Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-02-28
Letter from Richmond.

Correspondence of the ALEXANDRIA GAZETTE.
RICHMOND, Va, Feb. Ex-senator Hea
ton said to-day that he intends to pitch toto
the management of certain State insttu
tions until the people of Virginia become
fully aware of the real condition of sfiirs
at those institutions. The objective point
Of Mr.. Heaton's attacks is the Williamsburg
Lunatic Asylum. 1t s this asylum that ap
pears to have been more badly managed
than all the rest combined. In fact the otner
asylums have been complimented for their
good management, but it ia apparent
that one central board to control the man
agement of ell the public institutions would
be more economical and more busiaess-ike
than the present system. 1t Ia believed that
the special committee to examine during
the recess Of the General Assembly into the
management Of the public institutions are,
with the present lights before them, 10 favor
of central board, the members thereof 10
be paid regular salaries SO that they can
give more time and attention 10 the work.
The resolution introduced In thu Senate
to day by Mr.. Wickham, OF Hanover, in re.
ation to the public debt seems to meet the
approval of both politlca! factions In the
Senate. The resolution looks to the fund
ing of the entire State debt.
The boundary line between Marysn and
Virginia comes up at every session of the
General Assembly as an interesting theme
for discussion. While the Virginia legisla-
tors are anxioua to maintaio their rights,
they have no desire to 90 to war with Mary
land, and hence Senator Stubbs, chairman
of the Committee on General Laws, threw
tba g in ia
recommending the appointment of joint
committee to confer with similar commit
tee from the Maryland legis' AZURE.
The bill passed by the State Bar Associa-
ton at their annual meeting at the White
Sulphur Springs last night relative to the IL
censing of lawyers, has found strong opposi-
ton on the floor of the Senate, and it is
doubtful if the bill will pass both houses.
Members OF the Finance Committees Of
the House and Senate are devoting all their
spare moments to the consideration OF the
appropriation bill. Il has long been the
custom OF legislators to put of the consider.
alton of the appropriation bill to the dying
hours of the General Assembly. and this leg
islature is 10 exception to the general rule.
The friends of the bill exempting building
associations from taxation had an opportu-
nifty to be heard last night before the House
Committee on Finance Among the number
Of eloquent advocates of the rights of the
mechanics none advocated their claims and
brought out more clearly that 1t was the
duty of the State to foster these institutions
than MIR. James 4. Cation, of the city of
Alexandria, whose long experience with
building associations prominently fits him
for advocating their cause. Messrs. Cation
and Leonard Marbury represented the Alex
ar6yia building associations, the former de.
livering the argument before the committee.
Senators Heaton and Moore and Delegate
Hume are among tto,e who favor the repeal
OF the meat inspection bill. They were op
posed to the passage of the meat inspection
bill when it fist came up and are now enx-
ious for the law to be repealed. The bill to
repeal the existing law will ba disposed of
in the Senate tomorrow. B. P. 0.