Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-04-07
7, is understood that the friends Of the

II ia understood that the friends OF the
cartons bills for public buildings bad the
one for that at Buffalo hurried through Doth
honses of Congress and sent to the Pfesloen.
in advance of the others, go that If he snoulo
approye it he would for consistency's a sS..o
he compelled to approve the others. ms
nlaced the President 10 an uncomloftaoie
position, to relieve himself from Wnlcn MI.
e asst was induced to move in the senate
last Thursday that the President return tpo
bill to that body. But as the time ior SUN
a motion had expired he must lace Ia. .u
music. It is rumored ct the Caption tnae the
bill will be vetoed.
Mr.. Frank Hume, of Alexandra county,
whose democratic friends IN tue oin You
gressional district Of his State. are talking
shout as one of the delegates tney want 10
oend To the st. Louis convention, in talk
with the GAZETTEs correspondent yester-
dav. said he felt assured that the New YORK
delegation to that convention would not
mite upon Mr. Cleveland, and that without
such unity it would be impossible to nomi'
nate him. He also said if there were any
lust cause OF complaint against MIR. CleVe'
land for his mugwumpery and Tor holding
iaiply be increased tenfold if he were re.
elected 10 another term, with the certainty
that that term would be his last, as he would
then be entirely independent OF his party.
II ia generally understood that the dele
oates and the alternstes to the national
democratic convention elected hereThursday
night are anti Cleveland, but that they Will
not parade their opposition nor even mani
fest il unless it shall be developed at the
convention that opposition has chance OF
being effective.
The House Claims Com mittee have not yet
considered the application OF the Mount
Vernon Avenue Association to amend the
bill they have reported with reference to
yirpinia's claim for the money she advanced
the general government with which to erect
the public building 10 this city. Gen. Lee
saws as soon as that bill, which is now on the
calendar of the House, shall be reached, he
| will move to amend 1t In accordance with
the provisions Of the bill which has been in.
troduced in the Senate by Mr.. Daniel.
| Nlr. G G.. Hubbard addressed the Senate
Committee Oh Interstate Commerce TO day
J in regard to the interstate telegraph bill.
Hs wants to prohibit all telegraph oompa-
MES from making stock dividends, that their
capital shall not be increased except for the
| par value Of the stock, and that telegraph
| rates for shorter distances shall never ex'
coed those for greater distances.
] The speech Mr.. Hscock made in the Sen
sto Yesterday against the pleuropneumonia
bill is commented upon fayoraby by all
people interested IN the cattle industry who
heard or who have read il, irasmuch as it
| clearly pointed out not only the unconstilu
tionality, but the gross injustice, of submit=
ting all the farmers and graziers in the coun.
try to domclary visits OF all hours from
government agents, who will have the pow
| or to quarantine their cattle or to kill them
| at nominal price, merely on suspicion, or
because their pens may not suit the dainty
views of those agents.
A New Yorker here to day Interested in
the stock of the Richmond and Danvlle
/ Railroad. says it is by no means necessary to
have VirGinian as president OF that road
now. as the road is built but that it ia ne
cessary for its owners 10 have skilfni t.
naucier at its head, who will manage its
stock and bond operations in the interests oil
| it's owners
There was session Of the Senate to day,
that body having adjourned yesterday until
| Monday. The House at half past five
O'Clock yesterday evening, having spent the
entire day. as it had done the three pre-
ceding days, in flibustering on the direct
land tax bill, recessed until half past eleven
O'Clock this morning, when the ilibustering
recommended. Nobody knows when it will
end, a. each side seems intent upon carry
ing its point. The democrats ere about
evenly divided, and the republicans are SOL
idly in favor of the bill. That the division
among the former ia highly injurious to the
party is patent to every one except the fill
busters. A caucus of the democratic mem
bers has been callsd for tonight TO consider
another matter Something may be done
at it by which the existing dead lock may
be broken fnot, it may laet for weeks, each
moment rendering more improbable the
| passage Of any measures that may do the
party good The republicans, naturally, are
delighted at the situation.
1t is rumored this morning that nomina-
ton for the vacant Chief Justiceship may be
sent in On Monday next. 1t seems to be
confidently expected that the nominee will
be Northern man, and that, too. though of
the entire court only one is Southern man
and only two are democrats.
A republican from Petersburg here to-day
says that Representative Gaines, ex Repre-
sentative Hooper and Prof. Lsngston are
actively at work in his district to secure the
republican congressional nomination there.
He says the latter has drawn the color line
and has large number ofsupporters among
his own race.
Another meeting of the subcommittee OF the
House Committee on Education was called for
this morning 70 continue the consideration of the
Blair education bill, but no quorum was present.
NEWS OF THE DAY.
Mrs. Chaska has refused five thousand