Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-08-16
FROM WASHINGTON.
RS. ecia Correspondence of the Alexandria Ga=etel
WASHINGTON. d. c.. Aug. 16. 1890.

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RS. ecial Correspondence of the Alexandria Ga-ete
WASHINGTON. d. G.. Aug. Is. 1880.
Mr.. Baker, the republican Congressman
from New York, whose party refused to re-
nominate him, tried to attain little chesp
noio.ity By introducing resolution in tne
House late Yesterday evening calling special
attention 20 the absence of Congressman
Mills. who hiss been making 0emocfatlc
sneecbes in he West. But even Mr.. Speaker
Reed sat down oo him. ard his slate tc-oay
is woree than il vas yesterday.
The dcmooralic comnittee Of the A.exsn-
drja. or S b Congressional district OF Virgin
ia. has.through General Lee invited The TWO
VIRGINIA Senator'S ano ouch othsr Congress
meu as the General may select. to oe 'he
guests OF the committee at Tue district
democratic convention to be held In Lees
burg next Wednesday.
Col Mosby has written letter TO eenersl
LIE, telling him that he has seen In the al
px.NDRIA GAZETTE an item tot effect that
the committee 90 claims has reported In law
or OF paying one Paison Worsley for service
as SOY for the federal army during the
war. The Colonel says he recollect5 worse
lev we'll. He brought goods out OF
washington and sold them to his men
during the day and got drunk during
the night, that he gave the Confedef-
ates mere news about the federal army tnan
he could possibly have given the Y nion army
about the Ccnfederatee;that bis dual capacity
az ep7 for both armies was we'll Known 10
him and that his claim for spy service
would be as binding on the Confederacy as
it can possibly be upon the federal govern
ment.
Gen. Lee to-iay, with Mr.. Charles Janney
of Lsesburg, called upon Mr.. Speaker Reed
to see If he would not entertain motion 10
consider the Washington and Arlington
railroad bill, but though they were courte-
ously received, they left with no bright nope
of the success of their mission.
Toe Senate s making rapid progress on
the river and harbor bill, and MIR. Frye 10 IN
hopes of completing it before adjournment
to- lay. The chief objection TO 1t will De the
appropriation for the Hennepin canal. ln
view of the expected deficit In the revenue,
notwithstanding the heavy taxes, many Gu
tertain the belief that should the OIL pass
the President, like his democratic predeces
sor, will veto it and thereby prevent the e4
neniiture of the $25, 600, 900 it appropriates
Az the cornmandsnt at the Kittery Navy
| York is not "Working" or hustling repuo.
lcan he has been removed. He is reported
as saving that he can't see the urgent ne
oessiLy for the employment Of the five hun
dred additional hands to be engaged there
ss the ONLY work to be done Ia to repair OF
old ship tor training purposes. But "oa
1.-The com mandant CAN'T see, Ia plain TO MI
Tracy. Secretary of the Navy, who knows
that Mr.. Speaker Reeds election is by M
means assured, and that FIVE hundred ad
d;,ionsl Reed voters will help his election
amazingly.
Copyressmsn Morgan has agreed to &C
cent General Lees amendment to bis reso
tuition for an investigation of the charges
against a. J. Wedderburn 10 connection
with the Grange postofice, which 10 to a.
| low Mr.. Wedderbnrn 10 appear before tht
House poslcfice committee to defend MIN
sef. MIR. Morgou says his only object IT.
| Introducing the resolution WAS 10 get at tne
truth Of the matter.
Notwithstanding the apparent death o.
the Force bill, that the republicans In Con
press have not yet entirely abandoned the
idea of atiem ping to pass 1t before the close
of the session, ia made evident by their ex
pressed doubts OF an early adj >urnment ano
their implied heiie! that the session Will OF
prolonged uuil late in the fall.
| Among tho pet tons presented IN the senate
to day WAS one by Mr.. lrgalls from Inc ~ on'
ion Veterans OF this city for the removal OF ten
oral Grants body from Riverside to Arllr gton.
Tho deficiency bill IS reported in the Senate
Yesterday provides for the payment of the ava DIS
made by the Court of Claim 8 in the French
poistiOn css s.
The following changes ia the fourth-elsss post
offices OF Virginia were made to-day Acton,
Prince Edward county, J. Grubb appointed post
master. vice H. RI; Jennings declined Mapleton,
Princess Anne county, a. C. Smith, vice n j. NJ
smith, resigned; Mount Giicad, Loudoun county
G. p. Slack, vice W. F Garrett resigned.
Congressman Thomas, chairman of the House
war csims corn ttee, to which tho bill tor the
r.lief OF w III. M rburg, administrator of the ase
@. NJ Tsylor of Alexsnd:ia, WIS 1et'Tref, has
promised General &c to report in favor of that
bill, which is to refer the claim to the Court OF
Claims.