Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-10-02
From Washington
Especial Correspondence of the Alexa. GAZETTE
WASHINGTON, D. c., Oct 2, 1888.

From Washington
ranac;a, Correspondence of tho Alexs. dAzETTEl
WASHINGTON. D. c., Oct. 2. 1888.
In response to an enquiry by the GA
zrT-rE's correspondent concerning report
published in newspaper OF TINS city ABOUT
contemplated denial of his right to register
in Alexandria, Senator ELECT Barbour, OF
Virginia, this morning replied IN effect us
follows:
81 have to say that 1 have and have had
for wears an established residence ID Alex
andria for which | am now paying board;
that there has not been year since 1879
that have not maintained permanent quar-
ters in Alexandria, and spent more or less
of every year there. pay my capltatlon
and other taxes there, and have been regis
tered continuously for the past nine years.
7 would like to know in what way L nave
IMPAIRED my citizenship in Virginia, and II
not citizen of Virginia, and OF Alexandria,
I am not one ct all. ! shut up the Wash
ington house where stay when 1t suits my
convenience, and did so for upwards of three
months last fall, until the middle OF
January. 1855, and domioiled in Alexandria
all the tins until the middle OF January,
when the weather became too hard to travel
from
bly. In fact my public relations and duties
required all my spare time in Washington,
and as Senator-eect and chairman o. the
State democratic committee could not stay
much in Alexandria. 1t s for me 70 decide
where legally reside upon the facts, and
nobody can change my intentions. l Will
see Who can prevent my reregistration in
Alexandria, and will otter to register there
tomorrow.
Among the strangers in the CITY TO day is
Gov. Gray, OF Indiana. The Governor says
the present prospect of democratic victory
i in his State is as favorable as the most san
guine democrat could expect, and if the 9th
ar 80 called doubtful" States are as safe for
Cleveland as his is, the President need give
himself no further trouble.
Senator Blair being asked by the GA
ZErrE's correspondent to-day in regard to
the indignisy offered him yesterday ut
Charlottesville, said he would prefer not be-
ing interviewed on the subject, but that as
| the man who offered it was drunk he, Blair
had asked the mayor of the town not to
punish him that leading democrat of the
town had in the meeting denounced the
mans conduct as severely az he could have
done had he been so disposed and that the
democrats of the town seemed to feel as
| much outraged by the act as the republicans
were, or as any body else could be.
The liquor dealers of this city, or rather
a delegation of them, waited upon the Pres
ident recently and tried to induce him to
repeat his former pronounced declaration in
favor Of the invola BILE personal rights of Gill
zspship but be declined to do so.
The registrar of Arlington district, in AL
exandria county, says the negro residents
on the Arlington reservation, In consequence
of the decision of the Judge of Alexandria
county, have not attempted to register, but
that while up to date nearly all the other
negro and white republican residents OF The
district have registered, but few of the DEM
ocratic residents have followed their exam
pie. 1t Is also said that the negro vote OF
the district will be solid next November.
Both the Seuate and House were engaged
to-day in the consideration OF the resolution
making an appropriation for the yellow
fever sufferers While discussing the reso'
luton in the Senate Mr.. Blair. republican,
of New Hampshire, thought it incumbent
upon him TO lug in the question of State
riphts, as that ether crank, Mr.. Kilgore,
democrat. Of Texas, had previously done In
the House.
To the House yesterday on motion of Mr..
T. II. B. Browne, of Virginia, and by unani
nous consent, the committee on commerce
was discharged from the further considerR-
ton of the bill to provide an ice boat for the
Potomac river, and that bill referred to the
committee on the District of Columbia
The Senate bill for the relief of the legal
representatives of the late General Sibley,
Of Fredericksburg, was substituted on the
calandar for the House bill for the same pur.
pose, aud, with the accompanying papers,
was laid on the table.
Senator Beck has returned from Fortress
Monroe and has sent his part of the minor
ity report on the Senate tariff bill to his
democratic colleagues, Senators Harris
and Vance, who are considering it to-
day, and who. it is understood, will
have the whole report ready for pre-.
sentation when the bill shall be reported to
the Senate. which. il is understood, will be
dohe in few days. 1t is also understood that the
conference committee on the deficiency bill, the
last of the esuar appropriation bills have agreed
upon report.
1t is reported in railroad circles here that Mr..
J. s. B. Thompson. who for the past few months
has been acting superintendent. of the Midland
division Of the K & d. railroad will DO appointed
superintendent of that division in few days. and
that Mr.. &. b. Borum, the companys local agent
at Lynchburg, will be appointed division freight
and passenger agent, of the same division, the pc.
sition formerly occupied by Mr. Thompson.
There were not more than sixty members of
tho House present TO day, and thoy were politi-
cally about equally divided