Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-05-28
From Washington.
special Correspondence of the Alexs. GAZETTE.
WAsuINa TON D c. Mnp 2S 1858.


Correspondence of the Alexs. GAZETTE
WASHING TON. D. c., May 2S. 1888.
Monday is the regular meeting day OF the
Senate Committee on Buildings anu
Grounds. and to day was the time at which
the bill for Mt. Vernon Avenue was to De
considered by that committee. But When
the hour of meeting arrived only three mem
hers Messrs. Quay, Morrill, and Daniel,
we're present. so that nothing could be done
The hill now before the Senate for paying
Virpinia's claim for money advanced the
government to erect the buildings at WASH
inoton. which claim has been transferred 10
the Mt, Vernon Avenue Association, was
talked over informally, aud the history OF
the advance referred to. A majority OF the
committee, as previously said in this cor
respondence, is in favor of the proposed
avenue. but they have as yet no definite
idea of the best way by which to effect that
object. Mr.. Morrill,, however, ia opposed to
it. IL is understood that after the national
conventions the committee or at least a
quorum of it will be taken over the route oil
the proposed road and that then Dill may
perhaps be reported. But the prevaiiihe
impression in the Senate now Is that Cnere
need be no hurry for the passage OF
bill! by that body now for any purpose, as
the House has already more bills before
it than it can possibly got through with
at this session of Congress.
People from Fredericksburg here to day
says the report to the effect that Judge
Goolrick's recent election as Common
weslth's Attorney for that town will be con-
tested is not correct. The Judges majorlty,
they say, was small, oulyEfour, but that IL
was sufficient.
A yirginan standing in the east corridor
of the House to day says he saw Camera
Lee called out of the House to talk TO one
man. but that in fifteen minutes no less than
nine others had interviews with him.
After the call of States for bills in the
House to day the consideration of the leg
islstiye appropriation bill was resumed.
Among the resolutions introduced was one
by Mr. Lodge of Massachusetts, providing
] that all employees of the government who
were engaged in the battle of Gettysburg
whether as Union or Confederate soldiers,
be granted leave of absence to attend the
reunion at Gettysburg on the Sid Of July.
! The House committee on pubic lands
agreed to-day to report bill declaring q
Z forfeiture of all the lands granted to rail-
1 roads opposite 10, and coterminus with the
4 DO, ton of any such railroad not constructed
ADD completed within the time specified III
the granting acts. This bill il passed will
work the forfeiture of several times as much
land as was covered by The Senate bill.
james Taylor, n grand son Of John Tny-
Tor, of Caroline county, Va, eighteen
months ago WAS appointed to a 5000 Office
in one of the federal departments here. He
has already been promoted 10 one the salary
of which is 81 500.
It reported at the Capitol to-day that the
| i h. loek Saf
urday night was any thing else than
satisfactory to the friends of the Mills
bill, that in fact the bill was taken
away from the control of Mr. Mills,
and that the duty was restored
on 80 many articles that the especial friends
of the bill are by no means 30 much in favor
OF it as they were before. And it is uader-
stood that more of the removed duties will
be restored at the adjourned caucus to- might.
| The Senate Committee on the Judiciary
| this morning again considered the nomina
ton of MIR. Fu!l.r TO be Chief Justice, hut
did not reach a conclusion. II was decided
to hold special meeting on the case next
| Thursday, at which it is expected the mat
ter will be disposed Of The rumor to the
effect that an attempt will be made to delay
action upon it still further is denied.
In the House last Saturday Mr.. Lee in
troduced n bill for the relief of the Mt. Yer
non Manufacturing Company of Virginia.
In the Senate TO day hr. Daniel intro
duced bill to make Good Friday legal
holiday. Among tho bills reported favoraby
was the one increasing the agricultural bu
reau to the Importance of a department.
Mr.. Jones, of Arkansas, in defence of the
administration, replied to the attack made
on the President last week by Mr.. Stewart.
I Of in, nf 10 nf Z 10
vote power.
Among the strangers in the city to day is
ex Representative Libby, of the Norfolk dis.
trict. Mr.. Libby is one of the delegates to
the Chicago convention elected by the anti
Malone wing Of the republican party in his
district. He says he is informed by North
ern republican congressman that the dele
gates elected by the district conventions
held in the different districts of his State
will be admitted at Chicago. When asked
| if it was really so that the republicans OF bis
| State are divided, he said he could only
speak definitely about his own and adjoin-
ing counties, and that so far as related to
them, nineteen of the party therein W ere
with the kickers.
Civil Service Reform Not AN Issue.
To the editor of the Alexandria Gazette:
In the leading editorial of the 2lst inst,
you remark that "few, if any, of the State
democratic conventions have had word to
say in commentator of the civil service re.
form law" and from this infer general indf-
ference, if not hostility in the party, to the
law and the cause. You are certain such is
the case in Virginia because the most ap.
plauded utterance at the late Norfolk con
vention of Senator. elect Barbour was his de-
claration in favor of putting none but dem.
ocrats in Office"
AS to Virginia speak with diffidence be
cause here, as in Mary for want of en-
lightenment by the press, and of wiser
guides among our politicians. the reform in
question is not understood by the people,