Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-09-01
From Washington
3pecial Correspondence OF the Ale1s. GAZETTE
WASHINGTON, D. c., Sept. l, 1883.

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WASHINGTON. D. c., Sept. l, 1888.
TIE Senate was not in session to-day,
having adjourned until Monday. In the
House Mr.. McCreary from the foreign affairs
committee, reported fsvorably the bill au-
thorzng the President to issue proclama.
ton of retaliation upon Canada, and ASKED
and obtained consent to have IL considered
on Tuesday next. The House. by vote OF
90 to so refused to appropriate any portion
of the unexpended appropriation for the late
Marietta exposition to the coming EXPOSE
ton at Richmond.
Virginia democrats just here from the
Greenbrier White Sulphur Springs, say thet
Mr.. Roger A. Pryor, who is now there, az
yised them not to bet cent on the result OF
,, the election in New York.
Tt ia understood that subsequent to the
writing of the paragraph in this correspond.
ence some days ago about the right OF
| Chinaman to g land entry under the timber
land act. a statute was discovered which by
DENYING citizenship to Chinese prohibits
such entry.
Republicans from the Alexandria dis
trict. here today. say that General Malone
has called ali his county superintendent in
that district to meet at his house in Peters
burg next Monday night TO consult with
| him in respect of suitable congressional
candidate in their district. They also say
that ex- pos master Windsor, Of Alexandra,
has pretty well determined not to run, and
that Mr.. Fam, of Louisa. or Mr.. Strother,
OF Fauolier, may possibly be selected to
lead the forlorn hope.
Representative Lee Of the Alexandria dis
trict made an engagement with Repreaenta'
live Shaw of Mary who has the bill to
paw Virginia's claim for the money she I'D
vanced the govern ment with which to erect
the pubic buildings here-the claim Virginia
has transferred to the Mt. Vernon Avenue
Associatioa-to meet some Of the members
of that association at the Capitol to-day TO!
a conference, bpt, owing to some msunder
standing, none of the latter were present; Sc
nothing was done.
e A. Woodward, of Richmond. has re
csived position 10 the government printing
Soffice here through the influence of Repre-
| sentative George Wise, ofthe Richmond dis
) trict
1 Representative Wise, of the Richmond
district, has obtained leave of absence io
sixteen days from Monday next, during
which time he will canvass every county II
his, the 8 Virginia, district.
1 A gentleman hers to-day from the Greens
boro district, in North Carolina, says the re
pubicans there have been so dsorganlzet
BY the fact that their candida. 9 for Congress
Mr.. Brewer, the present representative from
the district, voted for the Mills bill because
it provides for the reduction of the tax OF
tobacco. that unless a great change shal
take place between this and election dag h
will certainly have democratic successor
Mr. Ingals, president pro tenn. of the Sen
ate, who, as has been eaid, will lead tn
American forces 10 case of war with Can
ada, and Frederick Douglass, who says
negro who votes the democratic ticket ls
traitor to his race, held long political con
ference in the Vice Presidents room at tn
Capitol to-day.
The House to-day elected Mr.. Blunt, of Georgis
speaker pro TEN. to serve during the absence o
Mr. Speaker Carlisle who will start this evenn
I for Lexington, Virginia, where he will speak OF
Monday next.
Representatives Tarsnev and Allen will accom-
pany Representative O'Ferrall to Woodstock tc
night and address the democrats there next Mon
day. On Monday week Representative Hatch, o
Mo, Chairman of the House Agricultural Com
mittee, will spelk with Mr.. O'Ferrall at Char
lottesvillc.