Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-04-23

Ganre.ary Villas, in letter 10 Seuatoi
Chandler. before whose committee looiah
Agent Gregory is a witness, states that 1nI;
Geeoory has rendered his resignation. All
the witnesses. including Mr.. Gregory, were
discharged this morning. Mr.. Gregory
resignation has not yet been accepted. .y;-
Democratic Senators held caucus TINS
morning 10 discuss the fisheries treaty. =.
was proposed, in case the repuoicans
evince an unwillingness to ratlty tne .Iea,S,
m suggest that action be delayed untli the
6shermep should have chance to test the
new provisions in actual practice; Dut 10
,nnnort The treaty whenever it shall come
nm. and if possible secure its immediate rat
ifcaton. This policy seemed to lind gener'
ell favor, but no vote was taken.
There ia more and more talk among The
rennbicans here of nominating Southern
map for the second place on their national
ticket. and among those most frequently
spoken of in that connection is ex Secretary
and present Representative Golf, of West
Virginia. -,
The Committee on Ways and Means held
meeting this morning bus failed to agree
upon the length of time to BIO allowed lor
debate upon the tariff bill. The republican
members asked ten days of five hours eacp,
i to be set for the purpose. The democratic
members held that ashorler time would suit
| fce jf eveniup sessions were held for debate
only. The evening sessions were not &C
csptable to the republicans, who argued that
because of the slim attendance which char
acteriZsd them, as contrasted with the day
sessions, members compelled to speak at
night would be placed at disadvantage
The difference does not seem to be Serious
however, and it is expected that an agree
ment will be reached to morrow, @hen an
other meeting will be held.
People from Richmond, here to-day, say
the opposition to the democratic municipal
ticket nominated at the primary there 1857
week will not amount TO much. Iney also
say the satisfactory result ofthe primary was
due principally to the action OF the city
committee in deciding that there snould oe
no "plumpera," and that no ballot should be
counted unless it contained the name OF
some body for every Office to be filled.
In the House on Saturday evening Mr..
Lee presented petition of Il. II. Smithan
and Others for the repeal of the law requlr.
fling licenses of druggists. MIR. O'Ferrall
presented petition OF E. Lawson and 9TH
ers for the protection OF the mineral lands OF
Montana Territory. Mr.. Wise presented a
petition of citizens of Virginia for the repeal
of the law requiring licenses Of druggists.
A committee, consisting Of Representative
Lee, of Virginia, aud MeEsrs. John q. Jack
son and n. T. Patterson, jr., of Virginia,
called al the White House to-day and invit-
ed the President to attend the musical festl'
val to bs held at Petersburg, Va, beginning
May Sth, and continuing one week. SIM
Tar invitation was rendered Mrs. Cleveland,
Saturday, by committee consisting OF Mrs.
Gov Lee, ofVrginia, Mrs, Blackburn, OF Ken
tucky, and Mrs. Washington. of Tennessee.
The invitations are signed by four hundred emil
dren who arc to sing on Cbildren's Day, and arc
prepared in handsome style. The President and
Mrs Cleveland said they would DO pleased to at.
tend the festival and if they found they conld
do so they would inform the. committee through
Representative Leo.
Representative Gaines Of the Petersburg dis
trict Virginia sys he has letters from leading re-
pubcans in all the counties of that district telling
him that the delegates to all the county conven-
tons to be held to elect delegates to the State re-.
publican convention, are Malone men. He thinks
the Generals friends will have little or no din
Guilty in controlling the State convention.
In the Senate to- day Mr.. Chase presented long
petition against the sale OF cigarettes to minors
in this city, and made speech in its support
The petition is signed by several physicians, who
attribute many moral as well as physical evils to
the habit OF cigarette smoking by youngsters.
He moved tina. the petition be printed That mo-
ton was opposed by Senator Harris, but was car
ried by strict party vote.
Senator-elect Barbour, of Virginia. was called to
C lpeper yesterday by the sudden and serious IL
mess OF / is BIC her, Mr.. James Barbour.