Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-07-29
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fellow. members.
FROM WASHINGTON.
rsneaisl Correspondence of the Alexa. GAZETTE
WASHINGTON. D. c., July 90, 1886.
Some of the numerous personal friends of
Congressman Tucker, of Virginia, now here,
don't seem to think the Virginia democratic
Congressional delegation and the Judiciary
Committee of the United States House OF
Representatives did right in going to the
White House and recommending that gen.
tleman for such second class position as
Solicitor General, and say Mr.. Tucker
should decline it if it be rendered him.
They saw Mr.. fuckers acknowledged tai
ents and standing in his party do not re-
onire recommendations from any body for
the highest place at the Presidents dlspo-
sal.
It is said that Mr.. Huntington, of West
Virginia, who has recently been appointed
to q lucrative position in the Government
printing Office here, is republican whose
partisanism is of the most offensive sort.
In the Senate to-day the Morrison resolu-
ton for expanding the surplus in the Treas.
ury in the redemption of bonds,as amended
by the Senate Committee on Finance, came
up. Mr.. Allison made speech in favor OF
the resolution as amended. In his speech
he spoke of "the shams of the Treasury"
under democratic control. When asked by
Mr.. Mcpherson to specify those shams, he
replied that he meant the democrats had
accused the republicans of boarding money
in the Treasury. but, having obtained pos.
session that department, were pursuing the
identical course for which they had abused
the republicans Mr.. Beck argued in oppo-
sition of the resolution as amended and in
favor of it as it came from the House.
From q gentleman pretty we'll aware of
Gen. Mahone's movements, it is understood
that the General has "let up" in his oppo.
sition to the confirmation of Col. Gibson as
u. S. attorney for the eastern district Of
Virginia, and to that of Mr.. Burke as post.
master at Staunton, but that no is still
fighting the confirmation Of U. S. Marshal
Scott of the eastern district of Virginia,
and OF Postmaster Glennan at Norfolk.
The bill relating to the packing of tobacco,
which has passed the House and has been
fayorably reported by the finance commit
tee of the Senate, is satisfactory to most
Southern manufacturers, but is not TO those OF
the North. In the interest Of the latter,
Mr.. AIdrich to day moved to recommit the
bill but his motion went over on objection by
Mr.. Eustis.
In the Senate to-day the bill 10 prohibit
the catching of mackerel during the spawn.
ing season was reported favorably.
There has been some newspaper talk
about Gen. Buffers intention Of running for
Congress again as democrat. When the
General was here recently he told the pres
| ont tati
is republican, that there WINS nothing in
the talk referred TO- and that he did not in.
tend to run for Congress.
The oleomargarine bill is now before the
President. As both the New York Sen.
ators and all the republican Representatives
from that State voted for the bill, it ia con-
fdently believed it will receive bis approval.
The House committee on foreign relations
agreed this morning to report adversely up
on Congressman Floyd Kings resolution
calling upon the State Department for all
the papers in the case of editor Cutting, now
confined in Jail at Paso del Norte, Mexico,
for libel.
An old democrat, we'll known throughout
the entire country, here to-day, says he has
had numerous interviews with the President
before and since his Inauguration, some oi
them at the Presidents invitation, but that
in all of them he has never heard him utter
the words democracy democratic party, we,
or us. He says be believes the President
has been induced by the mugwumps to
think that his personal popularity with the
people will make his administration sue
cess, irrespective of the support of his party
and that he isabove his party; but that be will
be sadly disappointed, as in a republican
government, and with manhood suffrage, the
politicians will, and must Of necessity, win
every time.
In the House to day Mr.. Libby intro
duced bill for granting the right Of way
through the Government reservation at
Fortress Monroe for horse railroad from
Old Point Comfort to Hampton.
A letter received here from the chairman
of the democratic committee Of Louisa coun-
ty, Virginia, says that the democrats Of his
district, in that county, Cuckoo, declared
for Mr.. Barbour as their first choice for Con
gress, and for General Lee as their second.
Auditor Marye, of Virginia, was here yes.
terday to consult with Mr.. Tucker, one OF
Virginias counsel in the late Dulany case,
In reference to matters connected Wild
the public debt of his State.
In the Senate to-day General Malone
from the committee on public buildings and
grounds reported the bill for changing The
site of the public building at Abingdon,
A new banking and brokers firm has been
established here, the members of which are
Messrs. Jay Cook and Butler Malone.
The House to-day was engaged in the
consideration of the Senate's amendments
to the deficiency bill.
Mr.. Willis, chairman of tho River and Harbor
Committee of the House, when asked this after.
noon what chance there was for the passage of the
river and harbor bill, replied mot the remotest.
AN AMERICAN CITIZEN KIDNAPPED AND
SHor.-On Monday last Senior Mondragoa,
the chief of police of Piedras Negras, Mexi'
co, made demand upon the authorities at
Eagle Pass, Texas, for the body of Francisco
Rasures, whom he charged with being a
horse thief. Tuesday night Deputy Sheriff
B. Diaz arrested Rasures and took him be-
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