Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-01-24
ppnM WASHINGTON.
Especial Correspondence Of tho Alexs. GAZETTE
WASHINGTON, d. O., jan. "a. 1850.

ICIGC. a. VI
WAsHINGroN. D. O., jan. "a. 1850.
Mr.. J. Guilicrd White, formerly OF Alex
drla. has been appointed clerk OF the House
committee on the irrigation Of arid lands.
Ga Monday it is the Intention OF MIR. Mo.
Creary, of Kentucky, democrat, to Introduce
10 the House, aud TO press, with the assist.
ance OF his party, u resoluticn for the imme
date iecogci.ion of the new government OF
Brt2il
Senator Daniel has gone TO Richmond,
where he will deliver an Grafton on Jefferson
DAVIS tomorrow light.
The plan of Secretary Tracy to build eight
liue of battle ships ~ = cost of five million
dollars each is not approved by several re
publican members Of the naval committee of
both houses of Congress. They say more,
but less costly emailer sized monitors, would
be most effective. But a ms ority of the
Senate naval committee will report In favor
of the SaGIetary's plan.
The House committee On rules had anoth-
er meeting this morning, and made some
progress. The republican members have
made some concessions TO their democratic
colleagues, among them allowing more
power TO individual members of the House,
and not concentrating all the power in COM
mittees, rs provided by the rules as origi.
nAlly formulated. IL will be two or three
days before the committee will be ready to
report.
The House elections committee met to.
day but did nothing. The case OF Smith vs.
jackson. which has already been reported
to the House, viii be called up for oonsid.
GRAFTON by that body next Wednesday if the
com mittee can secure the floor, which is
doubtful, as the democrats have determined
TO refrain from voting. Next week the
committee will hear arguments in the con-
tested election case OF Mudd vs. Compton,
. b Maryland.
Mr.. Frank Hume, member of the Virginia
House OF Delegates from Alexandria, is In
the city to day. He says be really believes
a MAJ ority of his branch of the Virginia
legislature is in favor of coming to some
honorable and satisfactory settlement Of the
debt question of his State.
Gen. Mahone was at The Postoffice De.
partment yesterday, and it is said to day
arranged it so that Mr.. Lee will be appoint
ed postmaster at Berryvilie, Mr.. Griffith at
Winchester aud Mr.. Prltchard at Front
Royal. 1t is also said to-day that MIR. Banks
nomination for collector of the port of Nor
folk will be sent in next week.
The prominent republican candidates for
supervisors of the census for the Alexandria
ulStElCb Vi fiiBtbin aC mi. 1eSuhuo va
Prince William county, and Messls. Funk
houser and Lindsay of Harrlsonburg, the
latter the supervisor in 1880. Mr.. Rounds
seems to have more friends among the orig.
inal Virginia republicans mere, who say he
was O republican when it required courage
to be one, and that ha holds q commission
as second lieutenant in the U. S. army sign
ed by MIR. Lincoln, aad is recommended By
the G.. A. R. Members OF the Organization
referred to say they are anxious to see what
effect their recommendation will have. MIR.
Ben. Upton. formerly collector of customs at
Ta~ppshannock. is an applicant for the su-
pervisorship OF the Norfolk district. He is
endorsed by Congressman Browne. and as
he is a resident Of Mr.. Bowden's congress.
sional diatricts the latter can hardly help en-
dorsing him also.
There WIS no executive session of the
Senate yesterday, so that no nominations
were confirmed. Col. Hrsdy's friends say
that they are confident of his confirmation
as collector of internal revenue for the Rich
mond district, and that if Malone and his
set prefer any charges against him, their
own course 10 the last congressional else.
ton 10 the Petersburg district will be ex-
posed, and that they will no longer have