Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-05-11
FROM WASHINGTON.

the city, after an office. Now that Mrs. DR..
Walker has gotten one she thinks there is
better chance for her. The place she wants
is that now filed by Mr.. Spotferd, Congress
sional librarian Gen. Malone is the man
whose active assistance she requires and
she seeks him in and out of season While
riding in street car the other day she saw
Red Syn, the Indian doctor, who has long
gray hair and whiskers, and wears q broad
brimmed light hat, and supposng him to be
the General, whom he does really resemble
i'll some particulars, she seized the bell stop,
got out, and approaching him rapidly, did
not discover her mistake until it was too late
| to retake in same car.
1t is understood that Notwithstanding the
action Of the republican caucus large maj
GRITTY of the House Ways and Means Com
mittee are in favor Of the total abolition of
the internal revenue tax Oh some articles
now subject TO that tax, and Il great reduc-
and that they will report bill to that effect
before the close the session.
| Senator Vance has returned from Rich
mond, where he recently lectured, and yes
terday appeared in his seat in the Senate
! dressed i'll light colored summer cassimer.
! His clothes were at once the object Of the
! special attention and inspection of those of
| his colleagues with whom he is familiar, and
various remarks were heard about ''Solo-
man in all his glory and the half had not
been told" and suggestions about the pro-
pricty of anticipating the season, and of
! 'wcltng' and shooting the suit referred
to, and Il scheme was arranged, to be
executed later in the day, for calling him to
the chair so that all might havea good look
! ut the new suit.
The House Committee on Elections by
vote of nine to two, Messrs. Davis Of Mo-,
and Bellzhoover Of Penn, democrats, ugeed
this morning to report in favor of Love, in
the contested election case of Love VS..
| Wheeler, from Alabama, Love being
greenbackcr, and Wheeler democrat, the
famous Gen. Joe Wheeler of the Confeder-
ate cavalry.
The action Of the republican convention
Of Pennsylvania yesterday has rendered
permanent the split in the republican party
OF that State. Senator Mitchell and Repre-
sentative Raine say they will not support the
ticket that has been nominated that the
| independent republicans will hold conven-
ton on the 9th Of June, and that the ticket
or nominations will receive the votes of
fifty thousand good and true republicans
! who will no longer submit to boss rule.
| Should this be the case, and ex-senator
Buckalew be the Democratic nominee for
Governor, as he probably will be the chances
are that he will be elected, and the Key
stone State be restored to Democratic rule.
The Senate District Committee, to whom
had been referred Mr. Hawley's resolution
respecting the Guiteau receptions, deter
mined this morning that they would not
| consider it, as the Senate of the United
States had more important business to look
after than the Jail regulations Of the District
of Columbia.
1t is reported here that Mr. Montgomery
Blair Will be the democratic candidate for
congress from his district in Maryland, and
that he is probably now the strongest man
that can be put up against Mr.. Urner, re-
publican, who now represents the district.
The House took up the Geneva award
case the first thing this morning and has
been on it all day This arbitration ap-
pointed to award damages due by England
to America for damages inflicted upon
American shipping by the Confederate
steamer Alabama which was fitted out at Il
British port, made an award of millions in
excess OF what there were just claims for,
and the bill referred to is to determine how
to distribute the large surplus.
that General Chalmers. in consequence of
the lack of support he received from the
democrats of the House, and of the new
Congressional apportionment in Mississippi
by which his district has been made largely
republican, has really determined to run as
an independent candidate for Congress in
that district next fall
Mr. raul, who Is u member Of the House
Committee OIL Elections, when the vote was
taken III that committee in the contested
case of Bisbec VS.. Finley, instead of voting
for Blsbee, rs stated in this correspondence
NJ the time did not vote Mt all, as he was
not present when the vote was taken. The
report that he voted for Bisbee, who is a re-
publican, doubtless arose from the fact that
he usually votes that way.
Notwithstanding the fact that the repub-
lican caucus of the House determined that
no reduction should be made in the internal
revenue tax, it is confidently reasserted BY
parties interested that the Ways and Means
committee OF the House will report bill
Tor the reduction OF that tax at an early day.
1t Is Il well known fact that the chief OBJ
Jectors to Il reduction in the tax on whiskey
ana tobacco are the largest manufacturers
of those articles.
b. J. Wilkinson was to-day commissioned
rs Postmaster ut Olo, Lunenburgh, Va
II Is understood that Mr.. Beck will make
speech in the Senate tomorrow on the
whiskey bill.
The Senate was again to-day engaged in
the consideration Of the l.. Madison Dav
case, notice of which appeared in this cor
respondence yesterday.
Kew. William Munford of the Episcopal
Church, formerly Lieut. Col of the 18th
Virginia Infantry, was at the Capitol to-day. |
looking just as well, though little graver,
as ne did when on picket duty at Fairfax
court House twenty one years ago. He is
now the loved and respected rector of a
church at Columbus Mississippi.
MT. John Fossett of Alexandria, has been
appointed the Washington ticket agent of
the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad, and will
nave his office in the National Hotel build
ing,
The North Atlantic squadron sailed from
Hampton Roads at noon yesterday for
two weeks practice drill, under command
OF Rear Admiral u