Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-03-29
FROM WASHINGTON.

Especial Correspondence of the Alexs. GAZErrs]
WASHING TON. D. c.. March 20. 1880.
Mr.. Edmund Burke of Alexandria has
been engaged as counsel for defendants in
the case OF the civil service commission
against Newton and VeIsar, members of the
Old Dominion Republican League OF this
city, for assessing and collecting political
money. The case will be tried next week
1t is reported that if the case shall go against
the accused Mr. Frank Hatton will take an
appeal to the q. S. Supreme Court.
The following is the only change in the
All class postoffices Of Virginia that was
made to day Victoria Mines, Rockbridge
county, W. E. Davidson appointed postmas
ter vice P. Ailstock, removed.
The Mt. Vernon Avenue bill has net yet
been considered by either the Senate CT
House committee to which it was referred.
If the House committee shall not consider it
favorably next week. Gen. Lee will ask that
committee to allow the friends of the bill 10
be heard in it's behalf.
Congressman Tilman, of South Carolins,
being asked this morning If the farmers
movement in his State would endanger
democratic supremacy there, replied that it
would not, that the recent farmers CONVEX
ton had only recommended certain candi
dates to the State democratic convention
for nomination, and that il those candidates
were not nominated no harm would be done
and the farmers would vote the straight
democratic ticket a the same. He said his
brother was one Of toe candidates who had
been recommended for nomination, and that
be bad no more doubt of his loyalty to the
L. o; hoy hab o2 Of
The House committee on Indian affairs
has reported bill in which Mrs. Vickroy, OF
Alexandria, is interes ed. The claim was
for 1892 500 for Losses sustained by Indian
depredations to certain mining property in
Arizona, but the reno,t recommends only an
appropriation of ST 900.
Mr.. VapAuken of Petersburg, Virginia,
who Collector Brady, in a late interview,
speaks of as lone VanAuken," is here now.
For long weary years he has been an appli'
can't for q surVeyorship or an Iudian agency
| and so late as the 3lst of last January was
promised the latter. But hope deferred has
| made bis heart sick, and he has abandoned
al ides OF having his services to the repub
lcan party recognized by this adminstra
ton. With regard to Collector Brady, he
says be cannot afford to have newspaper
controversy with man ne ordered not to
speak to him and whom be knocked down
| for not obeying that order. He also says he
will give 5000 If Brady will sue him for
| libel for what he may gay about him.
A delegation of citizens of Alexandria
county, Virginia. headed by Mr.. Ciements,
Commonwealth Attorney for that county,
and escorted by Representative Lee, we're
before q subcommittee of the House fish
cries committee this morning, in opposition
to the bill for the re.enac!ment of the law
prohibiting fishing except by angle within
the waters of the District of Columbia,
which waters lave the shores Of Alexandria
county. The COM mittee reached no concu
sion, and another meeting will be held next
week.
A private letter from prominent Penn.
sylVana democrat received here to day
says that ex Senator Wallace will be nomi
mated for Governor of that State. 1t will
be recollected that Mr.. Wallace wrote let
ter to Senator Barbour complimenting and
congratulatiDg him upon the anti'Cleveland
speech he made in Washington soon after
his return from Europe.
Congressman Tucker, of Virginia, says tho pc
titon of the members of the House representing
tobacco interests, for recognition, to move to
take up the bill to repeal the tobacco tax, will be
presented 10 hr. speaker heeu HeAI "eek. vi
course it will not be granted. Mr.. Tucker, who
is a member of the committee on tho election Of
President and Vice President, also says thst COM
mttee will on Wednesday next agree to report
the bill making null and void tho recent gerry
manders in Ohio and Maryland.
The House naval committee completed their
bill to-day. 1t provides for much smaller ap-
preparation than wds recommended by Secretary
Tracey.
All tho Virginia congressional delegation will
attend the grand reception to be given at the Ar
lington Hotel tonight by the delegates to the
Pan 4 IN ,rican Congress.