Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-01-11
FROM WASHINGTON.

FROM WASHINGTON.
rspeeisl Correspondence Of the Alexa. sAzETTE.1
WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. IL, 1886.
General Vele, one of the democratic mem
bers of the House from New YORK city, VINO
dined with ex-Msyor Smith at the latter's
residence in Alexandria yesterday, was the
the military governor of Norfolk during the
latter part of the civil war, and, unilKe
most of the other military commardants IN
Virginia, governed that city SO justly ana
properly that the people thereof always
The House Committee on Public Buildings
and Grounds met this morning and deter.
mined to elect the keeper of the House res
taurant on Friday next. Among the ap.
nlicants for the place are Mr.. Del. Deshields,
formerly of Warrenton, Virginia, the incum-
bent, and Capt. Bill Geary, of Alexandria
county, Virginia. :. :,
Tho House Committee on the Presidential
Succession met this morning and talked
over the Hoar bill which has passed the
Senate. They came to no definite concu-
sion respecting it, There was proposition
to amend it by providing for an election IN
accordance with the provisions OF the old
law.
The letter Of F. II. Win ston, the newly
appointed minister to Persia, declining. his
militia rank in Illinois, has been published.
In it he says as Secretary Bayard will not
allow him TO wear the uniform suitable to
that rank when he shall arrive at the Per
sian court, be will decline the rank, as
it is useless to him unless he can APP
pear dressed in its uniform, or words to that
effect.
At the chocolatiere to be given at AL
baugh's Opera House here next Wednesday
night for the benefit of st. Johns Church,
a lumber of young ladies from Alexandra
will take part in the walters dance. IL
the Nav pole dance, Miss Marion Cavalier,
Miss Nav Herbert and Miss JEANNE Tebbs,
of the same city, will take part.
Mr.. Norris, the deposed pension agent st
Philadelphia, is endeavoring to have the
nomination of Sd Auditor Williams rejected
upon the ground that the latter allowed the
newspapers 10 get hold of the Incorrect
charges that had been made against him.
1t. Greeiy's friends are trying to have e
bill passed by Congress raising him to the
rank and pay Of Colonel on the retired list.
The House Committee on Claims proposes
to report bill sending all claims except
for pensions to the Court of Claims, or some
court created for that purpose, 80 as to re-
lieve Congress of the work of considering
them, and thereby having more time for
more important business.
In the Senate to-day Mr.. Harrison re-.
ported bill for the admission of the south
ern part of the Territory of Dakota into the
Union as State, and for creating the
northern part into Territory under the
name of Lincoinia.
In the Senate to-day General Malone
introduced two bills, one for the relief of
Arthur Cornell, of Lynchburg, for property
in Memphis occupied by the general gov
eminent during and after the war, and one
for the relief of w. 3. Isaacs & Co., OF Rich
mond. Mr.. Riddleberger has not appeared
in the Senate since the reassembling of
Congress after the recess.
The House was engaged all the early part
OF to davis session with the call of States for
bills, most of the members, Notwithstanding
the flood of bills they had already poured
out, having 'replenished their stock.
Not half the States had been called
up to two o'clock, when this paragraph was
written. In the Senate, after the morning
business, Mr.. Ma nderson made long set
speech upon bill to increase the efficiency
of the army SO as to protect the settlers in
the far West from the Indians.
A well-informed New York member Of
the House says it will be impossible for the
Eustis bill to pay the next bond call with
silver dollars to pass.
A good deal of curiosity was expressed in
and about the Capitol to-day concerning
Mr.. Curtn's proposed decination of the
craftsmanship of the House Committee on
Banking and Currency. II was reported
that he intended to decline it to-day, and in
q speech give his reasons for doing so, and
that those reasons would not be comp!i-
mentary to the chair. He had not appeared
in his seat up to two o'clock.
A meeting of the House Labor Committee
was held last Saturday, but MIR. Daniel, tho
Virginia member of that committee, was not
present.
Philadelphians here say that an effort
will be made to have COL Ludlow appoint
ed District Commissioner in place Of Major
Lydecker.
Mr.. Springer proposes to introduce bill
repeating the old statute providing that the
widows and minor children of soldiers who
died in the Seminole war shall be entitled to
one-half the pay of such soldiers for five
years.
A wel-informed Virginia politician in the
city says there will be opposition to most
all the present members of the House from
Virginia next fall. In the 1st district he
says the friends of Messrs. Pollard, Goodrich,
Washington, and Nicely, are urging the
claims of their respective favorities. La the
I'd Mr. Bowden and another prominent re.
publican of Norfolk will strive for the nomi.
nation, but that he is informed by a.repub-
lican from that district that the democrats
will probably carry it. In the Ord the
friends of Messrs. Aylett, Ellison and Dun.
lop will push them to the extent of their
ability. In the 4th Ex-Governor Cameron
and J. NJ. Langston, the colored man, who
he says though going into Virginia as prin-
cipal of the State colored Normal School,
will probably come out as a Congressman.
In the 9Th B. B. Munford and probably
others will be urged by their friends. In
the 9Th Mr.. Taylor Berry and Judge Sta
pies each have strong backing. In the 7th
Mr.. Mccormick is as yet the only one
spoken Of as possible competitor for the
place of the incumbent. In the sth General
w. II. F. Lee and Judge Stuart are the only
ones whose names he has seen in the
newspapers. In the 9th, he says, the mo-
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