Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-06-13
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reform.
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Special Correspondence OF the Alezs. GAzErTE'l
WASHINGTON. D. c., June 10, 1888.
In the Senate Yesterday evening mes
sape was received from the House announ-
cling the passage ofthe House bill allowing
the Richmond and DAnvil!e Railroad Com
papy to lay tracks from the north end OF Inc
Long Bridge to its property, near ION street
and Pennsylvania avenue.
In the District Of Columbia appropriation
bill. az considered by the Senate yesterday IN
committee of the whole, an amendment was
adopted appropriating 5000 az an emer'
oency fund, which the District Commission
ers say will be used to keep the Potomac
open during the winter. In the House, on
motion Of Mr.. Lswler, OF Illinois, the Ser
ats bill for the relief of Laura L. Maddox,
widow of the late Joseph Fl. Maddox, CT
Alexandria. was substituted on the caien-
dsr for the House bill on the same subject.
The House to day at an early hour re- re,
sumed the consideration oil the Mills DEL
Wien vote on this bill will be reached is
"a indefinite now as ever, aud the Cemo-
cratic members Of the House Ways and
Means Committee, to whom the democratic
caucus left the matter, are IS much IN doubt
concerning it ss anybody else-that 10 at
least ss two of the most prominent CT them
told their friends this morning. Messis.
Mckinley and Rsed, the republican leaders
of the House, are willing to Fix day Tor
closing the debate, but the vast majority o:
their republican colleagues oppose tneuf, anu
are in favor CT rescrtlng to any and all SORTS
of measures by which vote may be pre-
vented al this session.
Representative Hopkins of the Lynch
burg district says the labor party not only
in his district but 10 the whole of Virginia 10
we'll organized, that they have the support
of the farmers, and that If the democrats are
wise they will unite with them. de read
the CAVITIES correspondent letter from
farmer in Halifax county, who says that
Mr.. Paul ElmuDds will try for the demo
cratic nomination in his district, but that
! the farmers there all want TO vote for him,
Hopkins again. lie says he knows way
by which tie whole labor vote OF the ooun
try can be won over 10 the democratic ma
3 tional ticket; but he wouldn't tell what that
way ives.
] The Senate to-day, after the morning hour,
! took up the fisheries treaty 10 opposition tn
! which Mr.. Hale made 81 e2ch.
1t is rumored about The Capitol That
though Senator Vest may move to discharge
the Committee on the Judiciary from the
further consideration of the nomination oil
MIR. Fuller as Chief Justice, and that the
Senate proceed to vote upon that nomlna-
ton, the republicans have strength enough
to defeat the motion and hold the nomina-
ton in the committee until after the Presi
Dental election, when, if the democratic
ticket be elected, they will confirm it at
once to spite the democrats, who really don {
want it confirmed; but il the republican
ticket be successful, hold it up until the re-
publican President ehal make nomination.
Gen. Lee has returned from Charlestown,
West Virginia, where he went to deliver q
confederate memorial address. a west
Virginian, who was present, on the occasion,
says the Generals speech pleased every
body in the large crowd that heard ii, and
that it was received with prolonged ap
plause. Representatives Brown, OF the
Dsnville district, aud Bowen, of the Airing
ton district, who have been hcme for some
time, returned to day.
Senator Blackburn, who is q member oil
the Senate commit ee now Investigating
the manner in which the civil service law
has been executed. says it is the intention OF
the republican majority OF that committee
to prosecute their investigation all the sum-
mer, for the purpose of finding something
out OF which to make party capital for the
fall campaign, but that up 10 this time they
have been by no means successful, az not
only the law, but The rules, have been, ifany
thing, too we'll observed
Representative Cabot Lodge, of Massa
chuset,s, republican, this morning, seeing
The front Of General Spinola's desk, which
ia in the front row on the democratic side,
Immediately in front of the Speakers seat,
covered with bandanna handkerchief,
pinned a small U S. flag in front of the desk
| of MIR. Ketcham, which occupies similar
position on the republican side.
To day was the regular day for meeting
of the House educational committee, which
has before them the Blair bill, but, as usual
no quorum was present.
William Ceaver, horse doctor of this
city, and well-known in Fairfax county.
died very suddenly this morning. He was
under conviction at the time of the trial OF
John Surratt, but was released by the gov
| eminent because be promised to testify that
he saw Surratt here on the day of the Lin
coin assassination, though it was proved on
the trial that Surratt was no where near
here on that day.
Among tho Virginians invited to BIO present at
the grand banquet and ratification meeting of the
Virginia Democratic Association of this city mex!
Friday nigh, are the following: Senator Daniel
Senator-el CT Barbour, )rosentatives Lee OFer-
rell aud Wise. Gov. Lee, j. R. Tucker, John Goode
Judge Harris and 3. F. Beirne.