Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-02-23

gill never pay that sum back to the state,
and that go far as the State is concerned the
claim is worthless, but that If transferred to
the Association il furtberance Of the pro.
nosed avenue and for the joint benefit OF
both Washington and Virginia, he is In
duced to think 1t can be made available:
He savs that a. z Harris. formerly OF
Alexandra but now the colored Deiega1e
from Dipwiddie county, assured him tnat
all the colored members of the House OF
Delegates would support the bill, ana tna'
he was told q large majority OF the demo'
cratic members of that body would favor 1t.
Mr.. Mcdonald of the Senate, republican,
,s he saws. one of the strongest advocates OF
the bill. Mr. Hume says be was surprseh
IN learn in Richmond that President Cleve-
lands popularity in the Stale was by DO
means az great as he had been told here IL
was. and that so strong is the anti. Cleveland
facing that he heard earnest talk there of
~ ,yement to organize anti Cleveland CLUBS
In all the counties of the State. Mr.. Hume
also says that an old and true Virginia DEM
ocrat asked him day or two ago to write
letter to one of the departments here rec
ommending him for an appointment there,
in. but suggested that it would be better II
| in the letter be should say nothing about
| his politics.
The national democratic committee to
day reconsidered its action o. yesterday in
appointing the 3rd of July as the day for
the meeting Of the national democratic con.
yention. and appointed Tuesday, the 9TH OF
June, as the day. ard then selec!ea ~.
Iopis as the place. It is understood that
the speech Senator Vest made yesterday TO
the committee effected the selection OF St.
Louis. In that speech he said the demo
orats of Missouri believe In the old time
democratic policy of rewarding its workers,
and that az an army you'd come to grief
that did not reward its own eolders. the party
that did not stand by its own men would
meet similar fate, and that If the conven-
ton be held in ST.. Louis nothing more would
he heard of civil service reform. This speech
was received with great applause. Yester-
davis action, In appointing tia day and CIV
ing majority for San Francisco, 10 c0nsid'
cred as unfayorsble to President Cleveland,
and as indicating the real feeling OF the
committee, to.day's, in appointing an,
other day, as showing the effect OF
one nights administration work and IN
choosing the place, as compromise. Repre-
sentative Burnes of Missouri, in talking
about the action of the committee this
morning, said two thirds gifts members were
anti Cleveland.
Among the executive communications
sent to the Senate to day was one from the
Treasury Department stating that though
the salary of Mr.. Marshall Mcdonald o.
V rginia, as Fish Commissioner, had been
fixed at St, 900, no appropriation had been
made for paying it. 80,
The House Commaroe Committee To-Day
wera ready ~ Lear advocates OF the Dill ior
g. iue boat on the Potomac, ana though II
was the understanding last Monday that
such advocates would be present, none
| were. so the committee having no other
Information OH the subject than what they
obtained last Monday, resolved to send the
bill to the Secretary Of the Treasury for
such amendments or recommendations as
he mey be disposed to make. OF the three
members of the ub.committtee who have
the bill in charge, Messrs. Browne and Brice
are knogc to be in favor oft, and General
LIE sa,s he has had tslE with Mr.Wilson
the other member, and Is sure that ne il also
Tbs people who will be benefited by the
bill ehould take more interest In its fate
than thew exhibited today.
Capt F. Henry Ray, acting Judge Advo
cate of the Department of the Platte list
Lieutenant Sth Infantry has been granted
ten days. extension of leave of absence.
Ex-senator Lewis, of Virgins, who recently
had his eye excised here, has improved SO much
| that he took walk this morning.