Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-06-16
FROM WASHINGTON.
( special Correspondence Of the Ale1s. GAZETTE
WAsHTNeroN. D. c.. June 16, 1850.

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WAsHrNeroN, D. c.. June 16, 1880.
The agent for the collection OF one OF Vir
einia's claims egainst the government says
if the proper steps had been taken the claim
for 1920 900 for advances made With winch
to erect the public buildings in this city
when the government was frat established
hare. could have been Included In the Dill
which has been reported favorably in the
Senate for paving a precisely similar claim
10 the State of Maryland but that the Nit.
Vernon Avenue Association, to which that
claim was turned over, never even had bill
introduced in the Senate for the payment
OF the claim.
& member Of the democratic committee OF
the Sth congressional district of Virginia
here tt day, says that committee will meet
In Alexandria next Friday to fill the vacan-
CIV in its membership caused by the death OF
State Senator Heaton, and to designate the
time and place for holding the democratic
congressional convention for that district.
He says Aexaudr!s. Warrenton and Lees
burg are g. oxen OF as the places, with
chances decidedly iD favor of the latter, and
that he hopes The date will be made as late
as possible, as the shorter the campaign, the
larger, in bis opinion, will bs the democratic
majority In this connection it may be re
marked that a republican politician from
that district. an eX State Senator also here
ta-day, in talking on the subja said no had
not heard that bis party would run any
body for Congress next fall, and that il
would be utterly useless for them to do so.
Representative Byuum of Indiana, recent
ly ensured by the republican msloriy in
the House Tor telling the truth, says he took
his daughter and young lady visiting her
over to Alexandria yesterday and carried
them to Christ Cnurch, and that he aud they
were much pleased with what the9 saw and
h, ard.
Representative Lodge told the GAzGTTE's
correspondent tt day that the national cleo
tion bill had been decided upon, that the re-
publican caucns of the House would agree
10 it Il -lght, that it would be intr oduced 10
the House to- lay would be referred to his
ommttee, sud be reported back Oh Wednes-
day without aus n6ment. II is understood
that the committee on rules will liz al esriy
day for lis consideration. That it will pass
the Hou5e is certain, but its fate In the SEN
| ate Is by TO means go, az the democratic
Seustors express determination to talk 1t
| to death, even IL it shall take them till the
expiration Of This Congress to do go.
Hylnpd G X rk, who failed TO get claim
| e
man Springer with corruption and mention
cd a. ]. Jones', Mr. Spriager's ex-clerk, as q
| witness, J ines has replied to the effect that
| he kicked Kirk cut o. tina committee room
| on one occasion, ana that neither truth nor
! honesty is in hiD.
| Representative Williams Of Ohio think
the Con rederste l.g no better than that 81
| the sGnr&s,r:s'. Re presented petition In
| the II auso day 10 prohibit the use ct both
within The iirnita of the Uoited States.
R.preseu alive Wadd,tl of the Richmond {,
Virginia, tietrct, in reply to question Oh
the gu, CT today, sid that no charges bad
| been ua e ei;bar TO the President or the
Postmaster G. ,narat against the postmaeter
at Rich nond for closing his office atthe ur-
yelling Of the Lee statue, but that some ten
or d zan worthless characters in Rich
mosCa, .erUaa 10 "kickeFs" had had an article
| inserted il newspaper to that ef1ect, With
he vain and foolish bops that the admins
| tration nd take notice of it. He said
| the Richmond postmaster was very proper
man ami from all he could learn was az
| satisfsc.or 10 the people of that city as any
other Republican, could be.
The Hcusn committee on rules rnet this
| mcrrinc and O. cided that the House should
continue ;he consideration of the sundry
civil tiii t. Gay, and take up the bankruptcy
bill tc- morrow aad vote upon it on Wednee-
day. O,y The three republican members.
the Speaker and Messrs. Mckinley and
Cannon, we're present. When they ad-
journed the Speaker told Mr.. Cannon to
tell Mr.. Blcnnt, one of the two democratic
members. whaS they had done and to tell
him to tell Mr.. McMllin, the other one.
The vote on the silver bill in the Senate
will probably not be taken for day or two.
TIE bill wills pass The Senate, end will PFC
vide for the purchase of four end half mil
lion cuoces OF silver 6 mon,h, to be paid for
with certificates that will be legal tender
and redeensh'e in gold. The House, it 10
supposed. will ssreo 10 thn Senate's amend
ments.
The Presl'au tc-day sent to the Senate
the name of Juaaph Edward Hayden, Die
trict of Cclumh,t. & + consul at Breslau.
Tho Senate finance committee, or rather the
republican III MIXERS of that committee, have
nearly mplctcd the consideration of tho tariff
bill. Representative Mckinley says the changes
they have made ia his bill comparatively few
and unimportant