Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-02-24
Letters from Richmond
Special Correspondence of the Alexandria azette
RICHMOND, Va, Feb. %. 1892

Letters from Richmond.
specid Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette.
RICHMOND, Vs., Feb. %, 1892
Ia honor Of the memory Of George Wash
Ington the House Of Delegates declined to
sit In evening session to-day bu. toiled and
labored three hours before dinner. About
two o'clock this afternoon patriotic serti.
ment etruck the House Of Delegates and
all at once the House decided that when IL
adjourned at dinner time 1t would adjourn
to meet tomorrow. The adjournment just
puts off vote on the Kent railroad bill mat
much longer. In fact, the friends OF the
Kent bill tonight are wondering whether
the &C ournment to the memory OF George
Washington was little fllbustering scheme
to ttave off vote on the railroad bill. The
Ganefai Assembly will adjourn about the
fret OF March, at least this IL the impression
nov, and unless Mr.. Kent bettar msrshalf
his forces his pc. scheme will go By default.
If it passes the House snd goes to the Senate
aud Ia referred to q committee by that body
the general belief Ia that 1t will sleep IL
committee until the final adjournment OF
tle legialst ire. Every day though brings
additional support to the Kert bill. One
delegate who has all slong been opposed to
its passage was CONVEX ID Into supporting Ii
t, day. BE sent 6 email package Oh on one
OF the railroads, paid 25 cents at tails end
and the party to whom 1t vas sent was rs
qulred to pay ON additional amount OF 70
cents when the freight had been MARKED
prepaid. The Law maker got indignant ard
tle result is be has been talking Kent Dill
pre- tt5 strong to-day.
Tee oyst,r bill passed the House to-day
and will go to the Governor as soon ss 1t IL
epr oiled 1t is thought that the Governor
will veto It., az IL is go unlike what he would
like to haveit. The Governor has put himself
up as somewhat of an expert on oyster cu!-
tnre, but the General Assembly Gid not
take kindly to the expert testimony which
hi- excellenoy PUT down In his message IL
0ill take two-shirds vote to set aside q
VITO and the Tidewstsr delegates are count.
lug heads tonight to gee II they can pase
| DE bill If he Governor vetoes IL. dee
Este @ho entertsins views similar TO thoee
expressed by tt, Governor, said this even
| ug thai hs fsiS pretty sure the Governor
YOU d not oppose the oyster bill but Will
v.to IL. II be does, then there will be
res, red no. fight on the oyster question IN
I, " daye.
Ta- pool ueliers here are disbearteDtd
eve, the pas ase of Senator Mu-hoaca 3 a. IT,
gsmolDg bill, and the men VINO frequent
re turf exchange are looking around DOW
/ FIR other 6elds 20 figure in. II Is said that
I tue poo, sellers here m 4ds twenty.one hun
dred dollars iaet week. and did this In face
1 of the fact that "some OF the besG taisnt
we're pitted against toem" II wac lively
week for the turf exchange pFoprieiors.
| The book makers will not stop business
here until the bill becomes Law. which
will not be until Ii comes from the Governor.
" has not been sent to him yet
The email vote which the bill providing
separate cars for white and oolored people
received in the democratic CAUCUS was
surprise to many persona Delegate Epes,
of Nottowsy. is one Of those who believe
that the caucus made mistake In not en-
dorsing tue measure. He says 1.-THE white
people In the Black Belt favor the meas
ure."
RICHMOND, Va, Feb % Delegate B. o
James. OF Goochland, who is Mr.. Ksnt's
rlght-hand man In the fight for the passage
of the railroad commission bill, thinks the
bill will pass I asked II he had counted the
strength { the bill and his reply was: mot
exactly but. judging from the applause &C.
corded the speakers who favor the bill, l
think we will pass 1t In the House, bat there
Ia some doubt of iss going through the Sen
ate on account Of the lateness OF the ses-
son." Ga the other hand, however. an ex-
Delegate who is lobbying against the bill
says the Hou;e will not pass 1t. MIR.
Kent says be Will Gail for vote upon the
dill Friday. It Is generally understood that
the Legislature will adj 1uru sine die next
Tuesday. If THE Is the case the Kent bill
cannot possibly pass the Senate II IL gets
through the House.
A resolution will be introduced In beth
branches OF the General Assembly to.mor-
row, continuing the Mary land-Virg!nla
boundary line commit tee during the recess
of the General Assembly. This com mittee
was unable TO perform the work assigned it
By the last Legislature on account OF the
failure of the Maryland Legislature to sp-
point a committee to meat the Virginia
committee. The Maryland legislstare will
appoir committee tails session and when
the two committees are appointed me
will be fixed for The consideration Of tne
boundary question, whloh.has hesn In an un-
settled state for 30 many years.
The Governor has not signed Senator
Mushbach's anti-gam bling bill. 1t has not
been sent to him yet from the enrolling
clerk, who ia exceedingly busy just now.
VIRGINIA EEWs
Miss Susan Marmsduke,au estimable lady,