Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-07-13
The Alexandria correspondent of tho Bslti-

last night At that election Mr.. S. C.Neale car
red by considerable MAJ critics the Second,
Third and Fourth wards, and General Hunton
the First ward by ONE mtjorlty, as the prefer
sionsl nomination. Mr.. Nesle. however, claim.
ed the First ward also. Two tickets, one incIos..
ed within the other, both bearing the name Of
Nealo, hsd been thrown out as fraudulent. Blu.
ii is claimed thst the whole number of voters
was exactly equal to the whole number oftickets,
including the two tickets which wss thrown out,
and that these two tickets caught tcgether''
accidently in the bailot.box. The admission of
these tickets would give Mr.. Neale solid dele
CATION from Alexandria, matter likely to be of
Considerable weight in the contest. The COM
mitteo took considerable amount OF testimony,
and adjourned until Tuesday. 1t IS believed
they will recommend new election II tic First
ward.
The Washington Post says:
Tho prevailing opinion is that 8 now election
will bs held in the First ward or that it will be
given to MIR. EoG'e.
General Hunton spoke at Washington, Rap.
pahannock county, on Moneay-Court day.
General Hunton and the Washing
tOnians.
WASHINGTON, D. g., july II, 1878.
10 the editor Of the Alexandria Gazette
I Gnd in the Baltimore Slu, tue Washington
Star, and several other papers, a report of
speech made by Hon. Eppa HuntoD, last Tues
day night, at Alexandra, 10 which he asserts
that the Infamous assessment enforcing bill,
passed by the House on the morning Of the
18th of June last upon motion of Mr.. Hendee,
and for which be, Mr. Hutton. voted, ''Aad
been brought to him Endorsed by Commissioner
Bryan, Judge Wyie and Columbus Alesan
DER"
Now 10 all due respect to the gentleman, L
hereby denounce that statement, not merely as
entirely untrue, but in view of the recorded
facts which [ shall state hereafter as even
ridiculous. Nay, [ 90 further, aud open ~ ez'
press it as my honest opinion that the honor
able gentleman himself must have Known ct
the time, when he made that statement, that 1t
was not true.
That bill, now universally recognized as one
of the worst and most unjust llpg measures
passed the Senate on the 1lth of June 10 tho
absence Of that true friend of our people, Sena
| tor Bsyard, and upon the motion of that great
| ring advocate, Senator Sargent, Of California,
| as substitute to quite different BILL OF which
! latter the title only was retained. Five days
later Senator Bayard made an atemp! to recall
that bill from the House, but it was then too
late under the rules of the Senate.
% tie morDiog Of the 18th of June the sn5
stituted bill was called up in the House by the
riog advocate, Rendee from Vermont. AMI If
passed the House whilst mot hAN &" qourum was
present, Ia tho afternoon or the same Gay L
and iuw other oltiz,na, feeling greatly cha
erned at the passage of this outrageous bill,
succeeded in Inducing Mr.. Springer, of Illinois,
tc make motion to prevent the bill from be-
from the Congressional Record OF juno l9,
page 81:
Mr.. Springer Whom the House mat this
morning there were but few members present,
and q motion was made at once, believe by
gentleman from Pennsylvania lMr. ClymerI
thai the House should adj ourn but 1t was stated
that there wore some matters OF local Importance
that might be transacted. and that this could be
done if there was no obj ection thereto snd
| thereupon tie House proceeded to consider
! whstover measures might be brought up by
members, against which it YVES understood 40
objections were to DO urged.
The gentleman from Vermont Mr.. Hendeel
among others called up 8 bill entitled bill to
provide for the revision and correction of assess.
ments for special improvements in the District
of Columbia, and for other purposes. That title
is perfectly fair and harmless upon its face, and
attracted no attention on the part of members OF
the House. Objection was made by tho gentle
man from Tennessee Mr. Atkins] to the bill,
for the reason that he did not understand it.. He
was then assured that the bill had received the
District Of Columbia Of hs GSSH na 81 t1a
withdrew his objection ard thereupon the bill
was passed. There WAS not q quorum present.
! Sn6rtly afterwsrd l met some prominent citl-
zens of the city of Washington who al O interest
ed in these matters-I am not for own no
property here st all-Who informed me that the
bill which had passed this morning WAS one that
The people Of this District had been resisting for
msny months that it was one of great outrage
and oppression to them; that they did not be-
lieVe that this House Of Representatives would
impose measure of that kind upon tho people
CT the District intentionally and knowingly. !
stated that was utterly ignorant Of the proVis.
ions of the bill, but i. wrong had been done
Mr.. HaAton. Who Ccrc these friends Of yours
that callaI upon you
Mr., Springer. will state then: Columbus
Alexander was ono OF thonl, daughter j Hon.
MIR. InGeraol. l,rmsrlya member OF this House.
was another; Mr.. SChade Of this city, was an
other. was also shown letter written by Mr.
Bryan, one of the pre:ent Commissioners of the
District, in reference TO these assessments, and
now ask that the letter be read by the clerk:
Mr.. Hendee. Is the five minutes out yet?
Thus it will be seen that Mr.. Hutton must
have known that be stated ialsehood last
Tuesday night at the Ale1antrla meetlrg when
he maintained that had endorsed that bill. -
He himself had been the cluse that MIR. Sprln'
ger mentioned my name, aud he had quietly
afterwards listened to the diatrbes OF his ring
friend, Hendee. against me-, and probably 'en
joyed the tun'' Of hearing 90 old democratic
fellow citizen abused by certeioly one OF the
worst radicals ia the HOUSE. / never Shall for
get the spectacle, / witnessed from the galleries.
Of Mr.. Hutton running up and down the demo
cratic aisIes ass-ring the democrats that that
riog bill was all righr, and that, therefore, MIR.
Spriuger's motion should be voted down
AS 10 * Commissioner Bryan aud Judge
Wyle having endorsed that bill, [ will ooiy
state that | know from the letter Of Commits
sioner Bryan to the Senate Committee, read on
that occasion by Mr.. Scriogcr 10 the House,
and from decision OF Judge Wyie, promu:
gated from the bench of the Supreme Court Of
this District, that both entertain the same
opinion 10 relation to the special assessments,
which this bill onforces, as l.
remain, sir, most respectfully yours,
COLUMBUS ALEXANDER