Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-05-20
FROM WASHINGTON.


ERUM WhSdlNu4ON'
Special Correspondence of the Alszs. aAzHrTsl
WASHING ron. d. O.. May 20. 1880.
Mr.. Lurty of Harrisonburg, Va, recently
appointed o. s. marshal for Oklahoma Tel
ri,ory, accompanied by Mr.. W. ]. Points,
also of Harrlsonburg, whom he has appoint
ed his chief deputy, left here last Saturday
for his pest Of duty.
1t Is said ct the rooms of the Senate post
ofr;os committee tc- day that no charges have
been preferred there against Johnson, who
has been nominated for postmaster az Dan
vile, Va, and that as johnson is no more
o. sctionable than any other DanVille re-
pu olicap, neither of the Virginia Senators
will oppose his confirmation.
Several members and ex members OF the
Virginia State Senate passed through here
this morning on their way to the funeral
of the late Senator Heaton, of Loudoun
county, in their State.
The vote on the tariff bill will be taken 10
the House tomorrow evening, Mr.. Carlisle
closing the debate on the democratic, end
MIR. Mckinley, on the republican side. All
the kickers among the republicans have
been whipped into the traces, not single
important amendment has been adopted,
aud the bill will be passed practically as
originally reported, the republican Leaders
seemingly having determined that 1t shall
b. as Objectionable to the South az possible,
| 40 90 to provoke Ill feeling 10 that section.
This was the regular day for meeting OF
the House elections committee. and 1t wac
supposed that decision would be made by
the committee to-day in the case OF Lang
ston. the negro contestant for Mr.. Venahls's
seat from the Petersburg district. No NEE
ing was held, however, because no quorum
was present. Some of the republican icfle-
| epce which has been brought against Lsne :
ston has been withdrawn, at Lapeston's
solicitation, aud the republican members CT
the committee have also received letters
from negroes in Ohiotelling them that W :
less Lsugston be seated the republicans will
| suffer In tho State. Ga Friday next the
members Of that committee say the Lang
ston case will certainly be decided.
A severe storm prevailed here early this
morning. Penusvlvenia avenue, at and near
6 b street, wac flooded and numerous trees
and chimneys blown down in different parts
of the city. The roof of the large grocery
store of Talbert & McCauley. on 1lth street,
east Washington, was blown eff aud a mess
made of the contents of the store.
General Lee asked Mr.. Mckinley to-day
to allow an eye and no vote to be tsken on
the tobacco tax section of the tariff bill, so
that tho Virginia and North Carolina mem
be:s could go on record on that section
bat Mr.. Mckinley replied that much as be
would like to do 80, it was impossible.
Congressman Ejah Morse, of Massachu-
setts, who wrote letters to each of the re-
publican candidates for the Speakerehip
telling him he was going to vote for him,
will be the decoration day orator at the Sol
diers' Home here, where General Logan ] OF
buried. Six Thousand soldiers arc buried IN
this cemetery.
Senator Daniel will deliver speech in
the Senate next Thursday on the silver bill.
Representative Sweeney, OF lowe, today
addressed the HOUSE, committee on cou
merce iu favor of the bill to amend the inter.
state commerce act, 80 as 10 forbid the bring
ing into State OF iiquo= in original pack
ages where the State law p -ohibits such Inc
portatlon.
The House ways and means committee,
this morning lis eaed to arguments in favor
of flrbdding the use of wooden pals and
packages FOR packing fne cut tobacco, as
theg were frequently refilled by retailers
with inferior grades. to the injury OF The
Oh oics brands; also against thu proposition
TO increase stom 10 per cent. to 80 per cent.
the duty on barley.
| The Supreme Court to-day heard argum nnt upon
the application for writ Of error il the Case OF
| Kemmler, tho New York murderer, who is under
| sentence of death by electricity. RogerSherma1,
of New York. presented the cise for Kemmler