i: off their hsrds. Tiers gro
anxious candidates for every circuit jadgeahp
IL the S!ate-th9 Mora e1Slous aud rabid be-
ciu:o the ru n6or ct cf6oss is decreasing vary
raj l1lJ, aud is is "DoH or never" With them,
Sspator Smith tC-3sy rsintrcduoad Ills bill
euaclUg that the rate Of tsxation in the county
of Alrxapdra shall not exceed one dollar in
the bundled dollars for county, school or dis
trios purposes, and that DO warrant shall be
dlswo or appropriation made or debt couric!od
by the Board of Supervisors Of Alexandria
county. 10 exc SO Of the solvent b liz plrc,d 10
the hands Of tbe Treasurer for collection ury
such wATrao:. appropriation or debt shaIl b.
VOID. ETRoEGRow
VIRGINIA. NERS.
U, 3. M,rsbsl @. P. Rsmsdsll is corfiasd 10
Bis hcu5e in Chesterfield co. by severe llnits.
Msior + D. T. Myers has been elected gu
perlniendsct Of the Richmond aid Petersburg
Railroad.
Miss Joanna Lamrkin, ag;d enc buadi cd
sad ouo years, disd near Cul1eper G. H., last
wetk.