Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-11-23
FROM WASHINGTON


Special Correspondence Of the Alexandria Gazct,c.l
WASHINGTON, D. c., Nov 2S, 1882
On the first day Of the next session of Con-
gress, or as soon thereafter as possible, SEN |
ator Beck will introduce a resolution for
dispensing with the usual holiday recess. a
resolution Of this sort was introduced at the |
last session and came within a few votes of
being adopted, and it is possible Dir. Beck
will also be lacking the requisite number
The Commissioner of Pensions is doing
all he can to reduce the surplus in the trea-
sury. His expenditures during the October
quarter were twenty one millions, and it is
thought that the deficit III the appropria-
ton for his bureau for the year will be at
least twenty millions. 4 great deal of this
money is going into Indiana, from which
State the Commissioner halls, and in which
he is candidate for the [. :. Senate.
Several prominent SIahoneites arc in the
city, among them the Governor, Senator
elect Riddcherger, Gen. Groner, Of Norfolk,
Col. Mayo, and others 1t was supposed
that their presence here indicated Il confer
cnce with their boss, but he had not arrived
at o'clock to-day, and one of his familiars
told the GAzETTE's correspondent that he
would not be here until the commencement
Of the session. Mr.. RiddIeberger says he
WAS not within two hundred miles of the
city when the recently published interview
with him was said 30 have taken place, in
which he WAS reported as saying
that he is on independent and does
not intend 10 vote as any caucus
or az any man MAJ direct, but that if he hail
been interviewed he would probably have
said just what was reported. When the
Boss was last here he demanded the dis
charge Of 1lss Jennings, of Virginia, from
the Patent Office, and it required no little
trouble TO convince him that she had been
dead for several years.
Secretary Folger is locked up in his room
at the Treasury Department today busily
engaged, so the door-keeper says, in prepar-
ing his annual report. AZ heretofore stated
in this correspondence, he will not recon.
mend the adoption Of Mr.. Kelley's bill for
abolshing the internal revenue service, but
| will recommend reduction in the amount
of revenue collected by that service. Among
the recommendations he will make will be
one allowing those National banks which
place Is and lis as security for their crcu-
lation .hc privilege OF doing so at the rate
Of dollar for dollar and not at that Of one
hundred for ninety rs is now provided. He
| will also recommend that those banks which
| deposit Is and is rs security for their de.
posts may do so at the rate Of the market
| price, and not rs now provided nt the par
vauc Of those bonds.
| Railroad men here say that the news
paper reports started from time to time
about the presidency of tho Richmond and
Danvillc railroad being offered General
| Malone arc the vcriest bosh that the very
idea OF the stockholders ntrusting their
interests to such a man is prcpostcrous, and
that Of there were nothing else to deter them
from s!lch a suicidal course, it would be
their fear that the people along the line
would throw the trains oil the track
Among the resolutions to be introduced
al ~ carly day during the coming session
Of Congress will be one calling for an inves-
tigation of the job cX-Postmaster General
James made with the Vanderbilt, the Penn
sylvania and other systems of railroads for
establishing fast mails, provided he had the
never has been exactly determined. but one
OF the effects Of which, is said to be Mr..
James, presidency ola New York bank
republican who has just returned from
Now York says that Of all the republicans
he met there not one regretted the resalt Of
the recent elections, except OF that in Nir-
ginia, when they hoped Mahone's defeat
would have been greater than ii was.
DIR. Collins, who came on here intent
upon proving that belong managed his cx-
petition Improperly, has gone home disguised
because, as he says. the Board of Examiners
would not ask the witnesses the questions
he had prepared.
Col. S. P. Lee, who was in charge of the