Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-06-07
FROM WASHINGTON.


FROM WASHINGTON.
Especial Correspondence of the Alex'a Gazettc.]
WASHINGTON, D. c., June THE Penn
sylvania editors now here are by no means
pleased with the treatment that has been
accorded them during their stay in the city
by Senator Mitchell, the leader of the half
breeds in their State. The Senator would
neither accompany them when they called
upon the President yesterday, nor was he
present mt the entertainment that was given
them at Abners last night. 1t is under
stood that the reason for this is that the in
vitations he received on both occasions
came through his stalwart colleague, Mr..
Don Cameron.
A caucus of the republican members of
the House will be held this evening for the
purpose Of determining what they shall do
in regard TO the bill for reducing the inter-
nal revenue, and also to fix the time for adj
iournmcnt So rs to be able to work up TO it,
and then go home and look after their reno
minations 1t is supposed that by eXpedit-
ING business little III al ournment can be
effected between the lst and the 18th Of
July.
Senator Slater says the latest kilograms
from his State, Oregon, look as though there
is doubt about both the Governor and the
Legislature. He thinks the republican Con-
gresham has been elected, and that for the
reason that when the democrats are in the
majority in Congress they invariably act
parsimoniously with regard to appropria
tions for that State, while the republicans
as invariably pursue the contrary course,
and that such appropriations have immense
influence there rs they do elsewhere.
In the House yesterday the bill for giving
the collector of the port of Alexandria, Va,
$500 in addition to the fees of office was re-
ported TO the House with Il favorable re-
commentator, and was referred to the Com
mittcc of the Whole House, and ordered to
be printed.
In the Senate yesterday evening. the Com
mittec on Claims reported favorably the bill
to authorize the Court of Claims to ascer-
tain the damages to certain property in
Washington belonging to Ann G. Carroll
and Maria G. Fitzhugh.
In the House to-day Mr.. Sparks, democrat
Of H.. apoligized to Mr.. Cox for everything
he said yesterday that must have been Of
fensive to him, and Mr.. Cox accepted the
apology as heartily as it was offered. Imme-
dately after this, Mr.. White, the Kentucky
scaluwag, and who has now developed into
a Variable crank, made another attack on
the Ways and Means Committee for collu-
sion with the whiskey ring, was again set
upon by the Speaker, and then the House
resumed the consideration Of the general
deficiency bill.
Dr. Smith, MIR. JOrgensen and Mr.. O'Neil,
n republican member Of the House from
Pennsylvania, called upon the President
this morning to see if they could not induce
him to correct what they think was the
wrong he did the former by removing him
! from his Consulate in Italy, which removal,
! it appears, General Malone did not object
to, for the reason that DR.. Smith was one of
the straig htout republicans in the Virginia
| Legislature who voted against the General
! for the Senate and against all his reputation
schemes.
Yesterday Gen Malone, Collector Brady
and Mr. FanAuken had IN interview with
the President respecting the application of
Mr.. FanAuken for the Surveyor General
ship of one Of the territories. The Presi-
dent was non-committal on the subject, and
the General remarked to him jestingly when
withdrawing, that the question of Virginia S
rights in the territories seemed to be in
allegiance. TO this the President replied
that it had yet to be ascertancd what were
Nirginia's rights in the territories
Intelligence here to-day from Virginia is
to the effect that Mr.. Libby will be the Ma
hone candidate for Congress in the Norfolk
district, MIR. Il. Il. Farr in the Alexandria
district, and 4 negro in Jorgcnscn's present
district. Jorgensen is trying his utmost to
run us the Malone candidate, and saws that
he is the favorite of his party, and that he
doesn't want to call straightout conven-
ton for the reason that it might start SINH
lar movements in the other districts, but
neither his cntreatics nor his threats have
any effect, and the Mahoneitcs will have
none of him under any circumstances. With
regard TO MIR. FulkerSon there is diversity
OF opinion rs TO whether he or Gen. Malone
got the better in their recent reconciliation,
some saying that the General finding that
Mr.. Fulkcrs0n was the strongest rcadiustcr
III his district, agreed to allow him TO be
the Malone candidate without recantinu
his hcrcsics, and others that Mr.. Fukcrson
i'll order TO get the Malone support, agreed
to reduce his independcntism TO the mini
mum degree.
In the House to-day Mr.. Mills, of Texas
at the request Of certain republican mem.
bers, withdrew his objection to the passage
of a bill for II public building in the North.
After the bill passed he asked to have q
similar bill passed for Houston, Texas. and
objection being made on the republican side,
he remarked it was just as he expected, as
democratic favors were always returned
that way.
FOREIGN NEWS.
There is a promise of an abundant harvest
III Ireland, rcnt-naNinr is moro general nnd