Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-02-26
FROM WASHINGTON.
FROM WASHlNGIuh.
Especial Correspondence OF the Alexandria Gasette.l
WARRINGTON, y. c., Feb. 26. 1855


There il good deal of talk among the
members of the House about the ietter Ine
President elect wrote Congressman Warner
IN the subject of the suspension Of the coin
GOO of silver dollars The fact that Mr..
Warner showed this letter last night TO
faw ne his friends is commented upon al
vcrselv by many Of the democrats, who say
such action on his part was ill-advlsed ana
calculated to create a dissenslon In the par
tv The silver men say, the PRESIDENT
elect to the contrary, they intend to oppose
any and every measure, irrespective OF con
sequences, that flvors the suspension OF Sill
yer coinage.
Il is understood that at the late Malone
tie conference here it was practically deter
mined that Mr.. John Wise should be the
nsrtv's candidate for Governor next fall,
Cougrcssman Bowen for Lieutenant Gov
ernor. and probably HUBBARD or Berkeley for
Attorney General. 1t was also determined
to have Another conference about week
after the Inauguration of the democratic
President. It is said here that Malone VIII
| now probably make new move, support
the recent Bond and Hughes decision, re-
| pudiate reputation, become debt payer,
and by that means get money enough from
the bondhOlders to buy up enough close
counties to secure his re'election 10 Inc
Senate. 10 view of the fact that he once
computed the State debt at thirty millions,
| though he soon afterward said it was only
twenty. and of his numerous other glaring
ipconss, eucies this, while unreasonable,
would not be surprising.
The House to-day agreed to the Senate
amendments TO the army bill except that
striking out the legislative enactments, and
| the bill was gent TO u committee OF confer
ence. The fortilications bill, the last of the
appropriation bills, was reported. 1t ap-
propriates only 1855, 0O0 though the sub
committee had recommended about seven
million.
Ex-Commissioner Dudley, Of the Pensions
Bureau, was again before The House
Pensions Committee, this morning. When
| ask ed how he could reconcile his order "a year
ayo. curtailing the lunch time of the clerks
in the Pensions Bureau with his own alb
sence for SO days last fall from his bureau,
during which time he was electioneering
for B !aine, he was dumb for while, and,
when he did speak, said he had done over
work in the bureau and that his absence
referred to only Offset that work. The
committee smiled and asked if the clerks
never did overwork. Dudley Is not show
ing up we'll by any means.
| u6 SellHtc w hu az val "1eA "NAN
into executive session to confirm the norni-
nations that mad heen sent by the President.
The democrats opposed the executive ses-
sion. for the reason that every nomination
unco1 frmed will make place for demo
| crat under the next administration, but they
were out-voted After the executive ses-
sion the legislative bill was taken up.
Among the amendments adopted is one APP
propriating $50 900 for a monument to La
| fayette in this city. The first open spat
between the two Virginia Senators occurred
while this bill was under consideration.
| Mr.. Malone moved to make the clerkship
| of the Committee on Public Buildings, his
committee, an annual instead of q per diem
position. MIR Riddleberger opposed it, saying
he would vote To make all the clerkships
annual places, but did not think it right
that the clerks who did the least work
should receive the most pay, and that the
particular clerkshp referred to was almost
o sinecure. MIR. Malone said his colleague
had only yesterday acknowledged that The
clerk of his committee had little or nothing
to do. Mr.. Riddleberger replied that he
was not not attempting to have the pay Of
his committees clerk raised He then made
some allusion to Mr.. Mahone's clerk, hut
did so IN tone 80 low that it could
not be heard in the reporters gal
lery. He then reiterated his ohec
tons TO the Generals amendment. As
the General is not Mr.. Riddleberger's equal
in debate, he retired 10 the cloak room dur
ing the latter part of his colleagues re-
marks. When the vote was taken his
amendment was declared defeated, and the
game cock of the Valley" had gained his
| first victory over his late boss. How the
General will "get even" remains to be seen.
That he will attempt to do so none who
know him entcrt;.ins doubt.
Another delegation of the federal office.
holders who use the bridge across to Poto.
mac at Georgetown was at the Capitol TO-
day to try to induce some member to move
to take up the Senate bill providing for the
erection Of free bridge at the '"rhree
| Sisters They also sent postals TO many Of
| the members Of the House, but TO none of
the members OF the District of Columbia
Committee, representing their peculiar
views on the subject, and begging them to
support the motion referred to- The House,
however, is in no mood now for any such
scheme, and il is doubtful if the man can
be found who will comply with the request
Of the delegation.
A life size portrait of Gen. G. Fl. Thomas,
| by Miss Ransom of this city, was on exhib.
ton on the republican side OF the hall of
| the House to-day. 1t is for sale for SIS, 900.
How it got its place no one can tell mas
much as when saleable portrait of Presi-
dent Garfield was exposed in the rotunda
several years ago, a resolution was adopted
by Congress prohibiting the exhibition Of
pictures for sale at the Capitol.
The decorations for the 4th proximo are
already becoming apparent on Pennsylvania
avenue. The fronts Of Williard's and the
Metropolitan hotels, and that of the Pen
sion bureau, and those of many of the stores,
Taylors, Shuster's and others, are covered
with flags, banners and festoons, and give
the street beautiful appearance.
Mr.. Massey is still here, hoping against
hope that his contested election case may
be called up. A member from West Vir-
ginia told some friends this morning that
the only chance he saw now for Mr. Massey
to appear before the House would be for
the chaplain to ask him to open the session
with PRAYER