Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-08-05

the fats the title to which is in dispute. But
this will not affect the expenditure, as the
improvements to all such lands have been
completed, and as there is no dispute about
the title to the remaining portion OF tho
fats. -,
About City Presidential nominations will
not be acted upon at all by the Senate at
this session, among them those Of U. ;.
Marshal Scott, of the eastern district OF
Virginia, and Mr.. Glennan, postmaster at
Norfolk. All of the parties 30 nominated
will be reappoin ted by the PRESIDENT alter
the adjournment of Congress.
The resolution for expanding the surplus
in the Treasury in the redemption of U. 5.
bonds. as it finally passed, has no reference
to the trade dollars, and practically leaves
the matter of the expenditure just as it was
hefore at the discretion of the Secretary of
the Treasury.
In the Senate to-day Mr.. Allison intro.
duced a resolution for paying for additional
work in the bureau Of labor. Mr.. Riddle.
berger objected, upon the ground that the
resolution had not gone to the committee
in a proper manner, but his objection was
not needed. A resolution was introduced
by Mr. Harris, democrat, of Tennessee,
thanking MIR. Sherman for the impartial
manner in which he had discharged the du.
ties of President pro tenn. during the session,
but Mr.. Riddleberger, who seemed to be in
decidedly Objectionable humor, objected
to that also, saying Mr.. Sherman was not
worthy of it, and demanding that quo
rum be present before the vote be taken.
He and Mr.. Hawley, who was in the chair,
had quite spat, he denying what the latter
said. He also made side slash at Senator
Harrison. His call for quorum had to be
noticed, as he had right to make it, and
as he positively and emphatically refused
Mr.. Edmunds' request to withdraw it, the
latter, as the only means of avoiding more
unpleasantness, moved recess OF an hour,in
which to obtain a quorum if possible, and
such other contingent advantages as might
occur in the meantime.
Ex-senator Johnston, of Virginia. in talk
| ing to-day about the defeat of Mr.. Trigg for
| denomination for Congress by the dem
ocrats of his, the 9th district in Virginia,
said that as ex Congressman Bowen, of
Tazewell county, would get the Malone
nomination, he supposed one reason for the
nomination of Mr.. Henry was that the con.
yention thought as he was from the same
county he would probably divide the vote
in that county, which always gives Bowen
a large majority. He says Mr.. Henry is a
young lawyer, able and eloquent, and that
he will make an efficient representative.
| Up to two o'clock this afternoon the Mex
| lean resolutions had not been called up
again in the House, and probably will not
be, as most every body now thinks it was 81
silly thing to offer them, and that the men,
bers of the Foreign Affairs Committee are
ashamed of themselves for introducing such
fooishness into Congress.
The last hope of those interested in the
Notifications bill has been abandoned
The House was in dead lock to-day by
reason of an attempt of Mr.. Baker, republi-
can of New York, to get into the Record the
resolutions he introduced day or two ago
satariziug the proceedings of the democrats
in Congress. As the only way to prevent
the achievement of his object was to de-
mand quorum, Mr.. Bland made that de-
mand, and large portion Of the day was
consumed in an effort to secure what was
impossible, as there is not majority in
the city. During the lock, bill was re-
ported accepting the gift of the house in
which General Grant died, at Mt. McGregor,
and several others, but Of course they could
not be considered.
The Senatein executive session this morn
ing adopted resolution for the sine die ad.
iournment of Congress ut four o'clock this
afternoon which resolution it is supposed
the House will adopt, and the first ses.
sion of the forty-ninth Congress may there
fore possibly adjourn this evening. In order
to prevent some at least of the unseemly &C.
currences unusually attending the adjourn
ments of long sessions the Committee on
Public Buildings and Grounds this morning
issued an order to the keeper of tho House
restaurant to sell no sort of liquor during
the day.
A gentleman who was at Front Royal yoster-
day, where Mr.. O'Ferrall WAS ronolninsted for
Congress, says largo crowd was present and
that portion of it was addressed by Mr.. Butch
or, the independent candidate for Congress i'll
that district, bat that the treatment no received
was by no means tho most dec0rous that could
have been accorded him.