Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-07-24
the object of the republicans referred to, or
else are furthering it deliberately.

the object of the republicans referred to, or
else are furthering it deliberately.
The House today is occupied with the
consideration of the bill for the construction
of a new navy. Mr.. Boutelle, of Maine,
made a long speech upon it, Mr.. Vice, OF
Virginia. with whom he had the famous
snat in the early part of the session, doing
him the courtesy to go over to the republl-
can side of the II ouse, take a seat lmmedl'
ately in front of him, and listen attentlVely
to every word he uttered.
In the Senate to-day Mr.. Vance m owed
that the Finance Committee be discharged
from the further consideration ofthe Morrison
resolution for expanding the surplus IN the
Treasury in the redemption of Government
bonds. The resolution was referred. Ii Is
generally thought the resolution Will Dc re-
ported next week, but probably IN an
amended shape. Mr.. Vest introduced
resolution instructing the Judiciary Com
mittee to enquire whether or not congress
has any authority in the matter of the
street railroads of this city, and to report
next December. This looks as if Mr.. Vest
will commence an attack on the roads re-
ferred to next winter.
General Malone having been informed
that the mes senger of his committee, ne
gro named Slater, was guilty of beastly
practices, had him removed, and has bad
his colored coachman appointed to the
place, the salary of which is 81, 41O. The
last appointee fills the two pla ces of mes
senger of the Senate Committee on Public
Buildings and Grounds, and General Ma
homes private coachman.
ME-. Peasants is U. S. Circuit Court
Clerk for Virginia with headquarters at
Richmond. Court is held in Richmond,
also at Alexandria and Norfolk. When the
court is actually 10 session aud the clerk is
actually in attendance he is entitled to 50
per day. Mr.. Peasants devised a plan by
which he remained 10 Richmond and yet
charged his IS per diem. He appointed G..
F. Barry, Clerk Of the District Court at Nor
folk, and J. ). Fowler, Clerk Of the District
Court at Alexandria, his deputies, and then
proceeded to charge up S. per day on his
own account, while, Of course, they charged
up S. per day on their own account. Dur
ing the half year ending June 30th last Mr..
Peasants charged for So days at Norfolk
and IL days at Alexandria. He was only
present days at Norfolk and days at Al
exandria. His charges for the other days
have been disallowsd at the Treasury, and
all similar charges will bs disallowed when
found.
Congressman Trigg and Wis, waited upon
the President this morning "a the accredited
representatives of the Virginia democratic
delegation and presented him with tho pa
per that delegation had prepared and unani-
mously signed in the early part of the week
as mentioned ut the time in this correspond
ance, recommending Mr.. J. r. Tuck as
the proper man for the position of Solicitor
General vice Mr.. Goode. Before they had
made known the object of their mission the
President anticipated them by stating it
himself, and said he thought he was as we'll
aware of Mr.. fuckers superior quallhca-
| tions as they were. They replied they
thought 80 too but merely wished to express
their own high personal regard for MIR.
| Tucker and to add that in their opinion the
dissatisfaction produced in Virginia by the
rejection of Mr.. Goode would be entirely re.
moved BY the nomination of Mr.. Tucker.
Mr.. Oates, of the House Judiciary Commit
| tee, also called upon the President this
morning aud handed him similar paper,
signed by all the members of that commit
tee. Messrs. Breckenridge, of Kentucky,
and Mcmillan, of Tennessee, called also to
| recommend MIR. Tucker for the position, and
Senator Payne, of Ohio, who was there for
another purpose, when he heard the object
of the gentlemen mentioned, also put IN n
word or two on the same line. Mr.. Speaker
Carlisle not only signed paper endorsing
Mr., Tucker for the place referred to, but
announced his intention of going to see the
| President in Mr.. fuckers behalf. 1t is un-
derstood that Representative Long, Of Mas
| sachusetts, and two republican Senators
have also called on the President in Mr.. Tuck
er's interest.
| A bill was reported favorably in the Sem
ate to-day increasing the effectiveness oil
the bill prohibiting the importation OF con-
| tract labor
The Senate sslect committee investigating
| the post tradeship matter had Commissioner
Atkins again before them to-day. MIR. At
kins acknowledged that he had removed re
| publicans and had appointed democrats, and
said he would do the same again. When
sifted that seems to be the only real cause
| the republicans have for the fuss they are
kicking up over the matter.
| The Senate to-day after the morning
hour resumed the consideration Of the sun
dry civil bill, Mr. Beck making long speech
| in favor of the provision for issuing silver
| certificates of small denominations.
A select committee of Is republican Sena'
tors held caucus this morning in the room
of the finance committee to further consider
the surplus resolution. No determination
as to the form in which the resolution shall
be reported, if reported at all, was reached.
( It is understood that Mr.. Samuel Orrison,
proprietor Of the "Tontine," in Alexandria,
bought the outfit of the Howard House,
corner of 9Th aud Pennsylvania avenue, i'm
mediately opposite the 9Th street depot, in
this city, to-day, and will hereafter conduct
| that hotel.
BAD PROSPECT IN SOUTH CAROLINA
BENJAMIN Aston, q prominent planter OF