Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-07-01
FROM WASHINGTON.
svscisl Correspondence CT the Als1s. GAZETTE

postcflic $ and postroads. in which Wana'
maker asked for the confirmation OF }. d.
J,bneon to The postmssership at Danville,
Va. WIS shown the GAZEITH's correspond
.nt to-day. After this letter Wanameker
should ces.e sporting in the public gszs the
,ivery Of religion in which he Is wont to
dress his hypocrisy and general crookedness,
or be Tt ar still let him declare as void ail
existing contracts for future service to
church aud Sunday school. This letter,
showing his e raj official action In Johnson's
Gaze. is demonstration complete OF Wsna-
makers moral bankruptcy and uniform de-
cet and tres cherry in the administration of
his department. l; appears that reliable il
formation Of Johneonis most palpabie unli.-
ness for the place had been carried to War
smaker long before the President would
agree TO his nomination. Indeed member
of Congress from the Presidents own State
had given statement that while canvass
ing for the Malone ticket last fall he had
found johnson at home disabled from drunk
enness. Statement on statement showing
the outrageous wrongfulness OF Johnson's
proposed selection Was laid before him. The
objections were not 10 the mans politics,
for it was knugn that republican would
be appointed The stomach Of General Ms
hone ia known to have revolted at the IN
savory nature of WaDamaker's proposed AZ
nointee. and though often urged he Witt-
held his enforcement. The appointment,
however, was made, but no sooner made
than bitterly complained ofby macy ofthe
best ci.iz ps of the towo. Republicans
AID democrats joined in an effort fer
having toe nhpCxioue name Withdrawn.
| The President listened alt1ntiVely nut RI
ferred all com plaints o WaDamaker. Bark
! dale, who had been a republican Candidate
for TIE State S-nate, filed his affidavit TO
Johnson's illi,eracy, drunkenness ard ger
ersl "cuss does" Johnson had stated 20
| Wansmaker thai the banks Of DaDviila fog
| no!iticai reasons Rad refused to graft him
Accommodations and thereby seriously in
paired his husiuesF, The bank presidenis
answered TO Ranemaker saying this Yves
wholly untrue; that they had helped John.
son most literally and only curtaiied in
| diligence when they discovered his habits
ware euca rs 10 render him unfit for the con-
due, of bis Lu i, es'. Finally an employee OF
The PostC flee Depart ent, republican mail
agent. eI pointed by Wapamsker, gave writ
zen state ,nent that even after Johnson's sp-
poin ment he had seen him almost helplesely
drunk in ono of the public bGTrooms Of Dan
Vile. D her charges of more serious IA
ture were made and sworn to. About this
time Senator Barbour, who is always COO!
and tai. minded 10 euch matters, concluded
il was bis 6nty to have JohGsoD's conn ms :
ticp delayed and this was promptly done on
molten cf Senator Sawyer in executive SEES
| sion. Aian Wapameker was seen. And
vet. sc tliwleas die the character Of John
son seem to appear in the eyes of this high
dieni'aty Of church and State that few
tl,-l rnH tn HtayI Dir mo-
! " demanded of the chairman OF the Senate
committee the confirmation of bis mar.
| And so it Il OF last discov that "good
psme in man or woman" is after ali thing
| of but little concern to our high, moral
| Postmaster General. So cunning and hsxi
| bis is re, that almost without effort his face
Ia at once famed to suit all occasions
A politician from Fredericks5urg-afr
Of CoDgtes Brown-predicts to-day that
| Brown will refuse TO vote for the election
bill. Noihipg could save Brown be says ii
he should support that measure.
the republican committee meeting called
| by Gen Mabone for tomorrow in this CITY
has been pos' p5ned to the Sth inst. TIE
| signifcance attaching to this proposed early
| assembling Of Malone and his lieutenants Is
simply bat he is keeping watch Of bis OIL
gan .tion to the end of making the admin
Iteration respect h's power. He will have
| their fear if mol their love, and by the fer
mer may yet accomplish some things not
dreamed OF In the philosophy of some per-
sons LNngsion is authority for the state.
ment that in o late interview at the White
House The President frankly declared his
desire to cffsr Malone some diplomatic pc
stion c. kind agreeable to the ex-Soss.
Waddill's speech Of yesterday in advocacy
of 4 ho al hill ,,as lplivarp6 with muntI
impetuosity OF tone and manner. Gen. Lee
came over to tbs republican side and seated
himself Close to where Waddill stood. He
showed nc feeling, however, only listening
in an attentive, half surprised sort of way.
Bowden will make brief. conservative kind
of speech in s fSror, although he says bis
election is assured without it Or aug other
extraneous assistance Il believes now he
will be nominated bg reclamation.
A meeting at the corf.rees on the silver
bill has been GATED for tomorrow morning.
The Presiden. has approved the naval at
preparation bill; the invalid pension sp
preparation bill; the postoffce appropriation
bill, and the joiGt resolution providing tenn
porsrly for the expenditures of the govern
ment.
SAT tho moctiug of tho Senate finance committee
day favorable reports wero ordered upon the
Dill 10 dDOnsn INC cihEc VI lhico anu opo'uolla'
gold coins and tho hrce cont nickel coin, and on
the bill authorizing The director of tho mint to
procure new designs for the fifty, twenty-five and
ten-cent silver coins
At tho meeting OF the Senate committee on
pensions to-day dozen private bills, tho bench
Charles of which are included within the terms of
the disability pension bill. ordered to be re-
ported adversely. The commi tee will in future
not take favorable action upon this class of bills
|,
Hon jeff. Daviss Remains.
Correspondence Of the Alexandria Gazeite.
NEW ORLEANS. June 2S-Having an
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