Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-01-21
FROn WASHINGTON.

Especial Correspondence of the Ale1a GAZETTE. ]
WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. 81, 1856.
It is stated in the Richmond correspon.
dence of the Malone organ of this city that
L. r. Stewart, an exmember of the Virgin.
ia Legislature, from Richmand county, has
decided to dispose of his property and make
mis- home elsewhere On account of Bourbon
ostracism. Without waste of words it may
be said that L. R. Stewart is we'll known in
Washington, and that many republicans
now 10 the city, with whom he is and has
been an intimate for many years, declare
that the correspondent is undoubtedly lying
under great mistake about this matter,
and makes his statement wholly without au-
thority from Stewart. Stewart has been q
candidate four times for the Legislature
from his county, and was elected every time
save one He has been q member of all the
national conventions of his party, and at
Chicago last year abandoned Malone and
voted for Blaine. If business be indeed dull
with him, it is not possible that he should
charge it to any politics of any kind or de-
gree whatsoever. He would hardly make
statement of that preposterous sort. He
has too much sense, and, it is hoped, too
much honesty for that. The congressman
from Mr.. Stewards district says that Mr..
Stewart has failed in business several times,
the last time deciding away all his property
to secure his father, and that so far was he
from being socially ostracised, that most al!
the people of his county were on visiting
terms with his family.
During the debate in the House yesterday
upon the bill increasing the pensions of
widows from SIS to $l2 a month Mr.. Mills, of
Texas, while not opposing it, said an ancil-
larry act should be passed imposing an in
come tax out Of which all pensions should
be paid. General Bragg, of Iowa, opposed
it for the reason that the whole pension
system should be reformed SO as to give
pensions to those who stand in need of
them, and not to those who do not.
When in the course of human events it
came to pass that the Richmond Whig had
to die, its boss and operator, Malone, like
wise struck for death, quite naturally deter
terests in that newspaper. He, of course
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we'll understood hatred of the white people
of Virginia would suggest. While pretend
ing to offer it at public sale-the chattel,
the historical, the sentimental and every
other part-he or his agents, it appears,
were seeking to divert from the benefit of
its prospective owners the subscription lists,
ETC., belonging thereto by placing copies OF
the same in the hands of the Malone organ
of this city, and SO enabling the latter paper
to induce the subscribers to the old Malone
organ to transfer their names and patron
age to the new exponent of Mahoneism for
Virginia.
The Senate to-day, after the morning
hour, considered the bill to give the Indians
their lands in severalty. The House re-
sumed the consideration of the bill 10 in
crease the pensions of widows from IS TO SO
a month, Mr.. Wolford, democrat, of Ken
lucky. making speech in favor of it, which
attracted crowd of members around him,
and in which he several times raised
laugh at the expense of Mr.. Brown of Tndi.
ana, republican, who wanted to amend the
bill. Mr.. Reagan made a very sensible
speech against the pension system, which. |
he said, had degenerated into mere political
He said he was here as a rem.
of the people, and would oppose
all such schemes, though he was in favor of
giving suitable pensions to all who deserve
them, Mr.. Dunn, OF Arkansas. offered an