Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-07-23
From Washington
-special Correspondence OF the Ale1s. dAzETTH
WASHINGTON. D. c., July %, 1888.

r-recis, Correspondence OF tho Alexs. GAZETTE
WASHINGTON. D. c., July %, 1888.
.,,ono the communications received by
Congress to-day was one from the Ires'uen1
containing the report OF the civil service
ooro is,ion. in which the President, while
Icing more appropriations for the civil
servjcs commission, and reiterating his ad'
vocacy and support of the civil service law
and rules. is forced to confess, to use his
own words, that "those responsible for the
administration of tbs Government IN It's e5-
ecu,ive branches have been and still are OIL
en- ANNOYED and rritated by the disloya ity
To the civil service and the insolence OF EN-
nloves who remain place as the benehclarles
and the relics aud reminders OF the vicious
system of appointment which civl! service
reform was intended to displace;" IN DINER
cords. republicans who are retained In OIL
6ca bv q democratic administration under
the civil service law.
The Mills bill was sent to the Senate on
Saturday last and at once referred 20 sne
Finance committee, but what that commit
tee will do with it is q matter OF as much
doubt now az it was then. 1t is understood
that Mr.. Jones, leading member OF that
committee, says it will report tariff bill OF
its own. that Mr.. Allison another member,
saws 80 nething must be done with the tar.
itt sand that Senator Edmunds says he Will
stay here till December if requisite to pass
bill.
The House commerce committee today
| agreed to the Senate amendment to the IN
tsrstate commerce law for the more perfect
publication OF railroad freight charges and
compelling railroads to give three days no
tice of any change in such charges.
The Senate quarantine bill which passed
the House this morning provides for per-
manent quarantine station at Cape CnaIles
Virginia. Representative Browne OF lir-
ginia before the House met went around 10
some of the leading democrats OF the house
and showed them newspaper ol5patcn 10,
porting yellow fever in Florida. This had
the desired effect, and the bill went through
without objection.
The report published in one of the New
York papers of this morning to the effect
that Mr.. Randall is stricken with fatal
gmalady-caucer of the stomach-and that
he will never again occupy his seat IN Con
gress. is utterly and entirely discredlted by
Mr.. Randalls familiars, and from inquiries
at Mr.. Randall's own home to day 1t was
learned that unless he shall have an unex'
pected relapse, he will probably be IN ms
4 com ulCte6 TOUu al Iuc Sop pun W Wv A''' ~
| the current week.
In the House last Saturday evening Mr..
Lee presented petition of w. G. Strolher'
heir of Elizabeth Strother, of Fauquier Co.,
| Va, for the reference of his claim to the
Court of Claims.
The published report to the effect that
Senator Riddleberger has given notice to
his republican colleagues that he would vote
| for the Mills bill is not credited by men OF
either party here.
Mr. Speaker Carlisle has Withdrawn his
acceptance of an invitation to speak ct AT
lanta on the subject of the tariff.
As this was the day for the regular weekly
meeting of the Senate committee on public
buildings and grounds the more sanguine
friends of the Mt. Vernon Avenue bill had
faint hope that that bill might be reported,
but as usual, no quorum WAS present, and
so nothing could be done with that bill. II
is understood that majority of the com
mittee would willingly agree 10 report a
bill making direct appropriation for the
proposed road, and that all that is required
| for them to do 80 is for one member to
propose such bill and present it
for their signatures but that they
will not never agree to pay the claim which Vir'
| GINA has transferred to the Mount Vernon Av-
| enue Association. Mr. Frank Hume was present
in behalf Of the proposed road, and Mcssrs Foster
and Alexander, as couns for the agents appointed
/ By Virginia to collect her claim,