Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-06-20
FROM WASHINGTON

Especial Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette.
WASHINGTON, ID. c., June 20.-Amone
the bills introduced in the Senate to-da,
was one by Mr. Johnston for the relief o
Harriet W. Shacklctt Of Fauquicr county
Virginia, for quartermastcr stores taken by
the federal troops during the war. This is {;
House bill and has been flvorably reported
by the House committee on war claims
MIR. Johnston also introduccd papers from the
Treasury Department in reference to the
tobacco claims Of Hamburger Bros 4 Loram;
Chase, Sherwood 4 Co.. Spencer Bros. Wit.
ScnScr Il Bait, Bcnther Pottack successor tC
Julia Burke, w. NJ. & c. Watkins, and Ed.
ward llolbrook, all of Virginia
When the Senate committee on WOman's
suffrage WAS first created it was said by the
newspaper men that it was solely for the
purpose Of giving its chairman, Mr.. Lap
ham cIcrkship to which he conld appoint
his son. This of course was denied. But
time has proved its truth for the minority
OF the committee has been so scandalizcd hy
the recent report Of the majority in favor OF
woman suffrage that they have been COM
pciled TO make report also in which they
say that the committee has never met but
three times since it was organized, and that
ut neither one of those times was the sub
Ject OF womans suffrage considered. But
ever since the committee was created Mr..
Lapham's son has been drawing six dollars
Il day.
Mr.. Prescott was before the House For
elgn Affairs Committee to-day but refused
TO tell whether or not he had written GER
tam dispatches in reference to the Chilli
Peru affair upon the ground that for him to
40 so would be breach Of official custom.
His testimony strengthened the belief that
Mr. Blaine was more interested in the sue
cess Of the Credit industrial of Paris than
the credit and honor Of his own country or
IN the welfare of the countriesat war
An effort was made in the House to-day
to take up the bill for the erection of a build
ing for congressional library on Capitol
Hill but it was defeated. Were the bill to
pass it would cost the people of the country
about twelve millions of dollars including
the million and half for the required
square OF ground. But,a republican men,
Der of the House says, what is that, when
there are three hundred millions i'm the
treasury?
A good deal of interest is expressed here
respecting the reassemblng of the Stalwart
republican convention Ill PENNSYLVANIA to-
morrow to nominate q candidate for Con-
gresham t-large in place of Mr.. Marshall,
who declined the nomination. It is said
that no matter who receives the nomination
ne will be firm supporter of Boss Cameron.
Mr. Wanamaker, the famous PHILADELPHIA
advertiser, can have the place if he wantsit,
but as there is considerable doubt about the
election, in consequence of the potential in
fuence OF the halt-breeds, and as Mr.. Wan
amakcr looks at things in practical light,
ne does not hone for a nomination that Will
involve no little expense without any assur-
ance OF reasonable return.
comparison of letters received here from
various quarters of Virginia indicate that
the principal objection there is to the demo
Gratis supporting Mr.. Massey for Congress
comes from the men or friends
Of men who want to be the candidate them.
selves, and also that most of there would-be
candidates are men who have heretofore
been prominent in the politics of the State
out have been retired. But the letters like
wise show that if Mr.. Massey be not the
nan and convention be called to nominate
| candidate, the nominee will be COMPARE.
lively new man like Judge Staples, MIR. |