Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-08-02
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette.
WASHINGTON. August 2.

FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence Of the Alexandria Gazette. ]
WASHINGTON, August ?.
The investigation by special COM
mittee of the House Of the disgraceful
charges brought upon that body indi-
vidually and collectively by Mr.. Wat
son of Georgia, the Farmers Alliance
leader in the House, was concluded to-
day. Mr.. Jerry Simpson has acted as
Mr.. Watson's counsel during the whole
examination, and so outrageous were
the charges and so utterly groundless
were they, that the prosecutor has from
the first appeared in the light Of the de-
fcndant. So far from any of the charges
being sustained, the examination proved
conclusively that there was ,n3 con-
ceiv;tbBllee- -gFFe8aaaaqd for single one of
them. The report will be completed as
soon as possible, and not only will Mr.
Cobb. the only member Mr.. Watson
would name, be completely indicated,
but Mr.. Watson be recommended for
censue if not for expulsion. Mr.. Cobb
saws tie report will be made before
the final adjournment of the session.
Mr.. Watson himself paid a tribute to
the character of Mr.. Cobb and stated
that he had never meant to draw that
gentleman into the difficulty. Nor
had he aimed at him individually, in
his n ference to rambling or maudlin
drunkards on the floor" His book, ne
ass, rted, was compiled for campaign
and political purposes. And he had no
intention when he wrote it of bringing
odium upon Mr.. Cobb. Now if You
did not intend to reflect upon MIR. Cobb,
who did you intend to reflect upon? "
said Chairman Boatner. 70 this point
ed question Mr.. Watson gave cvasivc
answers, but at last, upon Mir. Boatnor IN
sisting that he contine his answcrto the
question, Mr.. Watson said he meant it
to apply to the members Of the House.
| Did you mean to arraign the House p
said Mr.. Boatner. Eyes: | did," an
swercd Mr.. Watson.
During the recesses of the House to-
day about forty Of the democrats assem-
bled in the ways and means committee
room. Both sides were represented.
The fair representatives who had not
so far made any offers to compromise,
were, in the conference this morning,
called on to offer some proposition as
a basis of agreement. The outcome is
uncertain. One proposition is that an
offer smaller than S5,000,00O be made.
but while this is in the line with the
views of some, the southern men gen
orally are against the principle of q
4 lo,,nfinn n a loan 'Ihn
hour Of the last recess expired and ap-
parently an agreement WAS almost as
far away as ever, and no progress had
been made towards a conclusion. Rep
rcsentative Durborow would make no
compromises and told the opposition to
the fair appropriation that the only
proposition he had to make was that
the filibusters surrender Everything
is still in the air and there is 10 pros
pect of reaching vote to-day. Rep
resentative Dockery presided over the
conference, and committee OF ten
members was appointed to consider
over the matter ard to call a caucus if
necessary.
1t is said here that the idea of hav-
ing Gen. Malone appointed receiver OF
the Richmond and Danville Railroad
was conceived by Mr.. Edgar Allen, and
that some people in New York largely
interested in the road are in favor of it.
The appointment will soon be made,
and it is probable that the term Of the
present receivers will be extended.
The impression on the subject NJ the
Capitol today as expressed by republic
cans as we'll as democrats is that the re-
suit of the election in Alabama yester-
day makes plain the fact that the talk
about breaking the solid South is only
sound and signifies nothing, and that it
will be waste of work and money for
the republicans to attempt to carry any
of those States next November. Ala
bama was State in which even demo-
Gratis thought the third party had at
least fighting ground, and where it was
feared that with republican aid it
might do some damage, but its defeat
was so overwhelming as to be positively
ridiculous, and, as above stated, has
completely dissipated the idea of a
break in the solid South-at least this
year.
Chief Engineer Jefferson Brown was
to-day placed on the retired list of the
navy and the court martial recently or
dered in his case has been dissolved.
The President has declined to interfere in
the case of Oscar B. Crismond convicted in
the District of Columbia of murderous assault
and sentenced to five years imprisonment in
the Albany penitentiary.
A democrat from Fauquier county, Va, here
to-day says that alta recent political meetipgin
that county, Mr.. Eppa Hunton, jr, said in a
speech there that one Of the leaders OF the
third party who is now SO much in favor of
labor few years ago belonged to an orsani-
zation that opposed the increase of the wages
of farm labor from fifty TO seventy-five cents a
day, and that when called upon for name he
mentioned that Of Mr. Robert Beverly.
We have received from Hon. E. E. Meredith
copies of excellently drawn maps of Eastern
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