Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-03-31
s7rv1NnPTA GAZETTE AND VIRGINIA ADVERTISER
From Washington.
,necisl Correspondence of the Alexs. GAZETTE

From Washington.
rsnecisl Correspondence OF the Alexis. GAZETTE
WASHINGTON. D. c., March 81, 1888.
Senator Blair, being asked by the "a
zErrE's correspondent this morning II no
had eny idea of the strength his bill 10 pre-
fer ex.Confederates to other eou.hein
men for places in the civil service
has In the Senate, replied that ne nao ho..
He added that his present intention was ~ =.
let the bill rest for time, IN oroer .aav Nv ~
nub,ic might determine whether IL was
crankioess or deviltry that inspired him 10
introduce il. He said he didn't want TO
bring ruin. dire distress and destruction up
an tbs country, as some people seemed 10
IMAGINE and that if such would be the re-
anti of his bill he would hasten to withdraw
II hnt that I'D to date he had learned noln-
;ng to warrant such a belief, and he Still
thoueht the passage of his bill would have
beneficial effect upon both sections OF the
country. and certainly be thankfully re-
ceiyed in one section.
A cub committee of the House Committee
on Education had the Blair educational oiii
before them to day and considered the nrs1
section of it, that providing for the appro.
priation. but preventing it's availaoilllS
until the States shall comply with all
the provisions of the bill. No vote
was taken and no definite conclu'
sion reached even on that one section.
Mr.. Grain, the chairman of the SUD-
committee. told the GAZETTE's cores
pondent that he would call another meeting
of that committee next week to continue the
consideration of the bill. But now, as ct
FIRST. the prevailing impression about tne
| hill il that it will never come out Oh 'ne
committee room.
A caucus of the democratic Senators was
hald to-day. but 80 few members were pres
ant that it was determined to hold another
one on Monday next, and that in the mean.
time Senators Harris and CocKrell should
confer with the republican steering COM
mittee upon the order of business.
The following dispatch in q New YORK
newspaper being shown to Representative
Collins, democrat, of Boston, to-day, ne re-
plied that he knew there was some dlssatis-
faction with the administration in his State,
l but he had no idea it reached the extent IN
Dictated by the dispatch referred to;
MIDDLEBoRo, Mass March 80
Z The democrats of the first district held COZ
: yention here last evening, and chose delegates &c
the national democratic convention. Whitman
tions endorsing the administration and recon-
mending this reIomination of President CieVe,
land but he met with strenuous opposition, ana
by a vote of sc to IL the convention aaJourneC
without allowing the resolutions TO be read IN.
democrats of this district are not satisfied Will
the wsv the administration has handled its pat
ronagc, and propose, if there is chance, to have
their delegates vote for some other man than the
present incumbent of the White House.
A Virginia republican who was present
at the late meeting of the State committee
of his party at Petersburg, says of all those
present only tbree-Messrs. Burke, Of Alex
andria, Libby, of Hampton, and Frazier, o.
Northumberland any opposition to the
continued rule of General Mahone; tha
Mr.. Wise bad no strength there,the members
of his own district even voting to sustain
the General. He says, however, that not
withstanding the action Of the committee
some of the districts will hold convention
and elect their delegates to the nationa
convention, and thet under the ruling OF TIM
last convention such deiegstes will he ad
mitted. The same republican says MIR
Elan, the Generals chief writer, has al
ready opened his battery upon Mr. Wise
and that henceforth MIR. Wise will be treated
az all the other msn Of the Generals party
who have dared to attempt TO act as free
men. He says if MIR. Wise have any poiltl
cal ambition, in order to crafty it be will eth
or have to go to some other State, or stay a.
home aad return to the democratic party
and that should he do the latter, his brains
would soon advance him.
In the House yesterday evening MIR. Lee
introduced petition of Mrs. NJ. F. Hum
phrey and other heirs of Mrs. E B. Hord
of Fauquier county, Va, for reference o
their claim to the Court of Claims. MIR
Yost introduced bill granting pension Il
Mrs Margaret Dunlap.
Among the bills introduced in the Senate
to-day was one by Mr.. Daniel for making
Inauguration day legal holiday 10 the Dis
trict of Columbia. Such bill was before
the House District of Columbia Committee
Yesterday, aud would have been reported
favorably if the petition upon which it was
based had not been lost. 1t will be reported
favorably at the committees next meeting
meeting of tho bar of the U. 8. Supreme
Court was held this morning at which resolutions
in respect of the late Chief Justice were adopted
and speeches made in laudation of his good quail
ties Among the speakers was ex-Representatv
Tucker. of Virginia.