Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-03-06
could be made. An old naval officer, man
of firmness and fine sense, his superior
could not be found.
FROM WASHINGTON.
Especial Correspondence of the ALEXANDRA Gazette
WARRINGTON, ID. c., March 6, 1884.

The House Ways and Means committee
by vote of eight to five, party vote,
agreed to day to report favorably the Nor
rson tariff BILL making horizontal reduc-
ton Of 20 per cent. in the existing duties
aud putting wool, salt and coal on the free
list. proviso with respect to coal is to
the effect that it shall not apply to Canada
until that country places our coal on the
free list. The democrats on the committee
thus show that they, at least, are bold
enough to stand by their principles and their
convictions. 1t is feared that those OF the
House are not.
lis understood to-day that Mr.. Lowry OF
the subcommittee Of the House elections
committee TO whom was referred the O'Fer-
lall- Paul contested election case, will pre-
sent the report Of that subcommittee, which
gives the seat to Mr.. O'Ferrall, to the whole
committee on Monday next, and that the
whole committee will adopt it without much
loss of time.
The House to day after the morning hour
resume d the consideration ofthe naval appro-
priation bill, Mr.. Bedford making that bill
the occasion for injecting an advertisement
of book written by Mr.. Cox into the pro-
ceedipgs Of the House, and of saying that
Mr.. Cox, in the shadow of the pyramids with
forty centuries looking down upon MIN,
cried aloud for Lan9try TO be with him. and
make the desert blossom like the rose.
The examination of ex-Attoiney General
McEeagh was resumed before the Springer
committee to-day. Mr.. McFeagh testified
10 the effect that he felt assured that he
would not have the moral support of the
Administration in the prosecution of the
star route cases though he was certain of
the guilt of the accused, and that consider
ations which would not have influenced
President Garfield, such for instance as the
possible effect of conviction upon party
prospects, would not have been without ef-
feet upon President Arthur.
The Senate to day, by unanimous vote,
| rejected the House amendment to the reso-
luton for an additional appropriation for
the Danville rot investigation, because that
amendment limited the expenses to inves-
| LEGATIONS heretofore ordered. A committee
| of conference was then ordered. The Dan
Vile committee met this morning, but With
out doing anything adjourned until Mon
day, in consequence of the indispostion Of
Mr. Vance. w. D. Coleman, cxSecretary
OF the Virginia Sinking Fund Commission,
who was summoned as witness for Ma
hone, denied the constitutional authority of
the committee to make the investi
CATION, and was paid his witness fees
and excused from testifying. Mr.. Sims,
being deaf will have questions propound-
ed to him in writing by Mr.. Sherman
aud will be allowed time to answer them in
the same way. He will then be subjected
| to written cross-eXaminalion. The coach
ing OF the negro witnesses by the Malone
ties having been detected and published,
such coaching is now done in secret, or be-
| fore the witnesses reach the Capitol. The
| following witnesses will be subp9naed to
appear on Monday: J. c. Richards, Fin
castle, Va; Thos. J. Wilson, Fincastle, Va !;
W. a. Horton, Petersburg, Va; George l..
Manley. Tappahannock VIM. b. Kultz,
| Wayresborough \. W. Crisler, Crglers
vile; Jacob F: Shaer, Richmond Hartwell
Alderman, fremont; G. A. Heermans,
J. Quinn, Fredericksburg; a. It. Stowett,
Abingdon ; r. L. HUBBARD, Richmond Robt
Wylie, Seldom J. S. Browning, Richmond :;
S. NJ. Dickey, Independence Job Haux-
hurst, Fairfax Vernon J. Arson, Hicks
Ford J. w. Simons, Floyd c. H.; Edward
Lewis, Chalk Level; J. B. Stovall, Danville;
H. II. Psurow, address unknown; G. l..
Pritchard, do; John Chubbs, do; II. A.
Blanton, do; w. F. Bailey, State Senate,
Richmond.
The nomination of J. G. Perry, Of New
York for the place Of Chief Justice of Wyo
ming Territory vice Judge Sener of Freder-
lick sburg, who has filed that position credit,
ably for several years past, is supposed here
to look very much as if the President is not
going to let Malone deceive him any more
about Virginia affairs, and that he is looking
rather to New York than to Virginia for
support in the next national republican
convention, being certain that the office
holders in the latter State, who control af
fairs there, will support him whether Malone
tells them or not. Malone did recommend
Sener for denomination, aud the Attorney
General did say that the Judge would be
reappointed, but as Mahone's power was
found to be on the wane in his own State, if
not entirely gone, his endorsement amount
ed to nothing.
The Senate 10 day after the morning hour,
took up the consular bill.
AT the keifer investigation TO- day the ex-
Speaker was detected in the grossest false
hoods, and his mendacity rendered so ap-
parent that his best friends hereafter can
place no reliance upon anything he may
say about matters in which he is personally
interested. He swore, for instance, that he
never had anything to do with one of his
witnesses, though it was afterwards proved
by the hotel keeper that he paid that wit
nesss board, and though he swore he never
knew another witness, a l.tterof his as pro.
duced in which be spoke of the man refer
red to AS an old acquaintance. And yet
this is the man the republicans elected
Speaker Of the last House Of Representa-
tives over the really good material they had
from which to make selection
The Court of Commissioners of Alabama Claims
of which the late Kenneth Rayner was formerly
"a member, adjourned to-day in respect to his
memory.
Senator German has returned from Annapolis, |
whittier he went yesterday to oppose either the
sale the lease of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal
at le .st for the present The trustees of the pre-
fercd bond holders want to lease it.
LETTER FROM RICHMOND.
Especial Correspondence OF the Alexandria GAzETTE
RICHMOND. Va. March ). 1SS4-Indi. |