Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-08-26
LETTER FROM RICHMOND.

Especial correspondence "f the Alexandria Gazette.
RICHMOND, August 25.-The sentiment
against members Of the Legislature occupy
ing positions rs members of the boards of
State institutions is growing. The demo
cratic State committee at its first meeting
before the assembling of The present Legis-
laturc passed a resolution advising that
body not to elect any members 10 State
offices. The advice was taken, hus when
the Legislature adjourned certain members
were put upon The State boards This was
II mistake. II was really not giving that
heed 10 The voice of advics. which The body
az a whole had tvinced an uumis!ak;.Dic
purpose to abide by. The result I'll this
deviation has CAUSED trouble already AMI
will caSr more. The sentiment is now in
favor of these members res .ninu their
places on the asylum boards, as such actinn
would call:e more harmony. The fact l.
they should never have taken The places.
The State democratic committee acted
wisely in giving advice which those mrm-
bers acted unwisc!y in not needing.
The Legislature has decided 10 lake Il re.
cess until November and the members are
40 serve without pay. But during the re-
cess aIi the House and Senate officials get
IA pay. and this will amount to quite IA
Respectable sum. IL is said move Will, I'e
mule 10 plevent this Expenditure of extra
mnncy since none Of the officials will during
thos., rwo month havriu perform any duties.
I'm the great work of rciuim when it, has
been necessary 10 du - much. it follows
that some mistakes will br made, int dur.
ing this session So far no errors ilvr been
made. Now this subject it paying llou.r
aud senate officials Tor Two months, when
they are doing nothing j. II small matter,
TN; The principle Involved is large, and if
th;; matter Is: hot rccliird it can hr counted
~ the first mistake of this extra session.
The legislature has nov only the collpnn
legislation Ia keep il here, and upon this
Inntter the difference of opinion seems io BIZ
great
The report Of The committee which has
been investigating The affairs of the Peters
hurg Planters and Mechanics Bank will hr
presented and ordered Ia be printed, but
" i'll probably not hc acted upon before The
recess. The members OF the committee
have hecn careful III their efforts not To di-
vul,r anything concerning the matter, but
there is authority for saying that the report
viii make some ug ~ disclosures.
Parties who have seen Malone recently
represent that he is more troubled now han
ever before. The political situation is EN-
tirey without hope. Even with The rcmot"
possibility Of Blaine election Malone sees
that it. can advantage him nothing. In Viz
gnia in the party which he once ruled he
must recognize that he is the callsc of all
the dissrniion. and that his presence il dis
tasteful to the large majority which acted
with him. The utter collapse of the once
mllcII.talked OF Florida ship canal is an
other .quelchcr 10 him.
Members of the Legislature will not soon
be in favor of holding another session here
in the summer. They have suffered very
much from the hot weather, coming, rs most
of them did. from the fresh fields and cool
hrct 2rS of The country. STEONGHoW.