Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-05-04
From Washington.


Especial Correspondence of the Alexa. dAzErIAj
WASHING TON, D. c., May 4, 1888.
General Lee called at the White House
this morning as the escort OF MIS-. hrooA
martin of Loudoun county, Virginia, WIZ
requested the President to appoinI no. so.
a cadet at West Point. When she com
menceG to enumerate her sons nu" har
ous qualifications, the President stoppsu ne.
ro,har nhruptly by remarking that many
o,her epplicants had the same. General
G,ee also presented to the President the
name of Judge Henry w. Thomas, OF Fair
fax county, Virginia, as that OF one eminent
jv qualified Tor the place OF Judge OF inc
nohce court of this city, now vacant.
Representative Yost has just returned
from short trip to his home in Staunton.
He saws the republicans of his county, Au-
orsta are divided, with large majority,
however, opposed to Malone, but that there
ia no division among them on the subject OF
the gross improperly of the action OF ex-
Collector Craig, in changing the delegates
to the State republican convention VINO nau
been elected by the county convention. NIT.
Yost saws conventions will be held IN most,
if not all the congressional districts OF MS
State ucder the rules of the national repuD'
lican committee to elect delegates to the ma
tional republican convention, though den-
arnl Malone wants the district delegates
elected at the State convention.
Senator Daniel says he is becoming more
and more convinced that the bill for MT.
Vernon Avenue will be favorably reported,
but in what exact shape, of course, he cannot
tel. The bill to pay the claim Virginia mas
turned over 10 the Mt. Vernon Avenue as
socjarion, he says, has been reported laVor'
ablv in several previous Congresses, anu no
,bioks majority Of the Senate VIII IdVor
proposition so national in its character az
beautiful public road to the tomb OF Wash
| ingtoD. IN
In the House yesterday the Senate OIL
making an increased appropriation Tor tne
wharf at Fortress Monroe was referred 10
the Military Committee. A bill proViolng
for public building at Roanoke, va, was
favorably reported from the committee Oh
public buildings and grounds. Mr. Lee pre-
ssntcd q petition OF citizens of Alexandra
and Falls Church for the removal of the IN
ternal revenue tax on druggists. A similar
pe,ition of DIR. J. B. Taylor and others, OF
Virginia, was presented by MIR. OFeIall.
A caucus of the democratic members OF
the House will be held next week for the
purpose of settling upon the amendments
tho de mocrats may desire to make to the
tariff bill. None of the Randall men have
asked for the caucus, and though they may
attend it, they will not abide by its action.
Senator Daniel, of Virginia, will go to
Lynchburg tonight and be absent week.
REPRESENTATIVE Bowden is detained at home
by sickness in his family. Representative
Gaines is looking after his fencesin thePeters-
burg district Senator Daniel and the three
democratic members of the House will at
tend the democratic convention OF their
State to be held ut Norfolk.
The Senate committee on education and
labor to, day ordered favorable report on
the House bill to prohibit the employment
Of alien labor on public works.
There was no session of the Senate to-
day. that body having adjourned yesterday
until Monday. In the House to-day an ef-
fort was made to proceed with the regular
order OF Friday's-private bills. Nj. Taul-
bee, democrat, made motion to that effect
and, of COARSE was supported by the repub
Iicans, whose policy is to support any thing
that will delay action on the tariff bill, but
Mr.. Mills objected, and said The coDsidera-
ton of the tariff bill must be proceeded with,
and the House, by an aye and no vote, de-
clared in his favor.
The Senate District of Columbia Commit
tee ty.day agreed 10 report Iavorably the
suburban railroad BILL a bill that charters
railroad the route of which will pass all the
places OF resort in the immediate reighbor-
hood of this ely. 1t also agreed to protect
St. Dominck's Church, in South Washing
! ton, from railroad encroachment.
The Secretary OF the Interior to-day trans
milted TO the House n report by Gov. Swine.
ford, of Alaska, upon the Alaska Fur Com
ha Ia hpttpr
allow every fur seal to be eEterminated than
to continue 80 blghtng monopoly.
Mr.. o. F. Thompson yesterday bought
for certain parties in this city the steamer
Pilot Boy, the price being $4,000. 1t is the
intention of the purchasers to put the boat
in thorough repair and run her regularly on
the Potomac.
DR.. Toner of this city, is now editing the
journals and diaries OF General Washington,
in the publication of which the spelling and
punctuation of the General will be scrupu-
lousy observed.
A witness before the Trust investigation
committee, this morning, said the inter
state commerce bill needed two important
amendments viz That the fines and penal
ties provided by the act should apply to the
shippers as we'll as to the carrier, and that
these fines and penalties should so the in
former instead of to the Government.
An effort will DO made tomorrow in the House
to take up the river and harbor bill and put it in
shape for passage under suspension of the rules ON
Monday next.
People here from the 9th Virginia congression-
al district, now represented by MIR. j. h. Brown
say that probably Col. Southerlin will be the DEM
ocratic nominee for Congress in that district next
fall.
1t is understood here that the friends of Mr.
Frank Hume of Alexandria county, are pushing
him for a delegate from the 9Th congressional dis
trict of Virginia to the national democratic con-
vention.
The ssniIcy's CrOss-Roads Meeting.
TO the editor Of the alexandria Gazette:
The reported proceedings at the demo
cratic convention, held at Bailey's Cross
Roads. Fairfax county, last Saturday, as
published in Tuesday evenings GAZETTE,
and purporting to be attested by the sigma