Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-01-17

the election was reconsidered and an effort |
made 10 elect the General. This failed and |
an adjournment took place in order to settle |
the difference This morning 1t Is under !
stood that Mr. Bowen, who was not present, |
has been won over to the Malone side, and
that the General will therefore probably be
elected a. the next meeting. The appoint
meus Of the Generals negro coachman to
position in the Capitol is the cause of much
complaint among the delegation, who seem
10 think that the General Is grabbing every
thing in sight. Indeed, it is said that be
told one Of the members OF the House the
other day that they were not brought
here TO be getting offices for people.
The anticipated nomination OF MIR. Maury
for L. 8 Attorney for the District OF Coium-
bia is very Objectionable to General Alahone,
who. and his followers, 1T Is said, are dong
all they can 10 preventit. Their opposition
i said TO be occasioned by Mr.. Maury con-
dernna,ion OF their reputation measures.
Friends OF Jno Mont eomery, the colored man
from Alexandria who was removed from his
place in the Government Printing Office last
summer because of bis reported anti-Ma-
honeism. are trying TO have him relnstated,
but General Malone is not taking much
stock in John.
Senator FRYE. republican of Maine. who
says ne is protectionist for the especial
benefit Of the horny handed sons Of toll,
draws in his skirts at the approach Of work
ing men, lest he be contaminated, and. in
speech he made in the Senate yesterday,
gave as q reason why beer should not be
| sold in the Senate restaurant the fact that
| he had seen a laborer wearing blouse and
with bis trousers III his boots standing at
the restaurants bar taking drink.
| The Committee on Expenditures in the
| Department of Justice intend to have At
tornev General Brewster before them. They
expect to prove that though the Attorney
General always said there was no evidence
| that there was contract TO pay Mr.. Bliss
800 dav and expenses in the Star route
cases. be invariably approved his bills for
that amount, and that whenever there was
any hesitancy in the payment Of those bills
| Mr.. Bliss always hurried it by threatening
to abandon the cases.
Mr.. Turner, chairman Of the House Elec-
tons committee, says the Virginia cases will
be considered as soon as the evidence can
be printed He feels as much as Virginians
! do the injustice of allowing men to repre-
sent the State who were not fairly elected,
and the committee will, just as soon as they
can have the evidence before them, decide
| whether the contestants are entitled to the
seats they claim In the Chalmer- Manning
case, which the committee has considered, a
resolution declaring Mr.. Manning, democrat,
entitled to the seat was defeated by tie
vote, six 10 six, two democrats voting with
the republicans. This shows that the demo
Gratis on the committee are not influenced in
their action by partisan motives.
The Senate at an early hour to-day went
into executive session on the Mexican
Treaty.
In the Senate to-day Mr. Riddleberger in
trodnced bill to amend the act relating to
the immediate transportation of dutiable
goods.
The House to-day resumed the consider
alton of the bill appropriating one million of
dollars TO continue the improvement to the
Mississippi river. and though the Northern
republicans are fighting against it, there is
every reason TO suppose that it will pass.
1t is receiving the support Of Messrs. Libby
and Mayo Virginia republicans, and of re-
pubicans from other Southern States.
The Senate Committee on Commerce to-
day agreed to amend the shipping bill by
limiting the responsibility Of an owner to
the share he holds in the vessel, and by
abolishing the hospital tax.
| a sub committee Of the House Agriculiu-
raj Committee thinks 100000 too much for
eraicatiny the cattle disease, and also
thinks the States should pay All equal
amount to that provided for the purpose BY
| Congress.
Senator Edmunds appeared before the
Senate Committee on Postotfices this morn
ing and urged the adoption of his bill for
the Government to build telegraph lines.
He is opposed to the purchase of the exist
ing lines.
The correspondence between this country
and Mexico that has been called for will, it
is said, bring to light several things in con-
nection with railroad and telegraph grants
ia Mexico that prominent men in this
country would like to have concealed.
Among those who have recommended
Mr.. Maury for the place Of Z. S. Attorney
for the District Of Columbia is said to be
Attorney General Brewster, and this, too
though Mr.. Maurv stumped Ohio last fall
| for The democrats. Mr.. Brewsler's support
Of him is said to he not entirely disinterest-
ed A committee Of the Grand Army Of the
Republic called at the White House to-day
and recommended the nomination OF Mr..
A. 5. Worthiugton for the position.
Mr.. Emory Specr's nomination for u. S. Attnr-
| ncy for the northern district Of Georgia still
hangs fire The Senators from his own state will
| not oppose him. but others will. One ground Of
| Opposition is that he member Of the same
Congress that created the office.
| The House Committee on Pensions to day agreed
| to report favorably upon the bill granting Mrs.
Meiklehalu the last surviving daughter of Thomas
Jefferson. a pension Of $500 year.
| 1t is said to-day that provision to pay the to-
| bacco rebate will be made at an early day.
In tho Senate to day Mr.. Call introduced
| bill aboshing all licenses upon vessels under
| five tous unless such vessels be for hire.
| Notwithstanding the fact that the sub-commt.
| tee Of the House Appropriations Committee will
! make liberal allowances for the coast defenscs,
there is much doubt about such liberality rcceiv-
| ing the approval Of the whole committee
FIX Senator, and present member of the House,
Kellogg, sent The president of the Senate to-day
denial of the statement that he had promised TO
support the Texas Pacific land grant for con.
sdeIation.
Mr.. Carl Schurz, has all article on Cor
porations, their Employees and the Public,
in the North american RerieW for February.
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