Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-01-24
Letter from Richmond

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RICHMOND. Va, jan. 2S.-The DILL to H.
corporate the Alexa. Street Railway Co.
nsssed both Houses to day and has gone to
the Governor for his approval. MIR. +.
Smith ard others are the corporators IN this
bill. -.
Mr.. James Nj. Love. of Fairfax, is 10 the
city attending the sessions of the Board OF
Visitors of the Virginia Military Institute.
The bill known as the Alexandra Coined
crate monument has become a law
In a day or " Governor Mckinney Will
ennoint boards Of visitors and directors tor
the various State Institutions. lie Is under
stood that there are plenty OF prominent
Yirpiniars who would like to serve on theee
boards. ,,u.
Senator Moore has introduced a bill in
the Senate to charter the Western Virginia
Metropolitan railway. The bill authorizes
the construction of a railroad from q point
on the Potomac river some distance above
the chain bridge through the counties OF
| Fairfax and Prince William. General Ma
COZ, of Langley, and others are the corpo-
rators.
The bill to incorporate a railroad compa'
nv which proposes to run a road from the
| Acoueduct to Arlington and out through
| Alexandria and Fairfax counties, passed The
| Senate to-day, aud will be communicated to
the House tomorrow. Hr. G. 7. Dunlop
and others are named as corporators IN THIS
bill.
The debate in the Senate 10 day over the
bill to allow women the right to practice
law in the courts OF the Commonwealth was
exceedingly amusing. Senator refers, tne
patron of the bill, led ol the debate and
4 ,,ool, - Sanofor Narrpll
of Greensyille, Who came manfully TO Sen
| ator Peters's assurance ana urged the senate
| earnestly TO let the fair woman OF onr
| State have o show. His was q very pathetic
| appeal in behalf of the fair creatures, III fact
every bachelor Cd the Senate floor mani
tested their appreciation of woman's rights
| and several soto yoce exclaimed amen"
! tyery time the S nator from Greens7ille
made a point. In the hsat of the de-
bate and when Senator Yarrell was
at his best he declared "it Is no more
than right to allow woman q chance
| at the bar since she is licensed to ran a bar
| room and has authority now to cell her bus
band out. Lawyers never marry, 81 a gen
| eral thing, until they become thirty live Q:
| forty years Of age, aud when they do
marry they nearly always select some
blushiog, blooming maiden of sixteen or
seventeen. This being the case, q laWer IL
old when his wife Is jIst in the prime OF HE
At this point Senator Moore, of Fairfax,
arose and suggested to the Senator from
Greensville that since women already have
so many lights and privileges and can sell
her husband cut, that he introduce q bill to
protect tho husband. THIS brought forth
a roar of laughter, and when 1t
ceased, Senat r Yarrell came back
at Senator Moore in this manner
81 understand that the Senator
from Fairfax is an unmarried man. Per
haps he is thinking about retiring from sin-
gle blessedness in the early future aud wants
a law passed now to protect him In the fu-
ture.' Then there was another roar oflaueh
ter at the expense of the Senator from Fair
fax. When this subsidized Senator Heaton's
voice was heard in behalf of the women, and
particularly those VINO occasionally send
him pretty poetry, the reception of Which
be always reports to the other members OF
the Bachelor Club, of which be is the honor
ed president. The debate will bs renewed
tomorrow.
Sincs Lynchburg has, through her repre-
sentative in the House, Mr.. Peters, made an
effort to have the Capi al removed from
Richmond to the Hill City, there will be an
other move In this direction next week on
the part of q Southwest delegate to take the
Capital building out to Bigstone Gap. in :he
county of Wise. B.. I. y.