Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-05-19
noobanica from other cities are arriving

Mechanics from other cities are arriving
here and securing employment in the places
of those here who are on strike. The
bosses say they have no intention of yield.
ing to the demand of the strikers, and will
not only not agree to the eight hour system,
but will abolish the card system-the sys'
tenn by which no employer can employ
man who has not certificate of member
ship from a union. A boss carpenter 10
talking to the GAzETTE's correspondent TO-
day about the strike said there never WAS
such tyranny attempted in FREQ country
before, as, by the rules of the strikers, no
was not permitted to work, and was allow
ed to have only two apprentices. luz
strikers are getting tired of remaining ou1
of sight. and have commenced to gatnef III
W IN. the corners of Pennsylvania
avenue. uoso;on
If the Senate the nomination OF J. r. no
berson to be postmaster at Culpeper
Court House, and of Mrs. Hopkins, to be
Westminster at Glen Allen, Virginia, were
confirmed, The nomination of MIR. Scott 70
be marshal of the eastern district OF Virgin,
ia was then taken up. Ithad been reported
upon adversely by the judiciary committee
for the assigned reasons that the nominee
was partisan and had been Implicated IN
election frauds and in the intimidation OF vo'
ters and was not resident of the district Tor
which he was appointed. He IVES DEFENDED
by several democratic Senators, Mr.. fugh
among the number, and by MIR. Rlddieoer,
ger, who spoke we'll not only of him out o,
all the Virginia appointees, and denounceu
the judiciary committee for Its partissnsn,p
but, as usual when he speaks, most OF Ine
republicans left the chamber ana retlreu u
the cloak room, and the absence OF o quo,
rum being noticed the senate auJourueu
without acting upon the nomination:
The majority of the House Committee on
Elections to-day agreed to report Mr.. Dip
heil's hill for an amendment to the Consti-
tuition 80 az to permit of an election of two
Vice Presidents. The minority of the com
mittee will report Mr.. Randal's resolution
which provides that in case of the death oil
the President the electoral college snail re-
assemble and elect his successor.
The House to-day resumed the consideration OF
the Senate's amendment to the postoillce appro-
priation bill providing subsidy OF SSoo'ooo
for American vessels carrying the mail
A now postoffice has been established at Mel
bourne, Loudoun county, Virginia, with ). w.
Iden rs postmaster.
Among those in attendance upon tho national
crane growers and wine.makers' convention, now
in session in this city, arc c. g. Trash, A. Rossow,
q. L. Lyman, and Oscar Reicrson Of Virginia.
Among the routine business of the Senate to-
day was favorable report upon tho claim of Jos.
Fl. Maddox now Of Alexandria, for payment for a
large amount of tobacco seized by the Govern
ment at the close of the war. After the routine
business tho Senate took up the bill to allow the
B. l. o. R. Il. to bridge the Kill Won Kull in New
Jersey, on its new line to New York.
1t is the impression at the Capitol to-day that
the tariff debate may come up sooner than has
been expected as the oleomargarine bill is high
up on the calendar, and, as Mr.. Speaker Carlisle
said to day that when that bill is reached he will
declare it n revenue bill.