Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-06-01
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FROM WASHINGTON.
CORRESPONDENCE of the Alexandria Gazette
WASHINGTON, June /.
Representative Meredith of the Sth
Congressional district of Virginia was
on the floor of the Senate to-day 10
witness the swearing in OF General Eppa
Hunton. who has succeeded the late
Senator Barbour. Among those who
were in the gallery and witnessed the
ceremony were party OF ladies andsen-
tlemen from Warrcnton, the new Sen
ator's home. among whom were Judge
Smith. Eppa Hunton, .jr., and wife, Is.
p. Green, Mrs. Meredith, Mr.. and Mrs.
G. b. Stone, Mrs. Jennings, Mrs. Gen.
pavnc and Miss Jennie Payne. After
Gen. Hunton had taken the oath OF Of
flee he repaired to the gallery and re-
ccived the congratulations ofthls party,
and Senator Daniel came up soon after
and had IL talk with them.
Gen. Groner and Collector Brady oil
Virginia will leave here this evening
for Minneapolis, and Gen. Malone en-
pectcd to leave at the same time,
though not with them; but as he is
really i'll with crysipclas, and depressed
mentally as well as physically, 1t IS
doubtful whether he will be able to DO
so. The disease has now attacked the
mucus membrane of his mouth. Gen.
Groner had an audience with the Pres
idcnt Yesterday. He and Mr.. Brady
will try to prevent the whole of the
Virginia delegation from opposing the
nomination of Harrison, but will only
be able to keep the Office holders in 1t
from doing so.
The general consensus of opinion
among democrats ut the Capitol to-day,
on the subject referred to, is that the
Syracuse convention, by appointing con-
testing delegates to the Chicago con-
vention, dealt Mr.. Cleveland severe
blow, as it showed that its promoters
have no regard for the welfare of the
party and the unity of its organization,
but would willingly sacrifice the former
and destroy the latter i'll order to graft
fl their own personal malice and re-
vcngc. The Hill people say it will ben
eft their Elvori;e considerably, and only
makes more patent the fact that he IS
the choice of the democrats of the State
without the vote of which no democrat
ic candidate for the Presidency can be
elected.
Commissioner Raum appeared before
the House committee investigating his
crookcdness to-day and brought a long
prepared statement with him explain
me his pccuniary relations with Lemon,
the pension attorney, vino skipped to
Europe when he heard the investisa-
ton was ordered Raum also appear
ed before the House appropriations
committee and asked for Secca million
sir hundred thousand dojiMs to supply
deficiency for the current year in his
bureau.
At the census investigation to-day J
F. Richards, discharged employee
testified that Superintendent Porter
had Disseminated against the Union
soldiers IN tile matter OF dismissal and
in favor of those who had served in tho
Confederate cause. One of the persons
retained, while Union republicans were
discharged, was man who had at.
tempted 10 abduct President Lincoln
and take him within the Confederate
lines; and another was woman who
on hea ing of Shcrman's death had eX-
elaine |; THE devil has got his due. y
1t is understood that the President
and so ne members of his Cabinet, but
not NJ. Blaine, will visit Gettysburg
tomorrow.
In thc House to-day NIr Meredith
introduced Il bill to pay the war claim
of B. F. Taylor of Fairfax county, Nir-
ginia, amounting to 81 G)0; also a bill
TO prevent fraudulent divorces i'll the
District of Columbia.
The diplomatic and consular appro-
priation bill was to-day reported othe
Senate from the committee on appro-
priations. 1t carries $1,710, 045-bc-
ing $50, 100 more than the appropria-
ton for the current year.
The House District of Columbia committee
had the bill granting the Norfolk and West
ern Railroad an entrance into this city by a
bridge across the Potomac at or near the
Three Sisters" under consideration again to-
day, but again Dir. Rusk of Maryland opposed
it until the hour of adjournment arrived.
| This bill is to allow railroad operated under
a Virginia charter to give Alexandria. Viz
ginia city, the go-by on its route to Washing
! ton.
Elizabeth A. jenkins has been appointed
postmaster at Madison, Madison county, Va,
vice w. Jenkins, removed.