Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-05-17
From, Washington.
Especial Correspondence OF tho Alexa. GAZETTE.
WASHINGTON. ID. c., May II, 1883.

WASHINGTON. d. c., May II, 1883.
Representative Scott, CT Penrsy lvania,
who made great anti-taril speech in the
House last week, has had five hundred
thousand copies of that speech printed, and
has notified the other democratic members
f.. of the House that they can have as many oil
them for distribution among their constitu'
ents as they may desire.
TheHouss agricultural Com mittee, at their
meeting to-day sgreed to refer the bill pro
hibiting the aduteraticn OF lard to sub
committee. There is great deal Of doubt
concerning the character CT the report this
committee will make, tut it 10 supposed that
it will provide against the adulteration Of
all food aud drink, imported as we'll as pro-
duced in this country, and that heavy tax
be imposed upon iunoxlous authorizations,
and that the manufacture and sale Of those
that are deleteiious be puuishabl with foe
imprisonment.
Most all the Presidential prognosticators
at the Capitol are now pretty well agreed
that the opposing national tickets next fall
will be Cleveland and Gray and Blaine and
Harrison 1t is eaid that Gray is the Presi-
dents choice, aud that his prediction Tor
him has been strengthened by the assault
recently made upon Governor Gray by ex.
Senator Mcdonald.
10 the Senate today the bill to give Miss
Virginia Tayloe Lewis $4,000 Cor sword
she inherited from General Washington
came up, but objection being made its coz
sideration had to be postponed.
Mr.. Speaker Carlisle bsing engaged 10 the
preparation of speech in favor Of tho Mills
bill, his chair was occupied 10 day by MIR.
McMillip. Col. Breckenridge. OF Kentucky,
will deliver his speech Gu this bill to-mor.
row.
The Iodianians hare will give Senator
Voorhees, grand reception tonight.
Among the attendants will be the members
of the Virginia democratic association OF
this city, who will present the Senator with
beautiful floral ornament.
Among the many distinguished preachers
attending The Baptist convention now in
session here, who are guests of the Metropol-
itan Hotel, is the Rev. DR.. Biting, who was
pastor of the only Southern Protestant
The DR.. and his wife will visit Alexandria
during their stay here.
In the Senate to day Mr.. Sherman intro.
duced bill to appropriate S25. 600 for the
erection IN Washington of monument to
the memory ofGeorge Rogers Clark, of Vir-
ginis, In recognition of his eminent services
in the occupation and conquest of the North
western Territory during the revolutionary
war.
Yesterday was the regular meeting day of
the House Committee on Education, who
have Ia one of their pigeon holes the Blair
bill, but only two members were present.
the chairman, a democrat and republican
member. No matter for what especial
purpose the members ofthis committee were
selected, the fact is apparent that they, re-
publicans as we'll as democrats, are determ-
ined that so far as in them lies the Blair bill
shall sleep the sleep that knows no waking.
Attention was called TO it in the open House
yesterday, but the fact that it was will
probably not change the predetermined re-
silt.
Certain of the more pronounced C.eve,
land men here fnd fault with the resolu-
tions adopted by the New York and Vir. |