Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-06-04
From Washington.
r3pecial Correspondence of the Alexa. GAzETrE.J
WASHINGTON, D. c., June 4, 1883.

NASBINGr TON, ID. u, June 4, 1905.
Ofthe Virginia delegation in the House
Mr.. o. Ferrall is still sick Mr.. Wise is at
Annapolis as member of the board of visit
ors, and Mesers. B owen, Brown and Gaines
are at home, though the latter is expected
to return to day.
The Virginia delegation to st. Louis that
left here Saturday seemed to be unit Tor
Cleveland and Thurman.
All the Indiana men here are for Gray
for Vice President, and seem to think there
will be trouble in their State unless he be
nominated.
AS Mr.. Stanford has gone to Europe, and
Messrs. Vest, Daniel and Pascoe to st.
Louis. four of the seven members OF the
Senate committee On public buildings, there
was no quorum present when that commit
tee met this morning, SO that nothing couid
be done with the Mt. Vernon Avenue Dill.
The three members who were present
talked over, Informally. measures for adVan-
cling the west front of the main building OF
the Capitol, and for facing that front Eith
white marble so as TO make it conform In ap-
pearance with the two wings of that build
ing: also for erecting duplicate of the new
national museum on the west side OF the
Smithsonian Institute, and for the enlarge
ment and Improvement of the building &C.
cupied by the fish commission.
A prominent temperance man from VIr-
einia here TO day says that at the recent
| national temperance convention at ladia
napolis the temperance vote Of Virginia at
the coming election was put Gown at I'VE
| thousand, and that be believes 1t Will reach
that plumber. lie also says, what II 1t be
true will be damaging to democratic sue
cess. that most of that vote will be cast by
| democrats.
Among the bills introduced in the Senate
to- day was one by Mr.. Cameron approprl
ating $50 900 for a monument at Washing
toms birthplace and wharf near that
place. Among the resolutions was one by
Mr.. Spooner, republican, calling for informa.
ton respecting the appointment and pay OF
supervisors of election. The Senate then
Emotion of Mr.. Sherman agreed to devote
1.-THE remainder of the week to bills on the
Scslendar. In the House after the call OF
Estates, Mr.. Mills from The committee on rules
reported resolution setting apart certain
DAYS and nights for the consideration OF Ger
tain bills, but as the republicans made 20
much opposition because it did not provide
for the consideration Of the arrears
pensions bill, he withdrew it and moved 10
resume the consideration OF the tariff Dill.
The republicans, however, were set on hev
ing time fixed for the consideration of the
pension BILL and by refusing to vote made
the absence Of quorum apparent by the
roll call and necessitated q call of the House.
In the House to-day, on motion OF General
Lee, the bill making Inauguration Day a
legal holiday in the District of Columbia,
was taken up and passed. To-day and on
| Gay hos hro1 oh m
the Capitol with him a basket filed with
beautiful roses from his garden at Ravens
worth, near Alexandria, and has distributed
them among his colleagues in the House.
They were worn as Lee colors, and were 80
numerous that the bill referred to went
through this morning without objection.
The General, also, this morning introduced
| bill to prohibit the aduteration of food.
| Though the national democratic convection
| will meet Tomorrow, there is hardly word
spoken of its action at the Capitol to-day. Every
| body has long known who the head of the ticket
will be, and that fact being settled very little in
terest seems to be manifested, il Washington at
| least, respecting either its ia what sort of a
| platform will be adopted.
General Lee is trying to induce the Pennsylva-
| MIA Railroad company to reduce its fare on the
Alexandria and Washington Railroad 10 passen-
gers coming from or going to points south and
| west of Alexandria
The prevailing impression among tho newspa-
per men here is that General Sherdan's life can
not be prolonged many days.
Mr.. j. T. Mafett, republican of Pennsylvania,
served the first five weeks of the present session
of Congress member of the House. He WAS
then taken to sn insane asylum where he has been
ever since
1t is reported at the Capitol to-day that when
the consideration of the fisheries treaty shall be
re.umed in the Senate Dir. ingalls, will make q
speech in which he will again open his vial Of
bitterness upon the President.
Representative Browne of Virginia, says a
meeting of the House Commerce Committee has
been called for tomorrow, and that if quorum
be present he will try to have something done
with reference to the bill for an ice boat on the
Potomac.
Senator Eustis appeared in his seat in the SEN
ate to-day for the first time since his reelection
was defeated by the legislature of his State.