Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-12-05
Letter from Richmond.

Correspondence of the ALEXANDRIA GAZETTE
RICHMOND, Va, Dec. 5 -Sauator Black
stone, of Accomac, can claim The dis iuction
OF being the first Senator to introduce bill
at this session. The very moment the Ser
ate had organized Mr.. Blackstone arose end
presented bill to provide for repeal OF
the grant of Hog island fats to Mr. Lewis,
and the bill will go to the proper commit
tee. The various Senate committees may
be announced this afternoon. MIR. Berry,
of Amherst, is likely to be at the head of the
Finance Committee. Mr.. Blackstone will
doubtless be at the head of the COMMITTEES
on courts or the Judiciary Com mitlee as 1t
it generally called. Mr.. Heaton, it is
thought, will be again ut the head of the
Committee OF Roads, and the impression il
that Mr.. Stubs will he made chairman OF
the Committee on Fish and Game, MIR.
Smoot of the Committee on Agriculture.
Mr. Harrison of che Committee Oh General
Laws, MR. Jones on the Committee on
Privileges and Elections, and Mr. LOven
stein on the Committee on Pubic 1nstitu
TONS The last named committee ls one OF
the most important at this session, when IL
is knoWn that particular attention Ia 10 be
paid to the schools and colleges. Senator
Moore, of FairfaI, will be on Two or tnret
important committees and Will have chair
manship. More attention is being paid to
the appointment on committees the House
than in the Senate, probably because there
are more men in tue House 10 be provided
for 10 this direction. II ls "A foregune con.
clusion that MIR. Hay, c! Madison aud
Greene, will be at the head Of tho judiciary
Committee of the House, and | have it isom
pretty good quarters that MIR. Da6ney, OF
Albcmarle, will be offered the Craftsmanship
Of the Finance Committee. The appoint.
ment of several of the Senate committee
may be delayed until Senator Carbon, oil
R4ppahannock, can be consulted az 10 VIVA
committee he would like to be on. The sp
pointing power will doubtless kindly re
member Mr.. Gordon upon this point. He
will hardly be able to attend the sessions OF
the Senate for at least ten days. 10 the
meanwhile Senator Echols, Of Augusta, will
specially look after matters at, citing Sena
tor Gordon's constituents.
The only Alexandria people who are
seeking offices under gift OF the Generai
Assembly are Colonel Marye and Mr. K.
Kemper. The friends of the last named
gentleman are urging his claims to the o..
flee of superintendent of Public Instruction
The contest for the Office will be the mosI
spirited of all, and there is no telling but that
MIR. Kemper will slip in while the support
ers of the other candidates are wrauging.
The republicans in the House are virtual!
| ly without leader. At least there ia mol
one among them who is familiar with par
Elementary proceedings unless it is Ross
Hamilton, the colored delegate from Meek
Ienburg Yesterday delegate Jones, OF
Brunswick, participated in the short debate
relative to the seating of delegate from
the county OF Scott. 1t is presumed thai
republicans to defend his party when
ever parsizan debate occurs. l.
is not likely that many of these will take
place, as the House is go overwhelmingly
democratic. The champion OF the repubn
can party in the Senate will be Senator NJ
Donald, of Northumberland be is an old
member and Ia better posted upon the poll
Tics of the day than any other republican
in the Legislature. 1t is not thought, how
ever, that party lines will be very strictly
drawn often. l understand that the repuo.
licans will aim to make record upon the
debt question. Just what that record will
pe no one seems TO be abe now TO give {
satisfactory answer. The Governors mes
cage in 50 far as it touches upon the de0'
has been much talked about since yesterday
at noon.
IL comes from a very good source that
Mr.. l.. T. w. Marye will be given the
position ofsprivate secretary to Governor
Mckinney if he desires it. Mr.. Marye is E
young and talented lawyer and could
scarcely afford TO give up his practice to
take tie cf1ice above referred to, the salary
of which is only 81 200 year.
Mr.. c. Lee Moore, of Alexandria, had the
honor of swearing III office Hon. Richard ID.
Cardwell and Colonel John Bell Bigger. MIR.
Moore besides holding an important clerk
ship in the Office of the First Auditor, is a
notary public. II was 10 this last capacity
that he acted as "swearer in, as he called il.
His voice was 10 tue trim and while he was
rolling out the interrogatory about fighting
duels and upholdiDg the constitution of our
country gentleman from one of the back
counties, who had evidently not Travelled
much, asked lis that man reading the Oath
a udae of tho Supreme Court" Upon re
ceiyiug a negative reply the interrogation
said, II bet he will get there some OF these
days."
4 gentleman who hss been attending the
sessions of the Legislature since 1916. sAys
that he never saw so many young men in it
as are now in the pr,seD! Legislature. There
are barely dozen men IN the two houses
over fifty years of age. In the Senate the
msjofity OF young men is quite noticeable.
Among toe first pieces of legislation en-.
acted by the General Assembly will be one
relating to the boundary liue between
Maryland and Virginia. The oyster war
will Justify immediate action III this direc- |
ton. At the iast session of the General As
sembIy joint committee WAS appointed to |
prepare report upon the oyster Industry OF
Virginia. That committee has not yet |
framed their report but they have mapped |
cut some recommendations that 1t is hoped |
will uoite the mountaiGeers with tbs seame0,
and give satisfaction to al the people.
Among the visitors at the Capitol yester
day afternoon was Hon. ]. l. Nj. Curry, gen
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