Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-06-20
FROM WASHINGTON.
Especial Correspondence OF the Alexandra Gazette.
WASHINGTON, D. c., June 20, 1884.


The committee to investigate charges of
alleged breaches of the privileges of the
House had another meeting this morning,
at which several witnesses were examined
and testified to the fact that ex-members of
the House, though they had signed papers
stating that they had no interest before the
House, had, while attorneys of corporations
having bills before that body, come upon
the floor Mr. Speaker Carlisle testified
that Mr. English had asked him if there
was any improperly in his coming upon
the floor while his sons contested election
case was in progress, and that he had told
him there was not, provided he had no Pc
cuniary interest in that case.
In the House to-day the Committee on
the Judiciary reported in favor of paying
the amount of damages, $40, 900, in the last
acknowledgements verdict 1t is doubtful
if the House will adopt the report. Kill
bourn was guilty of contempt of the House
in refusing to show the books of the swind-
ling real estate ring of Washington, and
was locked up for few days in sumptuous
apartments, fed on luxurious fare, and driven
out in carriages, and the members say pay
ing him for that is rather more than they
can agree to. The House then took up q
contested election case from Ohio, and when
that shall be concluded will probably take
up the contested election case of Chalmers,
the negro killer of Fort Pillow, but now a
republican, against Manning, from Missis-
sippi. Mr.. Massey was OH the floor of The
House to day and expects his case to come
up shortly.
The Secretary of the Navy, Mr.. Chandler,
h. ii ,,,,f3 hop M
cent discoveries Of the frauds which perco-
late his entire department. No single
bureau Of it is free from fraud, it is said, and
to-day a commission has been created to
make thorough investigation of the whole
department.
Messrs. Bliss and ker, one the Presidents
and the other Attorney General Brewster
appointee AS prosecutor in the star route
cases, were before the Springer committee
to-day, and testified concerning the con-
duct of that case Most of the time was
| consumed in contradicting and accusing
each other of fragrant falsehood. The more
| that is known about this case the more does
it become apparent that there was as much
| rascality among those who were nomnally
prosecuting the swindlers rs among the
swindlers themselves.
Notwithstanding the facts that Senator
Brown called Senator Ingalls, coward and
| that Senator Ingalls, replied that that could
be proved by trial, nothing more has been
heard of the quarrel. Senator Brown says
he knows that if he were to resort to harsh
er measures than words Senator ingalls,
would not respond.
Among the petitions introduced in the
Senate to-day was one from the Medical
Association of Florida, for the continuance
of the National Board of Health, of which
DR.. Cabell, of Virginia, is president, and for
representative from each State and from
the Army and Navy upon that board.
The House Appropriations Committee has
about completed the sundry civil appropria-
ton bill. It's amount is about twenty five
million. 1t is the last OF the regular appro-
priation bills. The committee has been
notified that if this bill reaches the Senate
next week, that body will be ready to adj
journ by the Sd proximo.
Mr.. w. Walter Phelps in his speech at
the republican meeting here last night said
that reason and right demanded the recog'
milton of the straightout Virginia republi-
| as the little Napoleon of readjustment had
only recently proclaimed himself republic
can, but that knowing the whole of the vote
of his delegation would be cast for his most
formidable opponent, the admission of his
delegation was allowed with Mr.. Blaine's
entire approval.
In the debate on the Mexican pension
| bill in the Senate yesterday afternoon, MIR.
Rildleberger, who is not near as much OF d
"me too" as he used to bespoke against the
republicans, saying that their amendments
were only intended to defeat the bill. 1t is
common talk about the Capitol that should
the democrats elect the next President, and
Virginia give democratic majority, the
Junior Senator from that State will always
thereafter vote with the democrats.
The chief talk at the Capitol to-day is,
and will be until after the national demo-
cratic convention, about the nominations
that convention will make. AS on yester-
day, there was weak attempt among q
few Maryland, Pennsylvania, West Virginia
and Southern men to. day TO gejup boom for
Bayard, but it fell fiat, and the prevailing
and still growing impression is that Cleve-
land will be nominated on the first ballot.
He is go manifestly and so far in the lead that
the friends of all the other candidates are
combining against him, knowing that the
only possible chance for their favorites to
even get before the convention is to defeat
him. But their efforts, so far as can be
Judged by what is going on here, are utter
iy. futile, and Cleveland is not only look
ed upon here as the nominee, but as
certain to be President as anything that has
not already occurred. Judge Key, who was
formerly Mr.. McDonald's law partner, and
who has been supporting him for the first
place on the ticket, now says that the hand
writing on the wall is so plain that all must
see it, and that if his friend be offered the
second place on the ticket he will not
decline it. A telegram received here
this morning from Mr.. McDonalds State
says that Mr.. Hendricks will accept
nomination for Governor, and that Mr..
VOORHEES, will be sent back to the Senate,
thus leaving the way in Indiana clear for
Mr.. Mcdonald to be the candidate for the
Vice Presidency, should the convention
decide to give it to him. The only Virginia
delegates to the national democratic con-
vention who are now or recently have
been here are Messrs. Barbour, who will
be chairman of the delegation; Judge Har-