Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1883-01-31
FROM WASHINGTON

toireal correspondence oi the Alexandria Gazette
WASHINGTON, ID. g.. January 81, lSS%.--
Il. W. Laws al The railway mail service, who
was injured on The X. r. 4 r. X. r., put Il
claim of S",i,)O damage, in The hands of At
torney General Blair Of Virginia and Mr..
j. Amhler Smith. who have Just succeeded
in getting S.''m for him without bringing
suit.
Eei"" The House Committee engaged in
rcalisating the charges against Mr. Bailey,
chief clrri; Of The House: for using his posi-
ton 10 influence Congressional legislation
in FAVOR 81 the Washington Gas Light Com
pany, IL. t. Douglass. ticket seller at the
Naliona| Theatre here, testified this morn
ing that for the last iourycars he had always
honored l'ailry's orders for tickets. and
charged them 10 the Gas account of the
Theatre
The SENATE Was ia session until after
eleven O'Clock last night on the sugar SEQ
ton nfthr larlilhil aud rcSltmed its consider
alton NJ an early hour 10 day, Mr.. Voorhees,
leading oil ina speech in favor of protect
ing sugar, and being followed by Mr. Beck
in opposition. aud Mr.. Kellogg in favor
thereof.
The project for transferring the signal
service from the Warto the Interior Depart
ment has been practically abandoned.
The republicans Of The Nebraska Lecisla-
ture have nominated General Henderson Tor
the Senate. and enough of them were, in The
caucus to cn>lire-liis election. He is an All
ti-monopoistS, but Senator Van Wyck
says he will not kick in the republican ira
ccS when III the Senate.
Mr. l1uge. ofWcSt Virginia, who is spo
ken OF as member Of the Civil Service
Commission says the fact that he was a
member of tie House when the hill creating
that commission was passed does not exclude
him from the pus!liun
The House to-day ut an early hour re-
sumed the consideration Of the tariff bill
On a motion by Mr. Tucker 10 keep unniue
on the free list Mr.. Mckenzie, of Ken.
lucky, made Very amusing speech which
so tickled the House that il made three ex.
tensions of his time The motion was final
ly adopted, also one to put natural mineral
waters on the same list
Ii Is understood that prominent rcpubl-
canStnators representatives have recon-
mended Mr. Emory Speer, the Georgia
scalaWng, for the position OF e. S. Attorney
for the Northern District OF Georgia. and
W
The members Of the old lobby here are
clamorous about what they term the new
lobby, a body recently organized, thew say
aud composed OF cx-members of both the
House and the Senate. and who. possessing
the privilege of the floors which is denied
them--haye great advantage over them
in all the ways of influencing legislation.
This new lobby, they say, is a close CORPORA
he. IF ,Vhi a.
winnings. and is doing so large a business
not only in Congress, but likewise in the
departments, and is encroarhing so much
even upon the business of the bar of this
city, that the members Of the latter also are
beginning TO give voice 10 their complaints
Senator Johnston, Of Virginia, will proi,
ably introduce i resolution AT an early day
enquirin@ whether Collector Brady Of the
Petersburg internal revenue district can
exercise the dulles OF that ullicc without a
reappointmenI inasmnch a. he resigned il
aud his resignation wls accepted by the
proper authorities
prominent Virginia lawyer hcle today
says the recent decision ol Judge French in
the case Of the school trustee OF MancAes
ter has an important bearing upon the cas-.
OF the Medical College OF Virginia and thar
that case also will probably 20 against
General Malone
Mr. Paul has again s"ne Ia Virginia 10
take depositiohs in his own contested cleo
tion case 1t is reported that he now saya
he will not he@itatr 10 accept the L. s.
ludgeship Of the western district of his State
if it be offered him.
The House Commilr. Coinage Weight: and
Measures agreed 10 day 10 lay gu the tabl= The
olii 10 suspend the coinage Of silver dollars