Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-01-29
From Washington.
Especial Correspondence OF the Alexs. GAZETTE


WASHINGTON, d. c., Jan. 20, 1889.
No credit is given here to the rumor from
indianapolis to the effect that there is
strong probability that MIR. Ingalls, whose
name, up to this time, no body has yet men
toned in connection with the matter VIII De
offered cabinet position. 1t Is SAID oy MT.
Ingalls, friends here that be would not ac'
cent such an offer if it were made. 1t Is
also said that Vice President-elect Morton
will not occupy the seat of the presiding Oil
Ger of the Senate often, and that Mr.. ingalls,
will be reelected president pro tenn, OF tnat
body, a position that suits him very well,
and which he greatly prefers to that OF
cabinet portfolio NJ.
In the Senate yesterday evening Mr..
Faulkner. of West Virginia, moved as an
amendment to the bill making allowance
for stores and supplies taken and used oy
the II s. army during the civil war. as re-
norted by the Court of Claims, provisions
for paving the estate of David A. Wage!ey
1891. and William Lloyd 81, los, both OF JET
ferson county, West Virginia.
In the House to day, owing TO MI. ran
dall's demand for the delay of all other bus
mess until the sundry civil bill be pass
ed. the Senate Till for the relief OF the
Theological Seminary, near Alexandra,
was not passed. General Lee, however,
succeeded in keeping il off the calendar and
retaining ii on the Speakers table, SO as TO
be able to cell it up if there be opportunity.
Senator Riddleberger, who has been in
disposed with sore throat for the last three
or four days, though still unwell, was IN the
Senate to day looking out for the British
extradition treaty, which it was thought
might possibly come up.
In the Senate to day Mr.. Chandler pre-
sented memorial of certain negroes OF
Orangehrrg, S. G., in respect OF alleged sup
pression of the negro vote there, which he
will use in the bloody shirt speech he Ia
tends to make in the Senate.
The Senate linapce committee considered
| the direc, land tax bill this morning, but
in consequence of the absence Of q quorum
nearly all the democratic members being
absent, reached no definite conclusion
thereon.
The attempt to add the bill for the survey
of Mount Vernon Avenue TO the sundry
civil bill having failed III the House by rea
son of the objection f Mr. Kilgore, Genera
Lees next move will be to try to have Il
Spassed at the night session which it Is pro
aposed TO give the District Committee some
Etime mex week The bin has already pass
ed the Senate and il the District Of Column
bia G. mmittee eau have another day there
IL itile doubt that it will pass the Hous'
also
| Chairman Mills, of the House Ways arc
Means Committee, told the CAVITIES cor
respondent to day that his committee nae
sent the S. nste tariff bill to the Treasury
Department for expert reformation respect
ing the reduction in the revenue it wouit
effect, and that no action will be taken upoI
1t until that information shall be received
The Senate Committee on Commerce, Il
which the bill for an ice boat on the Poto
mac has been referred, have written lette
to the Commissioners Of the District OF Co
lumbia in reference to that bill. If they re
ceive an answer in time they will conside
the bill next Thursday. Commissions
Webb says they shall have the answer il
time.
Senator Faulkner, Of West virginia, no
ceived dispatch from Senator Keuna las
night stating that he thought he wcnId Ger
tainly be reelected.
A Virginia republican Of the anii- Malone
wing of bis party at the Capitol to-day toll
the GAzETTE's correspondent that the Ian
Get, the colored republican newspaper in Wiz
ginia. is really owned by Gen Malone, anc
that Evans, its editor, who says Cen Malone wa
not reported correctly in his Charleston inter
view, makes that statement at the instance OF III
General, though the whole course OF the Genera
shows that tho interview Was correctly reported