Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-02-06
FROM WASHINGTON.

Senator r ;ddleberger did not nan out"
as was expected by some OF the more nnso'
of the democrats from the region
Of radicals and Billiards. OF the Dasota
question. He voted "square and pump lof
the Eamur,is Harrison Logan scheme OF di-
vision so ss-to get in the end two repuoli-
osn gsr,tes ans, the Immediate admission OF
ona- the southern nalf-choosng man
loaf now ia preference TO no bread al all lof
- ay vears The efforts of Dakota demo
Gratis, led By Dir. Boyd Barrett, formerly OF
I,oudoup county, but now OF that territory,
nv which it was sought to work the Seh-
.tor in the democratic harness did not ma
teri ,liza. except 10 say that several nlash!n
can't maps or charts which were lei: Win
rho VIRGINIA Statesman for his special inVes.
t;ralion arc now probably his personal
nToncrtv. and will hereafter sdoTn the walls
of his residence, as the scalps OF adTeaiur-
ors whites do those Of the big Indian chiefs
in their native wigwams. There is no ques.
tiou hut the Dakota "grecnhorns," moved
hv her ceat exhibitions Of lndspeadentsm
which the Junior Senator has snow! toward
+ imun,1s aud Ingalls,, conceived tae idea
that they might trund!e bin wheel9;TFo"
fashion into the support ot Their schenle,
which is bounded chiefly hy the water line
Of the great Missouri river. But their blano
ishments ware futile, their arguments wa
terv. aud be voted like Malone, with ms
old companions, the radicals. The maps
gre now his, tue geography OF the country
al his finger ends, but his vote went, as
usual, 10 the republicans. WAC KNOWS
but tie able Senator may, altet az,
soon try his fortunes iii that territory.
TIE c?imate IS dry, healthy aud inv' 5cra.-
inc. h.. poDu alton republican, aud already
there has peam ali eilort 10y the 1cai aulaoT-
i.irs 10 ".saEj;l-t some III tialr hDanciai CO
ira,inys, y 4tota i: the field iur another
VIr.iuia rraui gstuitut On II smaller scale,
ana Mr.. R.,.d,oijerger may !hinl; that there
ne NAV reuun the Senatorial t2ga he viii
have to dol in Virginia.
i is understood from reliable sources
tina; seyera! Of tho most Influential repub-
l,cau Couyressmsn, Senators and Represen'
talives, recognize the Injustice Of the
ra:ioGa' government Ia not coming TO the
reiei Of Virginia III this, her time Of dis
lrsss, aud paying her Il fair price for the
territory out Of which West Virginia wss
created. Among tie ConGle:smen alluded
TO i Nj Eyur!s, OF New York.
Mrs Bar hou:'s condition MAS better yes
teddy Incrnlng. hu. the hopes raised there.
ty have &rtn sadly disspated hg Il change
that too; ;i!.!ca later in The day, and her
death is expected moiuentariiy at one
O'Clock, to-day. Several members Of her
family from Alexandria are with Ter, hay
ing been summoned 10 be at her bedside.
Mir Barbour receives tho sympathy Of the
emit city, sad hundreds of people call 10
exi.7ass il sud 10 enquire after his wife.
l: IS reported 4. the Capitol, ;o-.!ay that
Ce.3res >msn DAniei, Of Virginia, fell cn the
,lippury paye.nen5 yesterday evening aad
iriursd himself seriously, breaking open bis
ola wound 50 thai the bone protuded.
Mr.. Garland tells all OF his friends thai
he has 'ot the remotcst IDEA OF resigniug.
Mrs. Il Ida Seguin, who Is singing here in
III . Duff Opara Troupe, was Miss Harrison
of Loud ,un county, Va.
JOS. ). Davis, a colored 81 400 clerk il the
lard office, Iuterior Department, from tht
5h Eir.ni;. di>tyict, ha4 keen requested tt
send il his resignation. Davis is Malone
appoiutee.
The opinion Of some 0: the members q
the House, As expressed to-day, is that that
body will defeat the bill for extending The
operations or he law for arrearaacs Of pan
sions, that i! viii adopt some measure 70;
referring III private claims to the Court o
Claim, an: vii! provide for an election o.
President Iii city b. tho people, instead Of
iaaircctiy through CT electoral college.
With reference 10 the reported call If =
State Con ea;ion in Virginia. to amend the
Cons tuion Of that STATE" - Virginia poll
ti,ian ;a.e to-day says that under the exist.
ing ,J;s i;uiun of that State the next leg
isiatu:a &ii h,, compelled to submit to the
paop.e the question rs to whether or not
they wait u Convention.
Mr. Trigs has been unsb:s to report his
| bill for rctnrulug 10 Virginia the money size
| advanced the Government during the war
| Of 1912, far tnc rn4sJn THAI 50 far it has
| been Fos ih.e tx h "a to get statement
OF the &sDcGat Of TIA money from the Treas
NY Department., AID ;his, too, though be
| lms been promised j. over and over again
He w-n5 ai.ar It himself, for the third Of
| torr.a TING, Yesterday, and was than 5o.l
| hn. il was ready, but that the depsrtm ent
did not ike - give it 0uS unless upon Il
writtc,i resolution cf bis committee. Tat
was Immediately prepared, and if it shall
POI prove effective araso,ulion Of The House
will DO adopted for the purpose. Oae Of tho
Governments Offsets 10 this claim consists
Of five hundred Thousand Virginia bonds
for money borrowed by the State IL 1860
and loaned out of The Indian trust fluid. T.
is said that Virg MIA in 1862 under the idea
that her Indebtedness to The Government
reverted 10 the Confederate States paid the
interest on hat debt to the latter, by which ii
was turned over to the Choctaw nation. IF
the Indians got the money il will add SO
much more to Eirgina's claim. Should the
Virginia claim be allowed the minimum
amount the State will receive will he two
hundred and fifty thousand dollars though
it may be as much rs eight hundred thou.
sand.
Neither house of Congress was in session
to-day. both having adjourned yesterday
until Monday.
Among the claims now before Congress is
one of General Libbey, of Fredericksburg,
Va, for his half Of the royalty on his pateat
for army tents. The General when in the
old army invented tent which The Govern.
ment adopted. He had partner. Tho
partner remained in the North and got his
half of the money, but the General went
South and lost his. His claim is based upon
the fact that by precedent the private prop
erty Of citizen Of the Confederacy
ia 81, Tn,o