Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-07-15
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;,oc.si Ix,t.espauaeuc &c OF the Ale1s. GI3ETrni
UlsRiiJa roN. d. O.. July Is. 1880.
4 democratic politician from the AieXaE-
dria district bere Il day Gays the two-shlros
ruis has eau 20 so much delay in the action
OF the ,lelp0ceat,c congressional conventions
IN that district in recent years, that strong
{ fort will be made at the next one to SUD
sti.ute fer it she msjority rule, by which the
proceedings Of The convention will be gFes'
ly expedited
] II. VanAuken, veil known republican
politician OF Petersburg, Va, has been mere
fer some time trying TO get place IN tue
Treasury Department. He tried for ioue
time to get an Office in the Interior Depart
m ant, hut finding that no go, has transferred
his application to Secretary Window.
The Senate Enepce committee this morn
ing reported favorably bill providing that
the compulsory requirement OF 0eposus OF
u 8. bonds with the Treasurer OF the u niteo
states by national banks is hereby limited
in amount to 81 600 Of bonds for each ana
every national bank, provided that the vol
untary withdrawal of bonds for the retire =
ment of national bank notes shall not ex-
coed the sam OF So, 0O0, 900 in any one month.
and that this act snail not apply to the Ct
pcsit of bonds which may be required by the
Secretary of the Treasury to secure deposits
Of public moneys in national benke.
Mr.. X mbe,lg. OF Norfolk, who IVES yes
terda, nominated for consul genera! st Qua
temala is scroly disappointed. lie had been
led to helievs that he gould be sent TO japan
at salary nf $1,000. The salary of the
place for 20 hich he has been nominated is
only $4,000, which, he says he cannot etford
to accept.
A Virginia republican here to dag says
the effect of Mahoneism upon his party 10
Virgins has been to reduce the republican,
delegation il the legislature from 40 TO ~
and that, too. though there hes been great
increase in the States population
The Senate appropriations committee this
morning refused to amend the Indian appro-
p,iatior bill 80 as to provide for the pay
ment OF advances made By several Statep,
Including Virginia, i o the government In 1872.
Ttey assigned IS the reasons Tor doing so
tie facts tina; bill for that purpose had
passed the Senate and Ia on the House ca
sndsr. Subsequently, Mr.. Daniel introduced
a resoluiion D the Senate directing the Sec
tetery OF the Treasury TO report to the SEN
ate the amount due the States referred to
under these claims.
The House committee on elections to-day
heard Judge J)hn Mcclure of Arkansas,
Clay toms representative, upon the Brecktn-
ridge Arkansas election case. The Judge
began by attacking certain statements OF
Mr. Rreckinridge. He charged that Breck-
inridee had sought to incite his psrtissus to
treat him (McCluTe) az they had treated
CLAYTON, buG he warned them that II he was
assassinated mis- friends would require
thu-l xlTA. 10
mitted by the Mosaic law. The Judge was
for war.
Com ressmau Bco,ene OF Virginia, called
Mt tho White IL 'nsa THE morniog At the re-
ouset of ex.Consr, sJmar J. h Brown, Of
the Danvii!e Va. di-tr,ct, 10 urge the Pres
idert to pardon soIns convicted moonshiners
ia that district Ths President informed
h N that tha sp. catiol would have to 90
through he jtrm9i con SO.
A we'll kn;w Nav l,rk democrat, one
who attended the Tamnany banquet on the
4 ID inst, to q tha GAZGTrEs correspondent
today he believed Governor Hill would get
the vote of the solid delegation from thst
State in the next national democratic cor
yention. Ex-ycngressman l. 3fevere, whose
office il pow with M. Brioe, chairman of
the national democratic committee, Gays be
now as he WAS six months ago.
The Director of the Mint has been inform
ed of the shipment of $500 900 in gold bars
from Nsw York tt lay, making 81 500 600
In the last five days. So much for the silver
bill
The Senate committee on elections mas re-
ported in favor of 70 amending the bill to
nav The hairs of Senator Johnston his salary
from March Ar, 1869, instead Of from jar
uary 81 h. 1870, so as to make it apply to
ex-Senstor Lewis, slso.
The Seuata committee on elections has re-
ported in favor Of referring the claim of the
Chesapeake Female Seminary in e Zabeth
CITY county, Va, TO the court OF claims, not
wthstanding the limitation bar.
For the first time since the federal cleo lon
bill proi ct was ed, some of the friends
of That nil! this morning expressed doubts of
their ability to pass it. Senator Hoar ssid
this morning he felt greatly disheartened
and was now afraid that it would not go
through. LIS advocates still threaten to
apply the gag law if the democrats evince
ang determination to retard the tariff bill by
dilatory proceedings. hut Mr.. German has
his side pretty we'll in hand now, and
none such will be attempted. Some of
the republican Senators say with that bill
and he regular appropr alton bills pr ssee,
wild horses will tietsio them here DO longer.
The total number Of pensioners at all
agencies was So. 479 on May 30.h last, and
the allowance for clerk hire this year is
1896 92O as agains' SIT $50 year.
The nomination of James Petersen, of
West Virginia to he consul Of the United
States ct Meri la, Mexico, Was withdrawn
to-day.
Miss Molly Elliot Seawell whose novel