Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-02-19

other books aud papers relating to educa' |
ton shall he transmitted through the mails
IA second class matter.
The President having determined to make
no more appointments, but to allow exist
inv vacancies TO be filled by his successor,
the nuidnuncs have discovered that there
are fifteen vacancies in Presidential ap-
continents. among them the Governorshlp
of Wyoming Territory. This will be OF IN
terest to the Office seekers.
r. ia ruInored to-day about the Capltol
that if Dir. Lamar shall 90 into the CABINET
H. will only be as constitutional adviser OF
the President upon tho policy and princ'-
ples of conducting democratic admlnlstra-
ton, and with no expectation or lntentlon
of conducting the business OF The fostomce
Department, and that Mr.. Money, VINO was
not reelected to Congress, will be made ISL
Assistant Postmaster General to attend TO
that business.
The postmaster at Cincinnati who, before
last falls election in his city was rldlculing
civil service reform, is now here aud Is an
active supporter of the measure ne so re-
Gently made sport of.
The House resumed the consideration of
the River and Harbor bill to day, and some
of those who thought last week that there
"aS uO hOpO IVA VIZ
changed their views.
Senator Voorhees, will leave here on the
4:45 train this evening for Fredericksburg,
where be will to. might deliver lecture on
Thomas Jefferson.
Mr.. fuckers bill to appeal the late decl-
sious of Judges Bond and Hughes, of the
r :. Circuit and District Courts of Virginia
10 the Supreme Court has not yet been con-
sidered by his committee. As that commit
tee will not meet till next Tuesday, there
is not mucn hope that anything will be
done with he bill at this session.
A republican who knows General Mahone
saws the General intends making desperate
| fight in Virginia next fall, that he knows
he will not be able TO get the solid IngTu,
vote again, and will he more promising ie"a'i
ever to wavering democrats, that b his
aware cf the furlorn hope he will lead, but
will he re. k less, and says that if his party
| in the State be defeated it shall 90 down IN
deep wafer, and not be run upon sand
| bank.
The room of the Library Committee o.:
| the Senate. in the northa est corner OF the
basement of the Capitol, has been set,aI"rt
for the use of the regents of Mount Vernon
and the relatives of General Washington on
Saturday next.
DurlnR Tue eaecullSt SbSSlOH VI WIZ io'''
ate yesterday evening, when the nomlna'
| ton Of Emory Speer for Judge of the U. ,.
District Court OF Georgia was under consid-
| Grafton, Mr.. Colquitt opened upon that gen
tleman and showed plainly enough that he
would make better any thing else than
nudge. Mr.. Speer's nomination, however,
was confirmed by the vote of Mr.. Brown,
who assigned as his reason therefor his de-
sire that republican Senators would not cp-
pose President Cleveland's nominations,
which was thought by those who heard it
to be entirely TOO thin.
Mr.. Reagan says that the letter he re-
ceived from the President-e elect telling him
to send The views Of the silver men by letter
raj her han by u delegation was polite aud
courteous, and just such rs he expected, as
he knew that Mr. Cleveland was too much
press, d for time now to have any to spare.
It is said that Mr. Cleveland, as regards
silver, will be satisfied If Congress will grant
him the power TO suspend temporarily the
coinage Of the silver dollar, but that the
silver men will not allow him that privilege.
The postoflice appropriation bill reported
in the Senate to day approprlates nearly
fify four million, $500 900 more than the
bill as passed by the House, aud two mil
lion and bali in excess Of the estimated
receipts Ter tue next u-Cal yehI. L uo "a
cific Mail subsidy scheme, the friends Of
which attempted 10 have it Incorporated in
the BILL is stricken out, as are all the pro
posed reductions in postage.
The House Committee on Appropriations
this morning agreed to recommend an ap.
preparation of al additional half million
dollars 10 the New Orleans exposition.
Mr.. Alexander the man Congressman
Ochiltree had arrested at the Capitol yes
terday for attacking him outside the House
for words spoken in debate. but who was
subsequently released, says he did not alol-
ogize TO The Texan Congressman, as the lat
ter reported; that Ochltree is out with him
for interfering with his ring for getting
money out of the Treasury, that the red
headed statesman is safe now as member
Of the House but that that safety will only last un
til the 4th Of March; that Ochiltree is coward
and will then run FROM brn but that he, Alex
ander an run as fast and Ms long he can and ls
bound to catch up with him.
Congr, s,mau Converse, of Ohio, an anti Thur
man man. has gone to Albany, it is said. for the
purpose of advising Mr.. Cleveland against Offering
Mr. T. place in his cabinet
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