Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-06-14
FROM WASHINGTON.
Especial Correspondence Of, the Alexa. GAZETTE
WASHINGTON, D. c., June IA, 1886.

WASHINGTON, D. c., June IA, 1886.
It is the prevailing talk at the Capitol
that both Mr.. Randall and MIR. Holman,
when they put the civil service legislation
mon the legislative bill, did so solely for
the purpose of making capital at home, now
that the time for holding conventions 10
nominate congressional candidates in their
districts is approaching, and with the Ger.
tain knowledge that it would be ruled out
on q point of order, as was done.
A gentleman from Rappahannock county,
Va. here to-day says company was or
oanized at Flint Hill, in that county, on
the 10th instant, to erect telephone line
from Front Royal, in Warren county, TO
snerrvyilIe. in Rappahannock county, to be
extended to Culpeper G. d. if the people OF
that Mace will subscribe for the necessary
amount OF stock.
The republican Senators held caucus
this morning to determine the order of bus
mess, but came to no definite conclusion.
Among the bills introduced in the Senate
TO day was one to prohibit the Washington
and Georgetown Gas Co. from consolidating
with any other gas company. The cause
of this was the report that the president OF
the company referred to had recently
bought large block of stock in another gas
company here.
The employees of the navy yard here
petitioned Congress to day for the passage
of the bill to give the employees of all the
navy yards summer vacation on tuii pay,
and to pay them while sick or disabled
It is reported that Civil Service Commits
siner Edgerton is not satisfied with his
place, and is contemplating resignlng 1t at
an early day.
Stone Bridge, Clarke county, Va, and New
man S. Laws appointed postmaster.
The House to-day concurred in the Sen
ate's amendments to the bill to forfeit the UNI
earned lands of the Atlantic and Pacific
Railroad company. By this bill twenty-one
million acres of land will be returned to The
public domain, that is, if the courts shall de-
eide that that land shall not be held to pro-
tect the innocent holders of the bonds that
we're issued with it for their security.
The Senate to-day, after the routine bust.
ness. resumed the consideration Of the bill
to forfeit the unearned lands of the North
ern Pacific Railroad company, tract, Mr..
Call, in his speech in favor of it, said, equal
ed in extent the territory Of the States of
Ohio and Indiana.
Mr. Morrison says that when he shall call
up the new tariff bill on Thursday next he
will have majority of four 10 consider it.
Mr.. Randall, the leading opponent of the
bill, says the ma ority against lis considera-
ton will be twelve.
New Workers here say the President and
Mr.. Tlden and Gov. Hill are on the most
intimate friendly terms, and that the Presi-
dent and his wife will be the guests of both
of them during the summer.
Several persons from the Sth congressional
district in Virginia, here to-day, who read
Mr.. Barbour's card in Saturday evenings
GAZETTE, say the feeling in their respective
neiphborhoods is that though Mr.. Barbour
has Withdrawn his name from competition
as a candidate for 70 nomination, he will not
decline nomipation if it be rendered him.
After the Atlantic and Pacific bill had
been disposed Of in the House today the
regular Mondays call of States for the in
PRODUCTION of bills was proceeded with
When that shall be concluded, the regular
order will be the consideration of bills from
the Committee on the District of Columbia,
though it is feared by the friends of those
bills that they may be antagonized by an
appropriation bill. Ii they are not, the bill
for the cable railroads will come up first
All the local lobbyists are on hand to do
what they can to further the passage of the
bill referred to, which, it is said, will profit
them greatly, as the payment Of only ten
per cent. of the stock, which will be for mil.
lions, will ever be called for, the residue
being bonus to the holders. Should the
bill not be passed to day it will never have
another chance at this session hence the
solicitude of the lobbyists to whom reference
is made.
Everybody who has received an invita-
ton to the reception to be held at the White
House tomorrow night will attend. Con-
sequently all the millners in town are bust
ly engaged. The general public recep-
ton to be held next Friday night, will, it is
expected, he a jam.
The democratic Congressional campaign com.
mttee will take possession of their rooms on II
street, near 18th, tonight. Mr.. Lawrence Gard
liner, of this city, is the treasurer Of tho COM
mittee There are good many close districts,
which it will be the duty of the committee to
look after, among them that of tho Cumberland
district, in Maryland where Mr.. McComas re-
publican, has fifteen hundred majority.
Governor Leo, Of Virginia, is in tho city to-day
on business with some Of the departments He is
stopping at the Metropolitan Hotel.
1t is the prevailing belief here that Mr. Man
ming will never come back to the Treasury again,
and that Assistant Secretary Fairchild will take
his place.