Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-12-10
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence Of the Alexsndris Gazette
WASHINGTON, Dec. 10. 1884.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10, 1884.
The House banking and currency
committee had Secretary Carlisle and
Comptroller Eckles before them to-day
in reference to bill which they pro-
pose to report for improving thefuances
and currency. Most of the committee
of both parties seemed to agree WIN
Mr. Carlisle's plan as recommended Dy
the President. Mr.. johnson of Indiana
re presented the opposition, the chief
ground of which was that the plan, by
prohibiting the national banks from Is
Suing notes less than ten dollars, would
confer special favors upon State banks.
Among the nominations sent to the
Senate to-day were the following:
John c. Black of Illinois, to be United
States attorney for the northern dis
trict of Illinois; James Gwyn, to be
postmaster at National Soldiers Home,
Hampton, Va.
The United States court of claims to-
day hsuded down judgments in 225
letter carrier cases, in favor of the car
riers for extra pay for over work under
the eight hour law. The judgments
ranged from 81 to 1920 each, and 200
of them were for Baltimore, Md, car
riers.
A Virginia republican here to day
familiar with the affairs of his party IN
his own State says he doesn't think
there will be more than three contests
for seats in the next House from
that State, the 2nd, 4th aud 10th
districts, and even in those, be says,
the best that can be done under the
law will be TO have another election.
Among the visitors at the Capitol TO-
day was prominent democrat from
New York city. He says reform" in
that CITY means you out and | in"
and that in less than year the true
inwardness of reform there will be ex
posed in glaring colors. He says the
best evidence of the honesty of the
democratic government of that city Is
the fact of the low rate of taxation
there.
The case in which Mr.. Edgar Allen,
formerly of Virginia, is now, and has
been engaged for a long time, will come
up in the U. S. SupremeCourt this week.
When it shall be heard, Mr.. Aliens
connection with the government will
C ase.
At an early hour this morning fat
'Lossum was killed by the policemen
who guard the front door of the White
House. Several days ago 'possum es-
capped from the Presidents country seat
at Woodley and it is presumed that the
animal killed this morning is the same
one. as 'possums are exceedingly scarce
in this neighborhood. Some time ago
another 'possum, which was being fat
tened in the White House back yard,
escaped and was subsequently discover
ed hidden in the organ of neighbor-
ing church. 1t is said that all these
'possums belonged to the executive en-
ployes and were not intended for the
presidential dinner table.
In dissenting from decision in the U.
S. Supreme Court to-day, Chief Justice
Fuller apparently went out of his way
to assert the constitutionality of the
oleomargarine law, which the President
has denied, at least by implication, and
in which denial he is sustained by many
of the best constitutional lawyers in the
country.
Congressman-elect Elicit of Rich
mond is here to-day, on the business OF
some of his constituents. His majority
at the recent election was seven thou
sand. 1t is not thought that his seat
will he contested.
Assistant Bishop J. B. Newton of the
diocese of Virginia passed through here
to-day on his way to Richmond, where
both he and Bishop Whittle of his do
cese reside.
The enlargement of the operation Of
the civil service law so as to cover all
the governments employees was the
subject of some talk among three or
four prominent congressman at the
Capitol to-day, the consensus of whose
opinion 8 IN the subject waslthat if gov
eminent officials are to become spe-
cially privileged class and to hold their
positions for life, there would be no need
for federal elections, and it would be
wise to save the expense thereof, and
have king at once.
A well-known and knowing Virginia
politician here to. day says that between
Senator Daniel and Governor O'Ferrall
he is convinced the former would be
his own successor, but that if ex-Gov
ernor Lee shall enter the fight there is
no telling now who would be elected.
Intelligence here to-day is to the eff
feet that Associate Justice Jackson OF
the U. S. Supreme Court, is an i'll man
and will never resume his seat upon
the bench. Associate Justice Field is
over eighty years old, but he is not OF
the dying sort, and has no intention of
allowing Mr.. Cleveland to appoint his
successor.
The House district committee has q
large calendar, but it is hardly possible
that more than a few of the bills on it
will be passed. There will be big
fight in the committee between the
Columbia and the Washington and
Georgetown railroad companies.
In the Senate to-day Mr.. Cali introduced a
bill max ng railroad companies engaged in
interest ts commerce liable for damages in
case ofiniury or death incurred while in the
line Of duty.
JUDGE FAUNTLERoY.-Judge Faunt-
leroy, of the Court of Appeals, will
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