Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-02-13
From Washington.
special Correspondence OF tho Alexs. GAZETTE
WASHINGTON, D. c.. Feb. Is. 1889.

ErOm Washington.
special Correspondence OF tho Alezs GAzETrEl
WASHINGTON, D. c.. Feb. 49, 1889.
In the House yesterday Mr. Bowden, of
the Norfolk district, Virginia, from the Com
mittee on Claims, reported the bill Tor the
relief of Lewis Mckenzie, of Alexandria,
which was referred to the Com mttee of the
Whole House on the private calender also,
f,om the sans committee, the bill! for set
Element Of the transportation account OF the
Richmond and Danvile Railroad, with
amendments, which had the same reference.
MIR. Bogden also introduced bill granting
the right Of way and other privileges to the
HAMPTON and Cd Point Railroad Company
Mr.. Sowdsn, from the Committee on Pubic
Buildings and Grounds, reported back WIFE
amendments The bill for customs house
and postotfce at Newport News, Va, which
was referred to the Com mittee ofthe Whole.
prominent Southern man OF affairs now
in the city says that from recent CONVEX
sation with Mr.. Blaine he is not only CON
WINGED that Mr.. Blaine vii DO the premier
of the next administration, bat that. strange
as il may seem, he will be pro Southern
man. The change that has taken place il
MIR Blaine, ne says, is due 70 three causes:
Mr. Bisiue is older now than be WAS when
lag ahead TO 1892 and he hae large Interests
in the South.
Ii was the intention of Mr.. Mitchell, re-
publican of Oregon, member of The Senate
claims committee, 70 call up for considera-
ton st the meeting of that committee this
morning. tho question of passing the bill Tor
the relief of the heirs of the late Joseph II.
Maddox, of Alexandria, over the Ptesi.
dents veto, bat the consideration Of the
Gest bill called up consumed so much time
that none was left for that Of aay other, SO
the bill referred to had TO lie ever until the
committees next meeting.
Mr.. Randall has Gated meeting o. the
appropriations committee tomorrow to
| consider the Cowies bill. de says no sees
nothing is to be expected from the Ways
and Means committee, and that be has
therefore determined to try TO do what is
possible with the bill referred TO. Mr.. Nc
| Comas Gays that all the republican mem
/ bers Of the appropriations committee VIII
vote for the CowIes bill, and other people
say enough of the democratic members OF
( the committee will vote for it to secura 8
favorable report Mr.. Mills. of the Ways
and Means Committee, says that committee
is hurryng up its report on the Senate tar
| if bill az rapidly as possible, and that o.
that report will contain the tobacco proqi
| sicn of the Mills bill, he thinks it ought TO
| be p. riectly satisfactory To the tobacco
man.
| Col Mos6y WAS among the many visitors
at the Capitol 10 day. TIE Colon9l say the
GAZETTE is copied from more extensively
| by the San Francisco newspapers than any
other eastern democratic paper. He says
that while at Indianapolis he taxed with
President.elect Harrison about Judge
Hughes, of Virginia, and recommended HIM
as the Souhrrn member of The cabinet, but
| that Mr.. Harrison said nothing from which
| an inference could be drawn respecting his
views on the subject.
A son of Congressman Houcb, Of Tennessee, and
ex-Attorney Genera! Blair, of Virginia left here
last Friday with the eXpcca ion Of returning last
night 1t is supposed that they went TO Indian
apols and took with thcm ali the attaiuablc proof
OF Ger eral Hahon5 IS qualifications for Cabinet
position
The President avsled himself of the opportuni-
ty afford d him by tho immense crowd assembled
at the House to day to let the people know that
he wss not sfrsd veto pension bills, for as soon
as the House wa3 called to order the Clerk read
three of such vctoes Another remarkable thing
about the proceedings in the House to-day was
the fact that " h IN the Senators came in two by
tive Senators Daniel, OF Virgins, and Chandler,
of NV Hampshire, were partners.
A Virginia Mahoneite he.e to day, who for
merly held prominent State Office and who is
now oIe of Gene al Mahone's most trusted cap
tain-, in a short talk with the GAzETTE's CORES
pendent about Scastor Kidd .ebercer's opinion Of
General Mahone's fitness for cabinet position, as
expressed ia bis interview, unpublished in yester-
days GAZETTE, ssid he now had no idca the
General would be offered cabinet position and
had not had for q month, snd that the General
him self W Of the same opinion. II o did believe,
however indeed he WAS confident, that tho Cen
eral would be in close and confidential relations
with the incoming administration, and, so far rs
the fed raj patronage in virginia was concerned
would not only be consulted about its distrbu
ton, but that his advice thereon would be
adopted General Malone is still here aud so aic
some of his partis.ns who arrived last week but
the gentleman referred TO says that while they
have seen the General, they happened 10 meet
here by accident"
A gentleman from F Fredericksburg, here to-day,
says that Mr. J. W. Son. father of Judge Seler,
died there rather suddenly his morning. Mr..
Sener was one of the mo t highly respcc ed citi-
zens Of his town, of which he hsd twice becn
mayor. He was the captain OF = company that
went to Har!els Ferry during the John Brown
raid.