Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-01-21
Letter from Richmond.
eoooiol Cor Of the Alexandria GAZETTE.


RICHMOND, Va, Jan. 20 The joint rtso.
luton which Senator Rbea of Washington
introduced and which has heen reported in
the shape of bill does not excite the inter-
est it did when Mr.. Rhes introduced it at
the extra session of the legislature. Then
it was said that constitutional convention
was necessary because the people we're an1i.
Gus to have chance at the State debt. Now
since repudiatipg the State debt is not talked
about the constitutional convention loses
much of its interest. If the present bill pro.
viding for the convention s passed the next
General Assembly will have to make all
the necessary provisions for. holding the
convention.
AS far as know the first bill TO grant
monthly pension to any wounded and dis.
abled ex.Confederate soldier is now pend.
ing 10 the House, having been introduced
by Capt Joseph W. HobsoD, of Powhatan, in
behalf of Mr.. E. A. Snellings, OF Manchester,
who had both legs shot off at the knees, at
the battle OF Marietta, Georgia. There ia
tinge of romance clustering about the life OF
this wounded e1 Confederate soldier, which
might be woven into story. When the
var broke out Mr.. Snellings was young
man, scarcely out of his teens. He enlisted
and was in some of the hottest fights in the
early part of the war. He left q home which
up to that time was all happiness and con
tentment, and when he shouldered musket
hs told beautiful young lady of Chester.
field that he would soon be back and begged
her not to forget him. A year or
tao passed before the news came to hsr
that he was terribly wounded and
had lost both legs. She kept her word,
and by and by, after he passed through
many months of WEAKNESS and suffering, he
was able to move about, but his legs being
cut off at the knees operated against him in
bis looking after his own welfare, to say
nothing of marrying and taking care of the
lady who still declared her love for him.
But to be brief. They were married Year
after year they struggled hard together for
the necessities of life. Not long ago she
passed to that bor2e from WHENCE no travel
or has ever yet returned, leaving several
children dependent upon the afflicted hus-
band, who now finds it more difficult than
ever to battle with life. Through Captain
Hobson, who is as brave a soldier as. ever
welded sabre or fought with the Black
Horse Cavalry, P'ivate Snellings appeals for
relief from that State for which he fought
! anu lot WulCH uS Eemo AoaI ok'lOuoO'iuS
his life. sureIy no legislator, after hearing
the full story OF this poor soldiers struggles
aud bardshipa, could be blind to such an ap
peal, get it is doubtful whether the bill will
Das5.
Next week will be busy one in the Gen
eral Assembly. Local bills are piliDg upon
each other, and an effort will soon be made
to clear the calendar of all local bills. The
Delegates and Senator'S in the Eighth Coz
gressiona district are in luck Their bills
are at the top of the calendar.
The bill introduced to-day by DIR. Cor
don to incorporate the Fauquier and Rap
pahannock railroad company will be con
sdered by the House COMMITTEES on Roads
early next week. The object of this bill is
to secure railroad facilities for the county
OF Rappahannock which is not now very for
tunate in this respect. The bill allows
counties to subscribe to the capital stock.
The General Assembly will not be in SEES
sion tomorrow, but there will be consdera
ole committee work done. At present there
are no measures of special interest to Alex.
andria and vicinity to be considered by COM
mi;tees Senator Moore has several local
bills which he will cndeavor to push through
the legislature when be returns from Blacks
burg, where be has gone with the Senate
committee 10 examine the college buildings,
&c. B. P. 0.