Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-02-04
FROM WASHINGTON.
Especial Correspondence of the AleSa. GAzErrE.]
WASHINGTON. D. c., Feb. 4, 1856.

telle against the com mere referring
to inscriptions, the removal of Union SOL
diers, the appointment of e1-Confederates
in their places, etc., has just returned from
the scene of his investigation. His report
will show the untruthfuness of these accu-
satious and in the main will corroborate the
correctness Of Wise's allegations in that mat
ter, The agent it is said was quite astonished
to learn from number of Brady's intimate
acuuaintances there that, when the now
radical congressman was member OF the
bread and butter brigade of Andrew John
son, in 1866, he was quite aggressive
and even violent both in his advice and eff
forts to make tho employees Of the Navy
Yard assume the ANDY" Johnson demo-
cratic stripe. The agent learned that Brady
was highly of1icious at that time in looking
after the politics Of the employees and seeing
to it that they stood by the Administration
along with himself and other bread and but
ter patriots. There are some letters which
he wrote about that period which 1t is said
are still in existence and were shown to the
agent aforesaid. How badly Boutelle and
Brady are both hurt by thoir i'll considered
conduct is strikingly shown by their daily
wrisglipg to get before the House and coun-
try with explanatory statements of one or
another sort Yesterday Brady confessed
himself to be a new member, unfamiliar
| with the rules Of the body, and prayed the
House for the privilege of word in self vim
dcatioE The House declined and the COM
mon opinion is that Mahone's congressman in
his desperate launch from the Norfolk Navy
Yard has sustained n spinal fracture which
| bob 10 him prinpla for the
| remainder of his term The leap of PROBES
SCR Odlum from the Brooklyn bridge was
| scarcely more disastrous than the fall of
Brady.
The House civil service committee have
determined to report that the civil service
law must stand, though there may be some
minor aud unimportant changes i'll the rules
By which it is executed. The Ways and
Means Committee to day agreed 10 report
bill prohibiting the catching of mackerel
in the spawning season, and heard Mr.. u.
| A. Wells argue in favor of the passage of
| the law necessary to the operation of the
| Mexican tariff. The committee on public
canals heard arguments in favor Of the for
fixture of the lads of the Northern Pacific
| Railroad. The committee on railroads and
lands will probably report in favor of su
appropriation for the Hennepin canal. The
| District of Columbia Committee heard argu-
ments in favor Of and against change in
the mechanics lien law.
Mrs. Barbour's condition to day is about
| the same as it was yesterday. This is the
first day she has been without fever. She
| is conscious at times but has never been suf-
| ticeatly so to give an account of her acct
dent. DR.. Chew, one of her physicians to.
day said she was not beyond the chances Of
| recovery.
Capt J. A. Jones, formerly Of tho Mid.
land railway, was to-day appointed jantor
of the House of Representatives. G.. w.
Fisher, colored anti. Mahoneite from Abe
marie county, Virginia, who was recently
removed from aborel's place on the rolls
of tho House, has been put back. Congress
man George Wise, Of Virginia, in leaving
the Capitol yesterday evening, fell and hurt
himself so badly that he did not feel well
enough to come out to-day. DR.. M. NJ.
| Walker, of Westmoreland county, Virginia,
an surgeon of the Virginia penitentiary,
is an applicant for surgeons place in tho
revenue service. Mr.. Boyd Barrett, former
| ly of Alexandria, is an applicant for posi-
ton as land register in Dakota, of which
Territory lie is now citizen.
| At a meeting of the Senate committee on
public lands, this morning, it was proved
TO the entire satisfaction of every member
of the committee that Il. S. Dement, had not
only authorized the newspaper correspond
ents TO make their statements about the re.
cent discovery Of land frauds in Utah, but
that he had actually dictated some Of those
statements. Dement,, who had been asked
to come to the meeting, was not present
The famous preacher, Rev. Dewitt Tai
mage, opened the Senate with prayer this
morning, but only four Senators were pres.
emit.
General Eppa Hunton, OF Virginia, is one
of the lawyers Solicitor General Goode has
engaged to assist him in the telephone case.
The House committee on expenditures in
the Judiciary Department at their meeting
this morning adopted q resolution request
ing the Secretaries of the Treasury and In
terror and the Attorney General to report to
them within the next two weeks what, if
any, sums had been spent by those depart
ments in the telephone case. A member Of
the committee says they arc not smelling
committee, and it is not their business to be
discovering who has been paid fees in the
case. From talk around the committee
room it is supposed that the committees
Investigations will not amount to much.
An enquirer ut the Department of Justice
this morning was informed that the expend-
lures there on the account referred TO
amounted to about twelve cents worth Of
postage stamps. 1t is understood at that de-
partment that there is nothing to the report
about the probable resignation of Mr.. Gar.
land and the appointment Of Mr.. John Ran,
dolph Tucker, of Virginia, as his successor,
and that it would leave stain upon Mr..
Garland if be were to resign now, and that,
TOO, without any certainty of accruing pro-
fits from the telephone stock that was given
him.
The House to-day was engaged in the con-
sideration Of a bill prohibiting the Secretary
of the Treasury from deducting from the ap-
preparations made to pay the claims of any
State against the Government, the amount
of any claim the Government may have
against that State, such, for instance, as the
direct land tax.
The Senate discussed bill providing for
the appointment of an assistant Secretary
Of the Navy. A bill for an assistant Secre.
tsry of the War and Navy Departments was
passed in 1882, but was subsequently repeal
al IL j. coii of ba inst of