Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-07-14
FROM WASHINGTON.
CORRESPONDENCE of the Alexandria Gazette
WASHINGTON, July IA.

WASHINGTON, July II.
One of General Mahone's personal
friends from Virginia here to-day, talk
ing about newspaper rumor to the Ell
feet that the General would probably
be candidate for Congress III his dls,
trict next fall, said that while he had
not spoken to the General on the sub
icct. he was sure the rumor referred TO
was without any substantial founda-
ton. He said there was now neither
honor nor profit in a seat in the House,
especially to man who had served a
Term in the Senate, and that though
Petersburg is not agreeable to the Gen
eral now as place of residence, and
Washington is, he was certain the Gen,
eral would not go TO the trouble ana
expense of a doubtful campaign in Or
der to come here as member of a
minority in the House. He also said
the General is by no means enthusl-
astic in his support of President Har-
rison.
The talk about Senator Brice contin-
uing to act as chairman Of the national
democratic committee amounts to moth
inc. The Senator would not accept
the position if begged to do so, and as
he said before the Chicago convention
that if Cleveland were nominated he
would &C to Europe, it isn't at all prob
able that the place will be offered him.
The silverites are very sore to-day
and prophesy all sorts of injuries to
the democratic party for the defeat OF
their bill yesterday. The ants, on the
contrary. say the defeat will do the
democrats no harm in the South, but
will help them greatly in the North.
Mr.. Sherman introduced a bill in the
Senate to-day repeating that part of the
present silver act which provides for
monthly purchases Of bullion, to take
effect January lst next.
In the vote on the silver bill in the
House yesterday all the Firginians
voted for free silver except Mr.. Mere
dith, who was absent, but paired, and
who would have voted the same way
had he been present.
General Wheeler Of the House mill
tary committee says that all that can
be hoped for at this session inrespect
of the Mount Vernon Avenue bill is a
report favoring small appropriation,
not more than $4,000, if so much.
The conferees on the legislative ap-
preparation bill have reached an agree
ment, by the terms of which the House
accepts the Senate amendments provld-
ing for clerks for Senators and for the
continuance of the Utah commission.
The examination of the affairs of the
Washington and Arlington Railroad by
the Senatorial committee appointed for
that purpose, though originally ordered
for the Goth inst, was commenced yes
terday evening and continued to-day.
The original incorporators were repre-
scnted by Mr.. C. G. Lee and Mr.. Law
renee, the stockholders by DIR. Judd,
and the failed purchasers of the charter
by Messrs. Whceless and King.
The chief talk at the Capitol to-day is
about the day of the adjournment OF
Congress, the prevailing impression be-
ing that that day may be as early as the
23rd inst, and not later than the first
week in August. Now that the silver
bill is out of the way, and all but two OF
the regular appropriation bills either
passed or in conference, the democratic
majority is anxious to get away as soon
as possible, so as to stop the further ex-
penditure of money. AS the session
will soon close, the lobbyists are swarm
ing the corridors of both houses, urging
the passage of their several bills i'll the
| few DAYS now left.
Gen. Schofield has received a tele-
gram from Gen. Merritt saying that the
track of the Union Pacific Railroad
Company from Wallace to Wardner has
been torn up at several points by the
mine strikers with the evident purpose
of delaying the arrival of the federal
troops at the scene of the troubles at
Ceur d'Alene. Nothing whatever was
heard from the troops to-day.
Mr.. Jarrett, the famous tariff advo-
cate, who was appointed to a consular
position as pay for election services, but
resigned to accept bigger pay in a pro-
tected mill, was at the Capitol to-day to
see if any thing was to be done with the
tariff at this session of Congress. He
went away perfectly satisfied that the
protected manufacturers will not be mo-
Tested until the democrats shall have
possession of all the branches of the
government.
Gen. Malone is still here, trying to
induce Congress to buy the lot. in this
city, belonging to himself and the heirs
of the late d. A. Windsor of AleXan-
dria, as the site for the new govern
ment printing office. A proposition to
that effect has been offered as an amend
ment to the sundry civil bill, and was
under discussion in the Senate to-day,
the impression at two o'clock being that
it would not be adopted.
The following changes in the 4th
class postoffices of Virginia were made
to-day: Farmwell, Loudoun county,
V. Quick appointed postmaster, vice e.
A. Arundel, resigned; Five Oaks,
Tazewell county, B. B. Greeyer, vice
c. w. Crockett. resigned; Paynes, Flu
wanna county. w. L. Steger, vice w. T.
Metals, resigned
Though the conferees on the naval
bill have not yet definitely agreed upon
that bill, the understanding is that they
will agree and that provision will be
made in it for naval show at Hamp-
ton and for an additional ship. That
ship will be built at Newport's News.
The deficiency, the last Of the annual
appropriation bills, as reported to the
Senate to-day shows net increase
over the House bill Of 1851, 913, Of
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