Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-07-16
FROM WASHINGTON.

The House today, Mt an early hour, re-
sumed the consideration Of the amendments
to the legislative bill. One Of these amend
mer;s involved an appropriation of $780,
900 for the pay Of spies and infcrrners in the
internal revenue service. Mr.. Townshend,
of Illinois, was the spokesman for The inter
nal revenue bureau, and urged concurrence
in the amendment. COL CabelI, Of Virgin.
ia, opposed concurrence in vigorous
speech, denouncing the spy system, and ex-
posing its outrages and robberies, and going
SO far as to attribute Mr.. Townshcnd's sup.
port of the amendment either to ignorance
or something worse. The amendment was
rejected by the decisive vote Of 125 to s. 1t
is probable Mr. Cabell will be n member Of
The conference committee TO whom the bill
will finally be referred Should that be SO,
it is hardly possible the amendment can be
adopted. On the same bill Mr."Weaver. Of
Iowa, moved \ concurrence in the Senate's
amendment making all appropriation for
the bureau of labor 10 compile labor Stats
tics Of the Territories, but that motion was
also disagreed TO.
A paragraph occurred in this correspond
ence OF last Wednesdays date, to the effect
that letter had been received here from
MdIOT I'LL. Dull vi OIduSc va,
stating that the election of delegates in that
county to the democratic Congressional
convention in that district would not take
place until the 3lst inst. 1t now appears
that Mr.. Barbour did not state that fact in
a letter sent here, but communicated it d.
rectly to gentleman in the district.
Congressman Tucker has not yet returned
from Richmond, whittier he went on We'd
nesday last to defend Virginia in the suit
brought against her by Mr.. II. G. Dulapy
for sl0O, 600 damages, for levyiDg upon his
property for taxes, after he had rendered
coupons in payment thereof. 1t is reported
here that the States agents urged Mr.. Du-
lany to withdraw his suit; which looks very
much as if they fear he will gain it. In this
connection it ia remarked that the talk
about Mr.. fuckers being offered the place
for which Mr.. Goode has been rejected, is
increasing more and more.
The Just discovered fact that lists Of the
questions that are to be asked at civil SER
vice examinations are given out beforehand
to favored applicants, accounts for many
curious appointments that have been made
recently, but doesn't add much to the favor
with which civil service reform is held by
the public.
Judge Emory Speer, OF Georgia. who is in
the city, is said to be too ambitious to be
satisfied with the district judgeship to which
he was appointed by President Arthur, and
to long for his old place in the halls of Con-
so much in love with republcanism now as
formerly. The Judge, it will be remember
ed, at one time believed that Mahoneism
would sweep the South, and attempted to
lead such q movement in his State. While
Ill ha LOT Stay,bapp
strain to that effect, MIR. Stephens, who
took some interest in him, patted him on
the shoulder, and said Emory. my boy,
that wont do in Georgia"
DR.. Verdi, the Italian physician of this
city, and who, by the by, is charged by some
of his countrymen with being connected
with the pedron syatem, will start for Italy
next week ID charge Of the remAius Of the
distinguished Italian Maroncci!i, who died
here many years ago, which are TO be re-
inferred at Rome.
Among the strangers at the Cap.o! to.
day was State Senator Meredith of the
Alexandria district, who is q prominent
candidate for tito democratic Congressional
nomination in that district. he says bis
own county, Priuco William, is solid for
him. but that he really does not know much
about his strength in the other counties.
He says, however, that he has high appre-
citation Of the sublimty of his luck.
DIR. H. B. Trist, son Of the late n. 7.
Trist, and great grand son OF Thomas JET.
ferson, is, it is understood, being urged by
his friends for the vacant proieSsorship ut
the University of Virginia, caused by the
resignation of Dr. Harrison. Dr. Trist was
in The old navy, but resigned, and was in
the Confederate service during the war. lie
is an accomplished and cultured gentleman,
emnently qualified for the position. He is
a brother in law Of Mr.. John W. Burke, Of
Alexandria.
Iuasmuch rs Commodore Truxton was
not retired ~ an admiral because of the sim
gle objection Of General Malone, who hates
him because he would not run tho Norfolk
navy yard in his interest, the refusal of the
President to send his name in again is the
subject of good deal of adverse criticism.
The Senate to-day after the passage Of
some private pension bills resumed the con-
sideration of tho river and harbor bill. The
prevailing impression respecting the fate of
Ibis bill is that, even with the proposed
horizontal reduction of twenty five per cent.
az proposed by the commerce committee, it
will be so Objectionable that the President
will feel compelled to veto it.
From Norfolk it is learned to-day that
the contest tor the Malone nomination for
Congress in that district is narrowed down
pretty we'll to Libbey, Dyer and Lindsey,
with the former considerably in the lead.
MIR. Bowden's friends will urge his nomina
ton, but his Management ofhis party's affairs,
as chairman of the Malone committee of
Norfolk, has been so eminently disastrous
as almost TO exclude him even from among
the possibilities.
The Senate and House have for months
past been flooded with petitions for the
passage of the Hennepin canal, the OKLA
homa, and the oleomargarine bills, parport
ing to come from assemblies Of knights Of
labor in different parts of the country.
Some of the opponents of these bills wrote
to chief Powderly to know the cause of the
petitions, and received an answer to the eff.
feet that he knew nothing about them and
that so far as he did know they were unau.
thorized. He also named the manager of
the order in this city. Chief Bushy head, OF
the Cherokee nation, and two friends, called
at the latter's Office this morning, and found
him and some other men engaged in pre-.