Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-01-13
Letter from Richmond

Special Correspondence Of the Alexandria Gazette.
RICHMOND, Va, Jan. y. 1892
The Hou:e committee On roads will proba.
blv take another wback st tie KeIt railrcs d
bill come time this week. A. the meeting
OF the committee today when tie bill came
no for the frss tins fer consideration Pfesi.
dent K,mball, OF the Norfolk and Western
road, opposed the naescr,. Vca P.fsldslt
Ejdy, Ct the same road, will be the mex. ole
the onaitee will bear. Toere wes very
large st,et daDce at The committee meetirg
TO-DAY and considerable interest WIS Gani-
tested in the discussion OF he proposed ia".
Another batch Ct resolutions were pre-.
sentsd 10 the Ies!s d. ute to-day askipg for
the REIMBURSEMENT OF the Hhippiug-p0et
Jaw, The county alliance o!Piass l9ania want
the whipping post law replaced upon the
statute books and 80 do the county eliisnce
of other counties. I: ia argued that this is
the bs5. wey TO reduce criminal e1psnses,
aud when the bills introduced By Senator
Blackstone, chairman OF the special ccm-
mittee on criDinal expenses, comes up for
consideration tbs advocates OF the whipping
post Law will he beard
Rsv. Dr.. Cal'sch, the jewish rabbi, wi o
opened the proceedings CT the Senate With
prayer this morning. is natural born ore-
tor. Whenever 1t is kDown that he will
pray 10 the -eDste there Is always large
crowd there to heac him d.. Calist ls a
young man il the tbi.ties. Beth Ahaba co.,
gregation psys him 81 COO gear.
Senator Peter5. o! Henry county, made q
7eyy touching and feeling speech In the
Senate today when the resolu ions In re-
spec. to the memory of the late Senator
Woods, OF Charlotte, came up % their pa5.
sage. Senator Peters end Senator Woode
were warm personal friends, and 20 man
more deeply regrets the death OF Senator
Woods than does the Senator from Henry
Senator Woods was the humoris. OF the lsst
Ssuste and hls political career Was mos.
unique ope.
Senator Blackstone, of Acoomac. came to
the rescue OF Senator Turner, OF Norfolk.
to-day, By having referred to the commi-
tee oo general lswR. cf which Seoator
Stubs Ia CHAIRMAN, a resolution relative to
odoress whi.ky, ard petition asking for
the passage Of local option law. Dawn Ia
Norfolk 1t is ssid that there Is q scheme Oh
foot among some moneyed men to msnn'ac-
ture odofless wh'skies and thus get In licz
or two on the the temperance folks. Senator
Blackstone, in conversation With the GA
zsTrE correspondent today, said that II the
friends OF odorless whisky Can carry their
point 1t will be impossible for mans b-eatb
to give him away when he has imbibsd
pretty freely. Oiorless whisky, MIR. Black
stone thinks. will Fl lot the spec and cof.
fee market to big extent. Senator S:ubbs,
who is chairman of the committee thss will
tackle this odorless whisky question. is one
OF the most prominent local optionists 10
tie State. he Is great temperance mar
snd has not yet ex mined into the IN erits OF
odorless whisky. He gives it as an # hard
opinion that odorle5s whisky must go es
we'll es the strong smelling drinks that ere
now helrg concootsd BY The I'VE. people"
throughout tbs State.
The bill allowing married woman Wbo
Ia a minor TO sell her rea! es,s:e Tns order
ed to its enerossmen. today Ia the Senate,
as was also the bill to prevent thu abaie-
msnt OF cutie brought TO sell thu real estate
of go iofans Hho died or was married after
the cult was brought. Both If the bills
we're Introduced 59 Senator Mushbsch.