Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-12-19
LETTER FROM RICHMOND.
of the Alexandria Gazette

LETTER FROM RICHMOND.
Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette,)
RICHMOND, Va, Dec. is, 1898.
In the Senate to-day very little
business was transacted of any public
interest. Personal privilege seemed to
be the order of things and the press
was the target for these shots.
Senator Mushbach arose to question
of personal privilege and complained
that the r lines had done him great in
Justice in its editorial Of yesterday. He
did not say "the sole object of the in
vestigation is to conceal and not to ro :
veal" He did remark at q certain
point in the proceedings that he was
there to reveal and not to conceal. He
had no idea Of rejecting on any mem
Der of the committee.
Mr.. Tredway also had something TO
say about the editorial in question. He
did not think there were any grounds
to justify the position taken by the
Times. The committee was seeking to
ret at the truth Of the matter under
consideration, but had excluded certain
testimony that had no relation whatev-
er to the subject.
In the House of Delegates Mr. Glib
son presented a resolution that the
House, consider no bill authorizing the
Board of Supervisors of any county TO
increase the salary of any County Court
Judge, Commonwealth's attorney, clerk
of court, or sheriff, unless such bills be
n petition in writing from such Board
of Supervisors Referred.
Just before the adjournment of the
House of Delegates Mr.. Eanes, of Hen.
ry, arose to a question of personal priv
ilcgc. He then read from the Dispatch
the following paragraph contained in its
senatorial investigation proceedings OF
Saturday:
Captain William H. Fowle told me
that Barbour Thompson wrote to
Haynes before the election, telling him
be would give Eanes, 5000 q think) il
Eanes would vote for Martin; that
Haynes received and gave the money
to Eanes; that when the senatorial
election came up Thompson sent
Haynes trip pass to come here and
nurse Eanes; chat Haynes came and
steered him to voting for Martin. He
said Haynes told this fact to Captain H..
Shepherd"
The above appears to be a portion Of
certain memoranda furnished as testi-
mony by Mr.. VIM. l.. Royal while on
the witness stand. Mr.. Eanes then said:
"Now, Mr. Speaker, pronounce this
publication q malicious falsebood; in
Justice to myself and the people of my
county and to Mr.. Martin l further pro-
nouncc the man that fathers that arti-
Gle malicious liar"
After the adjournment of the House
Mr.. Eanes said to reporter of the Dis
patch: "The Dispatch has done nothing
whatever to lay itself liable to condem
nation at my hands. 1t has simply
published the testimony adduced at tie
investigation. l intended my denun
citation to apply to either Mr.. Fowle, Mr.,
Haynes, or Mr.. Shepherd.
The senatorial investigating commit
tee will probably not complete its task
for several days.
Lieutenant Goveruor-el Robert c.
Kent is in the city and was on yester-
day extended the privileges of the SEN
ate. Ex-senator Basil B. Gordon was
also a visitor at the Senate chamber.
The following mOmbers Oft the Board of Visi.
tors of the various asylums and Institutes
have been appointed by the Governor and
confirmed by the Senate.
Deaf, Dumb and Blind Institute at Staun.
ton George E. Dennis, of Franklin; Samuel
Farrer of Augusta and c. w. S. Turner, of
Rockingham.
Central Lunatic Asylum at Petersburg:
Montcalm Oldham, of Accomac r. B. Cooke,
Of Norfolk and Joshua Prestlow, of Franklin.
Western Lunatic Asylum, at Staunton: W.
II. II. Lynn, of Staunton; James L. Tredway,
of Chatham and P. A. Krise of Lynchburg.
Southwestern Lunatic Asylum, at Marion,
Smyth county; H. A. ROuth, of Russell; C. c..
Taliafero, of Roanoke, and z. g. Southall, of
Amelia.
Eastern Lunatic Asylum: W. II. Taylor,
Norfolk; P. A. Irving, Richmond, and ID. C..
Richardson, of Richmond.
All of the above appointments arc for three
years from April Is, 1898
State Female Normal School at Farmville:
J. S. Ware was appointed to succeed George
o. Conrad, resigned; VIM. A Little, vice J. n.
NJ. Curry, resigned; and George J. Hundley,
vice Holland, deceased.
Virginia Military. Institute ut Lexington
s. H. Leechcr of Lexington, Tazwell Elicit.
Of Richmond, Peter Hairston, of Martinsville,
Henry Fairfax, of Loudoun, w. H. White, of
Norfolk, and H. 7. Parrish, of Roanoke. These
gentlemen are appointed for three years from
January 1, 1894.