Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-01-28
Ietter from Richmond
speci,l Correspondents Of The Ale1andria Gazes;e
RICa4osD, Va, Jan "a, 1892

RICHMOND, Va, Jan. q, 1872
ssccpd auditor Rrfo vac calling erourd
tie Senate chamber to-day btzzng sans.of'
ial aeq1sIutsucss in rel: on to The Csrd.
well.Rofia controversy. The Coicrei was
out il ftesh Newspaper communication
this morning acd 1t Is Eaid tia. he IL On ihe
eve OF w.t. ng another pamphlet. Whether
he will sdop! tlia idea remaina to be seen.
1t v,ry generally understood that thare
will MT be q genera! rosd Law passed by
this Legislature. The truth Ia thu road law
question is jaat ss complicated Be the dsbt
quest 70 has been, and while every body e.
arets tie bad condition Of the country fnsds
ia Virginia there il NOBODY iu taelesisl tire
that feels sQoal to the task OF baing The
aoses 10 lssd the people cut OF the muddy
silderoess. Delegate 3azoD, OF King
George, made az a.tenp! in tais oirett On
OF before be had lec Ave niouies Re va7
pouuced upon by another .ttsemsn 10 tie
Houss who complttiiy tqueicsed s17 pro-
position locking 10 general ro2d law.
Anong the visitors a. he Capitol to-day
vas e1 Senator W. A. Gaig7w, Of Book
bridge, Who vas warmly greeted By his old
ecduaintspces In the leg'slature. When q
member Of the Ssnate Mr. Glasgow took g
| great fancy to one CT the newspaper report
era 10 the Senate ten years SGD. To-Day
| when he shook hands with his Journalistic
f,ieud he remarked, When go tn CnDgress
! want to take you along With me ss my
secret Try" At ore time Senator GssgoT
had a .ttong hsnketiug for Congress but
Harry Tucker has stepped II and made the
road hard for hin TO travel.
The investigation OF tle af, ifs, or rstbsr
Of I lie management Of tie agricultural aoo
mechanical college q. B!ecksbufg, ordered
by the Seusts 3-day, w!ll in sill probability
be q1ite lively. Tbereis big row goug CT
about thu Gay things are hsiug CONDUCTED.
and t re Saoate committee en- public i5s,i-
u.ioas will t ska hand 10 the affair next
week. I: ia toe opinion Of a rum Der of leg
isIs tore t 5Gt lie State made great mistake
ID est.bleoing tae BiecksbuIg College In
sead O. making rhs Virginia Military lus.i-
rule bst Ter iosl!t1tion than II L. These
men figure that II toe mouey tia. is now
usad 8: Backsourg was added to the Viz
eiuia Military destitute appfopris ton /,
would MAKE that iostituuon the b.ss OF 1t
kidd be e li,ed ST. g. There Is hardy
scy profanity of the Two SCHOOLS being
merged into one, bui, nevertheless. som=
legislators ere suggesting thls idea.
TIE editorial referencs 10 the GAZETTE TO
he "an.l bribery ii" ooT pending in The
Legislature was read BE- q NUMBER OF dele
.etes ,-oay, several copies OF the GAZETTE
containing the article being hsndsd around
by delegates who were struck with tie
fc rcs OF he article. Ole delegate ssid: "Tbat
nlt edi crial pa. toe thing right plain 10
me and I believe the poinr made will de-
feat the BILL"
Taere will be Dig crowd bsfore Inc esn'
ats committee On genera! laws tomorrow
C orning ID hear ME-. Smith, OF Danviile,
tpsak 10 advocacy Of the oil permit
tiog her to practice law ia Virginia. Bene'
tor Psters, Of Henry, will probably intro
docs Mrs Smith to she com mittee.
Railroad men were thick q. the Capitol
to-day. They are putting 10 their work
against tie passage OF the Ksrt DILL 10 its
pr,s:nt shape, and II looks very much like
they will succssd. Some OF t1e most tao
tankerous alliance men" e,e opposed to
sorpe OF 1e II at Tres In the Kent bill.
Asub-comm.t ee ia ct work preparing tie
new debt bill Ex-senator Warwick, OF
Chesterfield, who was clerk for tle ds't
commission. says the new bill viii. in 81
probability. be longer than the heidelberg.
or bill that the greatest care Is required
10 drawing IL and that WIEN ills drawn it
Will be closely &C ut!niz,d By sous OF The
best lawyers in the Sat, teiore u Ia intro-
duced In the Legislature.