Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-12-03
Letter from Richmond.

Correspondence oil the ALEXANDRIA Waffle !
RICHMOND Va, Dac, 3.-The Legislature
meets tomorrow at moor, and the wheels
of legislation will at once begin to turn.
The early turning of the great wheel will
bring defeat to some and victory to others
who are seeking Office. There is splendid
rush for the offices 10 the gift OF the Gener.
al Assembly this session, and some good
men are 10 the scramble. The democratic
caucus to nominate Speaker of the House
of Delegates and Sergeant at. Arms for both
houses will be held tomorrow night Hon.
Richard II. Cardwel', of Hanover, will 90
in without any opposition. he made s
splendid presiding officer last session, and
won many friends by his fair and Impartial
rulings. He seems to be going forward
very satisfactorily to his friends in the dl
rection of seat in Congress from the Rich
mond district. Speaking of Offices and me
who want them, renalls to mind query |
put to Auditor Marye yesterday, and the
reply he gave in his characteristic tone.
"Do you think, Colonel, that the future cue
cess and prosperity ofthe State depend upon
your reelection?" The Colonel raised hls
eyes from a page of coupon statistios and,
smiling from the bottom OF bis chin to the
top OF his magni6cently shaped head, met the
cslly that 1t would be disaster to the
State If / am not reelected" Then he
paused awhile to gather additional force,
and when 1t came he added, as hi5 lace
flushed with profound humor: The Lag
islature ought to adopt the saying, 'wher :
ever YOU get good thing keep it, keep It, -
Il looks az If this Colonel will hold on to the
good office he now holds Notwithstanding
the fact that "Cyclone Jim Marshall" OF
Craig, Is making big fight to gain Auditor
Marye's official shoes.
Delegate Hume of Alexandra will have
one Of the beat seats in the House. His
desk mate will be Mr.. Letcher, of Lexington,
con of Hon. John Lstcher, the war gov
ernor OF Virginia. Mr.. Hume will have the
desk at which Hon. Henry Z. Pollard used
to st. 1t lie near the clerks desk and away
from the iron railing over which lobby lists
and Office seekers were wont to lean to talk
to delegates who we're lass fortunate In se-
curing good seats.
Delegates James Hay, OF Madison, and
Sbackeford, OF Orange, arrived in the city
Yesterday. They were among the first TO
arrive. Mr. Hay Is an old member and be
has good chance of being placed at the
head of the committee for courts of justice,
one of the most important committees in the
House. Mr.. Shnckeford bears e striking
resem blanoe to ex Senator HUBBARD, of Back
ineham. 10 fact the two are 30 much alike
that came near speaking to him to-day for
Mr.. HUBBARD, whom | have known for ye are.
1t being f1regone conclusion that John
Bell Bigger will be elected clerk OF the
House of Delegates, that gentleman has al.
ready picked out his ASSISTANTS. Nearly all
OF them will be old clerks who are thor.
oughly familiar with the work to be assigned
them.
Gov Lees message will comprise about ~
pages of typewriter paper, and ten pages
will treat of the debt nes,ion. de was ex'
peoted to finish dictatng his message to the
stenographer last night. 1t will be an IN
teresting document, full OF material for leg
islative reflection.
MIR. W. w. Scott, of Alexandria, was at the
Capitol yesterday in company with hon. d.
Johnson Barbour Mr.. Scott, Judge Flour
nov and Mr. Murray are the only candidates
thus far mentioned for the Office of Secretary
of the Commonwealth. Judge Flournoy,
the present incumbent, tells me that he Is
counting on 81 votes on the first ballot. II
he gets that lumber it will be more than he
will really need, as SIS will be a majority of
full caucus.
Scarcely twenty delegates outside OF Rich
mond and immediate vicinity had reached
the city up to late hour yesterday evening,
but the early trains to-day were expected to
bring in all OF them. The hard work of the
lawmakers will begin to-aight, when they
will be singled cut and opportuned to vote
for certain men for office.
I'll endeavor to keep the readers of the
GAZETTE thoroughly posted, particularly
upon all matters affecting the people of the
counties 10 which the paper ia so extensively
circulated. d T. v.