Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-02-15
Letters from Richmond.
Special Correspondence of the Alexandria G,
PTCunocn Vo Eoa II 1,

Special Correspondence Of the Alexandria Gazette
RICHMOND, Va, Feb. II, 1892.
Delegate Bendkeim, of Alexandra, bae BE
cured the passage CT bill in the House t:
ausnd tho code in relation to the carrying
of concealed weapons. He Yves requested
by many ci.iz,ns o; Alexandria to secure
passage Of this bill. The bill provided thai
II any parson carry about bis persoD, Gle
tom common observation, any pistol, dirE
tow!e.kniie, razor, sung shot, or any YEA
pon Of the like kind, he ehall be fined no
| .ss than 800 nor more than 800 or confne
meDs In j,i rot exceeding 80 days and
sach piston, dirk, bo1is.k3iie, rszor, sluog
soot, or any weapon OF the like Kind, shal
he forfeited 10 the Commonwealth. aud may
be seq ID By an officer 50 forfeited. and
upon The coDviction of thu offender. t1s
same shall be sold and the proceeds account
ed for aud psid over as provided In sector
2190 provided that thls selt OF shsIl no
apply t any police officer, town or city ssr.
gesnt, constable, sheriff, couservstor Of the
psace. CT collecting officer while In the dis
charge Of HE official duty. The passage o.
this law, Mr.. 5sndheim thinks. will ms re
"rezz ar cut:irg" as they cell it q tle Rich
moud police court, less frequent
The $747, 900 which the Olco,t committee
will receive for settling the State dent Will
not be paid by The State OF Virginia as some
suppose. II will come out OF the bond bold
Ars pocket TIE bond holders prescribed q
fuod for this special purpose.
Tue Massey investigation bsfore the Sen
| ale committee on public instruction THE sf
INT finn Thorn &C a G
zig crowd In the Senate chamber. Ssnat =
Food, OF Appomst.ox. re tarated the
charges made BY hin against Mr.. Messy
upon tie 6oor OF the sanate, and there was
profound sileDce when be IVES rect.
ing them. Mr.. Massey replied at
lsnx To, making no denial CT the charges but
Claiming that they were all legal. The
que. ton OF free passes was discussed ard
Mr. Massey declared that II all the free
passes we're tsken from the members CT the
General Assembly aud tness mem oers sent
home .here you'd not be enough Legislators
to ettsnd to business. This assertion evoked
laughter aud wes not denisd. Daring the
Investigation there were several tit, be-
tween Senator Fieoi and Supeript ardent
Massey. and the former made bold the
charge that Mr.. Massey used seventy odd
dollars of the Ssate's money !oT "courting
PURPOSES" So great was the interstt msn-
lie; ted Ia the Massey matter that the cut
comm 80 appointed toinVestiga.e the mel.
admit t,a,ion at Blecksburg College, who
a.e members of the senst, end House com.
mittee on public institutions. delayed the
Bieckebuig investigation TIL 20 morrow 10
order to hear What Mr.. Messy had to say.
Several members OF the Eouee are basy
| TO night getting their speeches ready for to-
morrow Whsn the Ksnt bill will come up in
| the House az special order. IS is expect.
ed that the discussion OF The Kslt bill will
attract the largest crowd seen in the House
his session. It Ia not expected that vote
| aiiI be reached tomorrow upon this bill.
The above etsr. which WAS mai ed io
R.chmt nd on the 1I:b, only reached this Of
| fee dAs-three days
RICHMOND, Feb 1.-THE evidence taken
| bsfore the Gtnate oommi tie on public In.
st tuticns in the Massey investigation vi
| be handle iD tomorrow By t ;e stenogrf pier
Taers IL some very readable lardsrapns IL
| this testimony, az 1t will bs remembered
hat during The iavei t'gaiion Senator Flood
who preferred the charges, ard Mr. Massey
hsd como lively argrm NATIVE ti!ts Mr.
| Mas ey made very broad statement be-
fore the committee Wbel he said there was
o. circuit judge, or q suprems con
| Judge OF the stise who did Dot used free
pass and d.es milesge. In tlis Mr., Massey
| Waa veft'y mit t ,kea e5 I'll q we'll koowo
fac. tat many of circuit judges cave
| d, ined fee passes sent to lem oy he rail-
road companies. Ia King OF fea passel re-
calls he fat t that there ars iewa, free pasae:
used By members of this legisi the than in
any previous Legislature. There were sew
eral leg slstors Rho hoard Mr.. Massey e
broad and sweeping statement who posi-.
| ,ieev declined t. sccept f: ee railroad pssses,
and t7ete genllemen naturally feel much
asgrieVed st The statement made ty Super.
| ntendfn5 Massey. WHIT the outoome ci
this vestgalou vi be 20 enc can nov
say The menters Of the committee have
had lnfJrmaI discussions upoo The sui act,
out bone OF them seem to have cleariv inside
I'D their mind as to the character Of the re-
port they ouehtto make to the Senate. This
| q aesii9n will be decided Tuesday. St least
the committee will me t to endaaVor t. de-
cide i.
Hon. ". ". Wa ksr. Of We tnorelen6.
wac used to bs called "ihs siIver-iongu; d
orator. when he wss siumpiDs tle et.te for
tie democrat patti years sge, is IN t,s
olty, he was at t1e CAPT oil yesterdt y af-
sernoon. Tomorrow night Mr.. Waife-
will ne invited to appaar before the jar t
COMMITTEES ths t s now tackIirg the cyst r
qusstlon Hs will tell whs. he knoWs a5duf
mis- impo tan5 subjsos aod lt is eaid this
he represents the views msintsined By Gov
ernor Mckinney Tn, committee made an
iron-olsG agreement tie other cay not to
Dear anything hiose from "cutsidefs," bu
20 dlscusa tae SUBJECT among themselves,
as they b. given outsiders" ample oppor
unity to make known their views. Tbis
iron.clsd agreement will be broken go as to
allow Mr. Walker 4, be beard The COM
m!itee are anxious 10 hear whit he has 10
say and there will fall meeting tomorrow
night. The Invitation was extended to Mr..
Walker by the committee 4 inc auggel ton
of Governor Mckinney.
Prof scott and Prot. 6 'aham, who IRE.
pared the charges r&ainst tbs Bos,d OF Wis
,iora of Blacksburg College, are SIN In The
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