Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-09-01
FROM WASHINGTON.

rsyecial Correspondence Of the Alexandria Ga-cte.l
WARRINGTON. D. O., Sept. l, 1892
Gen. Cadmus Wilcox, who is an eplG n;,
for the pr sliion of commissions, o. W. , ~.
tfict of Columbia, 10 fill the .ao'nos S Snrsed
by the resignation OF NJ ai No., 10 r e
By many of the olftb the s city and By all the
psops, ,, o"n Id bers Of tine Senate District
le 10 committee; but ss the President
ol oo ',.ie or no use for ex-Confederates, 1t is
nao thought that the General will be cue
'cssstuI.
Ia the Senate tt day Mr.. Barbour pre-
seuted the r-pcrt on the Cumberland and
Washington Railroad bill, which be reported
faVorably LIST week.
During the investigation of the charges
against Con missioner Raum by the special
House committee to-day, it was developed
that one Of the republican members OF that
committee, committee appointed, az Is
generally believed, by Mr.. Speaker Reed, to
acqult the accused, is large stockholder in
the fraudulent company In which Raum 10
20 much interested, aud to which the charges
against him refer. The member alluded to
Ia Mr.. Smyser, an Ohio republican. The
matter was suhst quently brought to the at
teption OF the House.
The coast survey ls supposed to he coz
Quoted under the civil service rules but as
government expenses have to be cut down
now In order to meet the expense OF the
pension bills aud to pay the increased hands
employed st navy Yards 10 elect republican
cong-essms n, The democrats in that bureau
are berg removed and having their pay TT
duoe6 without regard to civil service, or, Tor
that matter, any other sort Of rules. Among
the removals ia that of Richmond demo
cret named Duesbugy, and another Virginia
democratic employee, named Glascock, has
had his pay reduced.
The solvent of Mr.. Carlisle into the Senate
was most opbortune for the other demo cratic
members of that body, for while they are
perfectly competent to argue the tariff ques
ton in the abstract, few OF them are thor
oughly posted regarding the particulars oil
| the subject. He, on the contrary, Is per
fectly familiar with every aspect of the sub
| iect, and since the debate began there has
been hardly day on which he has not met
some republican defender OF some point oil
the bill! and endorsed him.
The republican campaign committee Is
already commencing its assessments for the
fax campaign. They are made in the shape
of handsomely printed receipts for ten dol
lars with stubs attached, sent to every fed
eral oficeholder, each one of whom is ex
pected to retain at least one, and send The
money and the stub back, but the liberia
can retain as many az they choose. & large
batch has beer cant to Alexandria.
Senator Paddock of Nebraska today fol.
| lowed In the wake of that other pronounced
republican, Senator Plumb of Kansss, In an
assault upon the high tariff bill, aud the pre-
lection such bill affords the rich owners o.
| the manufactures ut the expense OF the poor
DIVERS of the farms.
| The conference committee on the river
and harbor bill has fixed the appropriation
for Cape Charles City, Virginia, harbor al
s25 600. TIE Potomac river eppropra lou
was made $3.50 600, ofwbich 800 900 is TO be
expended on 5ns Eastern branch.
| Congressman Vensble, Of Virginia, after great
| deal OF trouble, has succeeded in getting a bill
through the HOUSE spproprialiag 81 600 to the
for bocds and stocks destroyed by the federal gu
| thcrities a. New Orleans during the war.
In tie Senate to day Mr. sherman introduced
res button for trade reciprocity with Cansdn. AS
| Mr.. Sherman is the chsirmsn of the committee on
foreign # ire, this looks like business Surely II
there BE- reciprocity with Genital aud South amer
! lea for much stronger reasons there should be
with Canada. with which trade is SO much closer
| and so much greater.
The following changes in tho 4th class postof-
fees of Virginia were made to-day: Locust
Creek, Louiss county q. H. H. Dugsins appoint
cd postmaster, vice Mary E. Bagby, deceased
Sugar land, Fauquer county, L. L. Kerns, vice f.
E. Ramsdel, resigned.