Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-02-16
FROM WASHINGTON.
Ispeoia Correspondence OF the Alexandria 9a.ettel
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commenced Mondays session.. IL nau al
most completed the bill referred to, getting
down to the section relating to the Cofn-
missioner of Internal Revenue, where IL
stuck on motion to reduce the salary
from five to four thousand dollars. lttnen,
for the next hour, considered bills under the
ten minutes rule, and then bills under Inc
suspension of the rules, the hrst OF Wnicn
was the bill for putting General Grant on
the retired list of the army, when was
called up by General Slocum, democrat
from New York, who spoke in Its favor.
Mr.. Horn. republican of Michigan, though
he said he would walk all over Washing
ton on his knees in the snow to put
General Grant on the retired list, spoke
against the bill, which, he said, was
not intended TO benefit General Grant,
but to put President Arthur, who
had vetoed the Fitz-John Porter bill in u
tight place. He wanted the Edmunds bill,
passed by the Senate short time ago. Gen.
Rosecrans said be could not vote for any
bill now 10 benefit General Grant because
such a bill would put legature around the
examination of the Grant and Ward SWIM
die. He said that Badeau's life of General
Grant was written By secretary IN Grants
back room; that the republican party wants
to make the General greater man than ne
is because he is their servant; that true MS
tory, however, would pare his reputation
down considerably: that the Generals family
had originated the report that the Grant
fund of a quarter OF million had been lost,
which was untrue; and that General Grant
had said certain things about him which
were not only untrue but which he knew
to be untrue when he uttered them. He,
Rosecrans, however, was not influenced oy
his personal dslikes in this or any other
pubic matter The bill at half past two
was defeated by vote Of 15S ayes to JOB
noes, not the necessary two-thrds, all the
republicans voting no.
The suudry civil bill will appropriate two
hundred thousand dollars to be expended
by the President in efforts to exclude chol'
era from the port Of New York next
summer.
It is reported here that finding the Presi-
dent unwilling to appoint his successor, Dr.
Gilmer, postmaster Of Richmond, has with
drawn his resignation, and will bide his
time until the democratic administration
will relegate him to private life, for the good
and sufficient reason that be left his Office
during the last political campaign in his
State and at the bidding Of General Malone
went of to Clifton Forge, and other points
to electioneer for the Generals candidates
The Cabinet talk here to-day is to the
following effect: The slate, if any had been
formed is broken, and all is chaos again.
The possibilities are that Governor Nc
Lean, of Maryland, may be offered the
Treasury, as he Is not Objectionable to Mr..
Tilden, as Messrs Bayard and Whitney are,
though the sage Of Gramercy would prefer
his friend Mr. Craven for that position.
The President-elect wants his personal
FREUD Mr.. Whitney, in his Cabinet, but as
that gentleman can not have the Treasury,
the only other place he will consent to
have is the Attorney Generalship; so that
the Garland business, which was supposed
to be settled. is all out of gear. Senator
Voorhees,, who has just returned from Al
bauy, seems disposed to think that MIR. Nc
Donald will still have the Treasury. Mr..
Baysrd, who also went to Albany, has not
yet returned.
Among the petitions introduced in the
House Oh Saturday were the following by
Mr.. Garrison For a monument TO Richard
and Henry Lee of Virginia; for conpensa
ton 10 Mrs Eloise MarstelIer. Of Prince
and used by the e. :. army during the civil
war; for light house on old Plantation
Shoals, Northampton county, Va.
In the Court of Claims to day judgment
was given in favor of Gen. Meigs in the
sum of 50 $40 in his suit for balance Of salary
due him as superintendent of the new PEN
sion building. The First Comptroller of
the Treasury disallowed Gen. Meigs' &C.
count on the ground that, being retired
officer of the army he Is not entitled TO pay
for any other services rendered the Gov
eminent.
The House elections committee agreed
this morning in the contested. election case
of Mclean VS.. Broadhead, from ST. Louis,
to report in favor of Broadhead, democrat,
the sitting member. Mr. Turner, chairman
of the committee, says he does not think the
Massey Wise case will ever be called up.
The case of John Willis, colored waiter
at Weker's Hotel, against Mr.. Butler Ma
hone, for shooting with intent to kill, was
called in the police court this morning.
The parties and the witnesses for the pros
ecution were present, hut the defendant
waived an examination and the case was
sent on to the Criminal Court, Postmaster
Windsor, of Alexandria, being accepted as
his bail in the sum of 81 ,OOO Gen. Malone
and his son have changed their quarters to
the Ebbitt House. Dire threats were made
against them at FIRST by both Mr.. and Mrs.
Felter, the proprietors of Weiker's, but
to the extent Of RETAINING from taking the
law into their own hands.
Among the strangers at the Capitol to-
day was ex Vice President Hamlin, who,
though very old man, frisked about in the
cold breeZes on the outside of that building,
in low quartered shoes and without an over.
coat, like vigorous boy.
Under the mail lettings for next year the
States of Virginia and West Virginia will
have better mail service than they have
ever had before. In West Virginia no coun.
ty seat will be without daily mail.
Mr.. j. R. Tucker, who has been request
ed by the commissioners of the sinking fund
of Virginia to have law passed at this ses-
sion of Congress authorizing an appeal to
the Supreme Court of the United States in
cases in which the rights or interests of any
State shall be called in question by any in.
ferior court of the United States, says he
will have a conference with the other men,
bers Of the Virginia Congressional delega-
ton to-day to determine what is best to be
done in the premises, and that he will try
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