Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-04-19

active in the case of O'Ferrall, who will be
seated in few days. This causes much
comment. The question is asked, what has
he to gain by it,? He is judge upon the
bench. having resigned his seat in Congress,
and not in any sense supposed to be IN
terest ed in the result unless it be the paltry
sum which he may expect to get in the way
of an allowance for expenses. The impress
sion is that Congress will not grant him
any allowance, as he drew nearly S3,O0O
dollars from the 4th of March to September,
1888, during the recess of Congress.
The consideration of the Massey Wise
contested election case was resumed this
morning before the House Elections Com
nittee, when Mr.. jeff Chandler concluded
his speech in behalf of the contestant. Mr..
Wise will follow him at the next meeting,
in his own defense, and General Hunton
will close the argument in the case. Inc
committee is composed of nine democrats
and six republicans, and while the republi-
cans stick together, three Northern demo
Gratis. Messr7. Cook, Adams and Elliott, are
so strictly non partisan that they lean over
| 10 the other side. MIR. Adams, for Instance,
asserted this morning that that U. 5. Con-
stitution gave the right Of suffrage to every
man in Virginia and that the fact that some
| Of The money paid by Malone for tax re-
! ceipts did reach the Virginia Treasury sub
sequent to the election, made the votes cast
| on those illegal receipts valid, though the
State Constitution provided that it should
have been paid before the ballot was cast
After the committee adjourned to-day Mr..
Wise remained in the room with Mr.. Adams,
rebutting the points that had been made by
Mr.. Chandler.
| As usual there was no session OF the Sen
ate to-day, and many of its members ayail-
ing themselves OF the fine weather. went on
little N,ESit,iSI6n parties to the country to
i, 1rcad the green sod and sniff the balmy
spring breezes. Mr.. Platte and friend
went to Four-mile run TO fish for tobacco
boxes and yellow perch. In the House the
| bill 20 create special bureau of labor sta.
tistcs was under discussion, Mr.. Hopkins OF
| PENNSYLVANIA making a speech in its sup
dort. The action of Congress on the sub
ierl to which this bill relates will probably
be that the existing bureau of statistics IN
the Treasury Department will be enlarged
so as to provide for the statistics relating TO
| labor.
Mr.. R;ddleberger says he will not 60 to
the national republican convention, and
SAYS the reason is, he isa poor man.
iIr. Morrison says he thinks that the
vrnion will be either Senator Edmunds or
Secretary Lincoln, but the prevailing opinion
is hat Blaine will be the man.
General Malone says the visit of Messrs.
Ridii.bergtr aud Wise to Mr.. Blaine last
Saturday Was very i'll advised; that they say
it was only a social visit! but that this Is no
time for social visits. He also says that the
talk about opposition tn Arthur in Virginia
amounts TO nothing, and that his State con-
veniior, which will meet in Richmond next
week, Will appoint twenty four Arthur dele
gates TO Chicago is just as sure "a anything
which has not yet occurred. There Is
strong opposition to the General IN
his own party. and that opposition
will be manifested to him plainly next
week, but it is supposed that BY bis
methods he will be enabled to crush ii
ont. Senator Logan is by no means as hrm
a supporter Of General Malone as he form
erly was, for the reason that i'll recent
lali with him. when he remarked that ne
Thought he could count on some support in
Virginia, the General replied that such
a thing was impossible as he, Malone,
could not permit any but Arthur delegates
10 20 from his State. Logan says that such
Il thing Us one man permitting or not per-
uniting a whole convention TO appoint such
delegates as it may choose, is new to him.
| Notwithstanding the Generals big talk, however,
it is we'll known here that he is not as happy rs
| he. would he if more assured of his control OF his
| own forces The election of delegates in Rich
| mond IL his State convention was sad blow to
! him. cor Yankee Allen is his avowcd opponent.
a,l in fac, it i said that of all those delegates
| McSsrs Wise, Hubbard and one or two others are
! aion; the only oucs he can RELY upon.
| The House Committee on Public Lands agreed
to-day to report in favor of repeating the tree
| culture law and to correct the abuses of the
homestead act The Pacific Railroads committee
practically agreed to compel these roads TO in
! crease The rate of their sinking fund.
| General Raum, Commissioner OF Internal
| Revenue. i5ns mad As Mr. Emory Storrs is about
! being left of the list of Illinois delegates to the
| ational republican convention. Logan accused
them both Of contemplated trcachcry to him. and
directed that they should not be appointed.