Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-09-15
FROM WASHINGTON.
special Correspondence of the Alexandria Gasette'I
WANTING roE. d. O.. Sept. Is, 1890.

1SrecidL Correspondence Of the Ae1ollTu uu-et'9'1
WASHINGTON, D. O.. Sept. 15. 1880.
Contrary to the committees expressed In
tentiors last week, the House committees 70
whom were referred the charges against Mr.
Raum, Commissioner of Pensions, met again
this morning for the purpose OF suolectlng
Representative Cooper, who brought
the charges, to another Cross examination
and to enable Mr.. Raum to bring in the tes-
timopy of some of his subordinates 10 Dis
behalf. Notwithstanding the efforts OF the
committee to exclude all damaging testlmo-
nv 1t was developed that stock In the fraud
ulent refrigerator company OF which hsu"
Is the head had been given to come peop.e
for the use of their names, and that Kaum
own CLERK who held some OF i5 nao
been promoted. The further the IL
yestieaticn is prosecuted the more patent
b .comes the fact that Mr.. Harrison mace
bad trade when he swapped TANNER lol
Raum, and that the best thing ne can 90
now is 10 trade Raum CT for any Dooy ere.
General Lee, accompanied Dy Segatof
Voorhees, and Congressman Brown, OF lno!-
ana and several other congressman, LEFT
here this morning to address democratic
mesting to be held to-day at Culpeper.
hill was Introduced in the House tc-1ay
To anshcriz, the construction Of rallroso
tunnel under the waters Of the bay OF Ne"
York. between Staten Island aad Brooklyn
The House appropriations committee &c
dsy non-concurred in all the Senate,s smenu-
ments to the deficiency bill and asseu loI o
conference. q motion was made to make
an exception of the French spoliation
amendment, and to concur In that, but 1t
was defeated by decisive majority. Mr.
Bowden last week eaid the republican men,
hers of the committee told him the amend
ment referred to would be agreed to.
Republicans from the Norfolk congress
SIGNAL district, in Virgins, here to-day, say
that whether 1t hs due to Mahone's 'mahgn
Influence" or some other, equally as evil, all
ia not we'll with the republicans IN tnat ols-
trict. aud that it is now certain tnet lne'e
| will be two republican congressional col
yentiops held there. Bowden VIII De the
y nominee Of the one composed of the federal
oftico holders, but who will be the other Is
not known; possibly ex-Oongressman Lie
nav who ia very popular here, though some
SOW negro may be nominated. Judge
Brooke. il is said will probably be the demo
cratic nominee.
majority of the members OF the present
| House are in favor of the bill to refund the
direct land tax. A tally has been made. a. :
oorfipg to which the vote on the bll', II
taken. would be-ayes 900, maya 81, 80 uc-
| known. vacancies and l would not vote.
A1onp the ayes are Meesrs. Reed, Cannon
and Mckinley, the majority of the commit
fee on rules, bur, strange to say, they VIII
not allow the bill 10 be called up.
| The re- ,cb lean managers of the House &c
F! 6sy eeraeCi to intermt their efforts to give
sests in he House TO TWO negroes. Lsr g.
SION OF Virgin la and NJ Her of Is nth Car :
lima. long enough. but no lorger, to enable
| ttat hodY to have the tariff bill referred to
q conference committee. Tbat being done,
| the fort TO Dust Messrs. Vsuable and + :
| iott will then be renewed, unless Mr.. Eft
oe's reaolntion censuring Kennedy for his
QUAY speech ahall consume too mucn time.
it is reported about the House to-day ina
Sneaker Re, d has threatened t, withhold his Sig
nature from the river and harbor Dill, In wplch
the South is largely interested, until the Demo
crnts cease fli5u tering TO retain MIR. Venaple IN
his coat. 80 A..
It is currently rumored hero today that tao
Richmond and Danvile Railroad company ms
made arrange meuts for buying the enenshuo af
Valley Railroad at the approaching sale tnereoi,
and make 81 short connection with this CITY via
the Virginia Midland Rsllroad
Sscroesry Fisher Of the State democratic COM
mittee OF Virginia WAS here yesterday nc Say B
tho prospects of decisive democratic victory are
IN all quarters of Virginia. and that with
little extra work and proper mans cement many
peoo pie there believe tie State will have soho
democratic delegation in the next House.
The following changes in the 4th class posboi-
fc,s of Virginia were made to-day: Cartel
bridge. Albcmare county, o. P. Riley, appointed
nost@ssler vice ]. A. Lesthers, resigned; Grnndy,
buchanan county, MIS-. J. F. Ratlih, vice ). w.
Waidron, resigned speers Ferry. Scott county,
John Verabee vice Lee Todd, moved away.