Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-05-27

same State, who replied to Dir. Hurd, allud-
jnp TO the fact that his colleague was sup
porting a republican in the face OF the re-
port of a democratic committee and against
the evidence in the case, SAID wonders new
er would cease" But Mr.. Follett has many |
things TO learn about the little great men
Of his party.
During his speech in the Senate to-day on
a bill granting the right of way to rail-
road through the Yellowstone Park, Mr..
Logan made the remarkable statement that
an officer of the Interior Department, with
salary of $1,000. which department is
the custodian of the park referred to, had
lobbied him, and doubtless other mem
bers of the Senate, in favor of the bill under
consideration, which would destroy that
park. 1t is supposed that he alluded to
railroad Commissioner Armstrong. AS Ar
thur is not for Logan, the latter is not Tor
him, and is not mealy-mouthed now III
talking about the manifold corruptions OF
the administration.
Senator Don Cameron was in his seat III
the Senate to-day for the first time this ses-
sion Most all the Senators, democrats as
we'll as republicans, gave him cordial re-
ception. Mr. Edmonds held his hand for
some time, and when he released it an OBJ
server in the gallery remarked that 1t was
frozen.
Mr.. Beford's bill introduced in the House
Yesterday appropriating 100000 for the
erection of home for disabled Contederates
at Fredericksburg, was inspired by the
proverbial hospitabe treatment the man
whose head has been made poetical by Mr..
Cox received at the hands of the people of
the town referred to. 1t is feared, however,
that the republican member from Colorado
having introduced the bill will now let the
matter drop.
In the Senate to-day Mr. Lapham introduce
ed the majority report in the DanVllle case.
1t is an immense volume, the gist OF which,
however. is that the Danvile riot was the
result of deliberate and prearranged plan
for bulldoZing the negroes and carrying the
State of Virginia for the democrats, agreed
TO beforehand and sanctioned afterwards by
the democrats of that State. The minority re-
port will be presented by Mr.. Vance during
the week. 1t will take the ground that the
riot was a merely local affair, that occurred
without reconciliation, that was provoked
by the negroes, and that it lost the demo
Gratis al many votes as it did the republi-
cans. Mr.. Salisbury presented the minori
tv report in the Copiah county, Miss, affair
partisan majority report presented some
time ago by Mr.. Hoar.
COMPTROLLER Cannon was before the Senate
Committee on Finance to-day in response
to invitations TO give the committee his
opinions regarding the causes Of the recent
national hank failures in New York, but
did not reach the conclusion Of his remarks
when the hour for adjournment arrived. lie
will meet the committee again two weeks
hence The committee is pledged to Sc
crecy. The administration is doing all they
can TO avoid an investigation, rs it is known
| that none OF The failures could have occur
red if the Treasury Department had been
diligeut in the performance of its duties.
| The recent arrests of the business men, of
| New York it is said would never have been
made but for the purpose of STAYING off or
| preventing an examination of the banking
system
The Joint committee on the Washington
monument at Newburg, n. y, have APP
pointed subcommittee to secure an artis-
tic design for that monument.
This was the regular day for a meeting of
the House District Of Columbia Committee,
but as no quorum was present no business
could he transacted. The clerk was in
structed to notify the parties interested in
1
Georgetown of the day on which the
committee will hear them, but which
day has not yet been appointed 1t
is understood that the parties holding
claims against the canal company have
| notified the Secretary Of War that they will look
| to him and not to the lcSsees for the amount Of
their claims. The lcssees say that they have no
objection to this, and will allow the Secretary to
retain of the appropriation enough to satisfy these
| claims. so that the Government will have no
trouble in obtaining perfect title to the aque-
duet bridge.
| Mr. Ker continued his testimony before the
Springer committee to-day. lie said regarding
| the Kellogg case that the evidences against the
accused was positive and direct, and that in 4
! conference ut which Mcrrick, the Attorney Gem
| cral Bliss and himself were present. Mr.. Mcrrick
said that Kellogg should be indicted by all
means. but had added, jokingly, that it would
never do to convict him, rs that would injurc the
republican party. HI also said that Mr. kellogg
| had told the correspondent of the New York
| Times that he. Kellogg ought to get gun and
shoot him. ker. and that he would take this OPP
portunity of telling Mr.. Kellogg that he was
ready to be shot whenever he appeared with a
| gun to shoot him.
| 1t is denied at the Treasury that there is any
| agreement of the Government with the Union
Pacific Railroad Company for paying dividend
| for the coming quarter.
| The House Military Committee to-day recon-
mended that General Pleasanton be restored to
the army and put on the retired list as colonel.
The Light House Board has replaced the whistle
on the buoy at Cape Hattcras.