Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-06-29
FROM WASHINGTON

Especial Correspondence Of the Alexandria Gazette
WASHINGTON, ID. c.. June 29.-The speech
of Mr.. Van Wyck, republican from Nebras-
ka, in the Senate on Monday, is commended
by all except the stalwart republicans. He
said that under the present assessment sys-
TEN the money was obtained from employees
by robbery. We can do more for the repub-
lican party in ,wenty-four hours by taking
the burdens off the people than by contri-
buttons from every employee under the
Government.
Mr.. DeZendorf is trying to have Mrs.
General Pickett restored to her Office from
which she was recently removed, as she
said, BY the influence of General Malone.
He has induced many republicans to sign
her application.
\ census bulletin just issued shows that
Virginia has 334 800 males twenty-one years
old and over OF these 1922 are native
whites. 1871 foreign-born whites, and 1885,
257 colored. White majority, 1881.
Mr. Atwell, to succeed whom. as post
master at Winchester, Mr.. Dean has been ap-
pointed, has Il brother living in Alexandria,
and is now, and has been since the war, a
republican, and during the war was Union
man.
In the House to-day Mr.. Robinson, of New
York, the great British lion tailtwister, rose
and after criticising the Speaker for the
great injustice that he maintained had been
shown him, and for always setting the Ser
gent -at-Arns upon him whenever he rose to
attend to the Irish Question, said that in
view of the latcness of the session and the
Of hn
even delay proceedings by introducing Il
resolution for the impeachment OF Minister
Lowell, nor would he resort to any parla.
mcntary measures to obstruct the business
of the session as he had threatened to do
yesterday. The House then went into COM
mttce of the whole on the naval appropria-
ton bill, Mr.. Harris, Of Massachusetts,
leading OIL in Il speech in favor of the bill,
and Mr.. Hewitt. democrat of New York fol-
lowing him in an able argument opposing
il, and showing the utter uselessncss Of the
proposed large expenditure.
The House Elections Committee in the
contested case of Smalls vs.. Tllman this
| morning reported in favor Of the former,
| though in order TO do so they had TO throw
out of the count the eight thousand majority
by which the contcstee was legally elected.
Smalls is Il black and woolcy headed negro,
who is also an cX-convct.
In Il speech on the bank bill in the Senate
yesterday. Mr.. Beck referred to the answer
of the Secretary of the Treasury in response
to his resolution of enquiry concerning the
oath subscribed to by the directors of the
national banks of Richmond, which was
that the directors of the Merchants Bank
and the National Bank in Richmond took a
modified oath and one that relieved them OF
the obligation respecting the rate of interest
those banks were to charge, and said that
the Comptroller Of the Currency ought to be
removed for accepting any such oaths and
for failing to know that such oaths were on
file in his Office
The House Ways and Means Committee
agreed this morning to report bill author
ling the Secretary Of the Treasury to issue
two hundred millions two per cent. bonds
rcdccmahlc after one year at the pleasure OF
the Government, to be used i'm exchange
for the livcS
Colonel 1lounshcll, who practices law both
i'll Richmond and in this city, and who has
heretofore been on friendly and political
terms with General Malone, recently wrote
Il letter to him asking his influence in secur-
ing q Young friend, Preston Williamson, q
position in one of the departments. 1t is
reported lllat lllS letter was HlScOurtcOllSly
received and the Young gcntleman's rcques,
very rudcly treated. When informed OF
this Colonel liounshcl addressed the fol-
lowing letter to the Senator
WAsuINGroN. d. c. June 81, 1SS2
| Hon. Nm. MdhoHr:
| SIR-Mr. VIM. Preston Williamson has informed
| me of the rndcncSs he has received from yolli
| hands. in nrthcranrc of the business | wrote YOU
| IN which hc WAS interested. The letter was sucl
rs should have secured for him. if not the dis
1in&Iishcd courtesy due from III American Srna
| tor. yet III least the poltrncss which obtains be
| tween common people in their every day life
| This cTilty il seems In, been denied him. and fin
the manner reported 10y him, of which do not IL
| the least doubt. becomes very offensive behavior
! on your part towards me, and Us such den0unct
IL rs the gidlncSs of IN upstart whom fortune has
elevated above his deserts. Yours, &c.
| d. S. IIoUNsHELL
1t Is needless to say that no response tc
this warikc mi*sivc has yet been received
The Senate to-day ut an early hour took
up the legislative appropriation bill
Senator Johnston during a slight indispo.
sition is spending IL few days with his family
i'll Richmond.