Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-08-05
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence of tie Alexandria Gazette.
WASHINGTON. August 5.

the House committee RECOMMENDING
the dismissal of Dir. Raum, comm.
sioner of Pens: 5ns, for fraud aud cor
ruption. notwithstanding the efforts oi
Congressman Enloe and Cooper, who
We're chiefly instrumental IN exposing
his guilt. has been so delayed by other
business in the House that II Is now 100
late for any action to be taken on 1t II
this session. and so Mr.. Raum VIII not
be branded by Congress, though he has
been by g committee Of that body. / ne
President is as we'll aware of his crook
edness as any body else, but he refuses
to remove him all the same.
Among the visitors here to-day Is
Mr.. l.. r. Stewart of Virginia, L. 5.
Consul at Porto Rico. He has recently
recovered from both yellow and per'i-
cious fever, and has fallen off one hun
dred pounds. The sickness and death
of several N'irginians who have been
appointed to positions in yellow tever
counties has not endeared the admins
t-at;on 10 Virginia republicans. who
have "a suspicion that they are awarded
such places rs Il means of getting them
out Of the way eilectually. Judge Riley,
however, who is consul in south Vene-
zuela, tie very hot bed of yellow fever,
still survives and prospers.
it is sad at the State Department, IN
extenuation of the crime OF Consul KY
der at Copenhagen, who robbed u fam
ilv there of half their inheritance, that
his heart beat warm for his country,
and that he still suffers from wound
received III her cause
Representative Boatner has finished
his report on the result of the investl-
CATION made by special committee OF
the House into the charges preferred by
Representative Watson, of drunken
ness among members Oh the floor of the
House. The report is approved by the
three democratic members Of the COM
mittee and, with some qualifications,
by Representative Circuit (repu5llcaD
of Vermont. The report declares that
the committee has no hesitation IN de-
claring that the charges construed III
the sense in which they are made are
false and libellous under the strictest
legal definition of these terms; that
the charge involvin; Representative
Cobb is contradiclcd 10y the over
welming evidence Of witnesses, and
there was nothing in the evidence 10 JUS
tiN the imputation made against him.
II ne facts are, the report will say, that
three and possibly four members aP-
pcared on the door more or less under
the influence OF liquor, but none in the
condition described in the charges.
The committee will report resolution
declaring that the charges made by Nj.
Watson are not true and constitute az
unwarranted assault upon the homer
and dignity of the House, and have the
unqualified disapproyal OF the House.
Mr.. CIRCUIT will submit a minority re-
port recommending the adoption Of the
resolution recommended by the coiu-
mittee if on presentation TO the House
Mr.. Watson declines to rctract or mod
ify his Objectionable statesments.
A special train left here this morning
fol Front Royal, Virginia, where The
new preparatory department of Ran
dolph-Macon college WAS dedicated to-
day with appropriate ceremonies.
If Congress had remained in session
much longer Mr.. Reed intended max
inga campaign speech, in which he
would have stated that this Congress
has reported 800 southern claims, -iJ0
of which involved an immediate appro-
p.iations, among them the cotton tax
I'LL and bills for the injury and destruc-
ton of churches and colleges by tedc-
raj soldiers, and drawn the moral that
democratic ascendency would bank
lupt the government. He had no OPP
portunity, however, to deliver this
speech in Congress, but will do so on
the stump.
The House committee who inVesti-
gated the Homestead affair have post
poned presenting their report until next
session. that is, until after the Presi-
dental election, lest it might have some
effect upon the result of that election.
An apt illustration of the motives that
influence the legislation ofmodem Con-
crosses.
1t is stated at the Capitol to-day that
the wife of the President is very i'll, that
she is afflicted with an incurab!c dis
ease, and that her life cannot be pro
longed many months, maybe, not many
weeks. The President is very anxious
to be with her, and will be as soon as
Congress adjourns.
Congressman Tucker of Virginia, who
has been renominated by the democrats
Of his district, says he hasn't heard OF a
republican rival yet, but that a third
party convention will meet at Amherst
{. III. during the latter part of the
month. and that he has heard it rumor-
ed that Mr. Randolph Harrison, eX-
State Commissioner OF Agriculture, will
be the nominee. He says he also hears
that the third party is pretty strong in
some of the counties of his district, and
that the republicans may unite with
them
The caucus program has so far work
ed so well in the House and the fair
bill has progressed so smoothly that Il
numberof the leading democratic mem
bers this morning were predicting Il
final adjournment to-day or tomorrow
There was good attendance Of MEM
bers before noon, and even that veteran
filibuster, Mr.. Kilgore, admitted that
no obstruction could successfully be
interposed to prevent a vote on the
Duborow bill this afternoon. and that
it would probably pass the House. He
was impelled to this belief by the great
show of energy and persistency with
which the friends of the bill were push
ing it. The supdry civil bill has been
enrolled in advance, so that it can be
disposed of in few minutes by the
conferees after the fair bill is out of the