Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-01-04
LETTER FROM RICHMOND.
Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette

RICHMOND, Va, Jan. 8, 1894.
The Adjutant Generalship has beer
the object of a great deal of gossip to-
day. Everybody seems to be interest
ed in the matter and the fact that the
leading candidates are both Richmond
men and splendidly endorsed and that
the appointment will be made within
the next day or two causes flutter o.
excitement to prevail. All day long a
stream of General Anderson's friends
have been interceding with the Chief
Executive and they seem very much
encouraged. Colonel Howes friends on
the contrary have not been to see the
Governor al all they say Colonel
O'Ferrall has all the papers in the case
and that it is poor policy to be worry
ing him with personal interviews. The
friends of both candidates seem to be
perfectly confident of success. Both
candidates are splendidly endorsed, but
peculiar feature is that in some in
stances both are claiming the same man
or favoring him. OF course in such
cases the party has not really endorsed
the paper of either, but talks nice to
both.
In conversation with your cores
pondent to-day, Colonel Meade Has
kins stated that he is not nor ever
has been candidate for the Assistant
United States Attorney Generalship.
The chairman of the Third district says
that he is seeking no place and that
when he decides TO do so will give the
GAZETTE's correspondent scoop" on
the item.
Among the bills introduced in the
House was one which will be much
noticed. The title is "An act to extend
and regulate the liability of employers
to make compensation for personal in
iuries suffered by employees in their
service 1t is likely to meet with OPP
position, rs it largely increases the
right of the employee TO damages and
deals with a subject much discussed in
many States and also in England,
where a bill of like character, after
passing the House Of Commons, was
rejected by the House of Lords, and
will he one of the measures on which
Gladstone will appeal to the country.
A resolution was offered by Mr.. Lo-
gan providing that the houses proceed
at 1880 o'clock TO elect a judge for the
Corporation Court of Roanoke, and a
Judge for the county court of Roanoke.
This was agreed to, and when the hour
arrived John w. Woods was elected to
the former position and w. w. Motiett
to the latter.
In the Senate to-day the auditor OF
public accounts submitted report
Showing taxes assessed on patent oyster
tongs, of the planting grounds, &c, for
the year ended September /, 1898. The
totals are as follows: Patent tongs, ST.
1850; dredging tongs, so, l03.1S !;
dredges, s4,3S5.S5; rent of planting
grounds, s15,S7S.93, tax on planted
oysters, 81, 246.6S total. S34, 1903.
The committee on general laws re-
ported various bills, and Chairman
Stubbs gave notice that hereafter the
committee would not act on any bill,
unless the patrons of the bill should be
present to explain it.
House bill relating to the sale of liq
uor by druggists in places where local
option prevails was reported adversely
by the committee on general laws and
rejected.
Hon. H. r. Pollard, of Richmond,
has submitted to the Legislature an al
tistic pamphlet embodying the numer-
Gus testimonials he has received from
distinguished Virginisns in connection
with his candidacy for seat on the
Supreme Court bench.
Lieutenant. Governor R. c. Kent,
Mrs. Kent and their two accomplished