Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-01-16
Letter from Richmond.
Especial Cor. Of the Alexandria GAZETTE

Special Cor. OF the AleLandrfa GAZETTE
RICHMOND, Jan. 15.-The caucus Tuesday
night will perhaps be the last one that the
democrats will hold this session, unless they
decide to have some understanding upon
matters relating to the appropriation Of
money. There are several bills pending
having for their object the appropriation of
thousands of dollars for different things
which come under the regular appropriation
scope but in the aggregate amount to more
than has heretofore been appropriated. A
question which members are discussing in
an normal way ia how can the appropria-
tons for different objects be more equally
divided. The lunatic asylums want more
this year than they have been getting and
the request for more liberal appropriation
10 wounded and disabled Confederate SOL
diers has heen made. These aud other mat
ters of financial character may be settled
in committee without much trouble, but it
does not look that way now. The three off
GERS to be nominated in the caucus Tuesday
night are Judges for Lynchburg and Alex
andria and Register of the Land Office.
For this latter place which is called "base-
ment office" because it is in the basement
waging. Mr.. WiDg6eld, the present incum-
bent, will have heavy opposition in the per
son of Mr.. John D. Grant, who is one of the
most widely known citizens on the Eastern
Shore, and moreover, if he develops moro
strength on the first ballot than does Mr.
Grant he will have combination to fight
A very pleasant feature of the land office
contest is that each candidate seems conf
dent that he, and not the other man, will be
nominated.
The Lynchburg judgeship will doubtless
be given to ex-senator Diggs, who has
among Ills supporters every single old mem
Der. Unless the Lynchburg and Campbell
delegates unite upon some other man, MIR.
Diggs will have q walk over, although Sena
tor Folkes is not for him.
As to the Alexandria judgeship thought
that would have been settled yesterday, but
it was not. As Alexandria city ia not rep
resented by democrat, thejudge for that
city will be named by Senator Moore. There
is an impression that the judgeship will be
given to Judge Chas. E. Stuart; certainly so
if he desires it. Mr.. Stuart has committed
himself to another, as the readers OF the
GAZETTE already know, and he has been
urged by legislators to come in as a compro.
mise man. Speaker Stuart was the most
successful legislator in the way of securing
the passage of bills affecting his constitu
ency have seen in the General Assembly
for ten years. / have never known him to
lose bill when he endeavored to secure its
passage, but on the other hand the measure
would 60 through without opposition, while
bills almost similar to bis and introduced by
some other delegate would be hurled back
to committee.
In Senator Moore Alexandria has another
influential representative. There are four
Moores in the present Legislature and there
is an unwritten law that they must stand
together upon local propositions, if not upon
all public measures.
Senator Moore was yesterday elected pres
ident of the Legislative Bachelor Club, sue.
ceeding Senator Heaton. There was a tie
vote for vice president between Senator
Blackstone, of Accornac, and Delegate Ech- |
OILS, of Augusta, which was finally decided
by the vote of a widower in the House, who
gave the unsought-for honor to the popular
young Senator from the Eastern Shore.
There is some talk of asking the Legislature
for charter for the club.
The farmers of the State are little more
united now upon public questions, especially |
affecting their interests, than they were at
the last session. The Farmers Assembly |
have sort of COMMITTEES here now, and
whenever measure is introduced that will
not materially benefit the agricultural in
terest, piles of letters pour ia from all parts
of the State ipquiring what position legis.
lators intend to take in regard to the meas
ure. The truth is the farmers of Virginia
have better chance this year for whole.
some laws than they have bad for some time.
This agreeable condition of affairs has been
brought about more by the,united efforts of
leading agriculturists in the Eighth Con-
gressional district than in any other section
Of the Commonwealth. The Farmers As
sembly have petitioned for a continuance of
The -four and fish inspection laws. City
members, IS general thing, are against a