Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-09-07

mernbers. This morning, for instance,
TOW negro baby, sleeping 10 bed OF roses,
was found upon the desk OF one OF the mem
hers. and a broom made Of various BAD
smelling herbs, with the legend. Make
Clean Sweep" upon that oflanother. Ihey
we're both removed By order OF the Speaker,
and possibly may bs the means OF abolish
ing the practice referred to.
Represertaive Breckenridge, OF Kentucky,
saws the House Ways and Means Committee
has not vet taken up Mr.. Oates resolution
for the adjournment of Congress on the 2oth
inst. but will do so. He, OF course, doesnt
know what the committee will do with II,
but doesnt,thipk they will report 1t WIN
out amendment
Among the removals at the Interior De-
nartment to day was that of MIR. Alexander
Hunter, formerly of Alexandria, who hos
held clerkship iu that department for the
last five or elk years.
The House to-day resumed the consider
alton of the bill comforting upon the Presi'
deat authority to issue a proclamation OF re-
talia,ion upon Canada, Messrs. Mating, OF
New York, and Romeis, OF Ohio, republ;-
cans. both censuring the President for ASK,
ING for such authority, but both deferred
from opposing the bill by the fear of the et-
feet such opposition would have at the com
ing elect on. -.
Representative Bowden, who has just
been renomipated By the republican conyen
ton of the Norfolk, Virginia, district, has
returned to the city, and was in his seat IN
the House to-day. He says the large vote
General Groner received for Presidential
elector in that convention only showed that
the republicans of that district are DESTROYS
of settling their differences amicaby so a
TO present solid front to the democrats nex'
! November.
The coored Virginia democratic club, o.
this CITY, will hold meeting here tonight
In order to test the political feeling OF the
colored Virginians holding federal office
here they have sent each of tham al invita-
ton to attend.
Representative RoWell, OF Illinois, one o
the three republican members OF the doust
who addressed the republican meeting II
Alexandria last night, says that he and bo't
1.-The others spent very pleasant evening OF
1.-The "sacred soil" He says the audience
twas large, composed mostly Of white people
land lust as respectful "a any he ever ad
sdressed in the North. He also says he be
Elieves his party makes mistake Ia no
sending Northern speakers to the SCUM
where his experience is to the elect ina
they will have just as respectful Treatment
as they bsve at home.
The Senate to-day resumed the consider
alton Of the hill excluding Chinese from III
country. In bis speech in favor OF the Dll
Mr.. Vest read affidavits 10 show that MI
Harrison's law partner had been iastru
mental in obtaining DECENTRALIZATION paper
for Chinese IN Indianapolis. Mr.. Mitchell
republican, Of Oregon, said if the bill was al
administration measure he was an aominls
tratiou man to that extent, though be woul
have made the exclusion more complete
In the debate on the bill yesterday Dir. Nor
gan intimated that some OF the opposition
to the Chinese on the Pacific coast was no
sincere, and that the plutocracy there wan
them, and said be would not trust MAJ
who is politically dishonest WIFI III
pock.t book. In his speech to-day MI
Mitchell said as far az honesty was con
cerned be was the peer OF MIR. Morgan
or of any other man on the democrat
ic side of the Senate. During the de
nate message was received from To
White House in reply to resolution
of er uuiry respecting the reported r'iectio'
of the Chinese treaty by China, containing
two kilograms from the u. >. Minis
ter at fekin. t9e urst uui'u 'uo o'" NO
to the effect that the treaty ha'
been rejected for fu.th r consideration
the second, that its consideration hat
been 'po stponed for. future consideration A
with tho bill for Canadian retaliation, S
it wilt be with the bill for excluding tn
Chinese the republicans while censurin
the administration for its course in the matter
will all vote for it, lest opposition TO it mag IN
lure them at the November election.
In the Senate yesterday Mr. Plumb spoke Of til
Chinese bill IS the work Of the President and hi
kitchen cabinet that cabinet being composed q
one man, Mr. Scott