Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-12-11

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ready aware that the two houses ofthe Gen,
eral Assembly, in compliance with the law.
had counted the vote, and had duly declar-
ed that I had received majority of the
votes cast, and was therefore elected
Governor of Virginia for term Of four
years commencing on the first of January,
| 1886. Nav request that you will say to
the Senate and House of Delegates that |
have received at your hands their official
declaration of the result of the late election
aud that it shall be my pleasure to co-ope-
rate fully with the legislative department of
the State, and second their every effort in all
measures calculated to increase the glory, the
| growth and the greatness of the Common
wealth. Virginia must have no cause to re-
greet she has confided her future to demo
cratic executive and a democratic Leglsia-
ture. feel confident that the two depart
ments of her government working, together
in unity, peace, and harmony, will endeavor
to preserve the old time brightness of the
crown upon her brow, when her flag was
famed by the breath of her fame, and she
was "6rst in the council and first in the
fight"
The committee intended to wait upon
General Lee at his home near Alexan-
dria and to discharge their agreeable duty
there, but the General, not expecting them,
boarded their train on his way to this city,
and as they too wanted to come here, it was
agreed that the necessary formaIities could
be conducted here.
The House Committee on Rules were in
session several hours this morning, and
have completed their report, but that, in
fact, was completed before the committee
was appointed, as it was we'll known it
would be acceptable to all the members ex-
cept Mr.. Randall, even to the two repub-
lican members. It is hardly probable,
however, that the committee will report to-
morrow as the republicans are so numerous
in the House that should the democrats
divide they will have the matter in their
hands, and if there be any capital to be
made will surely gobbleiS themselves. The
democrats, therefore, have walked up, and
whereas yesterday they were opposed to
conference on the subject, to-day they seem
anxious that one be held, SO that unanimity
may be secured when the report shall be
presented to the House. Mr.. Randall es
pecially is solicitous on this score, and that
| he is so is remarkable in remembrance Of
the fact that in the last Congress he and his
| friends on the tariff, after similar confer
ence, went off, and by voting with the re-
publicans defeated party measure.
Should the rules of the House be changed,
it is reported to-day that in the cast OF the
committees Mr. Forney will have the Mill
tary, Mr. Blount, the Naval, MIR. Holman
the Indian, Mr.. Burns Foreign Relations and
| Mr.. Townshend the Postof1ice. All of these
gentlemen were members of the last appro-
priations committee except Mr.. Bount, and
they and Mr.. Randall are all of the demo
Gratis on that old committee who were re-
elected.
The Kentucky congressional delegation
| waited upon the President to-day and re-
commended Professor Il. F. Smith, of their
State, for the position of Commissioner Of
| Education, recently made vacant BY the
| resignation of Commissioner Eaton.
Ohio democrats, now here, says the Su-
prems Court of their State will decide upon
the Cincinnati election case to-day, and that
they are certain the decision viii be in favor
of the democrats; that therefore the Senate
of Ohio will be democratic, and that con-
sequently the republican intention of gerry
Wandering the State so as to destroy the
democratic congressional districts will be
efectually thwarted.
A prominent member of Congress, close
personal as we'll as political friend of Sena.
tor Logan, says that Senator declined the
presidency pro tempore of the Senate so
that he could, upon the floor of the Senate,
have his hands free ito 60" for the admin
istration, to use the Senator's own expires
siye, ifinelegant, Language, "baldheaded," on
the subject of the appointments it has made;
that he has long list of appointments,
among them those of Thomas and Higgins
of Maryland, Chenowirth of Texas, some
from Maine, and many from other parts Of
the country, which he thinks were made in
direct conflict with the spirit if not the let
tor of the civil service law, and for making
which, he says, the administration should be
held up to scorn, and that he, Logan, is the
man to do it. He will also, it is said, open
fire upon the President for asking republi.
can Senators to inform him of improper ap.
pointments, when not only republicans, but
democrats, he says, have informed him of
the improper appointment of Higgins and
Thomas and yet those men retain their
Offices.
The House was not in session to-day, hav.
ing adjourned on Thursday last until to-
morrow. Quite number of the members
were in their seats however this morning
attending to their extensive correspondence.
Among those at the time the GAZETTE's
correspondent looked in were Messrs. Cabell,
O'Ferrall, and Brady. Mr.. Cabell will do
all that is possible this session toward Sc
curing the abolition of the internal revenue
tax. and the passage of the Blair educational
bill. Mr.. Brady has some bills to offer with
reference to the internal revenue service,
with what he is familiar by reason of his
long employment in that service. As a
general thing it may be stated that Con-
gressional representatives don't like to be |
instructed by the legislators of their res.
pectiye States as to their action in Con-
gress, as being on the spot, and as deeply inter-
ested in their States interests as any of their
fellow citizens, they are naturally better |
qualified to Judge of their own action than |
members of the State legislatures. Virginia
Congressman are no exception to the rule
referred to, and though they don't say So
some of them at least talk as though they
think they have as much right to instruct
the members of the Legislature of their
State as the latter have to instruct them.
General Malone in talking with a friend yes
terday about the recent Senatorial election in !