Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-06-03
FROM WASHINGTON.
special Correspondence Of the Alexis. aAzETTsJ
Wksu1HaroN, d. c., June 3, 1850.

r.p.c;sl Correspondence Of the Alexis. GAzETTs]
WASHINGTON, D. c.. June 3. 1850.
The House elections committee met this
morning and completed their report In tue
Miller, Elliot contested election case from
South Carolina, but not IN the Langston,,
Vepable csss from Virginia. They VIII
complete the report in the latter case AZ
their next meeting and present it TO Inc
House the same day. 1t will not be called
mn In the House for action. however, Tor
some time vet es there are two or three
cases ahead of it, There Ia no doubt that
the report will be adopted, nor that sven
the Virginia republican members will vote
for It. though they know as all the white re.
publicaus la the Petersburg district. except
Collector Brady, do, that MIR. Venabe was
elected.
The war is not yet over. Among those in
the room of the interstate commerce coz
mission to-day was one who wore mlnia-
ture Confederate flag on the lapel OF Dis
coat. The chief Of the commission instruct
ed the clerk to request the wearer TO re-
move it, which was done at once. a pas
sepger on street Car that runs to the b. d
| O depot abused the conductor because he had
to get of at thePeaceMonument and wait for
Navy Yard car. Tae conductor told him he
could not reply there, but If he had him across
the river he would teach him better mar
ners. "Yes," responded the irate passenger,
"you fly the rehel flag over there, and you
want TO kill Us here by making Us stand ID
| the hot sun in consequence of your failure TO
| state the destination of your cars"
Senator Barbour Gays that as Chairman
Gordon of the Virginia State democratic
committee insists upon the acceptance OF his
resignation, 1t will have to be accepted, and
that Mr.. Elyson OF Richmond, who Is &C :
Ing chairman, will call the State committee
together probably some time next month Tor
the purpose of eectipg MIR. Gordon's sue
cessor.
The House republican caucus last night
postponed action upon the anti-serry mar
deripc bill until it could be definitely ascei
tanned whether Mr. Sherman would oppose
il in the Senate Nothing was done with
the federal election bill either. Strong op-
po-ition Has manifested to the sweeping pro-
visions of the Lodge bill, which entirely de-
strcys the right OF the States to heve any
thing to 90 with their own elections. The
Rowell bill, which increases the number Of
federal supervisors go as 10 have them at
every election precirct, seemed to be more
| favored.
The House elections committee. though il
Breckenridge, democrat, in the Contested
election case OF Clayton Va. Breckenridge
refused Clay to hear further testimony IL
his favor.
General Mabone is 70 longer boss Of the
Virginia republicans He has been supe'
seGtd in that position by ]. M Laues on, thu
negro 10 whom the House elections COM
mittee has recently awarded the seat in The
House to which Mr.. Vensble was elected
, | Lapeeton has not yet taken his seat cut will
do so ss soon RS the report of the elections
committee shall be called up in the House
bat that he is boss now is proved by The fact
that Virginia applicants for office, bile
men at that, ere now asking him, insiead Of
General Malone, to endorse their eppiica.
tons. To be superseded at all is bsd
enough, hut by a negro, is terrible. But
history repeats itself and retribution is Ger
tain. -,
The conference committee on the pension bill
failed to agree this morning IS tho House repnb.
lican caucus last night resolved that the mslnten'
snce of tho service feature must DO preserved.
A. resolution for investigation of the hsh
commission WAS laid over in the senate 10 Gay on
motion of MIR. Paddock, who and Mcssrs Hale
and Plumb seemed TO 10 opposed to it, while Mr.
Edmunds and Mr. Jones OF Arkansas favored u
Mr. Jones said newspapers had made charges OF
nepotism against tho commissioner, which neces,
stated an investigation, and Mr.. Edmunds said
that hat he knew alb ut tho commission war
ranted him in demanding one.
Senator Mitchell OF Oregon told the GAZETrE's
correspondent this e:oning that he beiicVed the
democratic candidate for Governor OF Oregon WAS
elected yesterday, hut that he thought the repub-
licans had elected majority of tho legislature
and their candidate for Congress.
| In tho Senate to-day Mr.. Blair presented a nc
mortal from the Mechanical Association of Nor
folk for the reconsideration and passage of the
Blair educational bill.