Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-03-03
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Especial Cor. Of the Alexandria GAzETTE.I
RICHMOND. Mar. 2-Senator Gordon this
morning offered resolution to discharge
the Committee on Roads from the further
consideration of the House bill 262-the
State commerce bill. In speaking in favor
of the resolution Senator Moore said that he
was member of the committee but would
not hesitate to vote to discharge the CON-
mittee Just as he would vote to discharge
any other committee from the consideration
of any other important bill at this late day
of the session. Speaking, neither as rail-
road man nor as an anli-rsilroad man, but
as citizen and legislator, anxious 10 hoid
the scales of justice even between the rail-
roads and the people be thoug ht that
commerce bill which came to The Senate
with the deliberate approval of large ma
iorty of the House should be discussed ana
considered not on y by the ten members OF
this body composing The COMMITTEE Oh
Roads, hut by the entire Senate. He thought
this better course than 10 WGiG untii Tue
last hours of the session and then receive
report from the committee, perhaps an al
verse report-perbaps favorable report
OF the bill with 100 amendments, more or
less. Some of them pertinent and some OF
them designed possibly to cover the mea-
sure with rinicule. The resolution was lost.
The statesman, as now found IN the Leg
;s,n,ure ia Inc industrious and Jealous legis
Iator. who fiuds class with grievance. and
q nsnscea for that grievance in an appropri'
alton.
Il is said that there ore more Statesmen 10
this Legislature than any since the war.
minded craftsmanship has found expression
in various acts, establishing Boards of Agri-
culture. Railroad Commissioners, and a
Commissioner of Labor The Board of Ag-
rIculture was given 10 the House Of Dele
gates sl5 600 annually. while in the Senate
Il was reduced to $4,000 The railroad COM
uissoners are to receive $4,000, but spirit
of excellent economy levies this upon the
railroads. This bill now hangs in the con-.
mittee, and is urdergoiDg incisIve and Wig
orous running.
The bill to establish labor committee
appropriated 81 500 year to the commls-
sioner and $500 to acquire useful intorma.
top, This bill in the Senate committee bad
he new Office with its GALAXY stricken out,
but the appropriation 10 acquire tne desireo
| information was left.
Inc S6DaL6 duu IOuco nio " uoJ CHbn6SN
upon the aspiration bills. After these
measures are adopted the Legislature IS
likely to adjourn.
Under caucus instructions the Senate
adopted resolutions to sit from 10 o'clock in
the morning until 10 o'clock at night, to
give preference to the appropriation bllls,
and to extend the session not exceeding ten
days.
Senator Williams is exceedingly popular.
His chair is frequently occupied by lovely
young lady, to whose destinations the bach
elor club of the Senators has long since body
and soul surrendered. 1t is supposed that
the Senator has congressional ambition. Il
80 and the bachelor club had the nomina-
ton he would be certain Of success sen.
ator Heaton proposed a resolution in
the club at its last session, which was ably
| seconded by Senator Moore, condemning
celibacv. He thought The surest remedy for
this evil, WHICH was too prevalent in the
Senate, wou d be we'll stocked wardrobe,
and referred With pride to the number and
excellence of lis suits. Senator Moore
ably argued that gentle expression and a
contiguous smile would be most effective.
Mr. Beverley, son of Col. Robt. Beverley,
of Fauquier, is mentioned here in connec-
ton with one of the offices which the rail-
| road bill creates b. I. v.