Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-11-10
FROM WASHINGTON.
special Corro spondence Of the Alexa. GAzET.

FROM WASHINGTON.
Special Corro spondsnce Of the Alexa. GAZETTE.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Nov. 10, 1886.
Mr.. Benedict, the public printer it is re-
ported to-day, says he intends to employ
| six hundred more compostors between now
| and the commencement of the next session
of Congress, and that in selecting them he
| will be influenced by no unions nor organi.
cations, no Senators nor Representatives, nor
| by any kind Of recommendations whatever,
but that he will personally interview each
of the applicants and make his selections by
his own judgment. A member of the House
who heard this report to-day said that not
withstauGing it Mr.. Benedict would make
large estimates for the expenditures of the
Government printing Office for next year,
and that men who want purse strings open
are not apt 10 disregard the recommends.
tons of those who control those strings.
By which remark he showed that he was at
least worldly wise.
The Presidential party arrived here
safe and sound yesterday evening
and not in the least faded or wearied
by railroad trip that lasted from IL o'clock
the night before until o'clock yesterday
evening II is said the President is SO de-
lighted with the praise he received from
the mugwumps in Boston, that, though Mas
sachusetts is as safe a. republican State as
Maine, ne really believes that his strength
| there more than Offsets the daager in which
he has put the States of New York, Indiana.
New Jersey, North Carolina and the two
Virginias. Mrs. Cleveland, though she had
an immense reception Immediately before
she lefs Boston, was not fatigued in the
slightest by the trip of 463 miles, and of II
hours duration. The distance to Richmond
is 116 miles, and its duration four hours.
The organization of the next Senate is
becoming more and more q matter of sole.
itude TO those interested in that organiza.
ton. If the democrats of Indiana do not
allow the republicans to bulldoze them out
of their Senator from that State, the Senats
will stand evenly divided, leaving out Sen.
ators Van Wyck and Riddleberger. To the
latter, Senators Sherman, Edmunds, Ingalls,,
Hawley and most all the republi-
can Senators available for the pro
tempore presidency are personally OBJ
|jectonable, nor ara they especial favorites
of Mr.. Van Wyck. Mr. Van WICK
made a personal canvsg, Of his State, Ne
bIaska, in the last campaign, and some OF
the members Of the legislature were elected
as Van Wyck men. His colleague, Mr..
| Henderson, is opposed to his re election, as
are most Of tho Leading republicans of his
State, because be kicks at all their monopo-
ly jobs, aud the secretary of the former now
here says the republican caucus of the legis.
| iature will not re. nominate him. If that be so
it Is by no means improbable that Mr.. Van
Wyck's friends may refuse to 60 into the
caucus, and by the aid Of the democrats re-
elect him. He was elected by democratic
votes before. Should this be so be will
have less disposition to go with
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derstood that neither Mr. Van Wyck nor
Mr.. Riddleberser has had any Of the pat
ronage of either tue clerk or tho sergeant
alarms of the Senate, so that neither Of
them has any cause to be dead in love with
the present organization, while both have
resentmeuts which they can crafty by vot-
ing with the democrats TO change that or
ganiZation. But Notwithstanding all this,
those who best know the two men referred
to say that any estimate founded upon their
voting against the republican caucus nomi-
nees will be inherently defective.
The principal topic Of conversation here
to-day is the police scandal. A lieutenant
in the police force says the chief instructed
his subordinates to ''spot" the members of
Congress who may go into houses of ques-
tionable repute. for the purpose of black.
mailing them into voting for District appro.
priations. The chief denies this in toto,
and an investigation is to be conducted by
Commissioner Webb. Many Of the "men
about town" say that an impartial exami.
nation will sustain tho lieutenant.
| W. +. Garrett has been appointed post
master at Mount Gilead, Loudeun county,
Va.
A telegram received here to-day from
New York says that congressman John S.
| Barbour, of the Alexandria district, is at
the Fifth Avenue Hotel in that city and
will leave on the limited express for this
city tomorrow morning, but will go on di-
rectly through to Alexandria. He will
probably return here that or the next night,
when the Eirginians here will give him
grand reception, making the way from the
depot to his home resonant with the music
of brass bands, and Illuminating it brilliant.
| ~ with all sorts of ornamental FIRE works,
and when there, welcoming him by speech
by congressman Gibson, of West Virginia.
! General Dabney Maury, recently re appointed
U. S. Minister to Bogota, is in the city to day. and
| expects to sail for that city on the Oath The
General doesn't anticipate any trouble about his
confirmation at the next session of the Senate
| Col. Lamont is we'll pleased with his visit to
Boston When in that city be was given a spe-
cial dinner By plrty of whom three were con
gressmen and one the recently appointed postmas-
| ter of the city. This looks as if in Boston, as
here, the idea is prevalent that the Colonel is the
power behind the throne.
Congressman Compton, of Maryland when here
yesterday, upon being told by gentleman from
the First district in Virginia that Mr. Croxton was
defeated because he carried the President with
him on his eectioneeripg tour replied We'll, re.
lieved myself of hat handicap before I common
ced my campsiga."
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