Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-08-28

their work at San Francisco later in ibe fall. !
Among the other developments the com Git'
tee has made is the fact that though the hax |
manufacturers are conspicuous Tor tnelr au'
yocscy of protective tariff, the labor they
employ s composed almost entirely CT tnae
of imported foreigners.
In the House to-day considerable time
was spent in considering applications for
leaves Of absence. Mr.. Breckenridge, OF Ken
lucky, on the application of Mr.. Grosvenor,
of Ohio. who desired to make political
speeches in Maine. wanted the House TO
decide whether all members who desire 10
do so might have leave to go On eiectlonesr
ing trips. Mr.. O'NeiIl said it was chilo's
play to revoke ell leaves on SATURDAY anu
commence granting them again on Monuay.
Mr.. Weaver said Grosvenor's desire 10 go TO
Maine was probably inspired by the report
that two hundred thousand dollars OF elec-
ton funds had gone there ahead OF Nun.
Mr.. Gfosvsnor replied that if MIR. weaver
had been assured of that fact be, Weaver,
would have gone there long ago. Mr. uros'
venor's application having been granted
Mr.. Breckinridge said he should take IL as
precedent that any member who may
want to make electioneering tours shaii De
allowed to do 80.
half million of silver dollars were re-
ceiyed at the Treasury Department to-day
from northern depository and deposited
into the new vault. An equal amount VIII
be received there daily from northern ana
western repositories until one hundred MIL
lion shall be added to the sixty elght NIL,
lion already stored there. The people will
not hold them, and why the expense OF
coming them should be incurred when bull
lion would be Just as good security for the
notes that are issued for them is what lew
can tell.
The House foreign affairs committee at
their meeting this morning appointed sub
committee of three to consider and report
upon the bill to confer upon the President
| the power he asked for in his recent retala.
tory message to Congress. 1t is understood
that this committee will be ready to report
TO the full committee on Thursday next,
that their report will give the President all
the power he asks for, and that it will on
that day be adopted By the full committee
and be reported to the House, by which
body it will be adopted after some debate.
4 Tns consideration of the sundry civil bill
was resumed in the Senate ut an early hour
TO dap. Mr.. Allison 10 abiding to the APP
Examinations it contained for public build
sings in certain States Of the South, animal
tverted upon what he termed the Presiden'-
sreeriDg and undienied vetoes of bills ioi
similar Buildings in the North.
Mr. Hopkins. the labor representative
from the Lynchburg district, in which MIR
E imunds is the democratic candidate fol
Songress. SAYS the republican candidate will
be either Mr.. McCaul', or Judge Van Ness
but that be, Hopkins, will be an independ
ent labor candidate, and that he is in &c
stay. no matter who NAV be hurt thereby
The passage Of the deficiency bill yester
day evening with the section providing fol
the payment of the French spoiatioI
claims stricken out. puts an end to the pay
ment Of those claims by any action at the
present session of Congress, for there can be
no reasonable hope that the Senate will in
sist upon the reinstatement OF that section
but even if it should, the opposition OF the
House will be insurmountsbie, as that body
would rather the whole bill should fail than
that the section referred to should ba adop
ted. And all this, too, though the justice
aud equity of every claim The payment o.
which was provided by the section had been
sustained by the court OF claims.
Mr.. H. S. Johnson, formerly of Alexandria
county. but for May years resident of this city
| where he carries on largo and successful saddl:
and harness and trunk business, is very i'll so IL
that his friends have abandoned all hope of hi;
| recovery, and say his life can not be prolonged
many days.