Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-10-08
HENRY STRAUSS 3o4 KING ST
From, washington
Especial Correspondence of tho Alexs. dAzET-rEl
WASHINGTON. d. c., Oct. s. 1888.

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WASHINGTON. d. c.. Oct. s. 1888.
The Senate to-day adopted the confer
ence report on the deficiency bill, The last
of the regular appropriation bills, and then
adopted the House Joint resolution provid.
ing for an investigation OF all the contracts
and sub con:racts on the squedGct Of this
city. Mr.. Stewart introduced d bill to pro-
vide for the formation OF cooperative BUSH
ness corporations in the District Of Colum-
ba, and said that such associations we're the
only means by which the differences be.
tween capital and labor could be settled.
! Mr.. Spooner presented protest of certain
workmen in this city against some action Of
| the District Commissioners which, they say,
is adverse to their interests. Mr.. Allison
then commenced The discussion Of the
Senate substitute for the Mills tariff
bill, having previously refused to &C.
cept Mr.. Harrs's suggestion to limit the
general debate On that bill 10 ten days. 1t
is expected that Senator Hiscock will speak
on the same side 10 morrow, and Senator
Jones OF Nevada on come future day. 1t is
the bill az the republican caucus did not
bind its members to support every item in
that bill.
Mr. Fuller, the new Chief Justice of the
U. S. Supreme Court, was sworn into Office
at noon to day in the presence of as large a
crowd as could be squeezed into the court
room and its doorwnys, among whom were
most aii the Senator'S Gnd Representatives in
the city, Mr.. Thurman and the ladies Of the
new Cbisf Justices family. The Chief JUS
tice catered the room with the associate jus.
tees and gowned like them, but filed of at
the clerks desk, where he sat Until the Sc.
nior associate justice had announced his ap
pointmeut and The clerk had read his COM
mission, when he rose aud. having taken off
his spectaclep, read in an audible voice the
oath OF cf1ca, and took it. laying bis hand
upon he small Bible which the clerk held
out TO him. He then walked 10 his seat in
the Centre Of The bench and took it, and,
having admitted several lawyers to practice
in The court, all CT whom bad TO plank down
$40 tor that privilege, announced that the
court would djourn and that lis members
would call upon the President. The whole
proceedings were simple but formal, and
the honor and Difference paid the Chief Jus.
lice must have been very gratifying to his
family, who witnessed the proceedings. Mr.
Thurman sat in the Inarshai's seat, and after
the court adjourned held large but infor.
NAL reception.
Tue House 10 day passed bill creating
bonded warthGusva foT frnit brandy.
C1aw hsh, heretofore esteem Fed by the resi-
dents If the P"tomac ccrntry worthless
fish, is considered quite II luxury by the
F.erco residents Iris city, AID sell 80 high
that r, C,e OF tie pot hnDtels OF this region
have abandoned shooting ard gone to craw.
fish dragging for living. The fish sell at
wholesale for abou! dollar hundred.
The s, nate tariff bill puts smoking opium
and eggs on he tree list, but the republicans
propose to amend that bill in the Senate by
prohibiiirN the importation Of smoking OPT.
ium or airy : ri OF opium of which smoking
opium. Can no uade; also by imposing a
duty on Eggs.
Mr. Fx,k Hume will leave here this
evening" fcr Boston on private business.
Mr.. Huuie has been appointed supervisor of
Jefferson district, Alexandria county, Vir-
gina, and has accepted The appointment.
Ps.a clerk a. G. Crook, who WAS injured
by The accident on the Metropolitan branch
of the s; o. 4 r. last Saturday night, is
10 this city, aud, mis- physicians says. will
certainly recover in short time.
Two republican members Of the House
| left here this morning to join Mr.. Agnew, at
Alexandra, and go with him to Louisa
Cont House, 10 speak there to day.
Among the lawyers who we're admitted to
practice in the U S Supreme Court this
evening YVES ex representative Cabell Of the
5ih Virginia district. Col Cabel says he
believes that Mr.. Lester, tie democratic
candidate for Congress iu bis district, will be
elected astic, Nopsh, not from any detection
in tn.nort the oh, vote there, but because
til, @nspor' .he Gle 1ts Of the district will come
out, plated q not do at the last election.
He also Gays Mr.. Lester is an effective and
popular csmpaigner.
The Only Perfect Remedy