Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-10-01
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Especial Correspondence of the Ale1s. GAZETTE
WARRINGTON. d. c., Oct. ]. 1883.


Special Correspondence of the Alexs GAZETTE
WASHINGTON. D. c.. Oct. !, 1888.
The democrats of this city. or rather some
of them, lay the blame of the fraudulent
work on the new equeduct here, upon the
admins ration, which, they say, has retained
as engineers in charge of that work the men
appointed by republican administrations.
They say that though the administration
was elected upon the distinct promise that
there was 10 be general overhaullng, that
promise has not been fulfilled. and that 10
eyerv case in which an examination has
been made the necessity for such al over
hauling has been demonstrated.
Mr.. Pruden, the Presidents secretary,
being asked to day If the President had
stoned the bill for the payment OF the claim
Of Mrs. Laura Maddox, of Alexandria,
replied that he had not, and that the OIL
had not yet reached him.
Mr.. Dudley, ex commissioner oil pensions,
and chief agent of the national republican
committee. was at tie Capitol to-day and
had interviews with many of the republican
Congressmen. From the fact that they all
met him with smiles but left him with
frowns. i. is surmised that he called either
10 demand large contributions or to impart
other disagreeable information.
In the Senate to-day Mr. Hale, republican
of Maine, introduced a resolution in relation
TO the recent order of General Benet, chief
of ordnance, to the commandants OF the ar
mories, directing them 10 favor democrats in
the employment and discharge Of employees,
md calling for particularzed statement OF
the removals made under such order. Mr..
Hale ridiculsd the civil service reform OF the
nreaent administration, and called attention
70 the fact of the great difference between
its public expressions on that subject and
its private acts, as the order referred to was
marked conidentaD as illustrated by the
order
I; is said here that Mr.. Blaine was in
structed by the national republican commit
tee before he spoke in New York last Sat
urday night that he must eschew his favor
lie subject of trusts and that it was with that
distinct understanding that he spoke then
and will speak hereafter.
There are 325 members of the House, but
/ all who were present to day were about 60,
/ of whom % were republicans and 40 demo
crata. and it is doubtful If that number Will
/ be increased during the remainder OF the
session. Several of the ebsentees of both
| parties are in Virginia to day making
spesches at the several county courts there,
among them Mr.. Speaker Carlisle, who
apoke at Lexington, and Meesrs McCrae, OF
| Arkansas, dem, and Kerr, rep ,oflowa. W ho
had a discussion at Spottsyvania G. III
| r. has been pretty we'll determined that
there will be no All onrnment until after TIE
election, though both houses will probably
take recess shortly before the day Of cleo
ton in order to allow the few members who
| NAV be here at that time and the employees
of both houses to 60 home to vote.
Messrs. George e. Duffay and J. Keith
Norton, of Alexandria, called upon Repre-
sentative Lee. of that district, at the capitol
to-day, with reference to the Congressman
to speak at the democratic meeting to be
held in Alexandria next Friday night.
Representative Allen, of Mississippi VINO
sustained the democratic eide of the pclitl-
eel discussion that took place at Falls Church
last Saturday .ssys, that though the affair was
negro barbecue, and that most OF the crowd
there was composed of negroes, every thing
went off smoothly and to him. st least. per-
fectly satisfactorily, barring the beating q
negro, who had the temeiity to proclaim
himself democrat, received atthe hands oil
his own race Mr.. Allen says democratic
speeches don't have much tuccC upon ne
groes, and have isng since been abandoned
in his State, but that as Virginia ia 20 close
to Washington it may be that they cannot
be avoided.
The President returned the Chinese ex-
clusion bill to both houses of Congress to.
day with his approval. but With the recon-
m ,ndation for the enactment of such legls-
lation az will nat prevent the landing OF
hair hal
who may be provided with euch certificates
az were requisite for that purpose before the
enac ment of the bill, and also TO appropriate
sufficient indemnity for the injuries the
Chinese have received at the hands oil
American mobs After some adverse crit.
cism by Senators Sherman, Hale, Dolph and
other republicans, the message was referred
to the committee on foreign relations.