Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-12-06
Letter from Richmond.

Correspondence of the ALEXANDRIA GAZETTE
RICHMOND, Va, Dec. 6-The bill intro
duced 10 the Senate yesterday by Senator
Moore, of Fairfax, to incorporate the Waab.
ington, Alexandria and Fairfax railway
company, referred to in my telegraphlc dis
patch yesterday, authorizes the company to
construct, equip and operate railroad from
some point 90 the Potomac river In Alex
andria county opposite the city of Washing
ton, between the Aqueduct aud Long bridges
inclusive. thence through the said county OF
Alexandria to the city OF Alexandra, with
the privilege of TURF out from said road to
q point In the said county Of Alexandria al
or near Arlington thence through the streets
OF the said city of Alexandria, thence
through the counties of Alexandria and
Fairfax to a point 10 Fairfax county at or
within eight miles of Accotink by such route
ss the said company may adopt. The CON-
psny mey use horse, cable, compressed air
or electric power to propel the cars on such
road.
Don't you know" said Senator Stubbs,
of Gloucester, to the GAZETTE's corresponds
emit, "that am about the only man in Viz.
giuia in public life who has never spoken to
Malone or has neverlseen him? have been
10 the General Assembly ever since 1870.
and during ell that time have never met
Malone"
Why ia that I asked.
II don't know, unless it is that when irst
entered the Legislature | heard OF q remark
Malone made about me. and then l made
one about him. The result was never saw
him and we have never had word to say
to each other. l have been fighting him
since that day and will fight him "a long as
i've" Malone made tremendous effort
to defeat Stubbs, and it is reported from
reliable source that the republicans spent i've
thousand dollars in Stubbs' district to defeat
him. In this they did not succsed, as the
election showed Stubs made gallant
fight; in fact, he made the hottest fight that
was made 10 any section of the State and
comes back to the Senate to gain the plaud-
it's of his fellow democrats.
The task of appointing pages for the
House was accomplished yesterday by
Speaker Cardwel. 1t was hard thing to do
since there were 50 many applicants from dill
ferent parts of the State. Out of the six
appointed Richmond got three aud Hanover
one. After the list had been announced ten
little boys who had been patiently waiting
and hoping that they could be appointed
we're seen to leave the capitol with look
Of sorrow and disappointment. The pay of
a page ia fourteen dollars q week, just about
one. half the salary of member.
The republican who is contestng the seat
of Senator Lawless from Norfolk county,
hasn't ghost of chance of BUSTING Law
less, whose majority was about fourteen
hundred. Mr.. Lawless was notified to-day
that his opponent ut the late election would
contest the seat from Norfolk county. Sem
ator Lawless Is the youngest member of the
Senate. being several years under thirty.
By Monday bills will begin to pour in
both branches of the General Assembly in
fact a number will be introduced to day
and to morrow. Nothing can be done with
them. however, until sitter the committees
are announced. B. Z. o.