Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-04-14

sidered the oleomargarine question tnls
and appointed subcommittee OF
three, Messrs. Hatch, Green and White, TO
prepare bill on the subject. A member OF
the committee says he thinks the bill tna1
will be reported will impose tax on oieo'
margarine and compel the manufacturers
thereof to brand their products.
The Senate to-day, after the morning
hour. resumed the consideration OF the flat1
resolution to consider nominations IN open
session. The House, Immediately after Tue
reading of the journal, resumed tne consul
aration of the contested election case OF
Hnrd vs. Romeis. Mr.. Croxton, of Virginia,
a member of the Elections Committee, mace
a strong speech in favor of Mr.. Hurd yester-
day. Mr.. Robertson, of Kentucky, also
spoke yesterday upon the same SIDE, curing
his speech asking for glass OF water re-
marking soto voce that 1t was seldom ne
did such thing. MIR. Hurd will speak tnls
afternoon. The vote will be taken to day.
He and his friends think he will be seated,
but parties not interested say otherwise.
The republicans will be solidly opposed to
him, but the democrats, as is almost lnVarla'
bly the case. will be divided.
In the Senate to-day Mr.. Riddleberger
was again "sat upon" heavily. Mr.. Evarts
take up and consider a bill to pur.
chase a certain number of copies of a
compilation of the decisions of the Presi-
dents, Secretaries of State, Attorneys Cen
eral and U. S. Supreme Court. During the
consideration of the bill Mr. Riddleberger
rose and called the attention of the presld-
;np officer TO the fact that no farther back
than Yesterday he had decided that such
debate was out of order, and stated that he,
Riddleberger, did not intend that tee time
| of the Senate devoted to the consideration OF
| tie resolution for considering nominations in
omen session should be consumed by bills
| for buying law books, OF which there were
already too many. The presiding officer
very quietly remarked that unanimous con-
sent. even that OF the Senator from Virginia,
| had been obtained to consider the bill be-
| fore the Senate, and that therefore its con.
sideration was in order, and the objection OF
the Senator from Virginia out of order. MIR.
| Riddleberger "smole" CHASTITY smile and
took his seat, no other Senator, apparently,
| noticing what had been done, and Mr.. Man
derson, whom he had interrupted with his
| silly objection, continuing his remarks as II
nothing had happened.
| DIR, Davis member Of the House from Massa
chusetts, says he has sounded the House and is
assured that a bill abolishing the National Board
of Health and substituting therefor bureau oil
health in the Interior Department will pass that
| body. He will therefore try to have bill ioI
that purpose passed under a suspension of the
| rules at the first opportunity
Mr.. Randall isamong the members of the House
who think that the proposed new tariff bill is rs
| dead as Hector.
| DR.. J. NJ. Kite, Of Virginia. was confirmed by
! the Senate yesterday rs assistant surgeon U. s.
| 1t is reported that the government Of tho AR
gentino Republic has requested the recall of Dir
Hanna, the u. S. Minister TO that government, or
account of his deficiency in the social courtcsies
requisite for his position.
| the following 18th class postmastcrs in Virgins
were appointed to-day: l.. +. Mumford ut Cape
Charles. Northampton county, vice p. w. Savage
| removed: Mrs Lizzie A. Deitrick 1t Peach Grove
Rockingham county, vice Miss Lizzie 4. Leak
! married; and r. J. Wills at Rugby, urayson cOun
| ty, vico Robert Green, resigned.