Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-09-06
FROM WASHINGTON.
Es2ecial Correspondence Of the Alexandria Gazette
WAshINa ron, d. O.. Sept. 6. 1890.

TSsecial Correspondence Of the Alexandria Ga2efe'
WAshiNa ron, d. O., Sept. 6. 1880.
There are no democratic leaders in the
House, or rather all the democrats IN that
hodc consider themselves leaders, aad there
fore wil mind nobody else. They had 1t
within their power yesterday evening To
have prevented the expulsion OF MIR. Bfeck-
inridee, as that III usI and partisan and SEC
tiouai act was perpetrated by g bare quorum;
but only few CT them took the trouble to
step Outside tho door so as to break that
quorum. A few, including all the Virginia
democrats present, did so, and one more
would have at leass STAYED oil the coneum-
nation of the outrage.
The House postoffice committee, 10 whom
General Lees resolution allowing Mr.. A. J.
Wedderburn Of Grange Camp to appear be-
fore that committee and defend himself from
the charges contained in the report of the
Postmaster General, have agreed 10 refer that
resolution to subcommittee.
General Lee made another effort to-day
to get up the bill granting o charter to the
Washington aud Arlington Railroad, but
the regu ar order, the river and narbor bill,
| cut him oh.
The New York Sun for several days past
has been printing IN its editorial columns
picture OF Representative Cannon's
mouth, With comments thereon. 1t Ia sad
that Mr.. Cannon is 30 annoyed by the Sun
persistence that he wishes he had been bonn
| without mouth.
All the Pennsylvania congressional dele
CATION have endorsed General Hastings, Of
their State. for Director General of the
Worlds fair.
Mr.. Jack Tay lor, of Fluvanrs, who was
once elected to the Virginia Legislature as
readiuser, as notified Congressman Tuck
or that as the republicans will not run q
candidate for Congress- In his, the 1O.h, dis
trict, he, Taylor, will run against him. He
also also asks Mr.. Tucker to have public
DISCUSSIONS with him. Mr.. Tucker will re-
Div to the effect that II he, Taylor, be a
democrat there is nothing to discuss with
him. and that if he be- q republican be
doesn'l feel called upon to supply him with
audiences.
Mr.. r. a. Mari, of the coast survey office
Ia this city, who h6s been elected professor
OF engineering at the V. N. l., at Lexington,
Va., left here yesterday for his post of duty.
Mr.. Mari is nephew OF Capt. John q
M arr, of Warrenton, the first Confederate
Kllled at Fairfax Court House during the
war between the States. In this connection
it NAV bs remarked that there Ia some talk
at the coast survey office about the recent
@ l.tlng down of the salaries of the lowest
paid employees there and the raising OF
those Of the highest pad, and 1t Ia said the
chart printers intend to make known their
dissatisfaction.
Among the strangers at the Capitol today
Is MIR. Pratt, of Staunton, who when boy
lived in Alexandria. He was trying to see
If something could not be done for his con
who has iuat been exiled from the West
Point military academy on the ground of
physical disability, though he had been ad-
! mitled after passing the requisite physical
examination conducted by the official med
| ical board of the academy.
Congressman O'Neill, of Pnladelohia,
.a1s be expects to call up and have passed
the Senate resolution for the removal OF
| &c ,eral Grants remains to Arlington, on
Monday week. He esys all the democratic
members are favorable to 1t except those
f;om New Yosk.
| Anntnsr change has ccms over Congress
man KeDneds's dreams. Yesterday he had
agreed 10 modify his speech denunciatory
| of Senator Quay befcre printing 1t ir the
Record, bu, IL is now said he has changed
his mind sgsin, and that the
more recent change is the resu!.
of rnbic endorsements at home, and
III fIllD0iS anu ny uhIy IA S'iiOSS ~ ~ o"o
Houge. aid dat he will print the speech rs dcliv
cred. and stanI the consequences, whatever they
may be, ss he is certain that one third OF the
n, IN ters will refuse to vote for his exFuislop, ana
"a it requires tw"-thiids vote 10 oxpel HIM
1t is sail to day that tn. testimony against
Commissioners Raum is so dir CT and positive that
notS ths;Andng Nr Speaker Reeds Efforts to save
him, the President cannot sffJrd- to allow him to
retain his position
The folowiag is the only Change that was msdo
.,otlf, nfN IU1n fn-nn
Dilbeck, Shenandoah county, ]. p. Co erstJne,
appointed postmaster, vic, g. M Goliadsy, re-
signed.