Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-04-07
Letter from Richmond,

Especial correspondents" Of the Alex. Gazette |
RICHMOND, April 6.-Since the glaring
defects in the Malone re-apportionment
bill have been shown, the Acknowledgement
of hundreds of voters, the inequality of the
apportionment by by which in some of the
proposed districts one man will be repre-
sented to every two in another district ;
since these things have become manifest the
palmer it is that the scheme will excite sls-
picion and sustain defeat when it is reviewed
by Congress- us doubtless it will be. Thus
it appears that while the Albcmarle district
under the Malone plan will have 1877. 900
population, and ones Congressman to repre-
sent them, the Petersburg district will
have but $4,000 which gives the Albemarle
district 5000 more than Petersburg. This
is certainly not any thing like equal divi-
sion as provided i'll the Constitution. Thus
it is that every two negroes in the Peters
burg district are represented to one white
man i'll the Albemarle district-or something
like that per cent. Upon this remarkable
inequality the Chalmers bill introduced in
the House of Representatives will have an
important bearing.
Yesterday the Mahoneites in the House
passed Il resolution directing the Committee
for Courts of Justice to inquire whether Mr.
Pollard, their Delegate from King and
Queen is entitled to his seat in the House
by reason of his being Commemorative At
torncy of the county. This was used as Il
retallatory measure upon the Democratic
members for their support of the report of
the Committee for Courts of Justice, declar-
ing that Mr.. Farr could not hold two offices.
I.,,. n,,ft ~.
introduced Il similar resolution of enquiry
as to Mr.. Riddlcbergcr, who is Common
wealth's Attorney of Shenandoah county,
This made Mr.. Riddleberger quite indignant
and he jumped up and affirmed, in sub
stance, that any lawyer who made any pre-
tension to knowledge of the laws of his
State ought to know that the Supreme
Court has decided that Il Commonwealth 5
Attorney could be a member of the Legisla-
ture. Now this fact shows the consistency
of the members of the party of progress
This is an instance of their being .'hoistctl
by their own petard," What was right for
them to launch at the heads of Democrats in
the House was wrong and absurd for !,
Democrat to level at the heads Mahonites
i'll the Senate. Senator Powell is also Il
commemorative Attorney while the Read
justers have two of their members who hold
! the office Of Commissioner of the Revenue.
Northumberland Lewis visited the
city to-day and was present in the Senate
as though he did not preside. Malone is
expected tonight Congressman Dezendort
was also in the city.
! tits evident that the Boss will now attempt
to shove his measures through ut once. His
cohorts are boasting this evening that Sen
ators Hale, Williams and Wingfield are now
under his influence and will be forced to
vote us he commands. This may be an idle
| boast.
The Commissioner of Land Sales bill has
now passed the Senate and must 60 to the
House with its amendments. There was an
exhibition of haste on the part of the Ma
honltes to-day to get it at once to the House,
Their policy will be for the House to defeat
the Ncwberry amendment taking the APP
! polntment Of the commissioners from the
Governor, and making the officer elective
by the people. The matter however. can
not come up in the House for two DAYS In
/ the meantime the Senate bill allowing the
Richmond and Danville Railroad Company
TO pay its indebtedness to the State in Rid
dleberger bonds goes back to the Senate
with the House amendment requiring this
railroad company. in consideration of
this concession to rclinquish its exemption from
! taxation The bill was rejected at first, but re.
considerations was had and now the very body that
rejected it passed it to-day by good majority,
! the MahoncitrS going sDilly for it. save old Kelly
! and one two others
Its supposcd that the Senate will not agree to the
House amendment and that the bill will get back
to the House in its original shape when Judging
from the unanimity of the endorsement by the
Mahoncitcs it will be passed, The Governor it
can be very safely predicted will sign it. e.
1t is understood that Judge Howson who WAS
elected Judge of Prince William by the readjustcrs
will undertake to the duties of his Office at
the May term of the court 1t is the opinion that he
will merely claim the iudgeship for the purpose of
preventing his right to the office from being
rsnpped STRoSGEow