Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-01-23
YRON WASHINGTON.

Under the present mechanics lien Law OF
the District of Columbia, the owners Of
houses are responsible for the payment OF
material and labor used in the erection
thereof. This the owners think very op,
pressive in that i. renders them liable TO two
payments for the same things. They there
fore are trying to have the law amended,
and bill for that purpose is now before the
House. A delegation Of the lumber men
of the city were before sub. committee OF
the House District of Columbia Committee
this morning, with their counsel, Dir. 5. e.
Neale, to oppose the proposed amendments
referred TO and have the bill remain a. II Is
Congressman Trigg, Of the 9th Virgins
district, has appointed ". {. Fu!kersor, sou
of the member Of the Legislature from Lee
county, cadet at West Point, in place OF
Phipps Miller, son of the judge of Smyth
county, who failed to pass the requisite tx
animation. Mr.. Trigg tried to have Nil
Ter given another Trial, but was informed
that that could not be dooe. Young Full
kerson was the only applicant for the place
The bill for returning 10 Virginia the
money she advanced the government III tie
War of 1872, has been reported upon favor
ably by the subcommittee Of The House
Claims Committee, aud Mr. Trigg directed
to prepare the report, which he will do and
present it to the full mInittee On Tuesday
next. The full com mittee vii! adopt 1t, Dir
Trigg thinks, because they have already
partially considered it, and because four Of
the republicans on it have expressed them
selves that way.
The youngest man in Congress is Dir. LIZ
Toilette, republican, Of Wisconsin. He is Ii
member of the law firm If LaFollette aud
LaFolettc, the other member Of the f9n
being his wife, vino is graduated auc
licensed lawyer.
II is understood that among the Virginia
nominations, TO the confirmation Of which
objection will be made. will be those of Ma
jor Lee as collector of customs at Newport
News, and Mr.. Helms as collector Of inter
nal revenue for the Danvlle district. Ia The
case of the former the objection comes iron
the Grand Army Of the Republic, whose de-
dartment commander was removed 10 give
an e1.Contederate place, and III that 0!
the latter the objection will be that q CGion
soldier, Col. Raulston, was removed in order
that Mr.. Helms, who was also q Conieder.
ate, might have berth.
AS previously stated in this correspond
ence, one Of the charges to be brought
against the confirmation OF Capt. II. Saep.
perd as collector OF internal revenue for TIE
Alexandria district, is that be was The au-
thor of the famous Danvlle circular. A
Virginia republican conyersant with thai,
affair says that charge is utterly grouud!e=s.
and that the circular referred 10 was pre-
pared in DanvIl.e. In this connection it
may be stated that DIR. Shepperd'a father,
"a, h., i
Keen, who recently died in the Virginia
Legislature, for Congress in North Caro-
lima district by fifteen hundred, AID not By
one, majority, rs WAS stated in one Of the
newspapers.
The Barbour or House bill for free
bridge across the Potomac has been printed
and referred to a sub. committee Of the
II ouse District Of Columbia Com III tee, con.
sting of Mcssrs. Heard, Dowduey and
RoweIl.
Senator Mcpherson, Of New Jersey, is III
| favor Of the suspension OF tne silver dollar
coinage, but has no hope Of the accomplish.
| ment of that Object by The present Congress,
The Finance Committee OF the Seuste is OPP
posed to il, and the Senator is Of the opu
ion that so far from suspending the coiuage
if any thing be done, it will De either 10 il
crease the coinage to the legal limit, forty
eight millions year, or free and unlimited
coinage.
The speech Of Mr.. Wise il the House yes
terday was the occasion Of the most exciting
scene that has occurred in that body this
session. His manner, when speaking, is al.
ways animated, and yesterday it was more
so than usual, but with all that he made
every point tell. He completely r0utet!
Boutele and sickeDed the whole Republican
side Of the House The democrats applaud
ed him TO the EXTREMIST limit compatible
with parliamentary decorum, and came
nearer lifting him of his feet and carrying
him around the chamber than any other
member ever had been. Mr. Morrison told
him if he had not made it q rule never 10
compliment any man for his speech he would
say that no had squelched Boutells more cf-
fectually than any man ever had been
squelched on the floor Of Congress. Nests
Long and Mckinley, and many other of the
leading republican members blame 3 Ju;c!!.
for getting their side in u position ia which
the democrats had au opportunity to nuke
them heave with the dose Of MahoDcism
Mr.. Wise ram1ned down their throats Mr..
Brady, whom Mr. Wise also closed up, will,
be says, come at him again at the fist OPP
porunity, but his wiser friends will proba
bly, induce him to reconsider that determi
nation. Mr.. Libbey, tho other republican
member from Virginia, says if the war isn't
over now, will it ever be?
At the meeting of the Virginia democratic
association, of this city, last night, an ube
interesting and oratorical address was de
lvered by Congressman Croxton, OF the 1st
Virginia district. He advocated more silver
and the removal Of the tax on tobacco. He
sustained thePresdents civil service policy,
and said the party should do likewise. On
motion Of Capt. J. A. Jones the thanks OF
the association were rendered Congressman
Wise for the handsome manner in which he
had cleaned up Mr.. Boutelie. Among the
new members admitted was Mr.. Phil.
Fowle, Of Alexandria.
Two offensive republican Office holders of
this city, Ramsdell, the Recorder of Wills.
and Fred. Douglass, the colored Register Of
Deeds, have been asked to resign. II ia I'm
derstood that the latter's place will be allied
by an ex.union officer
A telegram received here from Richmond
says the railroad commission bill will be