Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-05-07

nen will make a nomination. MIR. Hop
,ins, it will be remembered, was elected as
he labor candidate. He sits, however,
With the democrats, and votes with toeui'
avery time.
Among the strangers in the city to-day is
Capt. Asa Rogers, of Petersburg. secretary
Of the republican committee OF flrg!nia.
The Captain says General Mahone' 8, lllenus
will have no difficulty ID contfoiiins w Duo
State republican convention to meet ID re-
tershuro on the 18th inst, and that the talk
about tbs democrats carrying the municipal
election in Petersburg is moonshine, ana
that the republicans are as sure OF carrying
it this month as they were two years ago.
Representative Browne, of the Accomack
district. says there will be no call for dis
trict convention in his, the lst district, 10
elect delegates to the Chicago convention,
as all the members of the district COM
mittee are supporters of General Malone.
REPRESENTATIVE BowdeD, of the Norfolk dis
trict, SAYS of the 6S3 delegates to the ap-
preaching Virginia republican State conven-
ton, $50 will be for, and 133 against Gener'
al Malone. I[e says that though conVen-
ton has been called by Mr.. Libby IN his
district to elect delegates 20 Chicago, the
counties are holding no meetings TO eiect
delegates to it, but that if otherwise IL
wouldn't amount to anything. He says 1t Ia
even doubtful if Mr. Libby is member oi
the district committee.
The Hon. l.. F. Mckinney, OF New Hamp.
shire, who made strong speech IN favor OF
the Mills bill On Thursday last was much
astonished this morning when shown
Richmond paper which editorily announced
him as being against that bill. His deDun
citation was quite vigorous, very properly
"a he is ono of the most decided tariil re-.
formers In Congress. Mr.. Foran, of Ohio,
who ia also quoted by the same paper,
represents district with 5000 republican
majority. 80.
TIE Senate committee on public buildings
and grounds at their meeting this morning
informally discussed the bill for an appro'
priation for the proposed Mt. Vernon Ave.
nue.. While not Single member expressed
an opinion adverse to an appropriation TOR
the proposed road, none of them seemed in
favor OF the bill now before Congress for
that purpose. They appeared to be opposed
10 opening the question involved in the Vlr'
ginia claim, and intimated that should they
pass bill to pay that claim it would be
worded so that the entire amount would
go to the State, and that they would recog'
nizs no transfer of the claim or any agree.
ment to pay claim agents. Livery member
of the committee, SO far as can be surmiseu
from what they said to-day, is in favor OF a
government road from Arlington to Mount
Vernon that it shall be surveyed and laid
out by engineers of the War Department.
and DO paid for by an appropriation from
the Treasury. They say Arlington is n ma
tional cemetery and Mt. Vernon the tomb OF
Washingto or, and that there is not constitu
tional objection TO an appropriation Tor q
road between the two places, and rumer-
Gus precedents for one. They are, however,
opposed to the plan proposed by the Mount
Vernon Avenue Association, and say the
route should be the best, and entirely ire
spectiye of the wishes OF the land owners
between the two places. they also seem TO
think that the estimated cost Of the road six
hundred thousand dollars, is entirely too
much, one of the members, who has had a
large experience in the work of road making,
saving he would engage to have it built for
great deal less. Nothing definite was
done with reference to the atter this morn
ing, as the committee did not think it would
be showing Senator Daniel proper courtesy
to take formal action during his absence.
At the meeting of the Senate Commit
tee on the Judiciary TO day no action was
taken on the nomination Of Melville W. Fu.
Ter to be Chief Justice except the formal ref.
erancc to sub committee.
The Drawbaugh interest filed an application in
the U. S. Supreme Court to-day for a rohoaring OF
the Pei telephone case.
Senator Daniel, of Virginia. has already secured
the passage of moro bills for public buildings in
Virginia than any other one member of the Sen
ate committee on public buildings and grounds
ever before secured his State. Among the bills
referred to are these for Stanton, Fortress Mon
roe, Roanoke, Norfylk, Petersburg and Lynch
burg.