Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-09-29
FROM WASHINGTON.
GSpecial Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette.
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lSpecial Correspondence Of the Alexandra Gdse'teI
WASHING roc. d. c.. Sept. 60 1890.
Col. W. E. Sims Of "Danyille Massacre"
fame left here this morning for New York,
10 take the steemer for Colon, to which
piscs be has bsen appointed U. 3. Consui
by President Harrison.
General Lee has lst returned from trip
to Loudcun county IN his district. be says
the democrats there, so far as he could dis
cover, ard as was told by erybody be saw,
are solid snd will poll their usual majority
in November.
A. the investigation of Wheat, the Wis
consln repn 5lican postmaster OF tie House
to-day. g witness named Bradley, also flom
Wisconsin, tessifsd that Wheat put his name
on the pay roll of the postoffice, but forced
him to give tns salary he received to his
Whea's. SOD, and thai when he kicked
Wheat threatened to make the republican
congressman from Wisconsin who had en-
dorsed bis application for place at the
government printing oftice, withdraw his en-
dorsement, and that in Consequence OF tha'
hreat be had surrendered the money. AM
yet Mr.. Wheat ls still postmaster OF the U
s. House of Representatives.
The impression at the Capitol to day Il
that Congresf will adjourn tomorrow, ano
every body ebout the building, except the
Lobbyists whose bills have not yet beer
passed, is praying that nothing may inter
fere with the attainment OF such de-
sirab!e otisc5. -,
Senator Barbour, after consultation With
the House coDfsrrees on the bill to Improve
the way to the Soldiers Cemetery at Alex
apdra, got them TO agree to the Senate:
ameudm ent 10 that bill, which being done
the bill hes been passed.
As expected the conference COMMITTEES
On the deficiency bill agreed to strike ou
the provis'o on for paying the French spolis
ton claims, with sort of half promise
amounting to nothing, TO make no oppos
tioo to the consideration of a similar propc
| sitlon at the mex; session of Congress.
An cff3rt is il progress to-day to get th'
House committee en- rules to fix day Ii
next December for the consideration OF th'
bill TO refund the money collected under
he direct lard lax bill Of 1861, but 1t viii
probably fail.
The House postoffice committee has pos
Doned farther inves gstion Of the chsrge'
brought by the Postoffice Department
| against NJ. a J Wedderhur1, OF the Grspg'
Camp, Fairfax county, va" until tne mex
session.
Mr.. Morse a republican men5or OF tho House
| fro n Boston, thinks the duty on binding twin'
fxej by the tariff bill is not high enough, and to
d ~ introduced bill in the House to increase it
Virgin a republicans here to-day say tho soat
! ing of engston was the worst blow the party II
their Stste has ever received that it has alresd!
driven away from ther: many, if not most, O
/ TIE white members of the Iarty, and will, tho!
| foar, drive off nearly all the others except tn
\ officeholde,s as it has induced another negro t
An nounce himself candidate for Congress in tn
Dsnville district. and is Likely to bring out on
inthe Norfolk if not in all the other districts il
| which the negToes are numerous. They say evi
days have fallen upon them, and that the whit
| men OF the State seem to be drawing together.