Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-03-29
FROM WASHINGTON.
[spso,el Correspondence Of TIE Alexandria Ga

fSpecicl Correspondence OF ne dtcrd'dfsa GdsssteJ
WARRINGTON. D. O.. March 60 1882
Mr.. SPEAKER Crisp is In net box. The
Mills men have never liked him since Ee
ignored them In tina foi nation of t1e com.
mi, taee, act hls ooRrse on the silver bill has
SGT the men to whom he owes his election
% Speaker, against him. But 1t is shrewd-
~ suspected that though he appointed o
silver committee and voted against laying
the bill on tina table. 1t was bis intention
frou the frat that no free silver bill should
reach direct vote st this session.
The msj ority report 10 the Elmira con-
tested election case ID not yet comp eted,
so that it is probable that cese will not be
called up Ia the Houge before the last Of the
present CT the fret OF next week. The gen.
oral impression at the House ia that the raa-
joiity report, In favor of putting the sitticg
democratic msmber oot, and giving his
ssat 20 ths republican contestant will not be
adopted.
at the conference OF the Virginia msmbsrs
of tie House yesterday, all the membsrs,ex-
ceps Mr.. Epes Of the Petersburg district,
agreed to refuse to sign the petition TO the
Speaker asking him for gag rule. Mr..
Epas DOES got love the gsg rule, but does
love free silver aud as us Is member OF
the free silver bill, Us would not sgree with
The ye.t OF the delegation. 1t ls report
th;s moroiog that Mr.. Edmunds signed the
petition, but when asked II the report was
true, be said hs could not tell as he was
bound 30 secrecy.
One of the managers Of .hs House told the
GAzsTTE's correspondent to-day that little
or nothing more than the passage OF the reg.
ular appropriation bills would be done at
this ssssiop, and that an early &C ,urnment
might bo expected.
When Sundays Congressional Record was
printed 1t WAS discovered that professional
speech writer had sold two oithe democrat.
ic members from Nav York the same speech
on the death OF Representative SpiEols, and
that they had delivered 1t the day before.
Both cf them have been looking for him
ever since, but he mas skipped and left them
10 tho soup.
The Ellis Island Investigation by the ,int
Senate and House committees on immlgra-
ton t3is morning was marked by ANNA
ZION and tartpess. There Yves q spirited
controversy bi tween As i'tent Secretary
Nett eton, OF this Treasury Department, and
Ohairmsn Chan Her and Stump, OF The com
mi. tea, particularly between the frat named.
Chairman Chandler, 10 questioning Mr..
Nst.letou, sought to place upon MIR. Net
tle,on, t1e responsibility for the policy ia.
d n which the department. uaed jmmig,a-
lon he ad money for improvements IT E. lie
Island. Mr.. Nettleton resented this as an
attempt to fx ca him responsibility net
properly stitching to him, and accusing
the two chEirmen of hos:ili y to him. A
still more sensational turn was given the
In vestigation q eho,t time afterwards when
AISLE int Sscre tsry Nettleton read his own
letter calling the attention Of tae Secretary of
the Treasury and of the Precedent to the
management OF the ofise CT Super
lntsndeUt Of Immigration by Mr.. W.
D. Oxen. Ia brief the letter said that
Mr. Oven was incompetent. thoroughly
guilty OF circulating mali
oious SANDERS against bis supe,iors and slip
shod in the handling of public moueys.
There was alec sDecifo allegation that
SuperIn en0ent Oven had attempted t. BE-
cure improper payment OF voucher.
Some Of the silverites say thsy have received
SO sigus,u es to tho petit i On for gag rule, and
that they will get the required additional sixteen,
ones amoag them agree III the bill is clean goae
forever. senator Stewsric Gated flatte: Of ex-
element to-day BIZ giving ro.ice thsi he would
call up the bill in the Senate next Mondsy
He did this OF bis own motion, but 1t IS said that
il the republican Senators shall pass the bill is
will relieve the democrats OF ths Eouse OF respon.
ability in the matter if they contut. 1t is very
doubtful ,wever il the bill csn pa,s ihs Senate
st any rate it certainly can not become law at
this .ssion.
The impression to-day is that the English
treaty will DO ratified by the Senate this evening,
and consequently that the whole Behring se, af-
fair has BEN prsc.icallyEs.ttled, to the entire
salts action # both countries There was full
attendance OF members at the regular meeting Of
the Cabinet too day. The session WAS mainly de.
voted to the consideration of the character Of
the response to be made to Lord Salisburys latest
proposition on pelsgic sealing in Bshring ses,
pending arbitration proceedings. It is understood
that tho Presidsnts reply will be transmitted to
.ir Julisn tomorrow CT the nezt dsy.
Justics Lsmsr Of the y. 8. Supreme Court has
been very LII. but WAS reported 70 be better this
morning.
The following changes were nsde in the 4th
sass ross .ficts Of Virginia to-day. ssntos, |
Floyd couIts, G. W. sber her was appointed pest.
master, vice s. Harmon, resiEned; Vests, Patrick
county, 3. e. Spencer. vice W. Lewis, resigned.
The q. 8. Ceert ef Claims yesterday rendered
favorable ooinion in an Indisn claim in which |
Judge CIitcher Of Alexandria is interested to the
saount OF S25 ,OGO.
At the mraiclpal elaption Ia Hagsrstown,
d., yesterday the Gemoe!at9 wen, re. |