Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-02-02
LETTERS FROM RICHMOND.

Correspondence sci
RICHMOND, Va, Jan. 30.-The local option
bill! i: exciting no little interest, as the large
daily attendance upon the sessions of the
House will attest For three days the House
has bc9n whacking away on this measure
and yct the bill has not reached the epgross-
ment Stage. Leading temperance men from
different sections CT the State are here, and
Saturday they were scattered about on the
Goor cf the House.
SPEAKER Stuart made big fight to relieve
ci,!rs from the operations Of the bill, and so
s.rou !!y did he contend for The exemption
81 cities, that tho most prominent local op-
ZIONIST in the House, Mr.. Pollard, of King
and Queen, supported Speaker Stuart's
amendment. The Richmond delegation
voted soidIy with Speaker Stuart, and the
republicans voted almost soidiy against
him.
Ii The bill is ever put upon its passage, a
thing which will be done early next week,
il will be passed by d decided vote, but it
Will not be in . shape satisfactory to the
temperance extremists.
The measure will be antagonzed when it
reaches The Senate and tho indications are
that the bill viii not become u law, even if
the Senate concurs in every amendment Of
fercd by the House, for at least ten days.
Had the House rejected the amendment
which excepted cities and towns with 5000
or more inhabitants, the Senate would, it is
believed, fail TO concur, and such being the
case local option would be retired from the
Genera! Assembly, for the present session
at least.
As soon as the local option bill is disposed
Of the General Assembly will be turning
their attention principally to the election OF
circuit judges. Over some of the circuits
thcir will be Il lively contest. An effort is
now being made by Petersburg parties, and
persons living in what is called the BLACK
Belt" to defeat the reelection of Judge 3.
4. Hancock, who was elected TO fill an un-
expired term, and who will be candidate
for reelection. The fight is made solely on
geographical grounds, and will terminate in
decided victory for Judge Hancock.
The matter in relation to the Judgeship of
Alexandria city will assume some definite
shape to morrow or Tuesday. Mr.. Stuart
stated to the GAZETTE'S correspondent to-
day, that he was holding the case over for
day or two, but that Monday he expected
to have it brought before the Legislature,
and some action would be taken. A point
in Judge Meade's favor is that Mr.. Stuart
will have some difficulty in securing the SER
vices Of Senator to make warm and ag-
gressive fight against Judge Meade. Speaker
Stuart could manage the matter in the
House. and will do so if it comes up. The
Only Senators think capable to make the
e sht Judge Stuart would like to see are
Senators Mccormick, Berry and Heaton.
There is bill pending in the House which
makes it misdemeanor for one person to
point Al empty gun or pistol at another, in
jest Or in anger. 1t was introduced by Mr..
Miller, Of Manchester, and was sent to the
yesterday. The object of this
bill is to prevent persons from being killed
or wounded by weapons that come under
the head of didn't know it was loaded,
and had no idea that it would 60 off,"
B. P. 0.
This letter WAS written Saturday, ard
should have REACHED US Sunday; but it did
no. get here until this morning
RICHMOND, Va, February 1.-The vote
On the question of ordering the local option
bill to its epgrossment was a to 10, but this
was not test vote of the relative strength |
Of the local option and anti-local option
men respectively, because city delegates
" no had opposed the bill when it included |