Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-03-01
LETTER FROM RICHMOND.
Correspondence of the Alexandria GAZETTE.
RICHMOND, Va, February 2S, 1856

RICHMOND, Va, February IS, 1856.
Quite number Of members Of the Gene
raj Assembly expressed themselves at the
democratic caucus last night, in favor Of
packing up their valises md starting nome
as soon as the regular session expires. But
as majority favor staying here until next
Saturday the wheels Of legislation will move
week longer and many bills which would
have been killed, had not the session been
extended, will now become laws. There
are at least hundred bills on the House
and Senate calendars which, will, it is now
believed, he passed before next Saturday.
The Senate Committee appointed to exam
inc the Auditors Office were not able to
make complete examination of the books
and papers of the Office on account of the
limited time allowed them 10 accomplish
far as they can Judge, The office is being well
conducted, and they Go not hesitate to say
that Auditor Marye is the right man in the
right place. An evidence of how tho lcgs.
ature regards Col. Marye's worth was ex-
hibited in the House when that body voted
down, al once, proposition TO insert 81, 900
in the place OF $1,000 in the appropriation
bill, when the section in relation to the sala-
ry of tho Auditor Of Public Accounts, w,s
reached.
Speaker StuarL's three little children oc-
cupied prominent seats close around the
Speakers chair yesterday while The House
was in session. They were very prattily
dressed and looked like Il beautiful bouquet
Of roses.
Mr.. George Canning Wilde. the humoriat
of the STATE, has very frequently been ask.
ed if he is one of the members of the Typo
graphical Union committee, who have pre-
pared several articles which have appeared
in the public press in relation 20 the boy
cottng Of Baughman Bros. The interroga-
tory ia suggested on account OF the similar
ity of Mr.. Wiide's name 10 that Of his
nephew, Mr.. G. Waldy Wilde, a member
of tho committee. Mr.. G.. Canning Wilde
has not manifested much interest in the boy
colt question, but he has advanced some
elegant argument against including cities
in the operation Of the local option bill, ar
guiug ably that it IS q violation Of the Bill
Of Rights. The firm stand he has takon on
this question will make him prominent
candidate for the next Legislature.
Mr.. Wise, of Williamsburg, endcavored
to secure the passage Of q resolution in the
House yesterday to print the evidence TAX
en- by the stenographer in the Eastern I.u-
uatic Asylum investigation. What bis mo-
tive was in endeavoring to have this evil
dence printed is better known 10 himself
than to any one else. As the republican
voted soidly to have the testimony printed
it is thought that they wanted TO pick out
some of this testimony to make campaign
literature Of
A bill has passed one branch of the Cen
eral Assembly making dogs in Henrico,
Richmond and Chest eriield property under
the law. Had this bill been Introduced car
lier in the session othef counties would
doubtless have been added to those above
named, and the rights of the canine in 9TH
or sections of the State could be better guar
anteed. B. y. @.