Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-01-26
Letters FRI m Richmond.
Special Correspondence Of the Alexandria Gazette
RICTrorn Ua To, 1900

providing for female physlcle0e ct the une.
tic asylums is causing considerable discus
zion. Already several candidates for poai-
tions Which this bill will create ii 1t becomes
Law, are In the field. A direct r In one of
the asylums Uho was at the Capitol this af.
ternoon says that these physicians will have
to come from the North as the South has
been backward In turnlng cut female ply
siciaus. The popularity OF the measure In
t 1e House of Delegates inspires fresh hope
for tbs passage OF the bill allowing Mrs.
Smith, CT Danvile, to practice law. II is
urged by Mrs. Smiths friends that she has
jus5 as much right to pgs cites law In Virgin
Ia as any other woman has TO practies med:-
cine. This opinion Ia shared In BY many
and the present outlook phows that the
piucky little le6y OF Dan7lle will make
oe!t ,r fight before the Legislature this seq.
zion than she Old lstt session when the bill
was pigeonholed by committee.
Rev. Dr.. Tudor, the eloquent pastor OF
Broad STREET Methodist church, who re-
quently prays ia tle House and Senate
gave the legislature sharp rap over tie
| shoulders In sermon yesterday. He was
referring 10 tds bill prevent pool.selling
and gambling at "the Alexandria Monaco"
as 1t Is called by legislators, and sharply co l.
dtm1ed the amendment proposed which
will q, Interfere With some Of tae gambling
emusemonis that appear at oouLt} end
State fairs. The doctor strikes straight
from the shoulder when hs hits and the
blow he dealt yesterday fell on t,e should
era of quite number ofleglsators who went
to hear Or. Tudor.
| Delegate Lslcher, Of Rockbricge, has
doomed up this session as San antsgonizer,"
or 10 other words he has tod almost slcne
and opposed the passage OF the leading
measures In the House. Delegate Letcher
Ia young man aud does DOT ike to give
bat t7 verdict. He ia admired for his con
acienlsousness and does. CT care what folke
/ say ahout bis Legislative record.
| Congressman Lawson, OF tle senond dis
trics. who lie here under treatment OF DIR.
Mcclure, expects to ret1rn t, Washington
about Thursday. Congressman Lawson is
remembered By many persons at the Cspi.
( til az Dr. Lawson. who represented Isle OF
| Wight 10 the House Of Delegates few
years ago.
Nothlog has been ead In the Legislature
about passing Law requiring railroad COM
pa nies to furnish separate cars for white and
colored people. Some day sgo this was a
"burpng question" but 1t does not appear
/ to be burning much right now. The deb5
Guuestion end The railroad commission bill
oaye had the effsot of calling halt In the
agitation of the white and oolored ear ques-
lion.
Gen James Mcdonald, Adjot,ut General
OF Virginia, Ia the only salared officer In tos
State al o haa lifs-term office. l think II
Is ST 600 year he gels and his dot as ara
said to bs very light / hear Ii whispered
that an effort will be made to abolish thie
flee and let the duties fall upon the To-
spector General. 1t Ia said that the life
arm tenure to the ofice was caused by q
sip of the pen when the aos creating the
office was passed. a humber OF military
men have been at the Capitol durlog the
past three or four days, aud they have
besn talking about the "eesy spaps' that
General Mcdonald hiss gotten into. The
Adjn.ent General is very popular man
aud most excellent gentleman. 1t Will be
difficult t. oust him out OF bis Office.
RICHMOND, Jan. The State debt cues.
ton is being discussed by Legislators and
politicians at the Capitol now with aa much
earnestness ns 1t wac discussed In 1871. wter
the funding bill was passed. or In 1873, her
the McCnlIoch bill was enacted, or even liz
1882, when Mahons concocted the Riddle
berger bill. The discussion 10 the House
sesterday was exceedingly animated and
to-day every body Is talking about the "a
we're "smbastipg" Speaker Car1well gave
Second Auditor Rafin for writing that
lengthy letter condemning tie Oicott settle.
meut. The legislators are down on Second
Auditor R1fio and his official days ere
doubtless numbered. The echeme that is
now being quietly discussed Rt the Ospito
is to DO away with the Office OF Second Au.
ditor after the debt question Is settled and
give the Fret Auditor sn extra CLERK, wbo
t is eaid. can do all the work that would
fall to the Second Auditor and his clerks
Col Rufin Ia reported to be considerably
worked up over the trend OF events, snc
moro newspaper communications are e1'
pected from hiU, this week.
Judge T. 3 B Wright, of Essex, who de.
fsated Judge A. Brown Exams fol- circuit
ljadgp, vas at the Capitol yesterday end ex-
poets to remain here Gay Or two longer
He says that the question nay arise as to
the length OF time he was elected to hold
the office ef Judge-whsther 10 Eli en- uuex
pired term or full constitutional term Of
eight yenrs. He Gays Judge Staples, e1,
Judge OF The Supreme Court, and also ex-
Judge Burks, think that bic t3rm Ia eight
years. "Howevsr," eaid Judge Wright, III
the people do not want me any longer than
the uuexpired term, T will cheerfa!ly get
down and out"
Congressman Wise, of the Richmond dis
trics, made flying trip to Richmond Sstur.
day snd was at he Capitol In time to hear
Speaker Cardwell's big speech on the debt
question. Mr.. Wise Is evidently fixing hie
political fences down here for another term
Speaker Cardwell will be hs strongest op.
pcnent 10 the next Congressional race.
i An, ther slatesman from the Valley ia
wre. ing With the oyster que ton. Dsle-
gate McGrndsr, of Shenandoah, has stepped
into tie ring with series OF resolutions.
The trouble with ls oyeter question Is that
1t has been resoluted too much. Mr.. Nc.
Gtudsr understands all this. and conse-
quently his dissertation upon the sutiaot is
brief A prominent gentleman finn the
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