Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-07-16
From Washington
lspecial Correspondence OF the Alexs. GAZETTE
WASHINGTON. D. c., July 10, 1888.

committee room at the Capltol 10 ohS "bo'
he had to ssy to Mr.. Wiss's remark to the
effect that what he, Riddleberger, said or
did was of little or no consequence, replied
that Mr.. Wise had said the same thing some
wears ago and soon after was defeated Tor
Governor by sixteen thousand mSJor'S.
Continuing, the Senator said that ne went
to Chicago for the purpose of trying to DO
something towards the election OF q repuo
can President; hat rs means 10 that enc
he had caused General Malone to be in
formed that he was willing to receive favor.
ably any PROPOSE ion for the settlement OF
the differences in Virginia that in conse-
onence of that information Gen. Mahone
had called upon him there, and that be had
returned the call here. He said the anti
Malone delegates at Chicago bad first elect
ed him the Virginia member OF the
national republican committee, but SAD
seonently reversed their action and
chose Mr.. Brady The fact, he said, that
the pational republican convention admitted
the Malone delegates at large, shoWeo
that the convention recognized the regular
republican organization III Virgins, ana
would recognize the electoral ticket ap.
pointed BY that organization, and that that
ticket would be endorsed by the republican
congressional conventions to be heid this
SIMMER and fall ReVerting TO MIR. Wise,
be said he would be prepared to meet MI.
Wise on the stump four weeks hence, and II
such meeting should take place he would
guarantee to prove that Dir. Wise has been
doing his political trading upon such capital
as ia afforded by his name, and not upon
that which is int.insicslly his own. He also
saws that 10 matter how much Mr. wise
NAV have desired to re establish friendly
relations with General Malone, he is sails
fed that the General neither wants nor will
have anything further 20 DO either with him
or Mr.. Brady, though the General ID per-
fectlv willing to be on good terms with all
the other of the so called "kickers"
The House resumed the consideration OF
the Mills nil to day. a vote on the wool
! schedule, to which there was most opposition,
was tax en- this afternoon. Wool stays on the
{ free list by 40 to 102 Mr.. Bynum, dem
ocratic member of the House Ways aud
Means Com mittee, says an agreement has
been made by which vote on the whole
bill will be taken on Saturday next, and
that it will result in the passage OF the bill
by majority equally as large.
Representative Browne, of Virginia, has
prepared the following resolution, Which, as
stated ir this correspondence on Saturday
last, he will probably introducein the House
to day, and have ii referred to the Commit
tee on Pensions:
Whereas by act of Congress passed on
lhs-lay of 1856, all surviving soldiers
and sailors of the Mexican War who were
honorably discharged from the military ser.
vice of the Uoited States are entitled to
pension at the rate Of = per month. Aud
whereas the Supreme Court has decided
that "those Of the regular army or navy
who were engaged in the military service OF
the United States in the war with Mexico
may be said to have served out the term OF
their engagement or have been honorably
discharged within the meaning of those
terms as used in the act of lS4S, when the
war was over or when ordered or mustered
out of the service. See United States VS..
Lieut.. North, U. 8. 1l2, page $40" And
whereas Richard l. Page, a citizen of Nor
an officer in the regular naval services Of
the United States in said war and did serve
out said engagement and hiss made applcs.
ton for the pension provided by said act
but has been denied the same by the Hon.
Com missioner of Pensions, as appears by the
letter of Hon. L. Mclean herewith printed,
therefore be it
Resolved that the Secretery OF the Interior
be and he hereby is requested to inform the
House OF Representatives by what precedent
said commissioner has been governed in
rejecting said claim and if By none higher
than that cited, what bias caused the delay
in adjusting this aud such cases of a like
kind which have been and are now pend
ilr before said commissioner of pensions.
In the Senate to day Mr.. Daniel, from the
District of Columbia Com mittee, reported
fayorably bill for allowing the Richmond
and Danvie Railroad Company to lay
tracks from the north end OF the Long bridge
to its property on 18th street, and asked
that it be oo4sidered at once. MIR. McPher.
son, however, chjacted upon the ground that
its passage would interfere with other con.
templated railroad legislation, and it had to
90 over. Mr.. Faulkner reported favo.ahly
bill for the relief Of the trustees ofthe Ger
man Evangelical Church OF. Martinsburg,
West Virginia. bill was passed, at Mr..
Hoar's instance, seconded by Mr. Sherman,
for the erection OF monument at Louis
VILE, Ky., to the memory of General George
Rogers Clarke, of Virginia for his capture
Of the Northwestern Territory.
To day wss the regular meeting day OF
the Senate committee on public buildings
and grounds. the committee to which the
fate of the Mount Vernon Avenue bill has
been necessarily, but unfortunately, en-
trusted AS usual, no quorum was present,
so nothing could be done. Messrs. Frank
Hume aud NJ Harlow, of Alexandria,
were present, az they have been on several
previous meetipg.days, and left with no
very strong hopes of any thing being done
with the bill at this session OF Congress.
At noon to-day Mr.. Randall was doing
we'll. There had been no recurrence of the
hemorrhage since Saturday morning; he was
taking ncur shmeat, and his physicians e1
pressed themselves as hopeful OF his speedy
recovery.
Over forty clerks, known as the per diem class,
we're indefinitely frroughed last week. Most OF
them were ladies' Two were from Virginia, Miss
Boulder, from the 30 district, and Miss NAMING,
of the I'd district. Through the exertions of sen.
a.ors Daniel and Barbour Mr.. Matt. Pollock, of
King George county, Virginia. has been appoint