Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-04-02
FROM WARRINGTON.

The House Committee on Pubic Buiio-
ngs and Grounds has not yet decideo
whether to report in favor OF the present
lite or Of The square west of the Patent VI
ice for city postofce. -.
Capt Foster, of Loudoun county, va,
vas among those who addressed the House
Committee on Agriculture, yesterday, IN re-
|ation to the depression in the dairy lndus,
try caused by the manufacture and sale OF
spurious butter ..;u
The House Naval Committee, at their
meeting this morning, agreed to report IN
favor of the construction OF three dry DOCKS,
one at New York, one at League Island,
and one at Norfolk, each to cost S6oo,ooo,
and to be constructed of stone or IRON as
wood is perishable. They are to be con-
structed under the supervision oil a COM
mission who shall be empowered to select
the sites, and also the locality OF another
one wherever they deem best, on the At
lantc coast.
Competitive examinations for cadetships
at West Point, from the 1st and Sth Con.
gressonal districts of Virginia, will be held
in Alexandria at the request of Congress
men Croxton and Barbour, by MessIs. h.
Kemper, r. L. Carne and John s. Black.
burn. some time during the latter part OF
be made in the GAZETTE.
There was no session of the Senate TO.
day. that body having adjourned over yes
terday until Monday, in order to allow the
republican Senators to continue their eau
Gus on the subject of the disposition of the
favorable reports the Senate Finance Com
mittee is making on the nominations for in
ternal revenue collectors. That caucus re-
assembled at noon to-day, and it is under
stood warm discussion took place
therein, Mr.. Morrill, and some others con-
tending that the delay in confirming the
nominations was injurious to the public SER
vice. and Mr.. Edmunds and his supporters
strenuously opposing such action, and de-
claring that the Edmunds resolutions as
adopted by the Senate, should be carried
out, and no nomination be confirmed IN
cases where the request for the reasons for
the removal of the nominees predecessor
has been refused.
This ia the regular private bill day in the
House, but by large majority the House
set aside the regular order. not because the
members wanted to do so, but for the rea-
son that they were afraid to do otherwise,
and resumed the consideration of the
O'Neill bill for voluntary arbitration be-
tween labor and capital.
The House Committee now engaged in
the investigation of charges against some Of
the House officers, heard the ex-Mayor OF
Jefferson, Indiana, who testified that appli-
cation was made to him TO convene special
meeting of tho town council to raise $3.50
10 be sent to Washington TO secure the in
sertion of an appropriation in the river and
harbor bill for the improvement Of the river
at that town, but that he would not do so,
as he understood the money was to be used
for corrupt purposes. His successor, how
ever dill call a meeting Of the council and
the money was raised and sent 10 Washing
ton. 1t is charged thai the deputy door
keeper of the House finding out that the
appropriations referred to had been made
sent telegram to Jefferson saying that
$3.50 would secure it, aud that when he got
the money he gave $3.50 OF it to the Speak
er's secretary.
Secretary Manning continues to improve.
He is reported TO be better to-day than he
has been at any timo since he sprained his
ankle
Congressman Cabell, Trigg and Brady are
out OF the city temporarily, having been
called homo on special busness-Mr. Trigg
to take part in the argument OF the Ward
White trial now in progress at Abingdon.
The waller in the Potomac both hero and
at Georgetown is very high, but has fallen
n few inches since sunrise this morning. A
strong current is also running, but all dan
ser of flood has subsidized.
F. G. Cross, of West Virginia, assistant
doorkeeper Of the Senate, has been removed
by order Of the republican caucus commit
tee of that body, because he is a pronounced
democrat, and republican has been ap
pointed in his place The republican Sena-
tors all act, if they don't speak, as if they
agree with Senator Ingalls, in his opinion OF
civil service.
The following changes in the iirst.class
postoffices in Virginia, were made to-day
Florence J. Luttrcll, appointed postmaster
at JelIsrsonton, Culpeper county, vice Mrs.
Sallie J.. Myers removed, and Guy F. Nc
Comas at Ripplemead, Giles county, vice
T. G.. Thrasher, resigned.
In the House yesterday Mr.. Barbour pre-
scented the petition Of Stephen Casey in re-
lation TO his claim.
DR.. Moran, who says that he and the At
torney General of Virginia have been ap.
pointed by. the State of Virginia to recover
the forty-one thousand dollars due the State,
under the law for the distribution of the pro-
ceeds OF the sale of public lands, drawn by a
man namrd Paxton, in July, 1861, without
authority of the State, says that ex. Govern
or Pierpoint's recent letter, intended to pre-
vent that recovery, amounts TO nothing, and
that the Ex-Governor only attempts to &C
count for eight thousand dollars of the sum
referred to. The Doctor says his counsel
here has been iudisposed for the last two
weeks, but that he will soon be we'll and
that then steps will be taken to make Mr..
Paxton show, by documentary evidence,
what became Of the money, and that unless
it be accounted for satisfactorily, which, he
believes. can not be done, he will proceed at
once for its recovery.
Commissioner Atkins, of Indian Affairs, was
before the House Pan Electric Committee to-day,
and gave his version Of the organization of the
Pan Electric Company. 1t tailed with the state.
Ilents of Nc ss.s. Young and Harris