Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-03-20
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personal friend of Mr.. Barbour, in
toitinp about that gentleman this morning,
sa;d he had received letters from influential
men in all parts of the State regrettlng ms
intention of declining a reelection, anu
from all parts of his district urging him 10
raconsider that intention and consent 10
reelection, assuring him he would have no
onnositiop, but that he considered the mat
ter deliberately before reaching q conciu,
sion. and that having done so ne Would hoC
change it. He also said that MIR. Barbour,
when more at leisure. would write letter
r. his constituents expressing his gratitude
FIR their past favors, and explaining his rea'
sons for declining re. election. Mr.. Bar
hour, he says, contemplates trip abroad
next summer, and before that time will call
a meeting Of the democratic committee OF
his State and resign the craftsmanship there
of which he has filled so efficiently, so salts
actorily and go successfully.
Congressman Hill, of Ohio, addressed the
Virginia democratic association OF TINS CITY
last night. Mr.. Hill is a native OF Nelson CO..
Va. and in his speech said he we'll remem-
hered. when, as q nine-year-old boy, he at
tended political discussion IN his county
that lasted three days, and among the speak
srs ct which were such men as RlVes, DO
cock, Leake Bondurant and Garland. he
also alluded to the danger tho Ohio demo
Gratis were in during the war, and to the fact
that he was one of the committee that went
to Ohio and escorted Mr. Valandigbam back
| TO his home. He said that his retort to
western republican who had said that Eir-
oinia was opposed to free schools was that
all the free schools in many of the western
States had been supported by the proceeds
of the land Virginia had given to the Union.
He was mild on the administration, saying
| q halfdemocratic administration was better
| than none.
AS two of the democratic members OF the
House Elections Committee in addition to
the six who voted for Mr. Hurd, believe that
| the returns of two precincts should be thrown
out, some think that when the case comes
before the House Mr. Hurd will be awarded
the seat, or that at least new election Will
be ordered, notwithstanding the adverse re-
port of the committee.
Louis Nj. Browne, negro clerk in the
land office. and associate editor of the Bee"
an organ of tho colored people here, has
been dismissed
Republican senators now say that all in
ternal revenue collectors will be confirmed
| except those against whom Senators can
| substantiate the charge of personal dishon.
esty.
The impression is that Senator Ingalls,
bill to change Inauguration day from the
4th of March 10 tho 30th of April is gaining
friends every day, and will probably become
O law. Among its other ELECTS will be to
prolong the short session OF Congress two
months.
The House, on report Of lis Judiciary
Committee, passed bill the other day pay
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of Claims. The Treasury officers say the
| allowances referred to are illegal; and that
the Secretary of tho Treasury and the Pres
| ident are behind them in Directing to their
payment, and that tho House will be asked to
reconsider its action.
Gen. Longstreet spent couple OF hours
in looking at the Manassas panorama. The
| only criticism he made was that his soldiers
never fought standing behind a Virginia
snake fence-that they would have had it
down in twnkling and have built a breast.
work and fought lying down. A veteran
soldier said the General never exposed him.
| self unnecessarily.
| At the conference Of tho Virginia demo-
| cratic congressional delegation in the shook
matter yesterday evening no definite con-
| clusion was reached. While all present,
with the exception of Mr.. Tucker, would
probably vote for such bill as the shook
men want, they seem to think that the
democratic majority of the Ways and Means
Committee will not recommend it, as it
would reduce the revenue for the benefit of
the shook trade-and that, too, though one
of the planks of the democratic platform is
to reduce the revenue to the actual require
ments Of an economically administered gov
\ eminent.
I A. ot,to IL
ence SeEator-elect Daniel will be the Vir
ginia member of the next democratic con-
gressional campaign committee. Senator
Malone will be the member OF the repubii-
can committee.
Among the petitions introduced in the
House yesterday were those for the relief Of
Messrs. e. E. Downham, Henry Strauss and
Theodore Teed, Of Alexandria.
There was no session of the Senate to day
and the time of the House was consumed
by prosy and unattractive members in read
ing long and uninteresting speeches upon
| the silver question, Mr.. James, of New
York, leading of.
Mr.. Barbour has been before the House
| River and Harbor Committee and urged
them to make appropriations for the i'm
provement of the navigation of Occoquan
and Machodoc creeks and of the Potomac
river at Mt Vernon. AS no appropriation
can be made until a government survey has
been made he will ask that survey be
made,of way through the Maryland flats
for the ferry boat that runs between Alex
andria and tho opposite side of the river,
though it is understood that the roads lead
ing to the Maryland landing are almost i'm.
passable.
Among the strangers in the city to day is
ex-Congressman Fulkerson, of Virginia,
now a member of the Legislature of his
State. Mr.. Fulkerson was one of the most
strenuous opponents of the local option bill
in bis State, and says should the people ap-
prove it the loss to the revenue of the State
will be equal to the loss of the tax on eighty.
million dollars worth of property, while as
temperance measure its effect will be in
consequential.
Ex-Congressman Casey Young was ex-
amined by the House Pan Electric Tele-
phone Committee this morning, and testi-
fed to the effect that all the operations of
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