Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-03-11
FROM WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON D. c., March II, 1886.
The House to-day after the call of COM
nittees for reports resumed the considera-
ion CT the bill to pension the mililiamen
who served in the civil war. The Senate
after its routine business resumed the con
.ideration OF northwestern railroad Dli',
Mr.. Spooner making speech thereon. ~.
two O'Clock tho debate on the Edmunas
esolutions will be resumed, on Wnlcn IL -
exnec,ed Mr.. Wilson, of Iowa, will make
sneech. TO be followed it is SAID, py MT.
Kenna' of West Virginia. As Mr.. Logans
motion That the Eads letter be reierreu W
the Committee on Commerce has not YET
heen DISPOSED of, it was thought 1t migne
come up in the morning hour as unhhlsheu
business and that Mr.. Riddleberger mignS
$50 I'M again, but as it did not, the SENATE
was spared that infliction. -,
The general impression concerning Inc
termination of the difference between Tue
President and the republican Senators no"
is that most Of the nominations VIII oe ccn-
flrmed but that it will occasion closer IN
spection of the nominees than ever Delole'
and that all against whom there Is vaild oo'
lection will be rejected. Influenced oy Tue
idea that many of the NOMINATIONS VIII NC
rejected. quite number of the "left' have
reappeared in the city recently with inc
hope that they will have another chance.
The Malone organ Of this city IN us issue
Of This morning didn't do Senator Rlddie-
herrer enough honor to mention his gratult-
Gus attack upon Senator Logan yesterday:
Politics has no apparent effect upon social
relations here, Senator Edmunds called
unon The President the evening of tho day
he had a tackled him in the Senate, and tie
President; ard Senator Eustis are on the
most friendly terms
Commodore TruytOn coGmandant Oh Inc
Norfolk navy yard, has to be retired to-day
on account of age. He was nominated some
time ago for promotion to rear admiral, ana
would have been confirmed and been rellf.
ed with that rank and pay, ii he had not
unfortunately told the truth, and therefore
necessarily refuted the statements OF Con
pressmen Brady and Boutelle, concerning
the management and condition OF the Nor
folk navy yard. But az he did, his contirm-
alton has been held up in the Naval Com
mittee of The Senate, and rs the law prevents
promotion after retirement, if the Commo-
dore ever shall be promoted now, it must be
by special act Of Congress. 1t is understood
that General Malone is at the bottom oil
this business also. Surely his malice must
| be monumental.
It il understood that Mr.. Boutelle is not
satisfied with wha, he got from Mr. WISE O
short time ago, and will avail himself OF the
| first opportunity to retort, basing his reply
upon what Cougressm Brady, and Lyons,
one of the removed employees of the Nor
folk navy yard, have told him. When no
does, Mr. Wise says he will be there or there
abouts.
In the Senate to-day Mr.. Evarts exhibit
ed as much absent miadedness as Senator
Blackburn did yesterday, and in the same
direction, proposing to otter some petitions
against the confirmation of nomination.
He was stopped before he had gone so far
as to name the nominee.
Numerous petitions, with long lists OF sig
natures, have been prepared, and will, it IS
said, be presented to the Senate against the
confirmation OF Matthews, the colored man
from New York, whom the President has
nominated for recorder Of deeds for the Dis
trct OF Columbia. The signatures are those
of all parties and all colors.
In the Senate to-day Mr.. Hawley report
| adversely upon the bill introduced by Sena'
tor Vance to repeal the civil service law.
Mr.. Logan presented the minority report on
the Filz John Porter bill.
Notwithstanding The fact that adverse re-
Congress on bills to repeal the civil service
law, it is definitely understood that a bill
will be reported by the House Civil Service
Committee, the chief provision of which
will require that all the employees who
were in Office when the civil service Law
went into effect shall be examined bya civil
service board as prerequisite to the reten-
ton Of their places.
Amemher of the House Educational Com.
mittee says there is only one republican on
that committee who is really in favor of :he
Blair Bill, and but two democrats and that
the bill, as herctof stated 10 this cores
pondencc, will in all probability never leave
the committee room.
The House Ways and Means Committee this
morning heard the textile manufacturers OF Phil
adclphia argue against the proposed reduction OF
the tariI The Postoilicc Committee issued .
summons for the appearance Of llr. Green, OF the
Western Union Telegraph Co. Tho Foreign AZ
fairs COMMITTEES considered the bill to keep out
the Chinese. The Senate Commerce Committee
considered the Esis shp.railroad bill.