Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-12-19
Letter from Richmond.

CORRESPONDENCE of the ALEXANDRIA GAZETTE
RICHMOND, Vs., Dec. lS-There IL
every indication that vigorous tight VIII De
made in the General Assembly over the pi-
lot bill, and at glance it looks as If the
present law will be repealed. Delegate
J ohm A. Curtis, of Richmond, will lead the
fight for the repeal Of the present law as he
led It in the House two years ago. Mr.. Cur
lis is getting himself in trim to make the OF
fort OF his life, and it is safe to say that ne
will make big speech. The leaders in the
debate on the other aide will be the Norfolk
and Portsmouth delegates backed by
stronp following in the Tidewater section.
The pilotmen concede that they have hot
battle before them aud they are working &C
cor0ingly. If the bill introduced by Sena-
for SEubbs, of Gloucester, to provide for
the election of an Adjutant General OF Vir
qinia by the General Assembly becomes
law. there will be several aspirapts for the
official slippers of General James Mcdonald,
the present AdjutaDt General.
The new code, judging from the number
of bills that have been introduced 30 make
changes ir it, will be an old one in a short
while. There are now pending in both
branches of the General Assembly no less
than dozsn bills proposing amendments to
the code, and some ofthese proposed amend.
ments are important ones.
The bill Introduced Ex-senator Peters, OF
Henry county. in the Senate to-day, to
amend section 291 of chapter 154 of the code
to allow females TO practice law was pre-
tented by request. One OF Senator Peters
constituents 10 Danvile is az attorney at
law and his wife, who is very shrewd and
Intelligent, wishes to be a law partner OF her
husband. The judge of the Corporation
Court of Danvile could see no law to justify
him in granting license to the fair appi
can't aud this failure on the part OF the
Judge is tins reason why the Dill was intro
duce0. The bill authorizes any two judges
| of this State, except judges OF the County
and Corporation courts, 10 grant license
Go practice In the courts OF the State to
any person, male or female, who on actual
examination by such judges shall be found
by them duly qualified and who shall be
over tWent7-One years OF age. ibis ls a
radical move in this conservative old Com
mon wealth, and i5 heralded as the hrst
step on the ladder of womans rights. II
the bill becomes a law the colored women
az we'll as the white will have chance to
show to the world how we'll they
| Aunt Dinah car leave the washtub aud by
Furnishing up little on Minors Institutes
and the Code can enter the f3ld OF law and
stand for the defendant, while the plaintiff
10 bsing represented by q dusky maiden Of
more tender years. and more familiar with
| l4ittletou on Coke by reason OF the advanced
pubic school education 10 our fair Common
wealth which Superintendent Massey prom.
| i5es.
| Considerable business sill be done in the
two houses of the General Assembly to NOR
row and Monday. twithstaDding the fact
that large NUMBER of legislators will leave
for their homes. The clerks in both the
Senate and House have their work we'll up,
aud tomorrow and Friday will be spent in
passing bills.
The State Board CT Education some time
ago appointed school superintendents for
the various cities and counties Of the Com
mon wealth. These appointments are sub
| ject to confirmation by the Senate. Most OF
the sppointees Of the 3 ard of Education
will be confirmed, but there are some old
superintendent who will not be reappoint
ed because members of the legislature Will
present other names.
Rev. DR.. John J. Lnffsrty, editor of the
Richmond Christian AdvOcate, has just ra.
turned from a visit to Mis-, issippi. He
was in that S!ste in attendance up
on the Mississippi Methodist Conference.
Whom q telegram was received by the presiding
Bishop announcing the death OF jefferson Paws
DR.. Lafferty says that the Conference at once be-
came a body OF sorrowing men, and throughout
the State OF Mississippi the grief of the people
was intense The Doctor does not believe that
the Mississppisns will let the remains Of N
Davis leave that State; that they Will bring too
much pressure to bear upon the family for the
body to be removed to Richmond the capital OF
the Confederacy.
Unless Governor Lee sends in the message be-
re Friday afternoon that he intimated he wonld
send in addition TO the co nmuncation he made
to the General Assembly on the opening day of
the session, the promised document will not DO
forthcoming, as the Legislature adourns Friday
to meet in January, whom Governor McKinney's
term begins. B. PO.