Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-03-04

Shaffer, prominent republicans VI S1euou
doah couaty were at the Postohce depart
mept to-day and urged the reappoinemenC
of Mr.. Glen, but Col. Clarkson toiu toem
1t was no 90. For the tarmVliie post
office. General Malone and e1-CongressIsn
Hoouer unite on an applicant, Coi. beihe'
lev endorses another, and LaD2ston snotnei'
Col. Clarksop, Assistant Postmaster uehela''
says there bad better be delay In tnis case'
ga should Laueston gain the seat Do 10 So ~
testing In Congress, some courtesy Snodiu 70
shown MIN. ,.;one o.dav
ronorted q Hill providing for increasing pen
a,nna for total deafness from $50 TO S4o
roonth and that pensioners receiving pen
o;one for martial deafness ahall receive pro
nortiouate increase.
ReDresentative Yoder of Ohio. formerly
an army surgeon, saw eX-RepresentatiVe
Taubee this morning, and says he fears there
isno hope for him, and that bis life is surely
drawing to q Close Mr.. Taulbee com
mencsd life as Methodist preacher, and IL
ia eaid was q power in the church among
tha mountaineers of his districtlO kentucky.
Congressman McCreary, whose district ad'
ioins the district MIR. Taulbee used TO repre-
sent. saws the latter bears no resentment
against Mr.. Kincaid, who shot him.
The investigation of the civil service COM
mission was continued to-day, e1-Postmas
Ter Paul of Milwaukee being on the witness
stand. Nothing was elected to disproye
the we'll known fact that the Hypocrisy and
and chicanery which now affect the source
of the civil service extend throughout liz
remotest ramifcations.
The sub COMMITTEES of the House Ways
and Means Committee to whom tha sugar
schedule was referred have agreed, it Is ru'
mored to-day, to report in favor OF the re,
moysl OF the entire tax on raw sugar, ana
the payment of bounty of two cents a
Mound on all home made sugar. it Is also
runored that the tobacco schedule OF the
new revenue bill will provide for the remoV.
al of all restrictions upon the growth and
ssle of raw tobacco.
Both the Senate and House Worlds Fair com.
mittees received invitations to go to Chicago and
consult with tge people there before formulating
the fair bill they are to prepare. Both ae lheu'
| and the Senate committee Informed the Chlcago
ans that they would have to assure them that they
b.vc a boualide subscription of five million dol
| ara before they will agree to the House BILL
$50 House commerce committee this morning
heard srpumeats in favor OF hridee across lne
| Hudson River from Jersey CITY 10 EeW ipih 4
They referred resolution Tor an tHNe'' nv. -
/ tho lie Saving EoIVlCe w n
charged that the chief beneficiary of the service
referred to is Postmaster General Wsnamaker
from whose store in Phiadelphis ali the employees
| in the service are supplied with their unifo' III;
aud other clothing.
Some foolish Senators too stupid to realize the
fact that save only and except for newspapers they
would never have bsen heard of outside Of thell
own county towns, are mad because the newsua
pers don't print their inane speeches, but d!
notice their grosa delipqusncies, and out OF re-
venge propose to abolish the reporters gallery In
| the Senate and allow Newspaper correspondents
no moro facilities for hearing and seeing what IL
said and done in that body than are afforded Other
| spectators.
The House postofilco committee to-day heard
| D. r. Bates ar.re in favor of postal telegraph
Some of the Leading republicans in Congress-
under instructions from home, are absting their
exit avsgant demand for treasury expenditures
| They now say that the present bills before Con
gress, if passed, will necesstEte an increase OF
| taxation, which the people will net stand, aud
that large expenditures were tk@ otuse OF former
repu blican defeats and that Ike esuses produce
| like efiects.
The following is the only change that was made
| to-day in the 4th class postofiices OF Virginia
Dodson, Patrick counUy, ]. J. Wright appointed
| .s!master, vice ]. L. F, ster, resigned.