Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-02-17
Letters from Richmond.
spscisl Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette
RICHMOND, Ve., Feb. 15 1892.

specisl Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette.
RICHMOND. Va., Feb. Is, 1892.
The session of the General Assembly will
end two weeks from t,.day: It is very
probable thst tho members will decide to
remain few days after the expiration of
the regular session, Es It will be almost i'm.
possible to get through with the business
now on the calendar. The debt bill, the
railroad bill, the oy;t,T bill. the approprla-
tion bill, the bill to reduce the criminal ez-
penBes have not 20. besn passed upon.
There are the most important measures now
pending and they have net been discussed
in the Senate at all, yet. The House may
6niah With the debt bill and the railroad
bill this week.
There was joint session OF the Senate
committee on fab and game and the House
committee on the Cheea peake and lie tribu-
ter!es this afternoon. The me. ting wes heiG
with closed Goora, az tae members OF the
committee desired to discuss the oyster
question among themselves. There lie just
ss much difference OF opinion on the oy,t'r
question this year 90 there ever hss beeD;
Indeed, the oyster question is very knott3
one and the legislators from the monHtains
ses ~ to be ju as much worried over TIE
subject Rg are the Tidewater people. The
jolnt committee would like to report bill
oy Wednesday.
The SUB commi;tae appointed to take tes-
tlmouy 10 the Bscksburg College inVe5Ii-
gsiion will probably visit Blaoksburg THIS
week, as Profs Soott ana Graham have
! furnished the names Of about dezan clti-
zsus Of Montgomery county whom they de-
sire t } be Questioned upon certain polnte.
| The committee on public Institutions CT
| The Senate, and the House committee on
| schools atd colleges will hardly be able to
| visit Blsctsbnrg this session, and hence IL
| Ia desired that the subcommittee 90 thers
and make a report of their visit to the JOINT
committee Something has been said sbon'
ihe change 10 the public sohool books made
| oy Superb ;endent Massey, and 1t has Tee"
| in'ipated that ibis Is eutject for inves =
ra;ion. superintendent Massey defended
| the poet on ne TOOK upon this question stt
cor when the eotjs t OF text ouoks was b.
/ fore him, sod ths dsfsDss be made Sas olasr
and slraigt t or yard. Whetaer tails ma ter
will be reported TO the Legislature renains
! to be gen
Gal. A D Payne, of Fsuqaier, who has
/ been here In tas Interest OF the Deaf. DUMB
] aud Tod Asylum, al 8 aunton. has r. tn; nd
I d me Dol PaSne Ia a member OF tat
beard OF visitors of ,hls inetiiution.
Secator St7hbs of Gloucester, paid high
compliment to-day to SenBt,r Lutte, OF
4 Fredericksburg. He wanted some temper
snoe legislation" referred to the committee
| for couit, of jastics and declared that Soma
tor Little, who Ia a member of that com.
mlttee, Ia one of the foremott constitutional
lawyers In Virginia, and az the measure un-
der discourse involved a constitutional ques.
tion, he wanted distinguished conBi,u
tional lawyer to pass upon 1t. Mr. Ssobps's
idea was to get "the temperance Legislation"
referred &c tle commit t,e f,r oou t. Of jus
tioe, bat be did not succeed. 90 the Senate
sent It to the committee on general laws
| of which Senator 8 ubbs s chairman. Sem
asor S;ahbs Ia good temperance advocate
and some OF the grandest efjrts Of hls life
we're made upon thu temperance pletiorm.
! TIE Legislature has not done much Item
perapcs legislation" so far, bat there Ia coU-
siderable OF 1t pending In both branches of
the Gaueral Assembly In the way OF psti-
lions prohibiting the sale Of liquor ct Ger.
tian places The Senate sppreos ted tie
poir t made by Senator Little. that Semi ;r
Stubns was the mau to tackle temperance
| queaicus, and by decided mejosity refsr-
| red the INST er under discussion to the COM
mi,tee on general Laws, and the same time
applauded the compliment paid the Ssna-
cor from Fredericksburg by the Senator
| from Gloucester.
RICHMOND, Feb. 1913 will be several
days yet before the Senate committee ap.
pointed to Investigate charges preferred
egsiust Superintendent Massey will make
their report. TIE statement that has gotten
| Into come of the newspapers that compro-
mise report will be made ig rather prema-
,ure. The general opinion here seems to BIS
that Mr.. Massey has lost his usefulness t.
hs democratic party, and will no more be
the power on the stump that he used TO be-.
Mr.. Massey appears to be deeply concerned
over the ripple that has occurred In Bis otti-
clsl career, and has aeked quite number
OF legislators Whist they think OF tie case
made cut egainst him. Isis cafe t. say ths
Senator Flood WHO prepared tire charge
egsinst Mr.. Massey will succeed 10 keeping
Mr.. Massey from becoming an ex-of1co
member OF the Board Of VisitorR OF the Uai-
versity Of Virginia.
The Senators and Delegates have had
their photographs taken and they havs beoo
beautifully framed. The Senatorial group
wac placed in the rotunds oil the Capitol sev-
ersl Gays ago and to-day the House group
made lis appearances. Senators, Delegates
aud visit :rs were orowding ABOUND the pic
lures to. day, and IL vas amusing 10 hear the
remarks made concerning the magnificent
hysical development and the personal pul
ohritude Of Some OF the handsomese legisla-
tors. L. waa generally conceded that the
bsndsomest men hail from the 8 b Congress
sional district.
The Senate fred the first shot to day at
the bills to reduce the criminal expenses OF
the Stale By placing one OF them upon the
calendar. There ara eleven of these bills,
aud sbe one considered to day Ia the one
ths Will knock cut of socket the psoposlIien
for cons'iu.ionsl convention.
There seems to bs no doubt but what the debt
bill will pass both HOUSES Of tho General Assem-
bly,. Tine messure viii be discussed for several
days yet snd the Hcu-e does not appear to bo in
hurry to vote upon the question until ca, h MEM
b,r n "A ha 4 ME time 70 consider tha bill Er