Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-04-20
FROM WASHINGTON.
fspccial Correspondence of the Alexa. GAZETTE

Tsnccial Correspondence of the Alexa. GAzETTE.I
WASHINGTON, D. c., April 20, 1886.
One of the gentlemen whose names have
been spoken of in connection with the nom
nation of the next democratic convention
in the Sth Congressional district of Virginia,
saws The sassured that General Hunton VIII
not be a candidate for that nomination.
Something must be the matter Win MT.
Riddleberger. 1t was only wee K ago tnat
he. by his one single vote, defeated an
amendment to bill he supported re-
pealing the statute prohibiting ex-Confeder-
ates from holding commissions IN the Y. p! p.
army, and yet he has now prepared Dill
repealipp the very statute referred TO, anu
viii introduce it at the earliest opportunity
and make speech in favor of its passage.
republican member of the Senate Com
mittee on Privileges and Elections says
there is nothing to" the charge brought by
the republican legislature of Ohio affecting
the title to the seat Mr.. Payne, OF tnat
state holds in the Senate, and that the
| will committee so report.
Mr.. Powderly, the chief of the knights OF
| labor, is in the city, and was examined TINS
morning by the House committee recently
appointed to investigate the subject OF the
recent railroad strikes in the Southwest
The committee, of which Mr.. Curtin Is
chairman, holds lis meetings at the Con-
gressional Hotel, near the Capitol.
Pennsylvania avenue was damned last
night, from Sd to 18th streets, by men, "o
men and children, to witness the 9Th reg
iment OF New York troops, who arrived a.
the 9th street depot about nino o'clock Inc
soldiers were every where about the CITY 10
day. large numbers Of them at the Caplto'
They will make another parade this alter
noon.
In the Senate to-day Mr.. Riddlebergel
presented n petition of the town OF Freder'
icksburg for public building at that place
also the petition Of citizens OF the Dlstric
of Columbia in behalf of the passage OF tht
bill for Il cable railroad. Gen. Malone III
troduced bill to pay Henry Corbln, cot
ored. of Lancaster county, Va, 81 200, fol
three boats taken from him by the fedora
soldiers during the civil war. One hundred
and TWENTY-FIVE individual pension bill:
were reported by the pensions committee
Mr.. John Wise, of Virginia, was on the
floor of the House to-day. but he flocked or
the republican side.
Among the bills introduced in the House
Yesterday was one by Mr.. Croxton for {
public building at Fredericksburg. 1t il
/
can pass, as the. Government only pays S5Ot
rent for the postofice and customs hous'
there now, and the interest upon the sum Il
would cost to erect public building woult
amount to a good deal more than that. MIR
Cabel introduced bill to reduce the ia,
on liquors distilled from fruits, and to pro
vide against the destruction of stills ant
shilling apparatus until there had been ad
Indication by a court of competent jurisdic
ton, that the parties using the stills, &c.
were guilty of offences against the Govern
ment, and the property the subject OF for
FIXTURE or destruction. He has already s
bill pending to abolish the whole interna
revenue system. Mr.. Barbour presented
a petition for the relief of Mariana q. Day
In the House to-day, after the call OF com
mittees, Mr.. Willis will attempt to call W
the river and harbor bill. The Senate, i'm
mediately after the routine business, wen
into executive session.
| The following 4th class postmasters were
appointed in Virginia to-day: J. B. Yea
mans at Apple Grove, Louisa county NJ
A. Davidson at Camp Creek, Floyd VIM
Bowler at Iceland Stafford and A. Il
Branch at Lodore, Amelia.