Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-01-29
Letter from Richmond.

Correspondence of the ALEXANDRIA GAZETTE
RICHMOND, Va, Jan. 2S-The bill to
csde to the United States jurisdic-
dictiou over the proposed Mount Vernon
Avenue has gone to the committee in The
House. MIR. Hume endeavored to secure
suspension of the rules to. day and have the
bill put upon the calendar, but he was not
successful. Mr.. Gibson, of Culpeper. op
posed the bill and this ia why it went to the
committee. Mr.. Hume has received NUM-.
her of letters from Alexandria people who
sre very anxious to see this bill pass rs they,
like Mr.. Hume believe that If the govern
ment takes hold of the scheme, Mount Yer
non Avenue will be great thing. The bill
Ia 90 worded that until the government be
gins work on the avenue It will not ba gov
eminent property.
The bill! to incorporate the Georgetown
aud Falls Church Railway Company is an
other measure which Mr. Hume thinks will
oe big thing for the section through which
the line will run. This bill! has gone to the
Governor. The corporators In 1t are George
T. Dunlop, Isaac Crossman. 0. b Hine, W..
S Smoot, of Virginia, Samuel E. Wheatley,
William Laird, IT,, Charles NJ. Matthews,
Maurice Adler, Clement W. Howard,
Malone Wheless and henry E. Davis of the
District of Columbia Mr.. Hume says this
company mean business and will go right
ahead building the road.
Hon. Elisha Z. Meredith OF Prince William,
was at the Capitol to-day. He was in Richmond
on legal business and ran up to the Capitol to
shake hands with his old political frieads.
asked him if he would enter the Congressional
race in his district next fall and he replied, Il
am going to make fight for the nomination"
Viii at the Capitol to-day he met q good many
old acquaintance, and they all seemed to be glad
to gee him.
In the Senate to-day it was regular Norfolk
and Portsmouth day. These two cities have been
picking at each other during this session of tho
Legislature like game -osters. NorfclS watches
Portsmouth and Portsmouth watches Norfolk,
and the rivalry is very lively. Norfolks wants
the earth and Portsmouth is not willing to sur
render single bit of the shore she holds.
General s. Armstrong, of the Hampton Nor
NAL School, was at tho Capitol to-day. The Gen.
eral came up to see how tho bill to establish re-
forma1ory school at Hampt was getting along
He found out enough to convince him that tho
General Assembly will not pass the bill, as 1t car.
rles with it an appropriation; so the General left
on the evening train for home quite discouraged.
The investigation that is going on in regard to
the public printing is food for topic among tho
several hundred printers here. Whom the contract
for public printing was given out some u onths
ago the J. L. Hill Company, comparatively new
printing concern stepped in snd took the work
from those who had been doing it for yeas OF
course this was a great surprise TO the parties
who had been doing the State printing, and 80
they are Sighting the new concern with all their
might. Some of the wealthiest men In Richmond
are Interested in the ]. L. Hill Company, and
this but makes the contest more lively The joint
committee are directing the investigation and will,
in all probability, report this week. 3. P. o.