Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-07-31

Thursday next, when the fisheries treaty
1p;ll he again before the Senate, open his
yials of wrath against the President, and
i.pormn him all over with venomous gall
and NORWOOD, thereby increasing the lat
ter's majority next November.
To the Senate yesterday evening MIR: Dan
iel introduced resolution appropriating
any remainder of the Marietta exposition
fund to the Georgia and Virginia exposi,
TONS to be held next fall. 1t was referred
to the Committee on Manufactures, Mr..
Riddleberger's committee,by which IL was
reported favorably to day. Among the Old
or bills favorably reported In the senate 10.
day was one to extend the cigarette patent
of J. A. BousRck, of Lynchburg, Va.
Representative S. T. Hopkins OF New
York, recently confined in lunatic asylum
has managed to escape therefrom, ana ap-
peared at the Capitol this morning. AS ne
was carrying on an excited conversation
with himself those whose seats are near MS
were rendered very uncomfortable by reason
of the fear that he might make hostile demon
strations, and therefore were making ar
engagements to have him removed and taken
charge OF. ST.. ~.
Representative Burns, of Missouri, the
chief opponent OF the payment ofthe trencn
Soolation claims, in talk with tne
GAZETTE's correspondent on the subject OF
those claims to-day. said he was pretty well
assured that enough members were with
him to defeat that section OF the Dehclehcy
hill now before the House providing for
their payment. He said that CONGRESS IN
referring the claims to the court OF clalms
did not thereby commit itselfto the payment
of all the awards that court might make,
4 4 hn ut q
the awards, and then to make an approprla
ton in bulk, and divide it pro rata among
them. He said the government could not
be bound to pay all the awards the
court might make at its every session, pro,
lonoed indefinitely. Mr.. Burns also said
the opposition to the proposed Senate
amendment to the sundry civil bill. provid-
ING for the reluuding OF the direct land tax,
would be stronger in the House than it was
to the bill for that purpose defeated earlier
10 the session.
Mr.. J. r. Tucker, who has just returned
from Lexington, Va, says the democratic se
congressional convention in that district
will be held to morrow. He says that from
that what he heard there he is induced to
believe that more of the delegates to that
convention are in favor Of nominating his
SON Harry than any one else, but not a
majority. and that be thinks Mr. Anderson
is the next strongest man. When he left,
he said the Indicate n were favorable to the
nomination of his SON. Mr. Yost, republi-
can, who now represents that district, says
his impression is to the same effect. He
also saws that up to date he has heard of no
opposition to his own denomination by his
party.
To show how satisfied General Malone Is
with his standing with the national republl.
eau committee, and how little be cares about
what the "kickers" say or do, it is only nee
essary to mention the fact that, assured Of
his own predomiuence with both the nation.
al republican party and with his party in
Virginia, be will start the last OF this week
or the first of next on prolonged trip to
New Mexico to look after his mining inter.
eats in that Territory.
10 sermon preached here last Sunday
night by Rev. Mr.. SVEN, of the 2nd Baptist
Church, he said gambling among the women
of this city WAS prevailing evil, and that
recently q young lady who had lost $3.50 in
a game with two married ladies, returned to
them the next day and begged that the
money be restored to her, es it had been
given her by her father to pay bills; but that
her appeal was vain.
The impression among the democratic
members of the house from Indiana respect
ing the refusal of Mr.. Porter to accept the
republican nomin alton for Governor of their
State, is that that refusal is based upon the
conviction that the democrats will carry the
State, and that the acceptance of the repub
lican nomination therefore is qGivalent to
defeat.
Attached to large bunch of beautiful
roses that lay on Representative O'Ferrall's
desk, when that gentleman took his seat 10
the House yesterday, was card with the
following inscription: Hon. Charles 7.
O'Ferrall, Virgina's ideal soldier, and able
and faithful representative; Democraoy's
fearless champion aud Tariff Reforms
early advocate. Presented by daughters of
Virginia residing in Washington.
The District Court here to-day denied the
application for receiver In the Choctaw
case, to whom Mckee, the agent who re.
ceived $500 900. so per cent, for prosecuting
that claim, should turn over that sum in or
der to secure the payment of the fees of the
lawyers he had employed to assist him, but
compelled him o deposit $131 900 in addition
to the Sl6l 900 he had previously deposited
with the clerk of the court for the aforesaid
purpose.
IN the nOuSe yesterday MI. LcC iueiouuCou
bill granting pension to Francis Lambert.
The President returned this morning safe and
and unsunburnt, and at once resumed his proper
wo k of vetoing improper pension bills
Representative Wise. member of che House ma.
val committee, which committee at it's last meet
ing struck out an appropriation of $4,000 for the
naval hospital grounds at Norfolk, told the GA
ZETTEs correspondent 10 day that he was then on
his way to the Senate to have that appropriation
reinserted, and that he WAS confident he would
succeed.
The Canadian fisheries treaty, which is opposed
by the republican Senators solely OH partisan
grounds will not be withdrawn, but will be reject
ed by party vote this week.
pension has been granted to Frances, widow
of Joshua Long, of Orange Court House, Virginia,
q soldier of the war of 1912.
For the ALEXANDRIA GAZETTE.
Benj. Harrison Ofthe Revolution.
10 these days of political excitement incl
dents in the lives of the ancestors Of preei.