Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-03-10
FROM WASHINGTON.
Special Correspondence of the Alcxa. GAZETTE.
WASHINGTON, D. c., March 10, 1886.


Special Correspondence of the Alexa. GAZETTE
WASHINGTON, D. c., March 10, 1886.
Mr.. Riddleberger provoked another rip.
ple in the Senate to-day. The letter of Cap
tain Eads, referred to in this correspondence
Yesterday, stating that what Mr.. Riddeber-
ger had said concerning him was who'll y IN:
true, appeared in this mornings Record, and
it was that which stirred the Game Cock
of the Valley" to flap his wings and crow.
He rose and commenced by saying that Mr..
Logan had that letter published in the Re
cord, and thereby became responsible for it,,
and that he was ready to meet Mr.. Logan
EVERY body expected he was going to say
any where and any timel in debate Mr..
Plumb rose and called Mr.. Riddleberger's
attention to the fact that Mr.. Logan was
not present, and moved that the subject be
laid aside until Mr.. Logan appeared. With
that understanding the Virginia SEN
ator resumed his seat. A debate then
sprang up on railroad bill, during which
MIR. Logan entered the chamber, and, being
informed of what had taken place, walked
over to Mr.. RiddltberSer, and taking seat
by him, bad long private talk, explaining
to him his connection with the matter. AT
ter the railroad question had been disposed
of, Mr.. Riddlebcrger again rose. He said
that Senator Logan, by having the Eads
letter, accusing him of falsehood, print
ed in the Record, had acted without author
ity or precedent. and that if all letters adj
dressed TO Senators, especially during Pres.
idential campaigns, were printed in the
Record some people would feel very I'M
com Portable Mr.. Logan, he said, by print
ing that letter, had become responsible for
its utterances Mr.. Logan rose and said he
was utterly surprised 10 hear the Senator
from Virginia talk in that way. He had
nothing to DO with the printing OF the let
ter. He had received it from respectable ciii-
zen. against whom charges had been made
in the Senate, and who simply asked that
those charges be investigated. He had pre-
sented it rs citizens petition, and he
would do the same again. Mr.. Riddleberger
replied. "Nes, and ! would resent il
again." Continuing, Mr.. Riddleberger
said he knew about what he was talk
ing, ard that though he did not pretend
to be as great soldier as Mr.. Logan, he
would by slow approaches and parallels
gain his object all the same, which was to
show that the Eads scheme was to swindle
the government. 1t was called the Eads
scheme, but all knew that OK Senator Win
dom was ut lis head. and its other officers
were also known. Put q coal of fire on
terrapin's back, and his motion would be
increased no matter how slow it had been
before. He meant TO expose the whole she.
bang. AS to the agent he had referred to,
(aluding to Mr. Hutchins Of the POST, be
would only say that the assaults of man
who had buried one wife where his divorced
wife still lived, and who failed to defend his
mother in divorce suit, would not hurt him
in Virginia. Mr.. Logan again rose, not as
he explicitly stated, to reply to the Senator
from Virginia, or to answer anything he had
said, but merely to inform the Senate
of his connection with the matter.
Senator Vest defended Captain Eads, and
said he was reputable citizen of Missouri,
and an homes! man. Mr. Riddleberger re-
piled, "You lave possibly said the worst
YOU could about Eads, that he is from Mis-
souri," Mr. Eiddleberger then hedged, and
declared he had not said anything wrong
about Captain Eads He then wandered of,
and compared the Senates secret sessions
to the sessions of the English House OF
Lords, and coming back, charged Mr.. Logan
with being Eads's representative on the
floor of the Senate. At this, Senator Logan
arose excitedly. and said: IF you say rep.
resent Eads, you state what is not true"
Mr. Riddleberger replied that he meant Lo.
gan represented him by presenting his
(Eads's) letter to the Senate. The matter
was then referred to the Commerce Com
mittee, and the Senate resumed the consid-
GRAFTON of the resolutions respecting the
Presidents refusal to give his reasons for
removing republican Office holders, Mr..
Pugh leading Off in an answer to Mr.. Ed
munds's speech of yesterday.
The Presidents first veto message was
sent to the Senate to day. 1t was that Of
the Des Moines Railroad Bill.
The House Naval Committee to-day
struck out of the naval appropriation bill
the proposed appropriation. for three dry
docks, one Of which was to have been at
Norfolk.
The funeral ceremonies Of the late Sena.
tor Miller will take place in the chamber
Of the L. S. Senate on Saturday next-the
first since those of Senator Morton.
Mr.. Pulitzer was in his seat in the House
for rarity to-day, and reported adversely
Fl ON his committee the bill to repeal the
civil service law. The report was adverse
be cause the bill did not provide for the i'm
provemeut or enlargement Of the scope of
tie law, hut simply for its unconditional
repeal. Mr.. Stone, OF Missouri, will present
q minority report.
Among the petitions introduced in the
House yesterday, was one by Mr. Barbour,
relating to the claim of William Falls, of
county.
Mr.. O'Nei, of Missouri, made several at
,empts in the House to day to have day
Or night or an hour set apart for the con.
ideration of labor bills, hut he had no sup
bort whatever, and therefore failed.
TuE Missouri PAcIEIc STRIKE -Yester.