Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-05-08

to the Dill now pelolo lho A0"'o Avn
inc the effectiveness of the militia OF the
country, was passed by Congress in lS2a.
Its adyisability, in view of the experience OF
militia service in Baltimore, Philadelphia
and Pittsburg, is exceedingly questionable;
hut the most noticeable thing about the bill
ia not its ACCESSIBILITY, but the fact that be-
cause some body has attributed its lntro'
duction to a desire to put down labor riots,
has been sufficient, so strong is the spirit OF
demagogism in the House, to induce those
who we're friendly to it to cease their Efforts
to have it passed. The friends of the bill in
the several States, therefore, may as We'll
abandon all hope Of its passage by this Con-
gress. -,
At the regular weekly meeting OF the
Virginia democratic association last night
member, who is clerk in the Treasury De-
partment, withdrew, lest his membership
should be construed into violation OF the
civil service laws, or rules, which, though
thew can be changed at the pleasure OF the
President, are worse than the laws. The
clerk referred to should have known that
Mr.. Dorsheimer was editor Of II democratic
newspaper Tor months before he resigned
the Office of U. S. district attorney: snd that
no later than the present week both the
postmaster at Philadelphia and the mar
shall of Pennsylvania took conspicuous
parts in the proceedings OF democratic
meeting, and that clerks il the departments
here some in the very one IN which ne IS,
and employees in the Government printing
office, think their places are safe though
they are conspicuous boycotters.
Some Of the democratic members OF the
House who are not familiar with Virginia
affairs ask how ii happened that Virginia
democrat should write Il letter to Mr.. Ran-
dali, tho most influential protectionist IN
the House, in opposition to the proposed
tariff bill, as Mr.. Robert Beverley, OF Eau
uuier county, in that State, has done, when
the bill is moro protective than was the
Clay tariff bill, and when even so strong a
tariff man as President Lincoln was in i;l-
vor Of free wool, because the more foreign
wool imported. the more native wool is re-
ouired to he mixed with it, and when the
experience of the country is that the lower
the tariff on foreign wool the higher the
price OF the native article.
Mr.. Manning's present intention is to 60
to Old Point Comfort next week, and from
thence to New York, where he will deter
mine whether or not to resign his position
all know that the Secretary will never again
be the same man he has been.
In tho House yesterday Mr.. Trigg report
ed bill to pay ]. Henry Rives, OK y. >.
Marshal of the Western District OF Virginia,
1894 for expenses incurred in the discharge
of his duty.
A good deal Of comment is made at the
Capitol upon the facts that the courtesy of
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the republican postmasters at the homes of
the republican Senators from Virginia, and
that the courtesy Of the Senate did not per.
NIT that body to confirm the nomination
Of democratic postmaster at the home of
the democratic Senator elect from that
State. Things are very much mixed in Fir-
ginia when the republican postmasters at
the homes of Senators Malone and Riddle.
berger can't be removed, and the democratic
postmaster at the home of Senator elect
Daniel can't be confirmed.
:. Congressman Throckmorton. of Texas,
who has been absent for some time, and was
reported as in dying condition, ar.
rived here this morning, looking well and
hearty. He will not be candidate for re-
election.
1t is said now that the confirmation of
General Rosecrans, as register of the Treas
ury, will probably be rejected, as the charge
of crookedness in some of his land transac-
tions in California has not been SATISFACTORY
ly refuted.
There is no change to note in the condl-
ton of the strike here to-day, except that
the strikers missing their usual weeks
wages, are possibly a little more despondent
than they were yesterday. The builders
saw the lock out will be prolonged until the
strikers come 10 their terms.
A member of the House from Massachu-
sets SAYS he hears that a Mrs. Mosher and
her two daughters, formerly of New Or
leans, but. now of Cambridge, in his State,
have followed the example of the President,
and invited Fred Douglass and his white
wife to their reception, and that the cultured
blue blood of "The Hub" will give the mis-.
an ovation before their de-
parture for Europe.
The Southern democratic members of the
House are always disposed to favor any pr
vate measure of either of the two colored
members of that body, though both of them
vote with the republicans every time. To.
lay, for instance, though all of them wanted
10 hurry on with the regular order, all with
lrew their objection to the consideration Of
. bill allowing the remains of civilian TO
DO buried in n national cemetary IN North
Carolina in the passage of which the colored
from that State, Mr.. O'Hara,
was interested The bill, therefore, which
vas to permit the remains of "a MIR. Lehman,
! Northern man, to be buried in national
cemetery, beside those Of his wife, previous.
~ inferred there, was passed out of its reg
u'ar order and without opposition.
Among the strangers in the city to-day
are Mr.. L: G. Conway aud bride, of New
' orleans Mr.. Conway is the son of the late
Ihomas Conway, of Alexandria.
Coi. CAP Maddox, the proprietor of Ork-
ney Springs, who is here, says he intends to
give Gov. Lee grand ball and supper at
those Springs next summer, and that Tt.
Gov Massey will preach the dedicatory ser.
mon of The chapel he has erected there on