Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-02-13
Letter from Richmond.
Special Correspondence of the Alexandria Gaz

Special Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette
RICHMOND, Va, Fec. IL, 1892.
The Senator from the Alexandria district
and the delegate from A!exandrls city are
10 separate bcals snd are not pulling vel
together on the bill to prohibit bookmak'ng
and pool selling in Virginia, which was In
troducEd in the Senate By Nj. Mushbach
and is COW beiore the House committee fer
courts OF Justice. While the Senator from
Alexandria aud tie Delegate from Ale1sn-
drIa have bsen In accord Q qfn oihar matters
before the General Aefemhiv they now lind
themselves like the two Norfolk delegates
-oppcsng each other. This morning wien
Sansior Mushbech's sD,l-gambing bill came
up bsfore the House C. umittee Delegate
Bsudneim earnestly Opposed II. He stated
tnat he desired to ees Jackson City crushed
OUT, but While legislation Of tails nature !s
osipg co9sided it would BE veil to epg.sf.
oa the bill provisions direced at eViia CT 8
more general character. There only exist
In the STATE Of Virginia." said Delegate
BgndheiD, tHo pool rooms, QUE 10 A!exan.
drs county aUd oDe in Riohu DAD. Alter
citing this feet he ipdoftsd bis purpose to
intrldoce suha;itu'e to Sens TOR
Mushtac till Il this subsit1is
sbere Will be emocg ctfer thugs
provision iorbioing the dealing 10
Options or future DIR. Bepdheim Gays
this is form OF grnoiiDg Of greater meghi-
tude tha1 betting Oh horse rati,g, bcsi.T6c-
ing o. on eisotions. Seneio- Wushbsch, on
the other hand. t5IoKB i5at Dasgate Bsr d..
helm ie endeavorirg k!li hs bin by piliDg
amendments upou t, sc3 ,i2at here cones
10 t1s cls.h between The senatcr ard the
delega fecm Alexandria Tos committee
took no f1Al scion on tas matter tut will
sgsin consider it Cd next Wednesday.
The oiu. fosuce com nittee bsd an Inter-
es,irg me-, rg bile sf erDoop ut which time
there was an eDimttd discussion. The
committee ne la the Seoate chamber Hlth
closed daore, and DO principal takers wsre
Chairman Munford, Of the House committee,
Deegs'e Listener end Treasurer Harman.
Whila t1e com mittee was 10 session Mr.
Hugh R. Garden, Of the o colt committee,
was In The ROT unoa c! tina Capital With sew
era friends, Col. Thomas a. Smith, OF Fau-
quier, being 2 n oDg tlsm. In rs'eriios 10 u
st cement IN one of my letters 10 b. Go
zsTTy, Mr.. Garden said thst the o cit
commissioners will Dos get ihsi S747 coo
clesr for their pa, 10 settling The deb que--
ton but t,st eo@e CT thia monsy--s good
soe o! twill he paid TO the Dor deTs
In order to gel them to scoep. the o cot re-
ports.
The Massey ef.ir which is now before the
Senate Gem mittee On public Institutions vas
t, have beep considered thise nlterf ooo, but
tiers vas not equotum present. Tnis mtt.
ter i, the absorbing t,Iic al Tie Csli it'll aud
is mekipg lhs comm t.eepen do some solid
thinking There In rnucl fn,sypBt manifest.
ed as t what kird OF report the commi tie
will Eaze.
Mr. Kent will doubtloea olcss rs debate
ca The railroad bill bearing Ri, rame. 1t lie
not expected that vote upon this measure
will be reached nniI about Tuesday.
Ths Ssna'e commit g on public lnslit7.
tons will report fsvoEa5.y 10 ulotrov bill
allowing the public school hou5es 10 tie
senatorial district embracing he couLt es OF
Matthew, E.sey, nj dlesez, G ouces,er
aud Kisg snc @ ,ean 10 bs uel for places
o! nesting. DO. rhess mee!ings are MT 20 be
OF poiii ,al character.