Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-02-18
From Washington.
4recisl Correspondence OF the Aiexe. dAGGrIAl
WASHINGTON, d. c., Feb. is, 1883.

From Washington.
4pecisl Correspondence OF the Aiexs. GAGprIAl
WASHINGTON, D. c., Feb. is, 1883
F. II. Tobin, of Philadelphia, is here, Try
Jag TO get the endorsement Of the Pennsyi-
eania Congressional delegation to his ap-
pication for the place Of Assistant Attorney
General of the Postofiice Department. Mr..
To:in studied law in the Office of the late
Attorney General Brewster. be was tor
merly democrat, but during the last Presi-
dental campaign etumped Pennsylvania
for Harrison and protective tariff.
Chief Clerk Fister, of the Supervising Ar
chitect's ofEce, was before the whole Senate
committee now engaged in investigating al
legged crookedness in that office, and, reius,
ing toanewer questions relating 10 poilt'ce!
collections in that cnice during the late
campaign, as be had previously done before
a sub committee, the committee went into
secret session. il which it was determined
to bring him before the bar of the Senate fgr
contempt. NJ
In the Senate TEDDY, on motion OF cir.
V.sf the direct tax bin was recalled from
the House. Mr.. Vest also made motion
10 reconsider The vote by which the confer
erce report on that bin had been adopted
hv the Senate, hut The discussion thereof
was Interrupted by the order to receive ;he
statue Of the late General Cass, the present
alton speech be ~ read by Senator Palmer,
of Michigan.
TIE white Harrison, Morton aad BowdeN
club of Norfolk and Port mouth, who have
been assigned a place ia the inaugural pro
ces-ion. will he uniformed and Will carry 6
banner composed of the national and VIZ
r,ictIra rpGrPSGnllnY {
Yank and a Il b clasping hands, one guy o
which will ue held by member OF the q
A. r., and the other, by member OF Con
federate Camp. -.
Representative Brown, Of the Danviiie
Virginia, district, after continuous and per
sistent efforts. and with the assistance o
Representative O'Ferral!, OF his State, ha
succeeded in getting an appropriation o
So coo on the suudry civil bill, for tue compis
ton of the road from Danviile TO the UaioT
cemetery, near that town.
General Lee is still confined TO MS room
nv indisposition, and Mr.. O'Ferfa'l is IL
Richmond Oh business, 80 that the only Hir
eiaia mocraticrepresentGtive present Mi
Wise. who hes to be in Richmond to morrow
I to look after tho evidence in his CONTESTED
election case Mr.. fost is also kept iron
the House By indisposi;ion. Senator Hid
debereer has gene homo, but is expected
back in day or two.
In the House to-day Mc Hatch, Of Mis-
souri,, moved TO correct the reference OF to
pure lard bill, so as 10 give hat bill chanc
8 THE session OF Congress ae was oppose
bv Mr.. Randall, but carried his point by
large majority of democrats IS well as Of re
pubIicans The report on tie bill to exten'
the lease OF the Aaska Fur Company wa
then considered. Speeches on the reception
of the marble statue OF General Cass, wnlcf
was erected in tho Statuary Hall ofthe Cap
itoI some weeks ago, will be delivered lAte
in the day.
General Malone who has been here fol
the last week or ten days left yesterday for
his homo In Petersburg, hut will return il
two or three days. The General has, it i:
understood. abandoned sll hope of a cabinet
position. but sill thinks IL possible his re
commendations respecting federal appoint
ments in his State under the next admins
tration may have some weight.
REPRESENTATIVE Gaines, Of the Petersburg
VIRGINIA district. under the impression that
he had the selection al naval cadet, had 4
board appointed in Petersburg TO make that
selection, but has dissolved it "a he has been
informed by the Navy Department that The
appointment row belongs TO his successor
Mr.. Gaines says he bas named three young
men for the place, and As neither one could
pass the requisite examinations at hDnap'
oils, he is perfectly willing that Mr.. fenabit
should try his band
The prevailing impression respecting the
action of the democratic caUCn5 OF the House
to be held to night to determine the course
of the democrats of that hody on the several
revenue bills now before The House, Is ihaI
decided majority will agree TO stand by
either the McMliin or the Breckenridge bill
MIR. Randall ami all his democratic follow
ers will attend the caucus, but with nc Ia
ten;ion of abiding by ia action unless that
action be agreeable to them, which can
hardly be.
Oa Saturday last Senator Daniel, of Viz
GINA. appeared before the Senate Appropri-
atoms Committee and made an able ofgu-
ment in favor of proposed amendment u
the sundry civil bill providing for settling
the claim OF Virginia for money advanced
the general government during the war o.
1912. The committee decided adversely
upon the ground that tbs amendment was
not permain to the sundry civil bill, but IN
dicated that the same objection might pcs
siby not apply to the amendment II pro
posed to The deficiency bill.
The friends of the Oklahoma bill are oy
no means as hopeful! now es they have been
and express the fear that owing TO the linn
tied duration of the session, that bill, after
all, may fail 20 pass.
Y.M. g AT Saturdays session of tbs
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