Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-12-28
FROM WASHINGTON.
Special Correspondence of the Alexa. GAZETTE. !
WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec %, 1886.

Special Correspondence of the Alexa. GAZETTE
WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec. %, 1886.
Among the strangers in the city today is
Judge Henry w. Thomas, Of Fairfax coun-
ty, Virginia, eX-Lieutenant Governor and
ex.Second Auditor of his State. In response
to question By the GAzETTE's correspon-
dent as to what in his opinion the Virginia
Legislature should do at its proposed extra
session regarding the State debt, the Judge
said that when he was q member of the
Legislature he was chairman of the Finance
Committee of the Senate. and that he then
took the ground that if the courts decided
that the coupons must be received for taxes,
provision would have TO be made to meet
the required necessity, and that as the pee
pie were too poor to have their taxes raised
be had suggested a stamp tax and some
other means Of indirect taxation. He
said the views Of Mr.. John Wise,
as expressed in recent letter he had read
in the GAZETTE, were correct, and that he
did not see how the State could hope for
better terms of settlement than those pro.
posed by the bondholders. Continuing, the
Judge said the large majority of the legisla-
ture is composed Of men who either know
nothing about the debt, or who, if they do,
don't know how to make that knowledge
elective, so that the legislature is managed
by small minority, and that, consequently,
legislation upon the debt, as we'll as upon
all other questions, depends upon whether
the men comprising that minority are politi-
clans or lovers of their State.
Ex-Congressman Dszendorf, of Virginia,
who is also here, when the same question
was propouuded 10 him, said the legislature
should settle The debt on terms satisfactory
to both parties, and for that purpose should
appoint commission to treat with the cred
itols, obtain from them the most favorable
terms they would concede, and accept those
terms as soon as practical, ard thus lay the
debt question forever.
Major Haines made personal inspection
Of the aqueduct bridge yesterday. He will
order an examination Of it by experts at
once, and their report will be presented d.
it determine whether or not the bridge shall
be re opened to travel and kept SO during
the construction OF the new bridge.
The bill to consolidate some of the Gus
toms districts, which reduces the number of
such districts in Virginia to two, and throws
theAleXandria into the Georgetown district,
now before the House Ways and Means
Committee, will member of that commit.
tee told the GAZETTE's correspondent this
morning, be one of the first bills that will
be considered after the Christmas recess.
The funeral ceremonies of the late SEN
ator Logan will be held in the Senate cham
Der on Friday next, and the remains will
then be taken to Chicago for interment. A
handsome lot will be given by that city and
a monument be erected at the city's ex-
pense. The Senatorial con mittee selected
to act as q funeral escort is composed of
Messrs Cullum, Stanford, Cockrel, Allison,
Beck, Hawley, Voorhees,, Ransom, Hamp-
ton and Henderson.
Representative Howard, of Indiana, who
was re elected, says he made seventy eight
speeches in his campaign and devoted tWen-
ty minutes OF each Of them to denunciation
Of civil service reform, and that he attrib-
ntes his election to the fact that he did So.
A Michigan democrat at The Capitol to
day was showing the regular demo-
cratic ticket voted by the democrats at bis
precinct at the late November election. 1t
was headed ANTI. Cleveland Ticket" and,
he sail, had 10 be so headed to induce dem
ocrats TO vote it.
The published report that Gov. Hill, of
New York, Is 10 come TO Washington, and,
while here, hc the guest of the White
House, and thus show the country that
the Presidents denomination will have no
opposition from him, Is said by New York
congressman 10 be utterly unfounded, and
that the Governor hRs no nention of visit
inc Washington.
The President spent an easy night, and his con.
dition was considerably improved this morning.
1t is said at the White House that lie will proba
by ba able to take carriage rido this afternoon
Mir Button, the postmaster at Lynchburg,
whose nomination Was rejected ut the last session
of the Senate. who was thon reappointed, and
whose denomination has again been sent to the
Senate, when here recently talked hopefully of
meeting with better success it this session. Peo-
pie however who frequent the room of the Senate
postotlicc committee seem to think that that com.
mittec will not its last sessions adverse
report The Senate will adopt the committee
report, whatever it may be.