Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-01-03
49, South Rnt what makes the pro

in the South. But what makes the pro-
posal still more wonderful is that Col.
Lamb and Mr.. Edgar Allen, the we'll
known expert in contested election
cases. after laborious examination in
to the election 10 that district, withdrew
their proceedings long ago for contest
and thereby distinctly recognized the
right of Mr.. Tyler to an undisputed
seat. The comment here is that Col.
Lamb, with the zeal ola new command
er, wants to distinguish himself with
his party friends by some remarkable
performance, and the apprehension
seems to be that he may soon extin-
guish whatever of reputation he may
have for prudence and foresight as the
leader of 8 republican remnant in an
admittedly democratic State. What
General Malone so signally failed to do,
Col. Lamb will hardly find it in his
power to accomplish, and especially ty
means of midnight raidsn against the
democrats of Virginia. His conduct in
this matter would indicate that he is
something of wolf in sleeps clothing.
Race horse men here say the ST.
Asaph track people got tip from Rich
mond that adverse legislation was i'm
minent, and that they had better hold
up for time, and that, therefore, they
determined to close after to-day, and
that probably the Ale1ander's Island
track will follow suit tomorrow.
W. W. Foley WAS appointed postmas-
ter Waterfall, Prince William county.
Virginia, to-day, vice ]. NJ. Owens, re.
signed.
Chief Engineer A. L. Churchhill, of
the revenue cutter service, died at his
residence in this city suddenly of heart
disease On New Years day.
1t is said here there was Virginia
applicant for every position {, on the
House side of the Capitol. Ofall, how
ever, only one, from Abingdon, was
successful, and he got on the police
force. The restaurant keepers place
has not yet been filled, and N;rginian
named Callahan, from the 9th District,
wants, but will not get it.
In the House to-day Mr.. Meredith
introduced bill for the relief of ]. I.
Smith, of Alexandria, who was injured
by an accident in an elevator at the
Treasury Department last March, also
one for the benefit of the Episcopal
Church at Remington, Fauquier county,
Virginia, which was ruined by federal
soldiers during the war.
Mr.. Boatner to-day offered in the
House resolution looking to the i'm
parchment of Comptroller Bowler oil
the Treasury, for refusing to execute
the laws of Congress in the matter OF
the payments for sugar bounty.
An old democratic subscriber of the
GAZETTE at the Capitol this morning
said the GAZETTE and the Post are left
ct his house about the same time every
morning, and that he hands the latter
to his wife to read society news, but
keeps the former himself, as its politics
suits his own better than any other
paper he knows Of
It is thought rather strange at the
Capitol that Mr.. Coudert should have
accepted a place on the Venezuelan
commission, a judicial board, in view
of the fact that he has so recently ex-
pressed bimself as strongly in favor o.
Venezuela in her dispute with Great
Britain. Ii it were jury case, he would
certainly be debarred.
The Newport's News Ship Building
Company have increased their water
frontage and have so many orders that
they have work for years ahead, sc
much of it, that when work is slack at
the Norfolk navy yard, the workmen
at that place can find employment
there.
On invitation of the national bureau
OF reforms, of this city, bill to raise
the age of consent for females in the
District of Columbia from 16 to is
years. and to extend it to the Terri
tories, has been introduced into the
| House by Representative Broderick, OF
Kansas, whose State was the first to
raise the age to that figure. The
Broderick bill provides minimum
punishment of one years hard labor
| for the first ofense and extends to all
places over which the United States
has jurisdiction, and also to all vessels
within the maritime jurisdiction of the
United States.
Congressman Turner of the Tin Vir-
ginia district has engaged quarters at
the Metropolitan Hotel for the remain
der of the session. A letter received
here from ex. Congressman Marshall OF
the 9th Virginia district, generally
known in his State as "Cyclone Jim, :"
states that he has joined the church. 1t
is said here that when the late General
Mahone's estate is settled, his widow
will be left with an income of about q
hundred dollars a month.
Resolutions, bills, etc., introduced in
Congress, indicate that the war feeling
has not entirely abated. This was evil
denced again this morning in resolu-
ton by Mr.. Lodge directing the Secre-
tary of the Navy to inform the Senate
what it would cost to equip with guns
and machinery, and to put in suitable
condition, for purposes of Harbor de-
Tense, all monitors not now in commits
sion are undergoing repairs.
prominent Eighth Virginia district dem
ocrat here to-day says it seems to him that
the contest for the next democratic congress
sional nomination in that district lies between
Moore, Meredith and Ryan, with Grimsley or
Culpsper as a man for the others to be afraid
Of BE also says he thinks Mr.. McCaull will
be the republican candidate.
FAIRFAX NOTES.