Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-03-24
FROM WASHINGTON.
Especial Correspondence Of the Alexandra Gazette
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WASHINGTON, D. c., March "a, 1884.
Among the strangers in the city to-day is
Col. Robert Boiling, of Petersburg, Vir-
ginia. The Col. is republican the strictest
and straightout sort In a conversation
with Northern republican here to-day he
said that Mr.. Dezendorf has written an ar
ticle too long for newspaper, but which he
will print in phamphlet form, in which he
has demonstrated, to the entire satisfaction
of every man who has read it, that the re-
publican State convention to meet in Rich
mond on the Both proximo, is the regular
republican apostolic succession, that the
delegates it will appoint to the national re-
publican convention will be the representa-
lives of the regular republican organization
of Virginia, and that the delegates to be ap-
pointed by the Malone convention to meet
on the 23d prox would be less tof place in
the national democratic than in the national
republican convention. He also said that
the straightout republican move was boom.
ing in all quarters of the State, and besides,
that it had the countenance Of the reform
and anti boss republicans of the North.
He seemed to think that the delegation
from Mahone's convention would go to
Chicago in favor of Arthur. because Arthur
is for them, but that as the majority of that
convention would be influenced by no such
motives, the delegates appointed by the
s,raightout convention would be admitted.
The Northern Pacific Railroad lobby now
here had conference this morning at which
they compared notes. From these notes 1t
appears that while there is a great deal Of
talk about forf.iting railroad land grants, il
is by means probable that their grant, at
least, will be forfeited. They also say that
the reasons which might induce Congress to
forfeit the lands of other roads do not apply
10 theirs.
In the Senate to-day Mr.. Rddleberger in
troduced a resolution directing the Commit
tee on Commerce to inquire into the respec-
tive merits of certain buoy and beacon
lights for illuminating the coast. The
Senator says the Lighthouse Board for some
time past has been engaged in testing the
merits of the Pientsch and Foster lights,
and that his resolution is for the purpose Of
bringing that test TO close as soon as prac-
ticable.
At the democratic caucus on the Morri-
son bill to be held to- morrow night it is said
Southern member will introduce resolu-
ton against making the tariff leading
question Of the campaign, and in favor OF
adopting the Ohio idea on the tariff as that
derstood that the West Virginia democracy
will adopt tariff resolutions similar to those
recently adopted by the State democratic
committee of Virginia. Nevertheless the
general impression is, and it is as generally
commended that the conference will agree
by ii large majority to support the bill upon
the ground that to do otherwise would be
to prove recreant to the trust upon which
that majority was elected, which was that
they should do what is possible to effect re-
form in the government, and reduce the
surplus in the Treasury.
The friends of the bill TO extend the
bonded term of whiskey seem to think to-
day that they will be cleft"
The House to-day having defeated a reso-
luton appropriating $3.50, 900 TO save New
Orleans from destruction by the overflow of
the Mississippi, was called by States for
bills, after which District Of Columbia bills
| will be considered. AT halfpast two o'clock
it was thought that the free bridge bill
would not be reached to-day.
Mr. John Creed, of Fairfax county, Va,
| a straightout republican, who was remov-
ed from the Government printing Office on
charges preferred by General Malone that
he was opposed to the administration, has
been renstated through the influence OF
MI. DcLSHiOIl, anu Hcut VI uulJ
morning. Some significance is attached to
this from the fact that Rounds the Public
Printer, is creature of Logan's, and that
| Logan wants Southern votes in the national
republican convention as we'll as Arthur.
The House Committee on Banking and
Currency heard Comptroller Kuox this
morning in relation to the broken Pacific
bank Of Boston. Mr.. Best, who once bought
the w. & O. +. r., is interested in this
bank and has written something in regard
to it, Mr.. Knox, in his testimony to-day,
said that what Mr.. Best has written proves
him to he an ass as well as an embezzler,
and that he is much better house painter,
which is his trade, than a tinancier.
The Senate to-day, after the usual routine
business, resumed the consideration of the
bin increasing the pay of U. S. district
Judges to $1,000, 4 debate arising on the
section prohibiting any family relation Of
the judges from holding any official position
in their courts.
In the House to-day Mr.. Holton intends
to introduce a bill for bridge across the
Eastern Branch at the eastern extremity of
Pennsylvania avenue.
The House COMMITTEE on Elections met
this morning and had the O'Ferrall-Paul
contested case again before them, but no
vote was reached. IL was developed by
what took place that all the republicans
will unite in q minority report to the effect
that Mr. O'Ferrall is not entitled to the seat
The majority report will, however, be in his
favor, and it will be adopted as soon as it
can be presented to the House.
In the Senate to-day Mr.. VanWyck, re-
publican, introduced a resolution to the eff
fec that as the Attorney General had not
furnishe previously asked for information
about the amount of fees paid special attor
neys in the star route cases, be be required
to do so immediately or state his reasons
Tor not doing so. Mr.. ingalls,, republican,
objected, so it went over until to morrow
when the debate upon it is expected to be
quite lively.
The Treasurer of the United States has COM
menced preparing the drafts for the payment Of
the claims for rebate on the tobacco tax allowed
by the accounting officers, and will toward drafts
as rapidly as the settlements are made by the
First Comptroller, and the warrants of the Secre-
tary reach the Treasurer's Office.
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