Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-07-23
FROM WASHINGTON.
Especial Correspondence Of the ALEXANDRIA Gazettel
WARRINGTON. D. c.. July %, 1884.

FROM WASHlNGTUN.
Especial Correspondence OF the Aleranorla Gazette.l
WASHINGTON. D. c., July %. 1884.
Private intelligence from Richmond here
to. day is to the effect that two republicans
of the Virginia House of Delegates and one,
General Wickham, of the Senate, have
signed the call for an extra session or the
Legislature, upon condition that the only
subjects to be legislated upon shall be those
in reference to the election of the twelfth
Presidential elector, and to the COMPRESSION
al redistricting, in case the Court OF Appeals
to whom that matter has been submitted
shall decide that the last redistrlctlng was
defective. 1t was understood that Callahan,
another republican Senator, would also sign
the call, but though he had promised to
do 80, he failed at the last moment. There
are enough without him, however, and it
is lust as we'll that he refused to append his
name to the call. No attempt will be
made at the extra session, which, it Is
understood, the Governor will call, as
required, to meet on the 18th or l4th
proximo, to revise and re-enact the law
decided by the Court of Appeals 10 he
unconstitutional in that it provided that
'freeholders" must be judges of election, be.
cause to do 80 would open up matters which
sion. Mr.. Hurt. President of the Senate,
and Speaker Stuart, of the House, are both
in Richmond to day to present the request
for the call to the Governor. General Ma.
hone and his pet Capt. John Wise are in
Richmond They left Harrisonburg imme-
diately after the republican meeting there
last Monday, which doesn't look as if they
had success there, for had they, it is prob.
able they would have remained while to
enjoy some of the fruits thereof.
Mr. John S. Barbour, member of the ma
tional democratic committee, and MIR. Robt.
Beverly, the Virginia member of the COM
mittee appointed by the national dem
ocratic convention to notify Governor
Cleveland officially Of his nomination, will
| leave here tonight for New York, where
| the national democratic committee will
meet TO- morrow. 1t is expected that Doth
the committees referred to will 60 to Albany
and call upon the Governor.
Mr.. Dalton, Postmaster Of the House, is
from Indiana. He says that he knows
scores of men in his State who voted for
Garfield who now intend to vote for Cleve-
land, but that he does not know a single
democrat there who will not vote the demo
cratic ticket next fall.
Mr.. Eustace Gibson, who has just been re.
nominated for Congress by the democrats OF
his district in West Virginia, is here to-day.
He says that his State will give larger
democratic majority than ever before
as the democrats are better organic.
ed and in better condition in every
other respect than he has ever known
them to be. Mr.. Gibson is very sanguine
about his own State, and says the republi'
cans will be throwing away money if they
put any there.
Mr.. Willis, member of the House from
Kentucky, was at democratic headqurters
here this morning. He has just returned
from Fortress Monroe, where he met many
Northern republicans, the ajority of whom,
be says, had no hesitancy in aVowing their
intention of voting for Cleveland.
The republican Congressional committee
have appointed committee, consisting of
X. T. Greener, colored, A. M. Clapp, DR..
Adams, w. H. Lowdernilk and Green B.
Raum, to make the political assessment and
enforce the collection thereof upon the
Government employees here. The assess
ment circulars will be sent to the houses OF
the unfortunates, who, if they don't dance
to the music, will be removed upon the
ground that their State has more than its
share of oficeholders. And yet the nation
| al republican COuFcutlOu ueCIdIeu loI ClSli
service, and Messrs. Blaine and Logan sup
| plemented that platform with additional
professions of support to such reform.
The President will not leave Washington
for New York before to morrow. He will
| probably make the trip on the U. s. S.
Dispatch. He denied himself to all callers
| to-day.
The President has made the following
special rules for the regulation and improve.
ment of the executive civil service: LIST,
The names of all persons who shall have
| successfully passed their examination under
| the civil service rules previous to July l6,
1884, may remain on the register of persons
eligible for appointment two years from the
date Of their respective registration unless
sooner appointed Cd, Appointments to the
$50 places in the pension Office proved to be
| filled by the act of July 7tb, 1884, except
so far as they may be filled by promotions
must be separately apportioned by the ap-
pointing power is as near conformity to the
second section of the act of January l6,
1883, as the need Of filling them promptly
and the residence and qualifications of the
applicants will permit.
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