Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-12-21

bill, which he will introduce in the House,
providing that all the present employees IN
the government departments who were ap-
pointed before the civil service laws Wen1
into effect shall stand satisfactory e1aml-
nation before an examining board before
they can be promoted.
The case of Butler Malone for shooting q
colored waiter at Welker's Hotel in this city
last November was called in the Criminal
Court here today, but was continued till
the January term.
Congressman Willis, of Kentucky, will,
when his turn to present bills in the House
shall come, reintroduce his old bill for
national support to State public schools.
His bill differs in some respects from the
Blair bill.
Several prominent Virginians now and
recently in the city, of both political parties,
say the GAzETTE's ideas of the Virginia debt
question are entertained by great many
people who are not yet bold enough to
express them, and that the feeling that
settlement of the debt upon terms
satisfactory to the creditors is increasing all
over the State, and that if the leading men
of both parties would only advocate what
they really think is right in the premises,
that feeling would soon be that of the ma
jority of the voters.
Mr.. Riddleberger was not in his seat in
the Senate to day, having gone home for
the holidays.
Among the strangers in the city is Col. A.
W. Jones, of Virginia. The Colonel, in ad-
dition to the various other schemes he has
afoot, is now engaged in organizing a CON-
pany to manufacture pressed brick by q
| new process. His backyard will be across
toe Long Bridge, in Alexandria county.
The Colonel is now out of politics entirely.
Under the new rules of the House to day
| was, as under the old ones it would have
been, the day for the call of States for bills,
resolutions, &C., of which there was of
course an avalanch. Alabama led of, and
judging by the number introduced by her
delegation one day will not suffice for such
business, as about two thousand will be
offered, Of which of course the vast majority
will never be heard of again. Among those
Confederate cavalry General, Joe Wheeler,
was one to pension the soldiers of the Mexi.
can and of all the various Indian wars. AS the
States are called in alphabetical order, Vir-
ginia can not be reached until late evening,
and may not be until the House shall meet
again.
| Commissioner Eaton, of the civil servive
| commission was before that Senate commit
tee this morning and was questioned closely
and sharply by the republican members
thereof concerning the consistency of his re.
publicanism, as the civil service law pro.
yides that at least one of the three members
of the commission shall be a republican.
The republicans on the committee seemed
intent upon finding a flaw in Mr.. Eaton's
republicanism upon which to base reason
for reporting adversely upon the confrma-
ton OF his nomination. The meeting of the
committee Is said to have been quite ex-
citing, and the result such as to inspire Mr..
Eaton with the fear that he will not be con-
frmed.
A marked difference is observable between
| the gait at which Government employees
here now 90 to their various Offices and that
at which they formerly went; for whereas
they once fingered on the way to look in
| the windows of the stores on Pennsylvania
avenue, they now hurry along and remind one
of the manner in which people walk along
the streets of Chicago. This is the result of
the rules of the departments under the
democratic administration.
It is understood to. day that the demo
cratic Senators, fearing some trick in the
new rule adopted by the republicans of pub
fishing all the removals and appointment in
the Record, will insist that the debate upon
the confirmation of the Presidents nomina-
tions be considered with open doors, so
that the country shall be the judge of the
Presidents action.
The resolution of the House to adjourn from TO-
day until the 9th proximo was received in the
Senate to-day and conCurred in.