Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-02-02

Among the four men who have certificates
from the civil service commission, but none
of whom Secretary Chandler will appoint TO
place in his department, is Mr.. Phillips,
of Virginia The Secretary says there is no
law compelling him to appoint to office in
his department men who have been passed
by the civil service commission. He also
saws that while some of those who have GER
tifcates from the commission are competent,
others are not, which shows that the exami-
nations are either not perfect or that the
commission is not impartial. But Mr..
Chandler has been opposed to the civil SER
vice commission from the first, and there is
but little doubt that he only wants oppor-
tunities for throwing discredit upon it. The
commissioners themselves are In rather al
embarrassed position. They don't like
to submit patiently TO the obloquy Mr..
Chandler attempts to throw upon them,
but they are restrained from doing anything
TO resent the aflront for fear that the fuss
that in that case would be created might be
the means Of preventing Congress from
making an appropriation for continuing the
commission.
Notwithstanding all the talk about the
resignation of Assistant Secretary of the
Treasury New-about which no body ex-
cept Mr.. New cares-Secretary Folger said
to day that he had not seen any such resig
nation and that he was in hopes Mr.. New
would continue to hold his place.
The subcommittee of the Senate Judiciary
Committee agreed this morning to report
favorably upon the national bankrupt bill
as recommended by the late commercial
conference in this city, and the impression
is that the whole committee will adopt the
report.
A well-known republican politician from
the black belt of Virginia, in the city to-day,
q Northern man, and who, until he lived
where he now does, was a pronounced
negrophile, says that all reputable white
man from the North has to do in order to
have his opinions on the negro subject
changed, is to live il a community in which
the negroes have majority. His opinions
have been radically changed on that subject
The expenses of the Haskell funeral will
probably be brought before Congress, when
it will be shown that the fault of the ex-
cessive and unnecessary charges is with the
funeral committee, and not with the Ser.
geant-a!Arms ofthe House.
The House Foreign Affairs Committee
will, tits said, report adversely upon all the
propositions to retaliate upon foreign gov
ernments for putting restrictions upon the
importation Of American products.
Delegations from the working men of
various sections of the country appeared be-
fore the labor committee of the House to-
day asking that something be done to pro-
tecJ them from the competition Of foreign
labor With regard to the Hungarian glass
makers who have been recently brought
baro nnlor pt than
worse than the heather Chinee.
The impression to day among not only
the most knowing members of the House but
of the Senate also, is that every land grant
to railroad, the terms of which have not
been complied with, will be forfeited. The
railroad men realize this also, and will now
try their hand upon the U. s. Supreme
Court.
In the vote OH the FitZ John Porter bill
the Virginia members voted as follows !:
Messrs. Barbour, Cabell Tuckeran George
Wise, the democrats, aye; Mr.. Hooper, re-
publican, no; and Messrs. Bowen, Libby,
MAYO and John S. Wise, Mahoneites did
not vote at all. General Porter who was
here yesterday, left this morning tor his
home. He is much grati6ed with the result of
the vote on the bill for his relief, which was
sufficient to have passed it without that of
the Confederate Brigadiers" His friends
say there is no doubt about the passage of
the bill BY the Senate. When a vote was
taken On the bill in that body before neither
Sherman nor Malone voted, nor were they
paired, and Hoar, Don Cameron and Sewel
voted for it. The votes of these three will
be sufficient, with those of the democrts, to
pass the bill should all the other republican
Senators vote against it, which is hardly pos
sibe.
The President of the State Grange of Ohio
was on the floor of the House to-day with
samples of wool, which he was exhibiting to
all The members who had time to look at
them. He was advocating the restoration
of the duty on foreign woods to the former
rate.
Twenty eight cadets at the Annapolis
Academy have been reported to the Secre-
les, and they will either be dropped from the
service or their designations accepted.
The House Elections Committee have been
mittee was at work this morning. The
chairman told the GAZETTE's correspondent
to day that it was unfortunate that prima
facie point was ever made in theGarrison case
He also said that the record in the OFFER
rail- case was the first printed, and that that
case would probably be considered next
week. Mr.. Massey's case will not be con-
sidered until those of Messrs. OFerrall and
Garrison have been disposed of.
The joint committee Of the two houses of
Congress on the Library met the trustees
of the Marshall monument fund this morn
ing aud with them inspected and selected
as the site for the monument to be erected
to the memory of Chief Justice John Mar
shall, spot on the gravel walk around the
base Of the west front of the Capitol, about
fifty feet to the South of the main stone
walk to the building Twenty thousand
dollars have been contributed by the law
yers and twenty thousand dollars by Con-
gress to the monument, which has been
completed by sculptor Story
The Senate Labor Committee will report
favorably upon the bill making eight hours
. days work for laborers in Government
employ.
1t is said to-day that Mr.. Bayly, late U.
3. consul to Palermo, was induced to resign
rpitb tho np1arsto p6ipo that bic