Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-07-25
FROM WASHINGTON.
-spscisl Correspondence Of the Alsxs. GAzzrTs]
WASHINGTON. D. O., July 25, 1880.

WAsHINero TON. D. O.. July %, 1880.
tits an Iii wind that blows nobody
good" is proverb, The truth ct which ap'
pears to have much delighted large num-
Der OF repubicg oiiiOe-3sekers in the mat
ter of Lurty's iate resignation OF the mar
shalshio o. Oklahoma. The cry is eti!l they
come. There are boomers" and "bustiers"
and al! so.ts of people from the West and
Northwes! who want II, while from the
territory itself comes demand shat Hsf-
rison shai observe hls premise OF acme
rule" il the selection OF territor!s oflcla!s
and bestcw this oiics not on a noiay poliil-
cal parasite OF the administration, but RATE
or on some industrious. practical citlzen CT
fixed abode and honestly beut on develop
ing the material resources of this new hald
of governmental extension. Capt. Asa
Rogers ard Sam. Lewis are the two VIZ
gipisGs who were first to ''sniH the battle
from efar," and the friends of both have
already had more than one interview each
With the Attorney General on the subject.
r ,aeys is nov here and it is understood viii
have the support Of the three republican
coparessnen from the State. Malone Is, OF
course. TO &c ''cou0te3 on" for his Own con-
f3eptie friend aud private secretary. but
whether he vii call in person on harrison
and Mi!ler or sc ii TO move 10 some mystic
yjous way towards the mplishmept CT
his otiact remains 10 be seen, La reference
to the complaint said 10 have been made by
* Coneressma all Smith against the ndminis-
,ration fjr lis failure TO recoguiz, the claims
OF the Harrison delegates to the Chicago
convention, il is stated in support OF
whss Smith said that not enc II the
fourteen revolters and "redoubteoes" who
broke the Malone Sherman halter 4: CHI
csgo, and afsr coquettlng awhiis with
Z. sine, Algsr aad AInson, voted in body
Tor the winning candidate, has evsf been
rewarded with the least thing, lean or Fat,
from tbs executive table. Pat O'Conner, Of
Portsmouth, Morgan Treat. of King VIII
inn; Joe b,yant, of Allegheny Col. Sims.
If Dacvi!e, aGd several more OF the late
delegates who te;eG Il we're turned down,
" hiie az 10 those leading represan e'!0eP,
jim Ffez or AMI John s. Wise, their indiR-
nanC pGUnouUcemsnts against Harrison have
been ong ago fied directly at mis- head
Ex-senator Lewis. who with his then col
league. RidjlebscgeT, voted with tbs liar
risop Contingent led by Allison, was an al
tentive listener TO what his son-in-law sale,
and, OF Cou;se, approved the atat.ments
made. as it is understood that Judge
Mon gomrry, one Of the federal joCges OF
this district, will very soon resign MS office,
number Of Virginia republicans, are said
to he IN tsanipG for that place also.
Ia the Senate today MIR. Daniel present.
ed q remembrance Q: tie Board Of Trade
and oi;iz Ms If Lsochburg and of the ci'i-
zsas Of Dirwiddia county. Va, sgairat the
C n:emp!a;ed massage of the Force bill also
o ti,iors OF o. e. Hoe and 48 other ciEzsns
Oif. of Lon Enit
fax a,d Alexandria cQunties, and of ". D..
McWaorter and IS ether c,iZans of Fairfax
county, for sn entrance into tho City of
Washington OF the Washington and Western
railroad
The Senate tc- lay had under considera-
ton the bill transferring the revenhe marine
service to the Navy Department. until our
o'clock, when the consideration OF the tariff
bill will be resumed, Mr.. Vancs being book
ed fer speech against it. In the House
the democrats wanted to take up the pri-
vate calendar and the republicans the sun.
dry civil! bill, and much time Was consumed
IN tho con est.
The House committee on military affairs
to-day agreed to report bill authorizing
the Secretary of War to present broLza
medal TO each of the volunteers for the
'stormiDg column" against Port Hudson,
organic pursuant to an order issued by
Maior General Banks, commanding the D.
psrlment Of the Cuff June Is 1868.
Ia the Sapate to-day Mr.. Gail offered
res 1lntion for an investigation of the charge
that the elevator propretor5 In the North
west have refused to store grain in order to
compel the farmers to sell 1t at reduced
price.
The House pos.oiiics committee today
agreed upon bill adverse to lotteries, and
ordered it 10 be reported to the House.
The bill o. hich has been fayorably report
ed by the House public buildings commit
tee for postt flee at Laeebusg, Ve., makes
an appropriation of $50 900, as originally re-
ported. and aoi So 900 as more recantly sta
ted. Tha: for public building at Frede'-
icksbusg sppropsiates 100000. But ss MIR.
Speaker Esed says no more of such bilIs
shall pass this session, the buildings will
probably not be erected until democratic
Congress hall make tho requisite approprl.
o ion.
The House oommitce on INVALID pensions
tc- lay ordered favorable report upon 8
bill grants & g pension OF 81 coo PSF anpum
to the widoys of the late Gen. George B. Nc
Clellsp.
Tho sub COMMIT go OF the House alsciops
committee TO whom was referred the Brock
inridee contested election case made their
report to the whole committee this morn
ing. The gist of the report is that though
they conducted tho most partisan and one
sided investigation, they could by means
count Mr.. 3 sckioEideeo out by more than %
votes. But that will be- amply sufficient
to make the whole committee, or rather the
whole rspub lean ma ,rity of the commit
lee, adopt the report at their meeting on
Tuesday Mex.
The federal election bill has been CON-
pleted by the republican members of the
Senate elections committee and is now 10
the hands of the printer. II is the Lodge
bill made to approximate the Honr bill.
and is equally as obnoxious IS the original
Davenport bill. There Is some talk of aban-
doning il for the respportionment bill by