Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-02-11

Pacific Railroads to day and explained the
attitude of the company towards the fund-
ing bills pending before the committee
Generally, he favored the Cultivate bill
with few slight amendments intended to
relieve the restricting features.
There was quite scandal at the Capitol
recently about an assault that was made up
ON lady there. An investigation was pros
ecuted until the scent got hot on the trail OF
a once prominent Southern republican, now
holding minor office there, and there IL
stopued. A statement was printed some
time AGO to the effect that nearly Oil the Y.
=. Senators had their sons, brothers, cousins,
or some relatives in Office at the Capital.
correspondent who wanted 10 verify anu
narticnlarize it went to the appointing OH
GERS but could not get the information he
sought lest it might put the nepotism OF
some of the Senators IN plain, out,t
damaging c0lors.
to day, both standing adjourned unlli Mon
day.
The Alexandria and Washington Railroad
Company has agreed to improve that part
of the Washington and Alexandria turnpike
between the brick yards on that road and
the south end OF the Long Bridge.
The House special committee to invesll-
gate the Reading Railroad strike commenced
its sessions this morning. The first witness
examined was Mr. Lee, discharged en-
ployee of the road referred to. He only sta
ted what had been before printed 10 the
newspapers, and what, if the members OF the
committee read the misrepresentation,
strange as it may seem, some congressman
do not-thev were as well aware OF az the
witness. This is the same way with most
of the Congressional investigating commit.
tees-they only find out at great expense and
after long delay what most all Intelligent
and well informed men have gathered from
the newspapers long before.
Representative Lee says that instead OF
decreasing. the number of Office seekers from
his district seems to be increasing; that he
tells them it is impossible for him to get
them Offices, and to prove iregoes with them
wherever they want to go among the sever
al departments and asks for places for them.
He saws there are more places already
charged to his district than to any other in
the State, and that no removals Will no mace
in order to put new men 10.
In the House yesterday Mir. Brown, OF the
Danville, Virginia. district, presented Pc
tition of r. w. Young and others, of Pitt.
sylvania county, for the repeal Of the tax on
the farmers convention held at DanVil!e
for the entire repeal of the internal revenue
system. Mr. Lee presented a petition OF
Lewis Mckenzie, of Alexandria, for thu ex-
penses Of his contested Congressional cleo"
ton cases slao the claim of Amelia A. II.
Richards also petition of citizens OF Lou
eoun county relating TO postage on seeds
and bulbs Mr. O'Ferrall presented resolu'
tons Of the legislature of Virginia directing
and requesting her Congressman to have the
pleuro- pneumonia bill passed
The fact that Mr.. Yost, straightout re-
publican, and not one of General Mahone'5
supporters among the Virginia Congressional
delegation, was invited to the late republi
can banquet in Baltimore, is said here to in
dictate that the General is not recognized in
Baltimore as the head of the republican par
ty in Virginia.
Col. E. NJ. Cummings, an ex-Confederate,
who, with bis family, lived in Alexandria
year or two ago, will start from here to NOR
row for San Francisco and take steamer
there for Corea. He is one of the three
Americans selected by the Corean govern
ment to reorganze the Corean army.
As samples of the infatuation office hold
ing in this city has for those who have once
experienced it, the facts are mentioned that
one ex.doorkeeper of the House now holds
an inferior position in the basement OF the
Capitol, and another one keeps the House
restaurant. Besides this it is reported that
an ex-Congressman from Northern State
is al applicant for place on the Capitol
police force.
Judge Alexander McCue, Of Brook lyn, N.
Y, who at present holds the office of Solicl-
tor of the, Treasury, has been offered and
has accepted the position of Assistant Treas
urer at New York.