Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-05-26

managing the campaign. At the Co9gre.-
sional elections occurring between ffes;,
DENTAL elections, be said, the custom ana
the better plain were TO depend upon Inc
CONGRESSIONAL campaign committee, the ols
trict, county and city committees, for help,
and TO Let the democratic candidates man
spe their own campaigns to suit themselves
This. he said, wa5 his own opinion on the
snbiect and he thought would be the Wser
conrse to pursue, but the matter lay entire
10 With the committee. He eaid 1t would
he incopyenient for him to attend the meet
ing. but that II he could possibly get oil he
would be there. As to his accepting the
position, he said, that WAS out OF the ques-
tiop.
1t has been announced in Richmond that
Senator Stewart of Nevada, whose Uife is 2
native OF the South, would attend the Dnvci.-
ing of the Lee statue In Richmond CT Thur
day next, but the Senator when asked about
it to 10y said he didn't think he would. NO
matter how uusectional Few northern poll.
ticians may really be, few of them are bold
enough to manifest any such feeling. Ali
the Virginia Congressional delegation ana
many Representatives and Senators from
other southern States will be in Richmond
on Thursday.
Mr.. Williams. chairman of the spt-cam
u,ittee OF the House military committee TO
which the Mount Vernon Avenue bill has
been refereed, told the GAzETTE's CORE
spondsnt to-day that he would call q meet
ing OF that ccmrattee this week Tor the
express purpose of considering that bill.
The republican caucus committee was TIC
have metto.day TO consider the proposed law
that " ill put elections in the southern Stetes
under control of federal officials, but did not
do 8, in consequence of the absence OF Mr..
Speaker Reed, who has gone homa to a.
tend hs mothers funeral. The general I'M
preston among democratic congressman is
that such bill will be passed and that there
will be no factions opposition to IT'D passage.
| for two good ressons-the fntility of suct
opposition and the reasonable probability
that the worst the republicans do the better
for the democrats at the subsequent elections
In the Senate today Mr.. Barbour intro
duced bill to pay the claim of Mrs. Gun
Their of Norfolk for priZs money due her hue
bspd for the capture of SLAYER previous tt
the civil war.
tt Is understood that the House Di5trlc
of Columbia committee, in the matter OF th
| various railroad bills for crossing the Poto
mac river on the piers of the old Alexan
dria canal squeduct, Is disposed to favor tb
plan proposed By the Washington and Az
iington railroad company.
The President to isy sent to the Senst
the nominations of John Evelyn Page, Q
Virginia, TO be assistant surgeon in th
navy.
The following is tho only change that wss mad
in the 9TH class postCfh;es of Virginia to-day
Rough Creek. Charlotte county. s. NJ. Clay az
pointed postmaster, vice T. A. Tucker, not oil age
Senator Wolcott was in his seat in tho Senat
to.day the first time since his recent marriage
Senator and Mrs. Stanford leave Washington to
| night for the German spas, and will nos return t
the United States until September.
Mr.. Wilson introduced q bill in the Senate to
day making liquor introduced in State by tn
interstate commerce law part of The common
ma of properly and sui ject to State legislation
General Leo has presented the following pei
tions ia the House: OF citizens of Virginia 70
sub-trcasury bill of other citizcus of tho sam
State for tho same purpose of Robert Il. lyle
and rs others, citizens of Prince William county
Va, asking .ssagc Of House bill 7l62; of Mrs
William Franci, wiiow, for reference of he
claim to Court Of Claims; of Robert Green. o
Culpopcr county, Va, for reference Of his CLAIM
| to tho Court Of Claims Of Willis Long, of Eau
quier county, Va for same relief; of - Waters
of Prince William county, Va, for same relief o
James l.. Lovely, OF Stafford county, Va 10
Same relief; of John R. Hornbaker, OF PRIME
William county, Va, for same relief; and OF Rob
ert Barttry of Orange county, Sarah A. Freeman
of Culpeper county, sarah A. Bcckham OF flfgla
ia, and Of Francis F. Curtis of Fanquier comfy
/ for payment of war camS.