Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-06-23
FROM WASHINGTON


lowing resolution which was adopted
Whereas it is alleged that the directors of
some of the National Banking associations
in Richmond have been permitted to file in
the Office ofthc Comptroller Of the Currency
modified oath with substantially the fol-
lowing proviso: 'Thc above is subscribed in
all respects except SO far as it applies to the
rate Of interest allowed by law in this State"
Therefore resolved that the Secretary of the
Treasury be and he is hereby directed to
send to the Senate as soon as possible certi-
fled copies of all the oaths taken by the
directors of the National Banks in Richmond
which were on file in the Comptrolers Of
flee during the years Of 1879 and 1880.
John Pope Hadnott, once famous labor
aggtator in this city has had a bill intro
duced in the House for u charter for a peo-
pies railroad from Washington to San
Francisco, the capital stock of which will
be one hundred and seventy five millions Of
dollars which is to be subscribed in small
sums by the poor people Of the country and
keep out of the hands of the rich. He is now
in the West making speeches in favor of the
road and receiving subscriptions for its
stock. He has used without their know
ledge and consent the names of several well
known people Of the North as incorporates
of his company, and they are fastening to
rcpudiate all connection with him and his
scheme.
There are two reports here to-day con-
corning the Petersburg Congressional dis
trict in Virginia one to the effect that Jor
gensen has made peace with Gen. Malone
and will he accepted by the latter us his
candidate. The other and more probable
one. is that the General says JOrgensen is of
no account to any party and has no confluence;
that therefore his place must be given to
some one else. and that as Collector Brady
has been All affective striker in the Malone
cause, the negro aspirant for the position
will be taken care of otherwise and the
nomination be given to him. The Collector
is so thoroughly Mahoneized that he wears
Il hat like the Generals; takes the same
drinks the General docs, and, it is reported
has ordered pants with plaits in the waist
like the General wears.
Among the bills introduced in the Senate
to-day were two by General Malone, one
to put George Foster, private in Co. c, 10th
|. :. Cavalry, on the pension roll, which
was referred to the Committee on Pensions,
and one previously introduced in the House
to make Il special fund of the taxes due on
the Arlington estate for the benefit of the
public schools in Alexandria county, Va.
The republicans of the House are not sat
islcd with the number Of democrats they
have ouSted, and have determined to pro-
. coed with the ousting process ut every ia
vorablc opportunity that may occur during
the remainder Of the session. The demo-
crcrats they have marked for victims and
the order in which they are to be sacrificed
are as follows: Tillman and Richardson. of
South Carolina, whose seats will be given to
negroes, one an cX-convct; Frost, of Mo-,
who will give place to his republican con-
testant; Shelley, of Alabama whose seat
will be declared vacant because his contest
ant is dead, and Manning, whose seat will
also be declared vacant, though he has such
clear title to it that even Mr.. Calkins,' the
chairman Of the Elections Committee, thinks
he should be permitted to retain it, The
Sergeant ut Arms of the House has made
arrangements to have quorum of republic
cans present within forty-eight hours after
he is notified one is wanted, SO that all that
is required now TO have the radical pro-
. gramme for increasing their majority car
t ried out before the adjournment Of the ses-
sion is fixed
r 1t is reported here to-day from Virginia
that General Malone is not SO much in IA
: vor Of Mr. McCaull for Congress from the
9th district in his province us he was some
time ago, and that his leanings in that re-
spcct are now toward Mr.. Bowen, of Taze-
well county. If this he so he is not only
concentrating his iavors upon certain coun-
ties, hut in certain families, for Mr.. Watts,
his marshal for the western district of his
province, also lives in TaZcwell and is a
first cousin of Mr. Brown.
lao intr nf bn to A
fairs Committee to-day, the bill for restrict
ing the menhadcn fisheries was under con-
sderation. Several parties interested in
: those fisheries in Virginia were before the
; committee. and some of them stated that
the fish factories, as they are called,
located in the Virginia COMMITTEES bordering
on the Chesapeake Bay and Ocean, if prop
crly protected, would be Of as much value
to the States as all her mines.
: In the Star-rOutc cases to-day letters were
produced by the prosecution which proved
that the contents of official communications
to the Postollicc Department had been de-
llbcrately mistatcd in the endorsements
thereon, and also that had weather and the
: Indian troubles had been availcd of by the
contractors TO increase their profits.
The New York commissioners of immi-
grafton were before the Senate committee on
commerce lnlS morning III reference TO the
bill that Mr.EanF oorhis sneakcd through the
House the other day, and said that the urgcn-
cy of the bill is so great that though it is not
what they want, still, rather than provoke
discussion and SO endanger the passage of
any bill for the desired purpose this session,
they would agree to let that bill pass.
In the House to-day. Mr.. Alcck Stephens made
a speech the internal revenue bill, which he
supported, not because it WAS such bill as he
wanted. hut seemed to he As near such bill rs
ronld be passed this session Mr.. Stephens is
in favor OF the abolition of the internal revenue
system, but is that is impossible, will support any
thing that tends to abolish or reduce that tax in
each and every particular
Then CHILEAN Nlinstcr,M. Godoy called ut the
White House to-day and presented his accrediting
papers to the President. who took occasion to en-
press his hope that peace would soon be restored
i'll South America The President failed to alludc
to either the Peruvian company or the Credit In
dustric
The following Virginia postmasers were COM
missioncd to-day: Mrs. f. Harris Poplar, Nelson
co.. VIM. S HUMPHREYS, Ncsuvus, Rockbrdgc co.,
+ and NJ. Wise, darlington, Rockingham co.