Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-03-21
FROM WASHINGTON.
Special Correspondents of the Alexs' GAZETTE
Wlss7NeroN. D. c.. March q, 1881.

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WAsHINeroN. D. O.. March IL lo'o'
CONGRESSMAN Manseur. of Missouri, Gays
that dnring the debate on the Muou-Oomp.
ton contested election case ne, looAeu oVei
rho renubicsn side on two different occa.
sjons fading twenty republican mempI.
nresent at one time and twenty Iour q. ~
other. and that when the next case " III,
ssme sort shall come up be tnlnAa ne o We
move that the vote be taken upon ~ o. 49,
an1 without debate. IS the repuo'icabs
aa;,bsr know nor want to know any tnlpg
- sncb cases. and intend to decide them
uttery irrespective of facts, law, ]us1lce OF
unity. and that having the necessary iorce
~ do what they desire to do, there Is no
sense in attempting to Withstand them.
THE House committee on rules to-day ue'
cided TO report favorably to the House the
resolution setting apart next TUESDAY ior
the consideration in the House OF the Worio' IL
fair bill, and providing for final action upon
it at four o'clock that afternoon.
Representati7e Edmunds of Virginia was
befors the House river and harbor commit
tee to day, and urged them to appropriate
$40 900 for the Improvement OF Stanton
river in bis district.
Judge Sener, q prominent Virginia repuD
licsn. having read in the GAZETTE the
MINOR connecting General Mahones name
! with the Paris consulate, says he mas no
personal iIl-feelag toward the General, out
| that the place referred to, or any other place
abroad for him, would be OF great benefit to
the republican party in his State.
Congressman Buchanan, reouqilcan, oi
| New Jersey, appeared before the House
commerce Committee to-day and MADE Tor
! nal and specific charges against MT. hlm
ball. the 3uDerintendent of the life saving
service. The charges are of the graVest
character, and unless speedily disproVeo
will be Investigated.
Mr.. Cheade, General Mahone's Indiana
friend read long speech in the House to-
dsv in favor Of pensioning every body whose
name was ON the rolls of the federal army
during the war between the States, and MIR.
Sherman read longer o2s in the Senate IN
favor of his antitrust bill.
The argument 10 the case of the members
of the Hcuae who lost part of their salary
nv the late dedication in the office OF the
sergeant-at-arms ofthat body; was concluded
before the Court of Claims yesterday, and Is
said to beye been presented with so much
ability on the part of the plaintiffs as to
warrant the belief of q judgment IN their
favor.
The iourneymen bakers and confecton.
ers' union of America today memorialized
Congress not to ratify the extraditiop, or any
other treaty with Russia.
The House committee on military affairs
to-day agreed 10 report favorably upon the
Bowden bill authorizing the erection Off no.
tel for colored PEOPLE upon the government
reservation at Fort Monroe, Va.
Senator DaDie. has gone to Lynchburg to
attend the U. S. Court now 10 session there.
Should the cases of the Charlotte county
election Judges be called he will defend them.
In the Senate to-day Mr. Barbour introduced a
bill for giving the Washington & Western Rail"
road Ell entrance into this city. MI Barbour Is
in favor OF q union depot hero, to which all rail-
roads may have admittance.
| Senator Blair is sorely discounted by the de.
feat of the bill that he vainly hoped would send
| his name resembling through succeeding ages. he
| says he was deceived and stricken down III tho
house of those he supposed were his friends.
1t is understood the tariff bill will be reported
| to the House next Tuesday. In the meantime
| those who prepared it in constant recep OF
letters from their party friends protesting against
] its passage in its present shape, and demanding
various changes, among them greater reduction
in the TAX on sugar and the restoration OF hides
| to the free list
The following changes in the Attn class po: toAi
| ces Of Virginia we've made to-day Belfast Mills
| Russell Co.. II. +. Lemons, appointed postmaster
| vice J. H. Rosenheim, resigned; Caledonia, Gooch-
land Co., Ellen B. Harris, vice L. II Wills, re-
moved Cranes Nest, Wise Co., w. p. Powers
vice NJ. S. Robertson, deceased, Sugar Grove,
Sny the Co, w. H. Whisman, vice ]. w. Nelson.
removed Wabash, Giles Co., II. B. Shell. vice W.
| F. Eaton, removed.
| The resignation OF Marshall Parks, steamboat
| inspector for the Norfolk district, has been de-
manded. 1t is said Mr. CAST, of Norfolk, will be
| appointed in his stead.
| it is surmised here that General Nelson A.
Miles will be promoted to the rank of Major
General to fill the vacancy caused by the sudden
| death this morning in Chicago OF General George
| tro k
Elk Congressman Tim Campbell, OF New York.
| approached Speaker Reed ON the ho0r of the
House to-day in behalf of bill in which
| he WAS interested. Mr. Reed asked him what
! he WAS doing on the Il or when he knew
| that under the rules ex-members luded
when they were interested in legislation? Mr..
Campbell had nothing further to say and retired.
Mr.. Reed says he will have a list OF the ex-mem-
bers who have become lobbyists, and will have
them put OF the floor if they come upon it,