Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-12-06
AI,ExANDRIA GAZETTE AND VIRGINIA ADVERTISER.
From Washington
Is, ecial correspondence OF tio Aiex". GAZETTE
WASHINGTON. D. c.. Dec 8, 1883.

From Washington
,,eeisi correspondence OF The Aiex". GAZETTE
WASHINGTON. D. c.. Dec 8, 1888.
To suoh an extent is political prescription
CO rried on here now, that a young lady, Miss
Sparr, has been discharged from her clerk
ship in the Office of Geo q. Lemon, pen
sion claim agent, because her brother-ln-
law, s. D. Lnckett, a clerk in the Interior
Department, went TO his home, Muncie, In
diaun, 10 vote at the late election.
REPRESENTATIVE Lee, of the Alexandria
district, faya the rush upon him for office
SCENE 10 have been stimulated by tho snort
Congressional recess, and is now as vene'
ment as il was at the commencement OF MIS-
term, but that ss get he ste3 no pos
pect OF better success than he has heretofore
had in that line which has been BAD enough.
To the surprise Of its friends as we'll "a
that of its enemies MIR. Mills rose in the
House Yesterday evening and moved that
the direct land tax bill be taken up TO day
and voted upon on Tuesday next according
TO the terms of the agreement reached IN
the democratic caucus of last session. The
adoption of the motion. was not surprise,
as IL was well known that majority oi
both parties in the House was in favor OF H..
AS stated In this correspondence yesterday
No meeting of the committee on rules, TO
which the caucus agreement mad been 70.
ferred was held but after Mr. Mills talk wl;h
the GAzETTE's correspondent, MIR. Randall
appeared in his seat Soon afterwards be
and MIR. Mills had O conference, sad then
Mr.. Randall had one with Mr.. Carlisle, IN
both Of which he took the ground that good
faith made il necessary that the motion
should be made What should be done with
il was for the Hou.e to determine. And
tbis wa5 the reason the motion was mads.
In the Senate to day Mr.. Blair introduced
bill to establish national bureau OF IN
formation for the benefit of people who seek
employment as we'll as of those seeking EN-
ployees 1t was said in the reporters gal
lery that Mr. Blair WAS seeking TO ipIure
the newspapers.
II is reported here that the Republican
| super inteDdents Of all the counties IN the
Alexandria congressional district are en-
gagged in the preparation OF reports OF ni
legged election irregularities and frauds IN
their respective counties, for the purpose Of
basings contest for Gen. Lees seat.
Gen. Malone returned TO Petersburg this
morning. He came here to urge the ezecu
tive committee of the national repubicaa
committee in session here yesterday, To ap
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prevent the electoral vote OF Virginia f.oni
being counted for Cleveland in the eec;oia
college. The General has invited quite q
<number of the prominent republicans Of his
State to conference ST mis- house in Peters
burg on the l.; b inst.
Msor Bev. Tucker OF West Virginia; wa:
at the Capitol to day. lie says tina; bis
know ledge of President-elcct Harrison in
duces him to believe that he will treat The
South with al proper consideration, aud
| that be will make both Gu uasect!oGal aud >
non sectional President"
Ia the House to-day mir. Mcmillan ircm
the committee Gu Ways and Means moved
nat the different sections Of the Preside MT
recent message be- referred to appropriate
cor mtteea His motion IVES adopted. Pre-
vious Ia it's adoption Mr. 0osvenor, repub j.
can, 81 Ono, asked To what commit 90
should be referred the omitted section reia.
ing to civil service reform to which Ms
Stiaoia, democrat, Of New York, repiie,'
to he cu,nmittrc on tho Chinese. The
| House them, IN accordance with molten
ad,.p.,-;: rrnte,Gay, to0k ~ tre c"rci ';;ra
tax b.. III Oates, demp Cat, Of A!ahGma
making speacA against lis uucoastitnhon
| elity. nj. Owes intends to offer some
appointments 70 the bill, among them one
| ior tho re furdi, 81 The cotton tsS, amount
| lag 10 about seventy ;Cjiiicn, and ona 10 oil
act he amount 20 tie refunded hy that dis
titused 10 tSc States under this dis
trihntl sci Of 1896 Under the
agreement - reference to The bill
the vote on il wii nc taken on Wednes-
lny next. aud not on TUESDAY "a provided
in yes erlley's resolution That it will pas-
there is no doubt ScCu q !: do So Virginia
will net only b relieved of $2i3 sol so OF
the unpaid tsy, bnt have returned 10 her
S5l5 500 72-,h, amount she did pay
| This sum Will &c sent TO the Stats treasury,
to viii h those from whom it was collected
must apply FOR The respective amounts they
paid. Il will be ccompanieG by the books
showing by whom it was paid, thus protect
| ing those who may have lost their receipts.
The electioneering means 10 which the
several candidates for the Spaakership oil
| the next House are Fesorting have become
amusing. Having made "a man to man
canvass of the House they have low COM
menced operations on tho Senate, and yes
terday evening no less than three of then
we're en- the floor of that body buttonholing
the republican members for their influence
with their State delegations. 1t is reported
that Mr. ButterwoFth has Withdrawn as Mr.
Mckinley has the almost unanimous sup,
port of the Ohio delegation
The lust of Office is SO prevailing that il
has even taken possession of some republi'
can preachers, one of whom was ut the main
door of the House to-day soliciting the votes
of the members for the place of chaplain oil
the next House.
The Big Gun bursts.
test of the six-inch broech-loading riaed can