Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-02-15
LETTER FROM RICHMOND.
Correspondence Of the Alexandria GAZETTE.
RICHMOND, Va, February IA, 1885,


RICHMOND, Va, February IA, 1886.
The contested election case of Finch vs.
Jones, which came upon the House from
the county of Mecklenburg, has disclosed
the fact that Jones, the colored delegate
who was allowed to retain his seat, can
''see" Mr.. John A. Logan. of Illinois, and
''go him one better" 1t will be remember.
ed that the House Committee on Privileges
and Elections reported in Jones's favor, and
this report was adopted by the House and
confirmed by the Senate. Mr.. Edgar Allan,
of Richmond, was counsel for Jones, and to
day the GAZETTE correspondent was given
the following, which is vouohed for by q
republican delegate as being an exact copy
of letter sent to Lawyer Allan, by Jones,
Immediately after the confirmation of the
report by the Senate:
"Sur-The Sinet are met and am sot.
~. r. JONES"
Itseems that Jones Is not only backward in
"book larnin', !" but that he is an eloquently
silent member, as he has not even said, "Mr.
Speaker" since the Legislature convened.
MIR. Munford, chairman of the Committee
for Courts of Justice, who to-day reported
the bill introduced by Mr.. Buchanan, of
Washington, making it misdemeanor for
q railroad or steamboat company to issue q
free pass to legislator, judge, or any
State officer, says that he will endeavor to
get the bill on it's passage, or secure the sem
timent of the House in regard to the pro-
posed enactment, just as soon as he can pos
sibly do 80.
have talked with few legislators In re-
gard to the bill, and find that some will op-
pose it, Notwithstanding the fact that they
will be put on record. While nine.tenths
of the members of the General Assembly
are exceedingly fond of free passes, and
would like to have them sometimes, they
will, nearly all of them, vote for the bill
rather than to be placed on record as having
an attachment for the much appreciated
tickets. The only delegates I know of
who refused free passes when offered to
them are Delegates Miller, of Manchester,
Downing, of Warren, and Buchanan, of
Washington. The Manchester delegate Is
strongly opposed to deadhead tickets, and
when the Danville railroad company sent
him one he returned the envelope without
opening it. If the House should pass this
BILL the Senate, it is said, would not be in
hurry to concur.
tersburg, is making strong effort to defeat
the bill to amend the charter of the Virginia
and Carolina railroad company. He was
busily engaged to-day getting up some ma
terial for speech which he will get off to-
morrow, provided the bill comes up. He
is contending that the railroad company
will not finish the road and that work on it
was stopped because the Atlantic Coast Line
bought controlling interest in the pro-
posed road. The road will run parallel
with the Atlantic Coast Line, and Mr.. Nc
Candlsh thinks that the Atlantic Coast Line
killed the contemplated opposition in its in
cipieney. The evidence, however, which is in
the shape of report, shows that the Virgin
ia and Carolina railroad company has com.
piled with the requirements of its charter.
B. 2. 90.