Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-04-24

The nostmaster at AmlsVllie, happanan-
mock county, Va, performs the duties OF
that Office efficiently, and IN manner en-.
tirely acceptable to all who receive mail
there. But as his place il wanted by
Malone for one Of his followers that civil
service reformer, Gresham, says he must
90" and this, too, after IN Inspector mas
the case and reported that the
incumbent is good and ACCOMMODATING
officer that all the reputable people VINO
are served with mail there want him re-
tanned that only few Mahoneltes want
MIN removed, and that the man who ID to
have his place is not endorsed by the peo-
nile of the community in which he lives, and
does not strike the inspector as the proper
man for the position.
A gentleman we'll informed about Malone
and his methods, here to-day, says that the
programme of his yesterdays convention
was all arranged here last week, and the
plaus for carrying it out so perfected that II
was inpossibe for it to fail He also says
that Riddleberger was one of the many Ma
honeites who thought the convention would
throw off the Generals yoke that for that
reason he staid away from Richmond, hop
ing to step into the Generals shoes as lead
er, aud that he is considerably disappointed
at the way things turned out
The nightly debate on the tariff in the
House has become nothing more than
stupid farce. Hardly more than score OF
members attend they pay no attention to
what is said, and most of those who COM
mence speeches usually conclude them in
short time with request for leave to print,
which is always granted.
In the Senate to-day q bill was introduced
making it felony to sell adulterated arti-
cles of food or drink A petition was pre-
scented against discrimination 10 the schools
of medicine in governmental appoint
lnenls; also one for paying the sailors in the
war the difference between the value OF
gold and greenbacks. Mr.. Riddleberger
presented petition for the relief of J. n.
| Carpenter, ex pay Inspector, U. >. n. A
communication from the Attorney General
was read asking for $4,000, the deficit IN
the amount required for the U. S. Courts
for the current year.
The House at an early hour took up the
report Of tho appropriations committee adj
! verse to the Senate's amendments TO the
| Naval Appropriation bill, increasing the
amount of that BILL Up to this time all the
Senates amendments except the one appro
prating 100000 to arm the vessels already
completed have been disagreed to.
Amos Webster, chief clerk Of the Trea
sury Department, resigned that position thi:
morning. Mr.. Swayze has been appointed
to his place j. g. Butler, chief of the APP.
pointment division Of the Treasury, has also
resigned, and c. ) Trevitt has been appoint
ed in his place, aud d. S. Killett has beer
made assistant chief, vice Trevitt promoted
The House District of Columbia Commit
lee to-day came 10 the conclusion that there
is nothing wrong about the present man
agement Of the financial affairs Of the Dis
trict, and recommended that the commits
siouers he allowed more clerks to get up the
business Of their predecessors.
Mr.. Barbour when asked this morning
whether he democrats of his State wouC
have four or six delegates at large to the
national democratic convention ? said that
the State committee would determine thai
when they met, but that as the State hac
been redstrcte3 he thought it would be
we'll to give each of the ten districts the two
delegates To which it is entitled, and con
scquently have only four delegates al large
The House Committee on Rivers anC
Harbors have as yet recommended no ap
preparation for continuing the work OF re
claiming The Washington fats.
The MasseyWise contested election case
will be resumed before the House Elections
| Committee tomorrow.
The House Banking and Currency COMMITTEE
this morning agreed to report bill to define ant
limit the powers of the Comptroller of the Treas
| urv 50 as TO render it impossible for Mr.. Knox
successor to do as he did in the matter of tho Pa
| cite Bank of Boston.
! &. p. Perkins, an ex member Of the secret ser
vice. testified before the Springer committee to
day that ex. Z. s. Marshal Hall, Of Pennsylvania
went into office a bankrupt and emerged from i
| in few years millionaire.
Mr.. Comstock, Chief of the Mississippi Commits
sion, appeared before the House Mississippi Com
mittee this morning, and urged the appropriation
of million dollars for the Improvement of tn
Mississippi from Cairo to ST. Louis.
| 1t is understood that Congress will appropriate
! one million dollars for the Worlds Exposition tt
| be held in New Orleans.