Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-06-20
From Washington
Especial Correspondence of the Ale1s. GAZETTE. ]
WASHING TON, D. c., June 20, 1883.

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Among the strangers on the floor of the
Senate to-day was Senator-elect Barbour, OF
| Virginia, who had interviews with Senators
German and Daniel. Mr.. Barbour says the
democratic committee of Virginia, of which
| ne is chairman, will be called together some
| time neXt month to make arrangements for
the political campaign in his State, which
| campaign, however, he does not think will
commence until September. Mr.. Barbour
says he doesn't think the Virginia demo-
Gratis will have any trouble in carrying their
State next fall. Whea asked what he
thought about the Wise Malone imbrogio,
snd the formers threat to make common
cause with the democrats against the latter,
he said he thought Mr.. Wise would have to
party.
Senator-elect Barbour, with Mr.. Dietrich,
of Baltimore, the present owner of Montpe-
lier, the home of President Madison, called
at the White House this morning, the latter
to invite the President to stop at Montpelier
on his way to or from the University of Vir-
ginia on the 9th inst. The President thank.
ed Mr.. Dietrich for the invitation, but said
he would he compelled to decline it for the
present. Representative Wise, of the Rich
mond district, was also present. and invited
the President to visit the Richmond exposi
ton. The President was grateful for that
invitation also. said he had accepted a pre-
vious invitation to visit Richmond, and had
enjoyed that visit, and that were circum-
stances favorable it would afford him great
pleasure to go there again next October.
The Senate to day after the morning hour
heard Mr.. Brown. of Georgia, deliver long
speech on an old Mexican land claim. The
Senator is feeble In the legs, and sat In his
chair at his desk and read his speech to a
listless Senate,
10 the Senate to day Mr.. Frye submitted
favorable report on the river and harbor
bill. He says that there is not great mari.
time nation that does not expeud more on it's
rivers and harbors than this country does.
He says the domestic commerce of this
country moved through the medium of in
land water ways amounts to twenty. five or
thirty thousand million dollars.
1t ia reported at the Capitol that the com.
mittee on credentials of the Chicago conven-
ton has reported in favor of admitting the
Malone delegates and of recognizing them
as the representatives of the Virginia re.
publicaps. After the quarrel in the conven.
ton yesterday between General Malone
and Dir. Wise, both these gentlemen were
ulCificWous L o lOTm6T SAlu MS respect
for the convention was the only thing that
prevented him from shaking his fist 10 Mr.
Wise's face, and that he was prepared to
defend his case in any way that might suit
MIR. Wise. Mr.. Wise said the General would
not dare TO strike him, that the battle was
one of words only. and that Malone had
come into his district and bought seventeen
of his delegates.
To-day was the regular day for meeting of the
House committee on education, which has the
Blair bill before it, but not single member Of
the committee was present.
No further attempt will be made to PASS the bill
for Virginia's claim for money advanced the Gov
eminent during the war of 1912 until next week,
when the absentee Senators will be present.
In the House yesterday Mr.. Lee presented
petition for the relief of Lloyd Steward Mr.. Rob-
ertson presented petition of Mrs. salie Ball for
payment OF moneys due her late husband, n D.
Ball, as Delegate from Alaska. Mr. Compton in
troduced bill for light house and fog signal at
Ms yland Point on the Potomac river. Mr. Wise
introduced bill to rerate the pension of Edwin
Wilkinson.