Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-12-19
Letter from Richmond

Special Correspondence Of the Alexandria Gazette
! RICHMOND, Va, Dso. is, 1891
| Thers is one bill just Introduced in tho
House that Is liksIy TO create Stir 10 every
city aod county IN the State. The Of ,ct OF
this bill is to Keep county and city tIeasurers
from holding office but for enc term, or
rather prohibiting them from holding two
consecutive terms. the bill will legisate
ou: OF cffios, If 1t becomes O law, about one
J hundred and twenty tressurers, but 1t Is
/ hardly probable the. 1t will be paced. lit
should pass counties and cities will have Q
| hard time getting good man to run for the
Office of treasurer as few men would care to
90 to the expense and trouble of being elected
treasurer for ons term. have talked With
member of prominent Legislators who think
| tho measure foolish one, but there are
some legislative etatesmeu here who arc ex-
ceedingly apxtC25 to secure the official scap
OF scme o! the county 'ressuters and THE Ia
about the secret CT the bill Dsipg introduced
In the Gensral Assembly.
There was one msu 1T tie Capitol to-day
who was greatly etirrad up because o. tho
appointment Of Mr. I.mss II F!shar 10 Gu
81 800 position 10 Washington. ToIs ap-
polntmens wag I1ads up5a the ommeuds-
ton OF Congressman George D. Wise, Of the
Rchmood district Toe mao who Is mad
about IL ia 81. I5hert Ou!d, Who was
warm tupDcrter If Mr.. Wise IN tho recent
| Cocgressiene; election. Mr.. Oald said to-
| day, ard yes aaEiaus for bia s!eteU1sn MT 10 60
ou;: "Mr Visa Eas appointed man to
| fat position 10 Washington Who 10 not resi-
| deut OF this district old more TO elect
George Wise than anv other man, and now
ON going to work jlst as hard ne1t Tina
to dsfsas HIM" Mr. OnId will ha7e to work
mighty hard, for Gso'g, WISE has strong
hold upon the sf.ciioos OF the people In his
district. Mr. OliG Ia zoo OF thu lsmented
Judge Robert w. Dad, Of Richmond.
Auditor Mayo was the frss person 10
break the news to day to ihs members OF
| the General Assembly that the bondhoides
| had accepted the scheme recently proposed
| for the settlement o. the debt. Colonel Marye
ms up and told Dr.. Pendeton, clerk OF
the Senate tie news, ard the doctor SPEAK
ing sboDs the Colouel'a visit said "Marye
was smiling all over end ssd he vas thr-
teen feet toll" The nempers OF the deb.
commission were highly delighted OF ne
news and we're very snzidra to have 1t con-
frmed Officially" Additional particulars
are expected fsom London tomorrow.
Governor Mckinney Ia anticipating cable
gram from the bondaolders. The Governor
Ia 30 wrappt up in he deb; and o7eter ques
tions that 1t will bs an essy and pleasant
matter for him to communicate to the Gen.
eral Assembly whatever iulorms lon he may
receive concerning the debt matter.
It Is very probable that the Legislature
will consider Ia caucus early after the Christ
mas holiday the bill providing separate cara
for white and colored people.
The bill to redistrlca thu State which has
been submitted to the committee will not
change the Alexandria district, but will
make 1t remain es 1t Ia.
There ls probability that the bill max.
Ing the first day ofSsptembsr legal holi.
day will not pass as 1t now stands. Some
country members want their counties ex-
empted from The provisions OF this bill. The
fret Monday in September Is Labor Day"
aud Ia recognized as holiday by the trades
unions OF the State The mechanics and
workingmeu who represent organized labor
are interested In thu propoaed measure. and
thers are FIVE thousand workingmen In
Richmond who want TO gee the day made
| legal holiday.