Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-07-10

,ntions of the Virginia republican COM
,nittep OF the Arksnsas republican ccnVen-
ton ard ths appeal of the national republic
can committee in favor of the bill, all ex-
nress the same idea and all show the foe
Italian hand of Mr.. Speaker Reed IT the
caucus shall determine to pass the bill, there
will not be one republican Senator who Will
vote agsiust it.
TIE sundty civil bill 90 amended By the
Senate appropriations committee approprl.
etes $50 coo fer light house and tog-5ignsl
at Mary and Point on the Potomac RIVER
L also provides 81 500 for The purchase OF
right of way aud the Improvement OF the
means OF epproech to the national cemetery
at Culpeper.
A republican member Of the House con.
ference committee on the agricultural bill,
who promised General Lee be would have
the appropriation OF $25 600 for establishing
| a station at Arlington for trying remedies
| for diseaaed cattle, which had been stricken
out of that bill, restored, told the General
this morning ;hat his promise had been
m ,de good.
La the Sepate to-day the House bill for
Improving TIE read to the federal cemetery
a. Aexantra was reported favorabiy,
amended so rs 10 avoid the necessity OF
widening certain streets in Alexandria.
The alis,icsl repor: for July of the De-
part of Agriculture shows Improvement In
the status Of cotton, the average OF condi-
lion having advanced from IS s to 81 4 since
the previous returns.
Senator Barbour, in talking to the GA
ZETTE's correspondent to-day about the
latest Malone ncismento, said the cool
assurance o. he General would have been
| refreshing if announced during the fearfuliy
hot weather OF Tuesday last The State
election lew Of which the General complains
so much, he ssid was the same as the Ma
hons Law, except hat instead of having t" o
Malone 10 one democraticjudge reflections,
| it had ,~o democratic TO one republican
Judge. The law, he said. provides for re-
vision OF the registration books, so that the
names Of dead people and of those who had
moved away might be stricken of, ss il
proper, tu- that from what be could learn
At the election referred to not more than
fifteen hundred names we're removed.
As to The Generals opposition to running
congressional candidates next fall, he saic,
It was only natural, as there were only two
districts in she Stete in which the Iepublt.
ems would have any chance at next falls
lection. and that 10 one of them, La1gston,
mis- enemy, would be the candidate, and ID the
o, her. Blwae3, who as he had espoused
Lsugs.on's cause, was not now one OF the
Generals fsv0ites.
The members Of the House are getting
tirec Of Washington and sre pairing aud
leaving as ofeo a. possible. This suits the
democratic p icy of delay until the reput-
leans of the S4uate shnIl determine upon
the cou:s Sc ,tey sbal pursue In the case Of
the federal election bill. Gen. Lee was paiV-
ed TO day with one of the most active repnt~
icans 10 be House. Mr. Kelly Of Kansas.
More aa6 mora of the suppressed proceed
ines o the late meeting of Gen. Mahons's
Virginia s Gle committee are leeklug out.
Itis now Known that q committee was ep
pointed consisting Of Brown Allen and John
Sebrli 10 visit upon the republican mem
bers Of he House elections COMMITTEES and
urge them 10 take no steps for the seating CT
Lanuston, and that that committee is al
ready engaged in lie prescribed duty. Zen.
| Mahons eSprapsed himself a5 heartily IL
favor ua.;2nai election law, and SO worded
his resolution in respect thereof as TO COT
vsv threat to the republican Senate of the
loss OF republican members of the House In
case il did not pass the House bill. Mr.
Elan opposed tbs House bill for two
reasons: it went too far, and it did not go
far enough. II went too far because it
would Increase race ant;pathy, which
was ifju iJus to lepnblicnnism in the
South il DID not go far enough
because It II ! not tske charge of the whole cleo
| ton machiue,y. 1t was developed in the meet
| ing that wi 9 of the Ole members Of the commit
| to , q maj riy were opposed to the General ana
snpported Bow,itn AID Wsddill, the minority,
with the aid of She new prox;ea, enabled tho Gen.
| eIai to do what he pleased.
The House lsbor commt!c, to-day reported in
| favor of the bill msking eight houi days work
in every kind Of government labor.