Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-01-25
Letter from Richmond.
Special Cor. of the Alexandria GAZETTE


RICHMOND, Va, jar. "a The bill to in
corporate the Falls Church and Potomac
Railway Company, introduced early in the
session by Senator Moore, has gone to the
Governor. The last section of the bill pro-
vides that the company shall begin work
upon its road within three years from the
date of the passing of the bill and shall COM
plete the road within five years to at least
the town of Falls Church. The other points
named in the bill are Vienna, Fairfax G. H.,
Great Falls of the Potomac or any point or
points in the counties Of Fairfax or Prince
William that the board of directors may
deem advisable. The Governor is expected
to attach his signature to the act some time
this week.
Delegate Corbett, of Alexandria, intro
duced bill in the House to-day having for
it's object the extension of the privileges of
the sportsmen of Alexandria. He is after
having the law SO amended that gunners
from his city con have a longer Time to
shoot the toothsome wild birds that frequent
the Potomac river and flats l do not know
whether be will succeed in securing the pas.
sage of the bill, since the House yesterday
manifested a disposition to set down upon
special game laws. Mr.. Hubbard (rep). of
Buckingham, had bill passed in the Sem
ate giving special privileges to Buckingham
gunners to kill deer, but when the measure
came TO the House some of the strongest OPP
ponents were republicans, and the bill was
defeated by decided vote.
At least half dozen attempts have been
made at this session of the General Assem-
bly, to secure charters for as many street-car
ioes between Old Point and Hampton, but
as yet none of The bills have been favorably
acted upon.
Some Hampton parties arrived here this
afternoon to make another attempt in this
direction. / think the hitch hangs upon
the fact that the proposed lines are to 60
upon United States property. Every body
who has been to Old Point and Hampton
will appreciate the necessity of street car
line between the two places, AID will depre
cate the fact that serious obstacle arises to
prevent the State from granting either of
the charters asked. Ofoourse there are par
ties who are opposing all of these blls.
Lightning rod agents and peddlers are
having hard time of it. The wheels of
legislation do not run smoothly FOR them
1t looks as if the peddler will soon be thing
of the past in Virginia, but the lightning rod
mdu VIII HO6 DdVo W ~. IL o ISuIniuR
rod man has many legislative friends but the
poor psddler had no one in either branch of
the General Assembly to plead his cause to-
day. The merchants of the State are be-
hind the movement to prevent the peddllng
OF goods, and they will succeed.
The republicans, or at least some promi-
nent ones, ere anxious to make some bun
combe. and to this end they will seek to-
morrow, or at the earliest opportunity, to
put themselves upon record as being in ia
vor of an early adjournment. They want
their pay, and they want to go homa with
little cash.
The students of the Medical College of
Virginia formulated reply tonight to the
circular letter of the president of the Medi-
cal Society of Virginia in regard to the petit
ton which has been presented in the Senate
relating to the Medical Examining Board
This subject will be carefully considered to-
morrow or the next day by the Senate Com.
mittee OF Schools and Colleges. B. 20.