Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-01-08

they want. He says they have given the
democrats some medicine, but coated IL WIN
Jelly, and that when they have anotner
dose ready, aud the democrats snsii
cant TO know what sort of jelly they VIII
coat that with, they will tell them 70 swat
low the dose quietly and ask no questions
about it.
The House to day resumed the cons!dera'
t;on of the District of Columbia appropria-
tion bill. In the Senate Mr.. Voorhees,, after
having Dudley's "block Of FIVE" letter read
at the clerks desk, delivered a severe phil
ippic against Dudley for his attempt TO oFioe
voters. and against the o.. 8. judge ana OILS,
triot attorney of Indiana, the President, ana
the republican managers for their successful
attempt to shield him from the outraged
law. Mr.. IugslIs came in during the de-
livery of Mr. Voorhees, speech, and as ne
has his portfolio with him, it 10 likely ne
NAV answer him. MIR. Edmunds also looks
ss If he intends to say something In reply 20
the Tall Sycamore. -
Mr.. Brady, collector OF internal revenue
for the Richmond district, and ex-Congress'
men John Visa and Harry Libby were at
the Senate to-day, it was UNDERSTOOD IN tue
interest of the confirmation of the former 8
nomination.
This Ssnate Committee on the proposed
worlds fsir 10 this country met TO DAY anu
heard q delegation Of st. Louis people STATE
Z Ia sundry aud divers reasons Whlcn, 10
| heir opinion, made their city the one ABOVE
| all others in which the fair should be held.
Tho House Committee en- Rules met to-day
and considered q proposition for creating a
specisl committee to determine upon a site
for the fair. The prevailing impression
among the members present seemed TO 90
that the Foreign Affairs Committee, which
is nog considering the question, had better
report q bill providing TOR the fair anG max
ing the necessary appropriation, but leaving
a blank for the site, TO be filed by the House
In Committee of the Whole.
q. 8. Attorney Hoge has referred the
/ charges brought by the civil service com,
| mission against Messra. EIam, Goodwin and
Verser TO Assistant Attorney AImes to see
whether or not they are sufficient to war
rant q presentment to the grand Jury:
A democrat from the 1st Virginia district
here to-day, in talking about Inc Congress
man from that district, MIR. Browne. says
hat in both of his campaigns Mr.. Brow
has bet en- assisted by democratic, and that ni'
elections have not been republican victories
but have been effected by the support ne re-
ceiyed from democrats who are his relatives
connections and personal friends. Ia view
of this he says Mr.. Browne would not only
oond nee to the peace and prosperity OF all tht
other people of his own district and State
butte that of his own also, if he would gel
| his face against the proposed attempt Ut toe
other republicans 10 Congress to ride rough
| shod over the democratic minority aud en-
| act partisan and sectional measures that
must necessarily be iDjurious TO his own
| section of the country. He says that from
what he knows of Mr.. Browne he is disposed
to believe that he will not assist the South
haters in any of their proposed attempts
| upon the welfare of his own kith and kin
\ He also says 1t Ia generally understood Ii
| his district that General Malone has pickeo
! out another man for the republican con
| gressional nomination in his district next
! fall.
I The following changes in the 4th class postof
! fees of Virginia were made yesterday Bocock,
| Campbell county, Susan A. Lipscombe appointed
| postmaster, vics ]. 81. Burford, removed Peola
I Mills, Madison county, j. h. Dnlany, vice L. NJ
| Hudson, removed; Stuart's Draft, Augusta coun-
| ty, ]. NJ Hall, vice G. E. HARDWOOD, removed.
| In this House to. day Mr.. Bingham, Of Pennsyl-
| vania, introduced a bill providing for laying of
| and marking the lines occupied by tho two armies
| at the battle of Gettysburg, aud for allowing ex-
| Confederates to erect monuments any where
| within the lines they occupied.
The ways and means committee OF the House
at their meeting to-day heard che leaf tobacco
| growers. But they were chiefly from New YORK
| and Pennsylvania. No Vir@iuians were present,
. that is so far as any Of the Virginia members OF
| the House we're informed.