Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-02-14
FROM WASHINGTON.
,suso,a Cone spondence Of the Alexandria Gazette
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SAWS that Mahone's present plan IS to trust
TO luck in the white counties next TALL, ana
10 concentrate his strength in the black belt,
SO as 10 secure the election OF every one OF
his Legislative candidates in that belt and
obtain as large majority for his candidate
for Governor as is possible so as to offset and
overcome the democratic majority in the
other sections of the State. He also says
the slIaightout republicans in that belt
will fight bin, as they did last fall, and that
he will never again receive the solid negro
vote In addition, be says Mr.. John Wise
expects to receive the Malone nomination
for Governor without any serious objection,
and that though Rogers's appointment to the
internal revenue collectorship of the Rlch-
mond district was bitter pill TO Brady, he
had to swallow it, as he, like every Other
man in his party, would be nothing II out OF
Mahone's favor.
A warrant for assault and battery was is.
sued this morning by John Willis, u colored
waiter at Welker's Hotel, against Mr.. But
Ter Malone, son of the General, who shot
him in the finger last night. The General
defended his son when the Welkers at
temp ted TO eject him last night, and was in
for med by the latter this morning that if he
aud his son did not leave the hotel by Mon
day morning their baggage would be put
out on the sidewalk.
The House met at ten O'clock this morn
ing in Fridays session 10 consider the river
and harbor bill, but consumed all the time
between that and noon and mere, III a
Hrapgie about the time that should be given
| to the consideration Of that bill, and that
question having at length been settled, the
point was Iaised that the clause providing
for the Hennepin canal should not be in
cIuded in the bill as that canal is neither a
| river nor harbor and OF that the squabb!e
was resumed. Tie understanding now is
that This afternoon Fridays session will ad-
iourn, the House mmt dately reassemble
as Of Saturdays session, and recess this
evening until Monday, on which day Satur-
DAYS session will continue, so az to avoid
Mondays session, and conse quently the loss
of time occasioned by the suspension of the
| rules in order at Mondays sessions. 1t is
understood that the legislative bill will be
reported in the House to-day, leaving but
three mule regular appropriation bills in
| committee; that Ii ght sessions will be held
hereafter, so as 10 expedite the passage OF
| those bills, and that there is no danger OF
au extra session.
The agricultural bill reported to the Sen
ate to-day from the Appropriations Com.
mittee increases the amount appropriated
| nv the bill as il came from the House
$3l 500, 5000 of which is for quarantine
stations for neat cattle.
Six members of the Texas delegation, in
the House. have refused TO sign the paper
recommending their colleague, John Han:
cork, for a Cabinet position. for the reason
that The South is to have representation
| in the Cabinet, the men to be selected
should be real representatives of Southern
feeling, and not men who, during the war,
| were against the South.
| Some CT he Virginia Congressman receiv-
Ell cou,ic, and some of the members of their
| families, handsome sentimental valentines
through the mail this morning.
| The letter that Senator Voorhees, bore to
the President-elect yesterday recommend
ing Mr.. McDonold for Cabinet position
was signed by twenty-five democratic Sena
tors, none Of whom have ever been spoken
of in connection with the Cabinet, whose
opinions, therefore, ARE dsinterested, and who
consequently may he said to represent the
views of at least large portion of the party,
and Senator Beck says the recommends
ton they make should have no little in
| 1ueuce upon he President-elect. 1t is said
| here that the announcement of the next
Cabinet, or rather of such members Of it as
| may be members of the Senate, cannot be
| postponed much longer, as the successors of
| those Senators who may be offered places
will have 10 be chosen by the legislatures of
the respective States now in session before
their 4th of March, SO as to be ready for the
executive session of the Senate TO meet the
next day.
Charges of gross crookedness have been
preferred against Commissioner Evans Of
the internal Revenue, but the commissioner
will not as reported, resign. So few gov.
eminent officials are convicted now, not
withstanding the proofagainst them may be
of the most positive direct and irrefragable
character, that Mr.. Evans will, like many
others, rely upon barefaced assurance to
prevent his removal until the advent of the
democratic administration, when he will be
incontinentally bounced.
Before the House Pensions Committee to-
day reliable witnesses testified to the effect
that the entire pensions bureau last fall was
transformed into corrupt e|ectioneering
department., and every republican employee
therein, either willingly or by force, into
an electioneeriDg agent, and that Rathborne,
chief of the special examiners, was espec-
tally active in his partisanship.
In the Swain court martial to-day Seua
tor Van Wyck testified that his horses were
kept at the Stewart Castle livery stable, to
which the forage Gen. Swain drew was
carried. In leaving the witness stand he
said: II want the court to understand that
/ didn't draw any government forage for my
horses"
The Senate to, day agreed that during the
remainder Of the session it would devote
the morning hour to the House bills on the
calendar. The agricultural bill was report
ed, Mr.. Hale saying that no more appropri-
alton bills were in the Appropriations COM
mittee. The convict labor bill, which was
availed of yesterday as the means of defeat
ing the bill FORGETTING the Texas and Pacific
land grants, was laid aside to day, aud the
Indian appropriation bill taken up.
1t has been ascertained that Mr.. Edmunds,
President pro tenn. of the Senate. in declaring the
result Of the Presidential electoral count last
Wednesday, used verbatim tho form that was used
by John Langdon in announcing the election of
Presidents Washington and John Adams.
DRINKs AT KoRTI.-The Christmas ra-
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