Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-02-27
FROM WASHINGTON.
s,esial Correspondence of the Alexa. GAzETTEl
WASHINGTON, D. c., Feb. 81, 1856.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Feb. 81, 1856.
Congressman George Cabell, of Virginia,
addressed the Virginia Democratic Associa-
ton of this city, last night. He made o
beautiful tribute to Virginia, and prophesled
a glorious future for her, and took strong
grounds in favor of silver coinage, revenue
tariff. and the abolition of the inter-
nal revenue tax On tobacco and liquor dis
titled from fruits.
A nrominent Indiana democrat here TO-
day in speaking of the recent editorial con-
vention of his State, says that the resolution
il adopted recommending the repeal or
amendment of the civil service law has the
unanimous endorsement of every real DEM
ocrat in that State.
Among the papers introduced IN tne
House yesterday, were those OF John GruoD'
ir.. and Ellzey Chamblin, Belle Dinges, WI
Dinges, and W. G. George, of Loudoun coun-
tv. Virginia and G. F. Rider, which were
rsfsrred to the Committee on War claims.
personal friend of Mr.. Watterson, the
editor of the Louisville Courier Journal, ar
rived this morning from Louisville and says
that that gentleman's complete recovery is
now looked upon by his physicians and
friends as assured.
Messrs, Peters, Grandy and Garrett, of
Virginia, arrived here to-day to testify be-
fore the Senate Judiciary Committee con-
corning the charge against Solicitor General
Goode that he had been instrumental in the
appointment of o bank receiver for con-
sideraton.
The Senate was not in session to. day, and
| the time of the House was consumed by
| members reading prosy and unlnterestlng
speeches on the silver question, to which 10
| body listened. Senator Sherman was on
| the floor to give some of the republicans his
ideas on that question. A good many peo'
ple came to tho House expecting to hear
Mr.. Wise reply to Mr.. Brady's late speech
| on the Norfolk navy yard matter, as he had
announced he would do, but they were dis.
appointed, though he and Mr.. Brady were
both in their seats Various reports were
current concerning the reason why MIR.
Wise did not make his. speech. One was
| that no had been advised by the cooler
heads among his PARTY to let the matter
rest, not for fear Of Mr.. Brady, but lest some
| OF the big guns among the republicans take
| I'D the latter's cudgels. Another was that
correspondence had taken place between
| Messrs. Wise and Brady, by which it had
| been arranged that the latter should publicly
Withdraw his statement that what Mr.. Wise
had said was untrue, was spoken 10
a Pickwickan sense aud that there.
upon Mr. Wise would modify his pro.
posed speech. MIR. Brady, when asked
about this arrangement, said he was sc
situated that he could not say word con
corning it. Mr.. Wise, when asked the same
question, said there had been no correspon
dence, and that he intended to deliver
his speech. though not to-day.
1t is reported that the nomination of Mr.
lack Montgomery, of California, as Assist
ant U. S. Attorney, was reported upon ad
versely by the Senate Judiciary Committee
Yesterday, and that the reason was that he
had once opposed the free school system
The assigned reason is so remarkable that
it naturally throws doubt upon the whole
story.
Mr.. Breckenridge, tho member of the
House Ways and Means Committee with
whoa Mr. f. A. Reed, of Alexandria, had
talk day or two ago on the subject o.
tho revival of the shook business, says he i:
not so much opposed to that proposition
now as he was before that talk. But he also
saws. which is the worst he could say for the
shock men, that fthe committee shall agree
to the proposition it will incorporate it in
the tariff bill, for nothing is more certain
than the defeat of that bill, that is, unless il
be 80 modified that its author will not rec
ognize it as his own.
1t is reported at the State Department
this morning that Col Fred. Skinner, Of
Virginia, as soon as the existing imbrogliC
between the President and the republican
Senators shall be settled, will be nominated
to the consulate at Guadalupe, the salary o.
| which is $500 with vice consul The
Colonel speaks French Auently and is emf
neutly qualified for the place. His appoint.
ment would be gratifying not only to the
people Of Virginia but to scores in Ohio
Maryland, Delaware, New York and other
! States.
Mr.. Barbour has returned from Fortress
Monroe, considerably improved both in
body and spirits by his trip to that resort.
The minority report of the Senate Judiciary
Committee ON the resolution calling OH the
President for his reasons for removing re.
publican Office holders will be presented in
the Senate on Monday.