Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-12-03

silver dollars and the issuance of silver Ger
Iifcstes. Mr.. Buckner, chairman OF me
banking and currency committee, known
heretofore as silver man, Mr.. Warner, one
of the original and up TO this time pro,
ncunced supporter of silver currency, anu
other conspicuous friends OF such currency,
have, it is understood, had the silver g,ameut
removed from their eyes, and that the ,i ,,tst
named Of the gentlemen mentioned WIN o.
AL early day introduce oil 70 carry W. 'no
n. T,rnsr chairman of the House Elec
,ions Committee, says the Wise-Massey
contested election case, which was not act
"A mon by the House ut the last session,
,,;ll not be allowed to lapse, but will GER
t.;n,v come I'D before the close of the pres
ont session. though he can not tell when.
The bill extending the present naval ap-
nropriations for six months longer was up
in the House to-day. When it shall t .,3
nassed the interstate commerce bill Will
come up. and on it Mr.. Long, of Massa-
cbusetts, will speak in favor of the bill pre-
nsred by the railroad commissioners. In
the Senate, at the expiration of the morning
hour, the resolution of Mr.. Vest calling Tor
an investigation of the leased lands ID the
Indian reservations will come up.
Mr.. Aiken, of South Carolina, Ia chair
man of the House Committee on Education
and Labor. He says the educational bill
which passed the Senate last session is now
ON the Speakers desk, and has never been
referred to his committee. The object OF
the friends of the bill in the House is TO
have that bill referred to the committee as
early as possible, and for the committee 10
renort the House bill as a substitute, and
that that bill be passed.
Messrs. Randall, Holman and other lead
ing mem hers of the House say there Will be
no recess in order 10 allow the members TO
be present at the opening OF the New Or
leans exposition, and that the Christmas
recess will be shorter than usual.
Mr.. Blaine was expected here this morn
ing. hut did not arrive, having stald over In
New York. His wife aud daughter came
and went to their newly rented house.
A Virginia postmaster in the city to day
told a friend that so far as he was personally
concerned he did not regret the election OF
Cleveland, as if Blaine had been successful
the scramble for bis Office would have been
lust as great as it can possibly be under
Cley.iand's administration, and that he
would much rather good democrat should
have it than any of the disreputable gang
who would have been clamorlng for 1t II
Blaine had been elected.
Mr.. Holman gives and asks no favors.
He has taken great interest in the welfare
of a poor little deformed boy named Willie
Howard, whom the doorkeeper Of the
House refused to make page OF, and
who, therefore, on Mr.. Holnans motion,
was put on the rolls as laborer by spe-
cial resolution of the House. That was at
the last session. This session the door
keeper refused to put the boy on the rolls
for the reason that the resolution OF last
wear did not say be should be on at both
sessions. Mr.. Holman, therefore, to-day in
troduced n resolution restoring his unfortu-
nate little friend to his place on the rolls:
Among the witnesses 70 be examined by
Mr., Springer's Committee under the resolu-
ton passed by the House yesterday for in
ves,igating and impeachng Lot wright,
e. S. Marshal for Ohio, for crimes and mis-
dempanors at the recent election in Cincin-
natl. are Z G. Rathbone, chief of special
exaniGers in the pension bureau, J. W..
Dunnel, clerk in the land office, NJ. b. e..
Wright, clerk in the pension office, John
Wright, clerk in the Iostoffice department.,
ey Detective McElfrcsh and Charles Hur-
die
A gentleman from Richmond here to-day
SAYS that in The investigation of the affairs Of
Smil h, the clerk in the Auditors office, 1t
has been discovered that ali the checks sent
to him by the cnunty clerks are accounted
for, and that it is only the amounts sent
him iu money of which no account can be
found.
Postmaster Windsor, Of Alexandria, has
recently sold the lot here upon which bis
lumber yard was located, and for which be
paid $4,000 for S34, 900, and Immediately
reinyested the money in other city property
near tho residence of the British legation.
Some of the Northern Congressman don't
agree that The Recommendation for the pas.
sage of the MCPHERSON bill for the relief Of
the national banks, and say it will not af-
ford the reliefas for.
Seventeen million dollars will be paid for
pensions for the present quarter. And yet
the Blaineites say the democrats who vote
to pay this mouey are rebels.
The House Ways and Means Committee will
meet to morrow aud refer the several recommend
atoms in the Presidents message to their appro-
pirate subcommittee. Mr.. Morrison says the
rec lamentations vindicate his course, and that
bill cmhoiyng the ideas of Secretary McCulloch
with reference to reduction of the revenue Will
probably be reported. He also says it is highly
probable that bill will be reported for reducing
the number of collection districts If such bill
be repo. ted Alexandria should bestir herself to
be the headquarters OF the district in which she
will be placed.
A TERRIBLE EXPERIENCE.-Au Oxford
shire woman met with an experience few