Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-05-29

we're Thurman and Cleveland. The pre-.
vailine impression about the nomination |
now is thst it will be given to Gov. Gray, Of
Indiana, who is The Presidents favorite
In the House yesterday Mr.. Lee intro
duced bill to amend the act making per
sons charged with crimes and oiienses com,
petent witnesses in U. 5. and territorial
courts The Committee on Public Buildings
and Grounds reported back iavorahly Inc
bill for public building at Norfolk. Mr..
Bowden presented a petition of John &.
Neaville OF Va, for reference OF his claim to
the court of claims. Mr.. O'Ferrall presented
a bill and petition for the relief OF Is II:
Walker of Green CO Va; also petition OF
Mary J. Buncutter, widow OF John II. Bun
cutter of Frederick CO., Va, for the reference
of her claim to the court OF claims. Mr.
Bowden presented petition OF the Kn'gn's
of labor of Portsmouth, Va, for the oe'tei
protection of free labor also petition vi
w. H. B:isby and others OF Iuns.airs, va
for the better protection OF agriculture.
The galleries of the Senate were pretty
we'll filled to day in anticipation of debate
on the Canadian fisheries treaty, the Senate
Yesterday evening having determined to
consider that treaty in open session, and NIT.
FRYE having the floor at the hour OF an-
iournment with speech in opposition TO IL.
Two immense new maps OF the h'nlng
grounds have been hung on the walls oil the
Senste for the benefit Of the Senators VINO
are to take part in the debate.
The President aent to the SeGate to day
several yetoe=, among them that OF The OH
| for a public building ut Youngston. Mr.
sherman criticised ths veto in harsh terms,
saving it showed not onlf phriisanlsm hut
sectionaIsm inasmuch rs eevera! similar
bills for smaller towns in tho South md
been approved, and that in the exercise OF
The veto power the President, the temporary
executive officer Of free people, WAS more
autocratic than the Gar CT Ru:se. MIR.
1 Eimunds also criticised the u. saa2e. Inc
I President was defended by Messrs. Vest aud
4 Call
Both houses of Congress will adjourn this
evening until Thursday, as 10 morrow VII
/ he Decoration Day.
| Senator Daniel will leave for Lynchhnrg
Tomorrow and will not be in his seat again
until after the national democratic cOnven
ton. which he will attend as one of the del
egates atarge from Virginia. Representa-
tive Gaines OF Virginia has b en- at home
for some Tina. His colleagues, Mess s.
Brown and Bowen, left for their HON s to-
day. They are all looking af.er their poIt.
ical fences. Both the lattera,e said to he GER
tain of denomination and the former IL net
the sort of man TO give up his chance i"r re
nomination without desperate struggle
The consideration of the nomination Of
| MIR. Fuller for Chief Justice will be resumed
| by the Senate Committee on the Judiciary
next Thursday. 1t is said that Mr. Cullom,
of Illinois, has Withdrawn his support OF il,
and tha: several charges against the nomi
nee have been preferred that make favor
able report by DO means cetthin.
Representative y ost says he is not sur
prised that chairman Jones Of the national
republican committee has written to Mr..
Houston, chairman OF the State committee
Of the anti-Mahone wing OF the republican,
party in his St&ta, 10 the elloct that tho ma
tioual republican convention will recognize
that wing as the real republican party of
| Virginia, and that everything Is conspirlDg
to that end, and that he has private inform
alton that the delegates to The national re-
publican convention elected by the districi
conventions will be admitted, and that both
sets Of dele gates at large will ba admitted,
each with half u vote. Representative
Libby, who ia here, says that be has con
yersed with several iGanCongressmen
and that without one exception they all sus
tain the action of his, the anti Mahone wing
of the party.
At IL As o'clock il was reported from Gen.
Sheridan's sick chamber that She favorable
condition indicated 10 the morning bulletin
had been fully maintained; indeed not an
unfavorable symptom or condition has APP
peared since the change for the better noted
in the so bulletin Of last night. The Gen.
ersl sleeps at intervals without artificial
aid Not trace Of q recurrence OF the
&c lena has 80 far made its appearances, and
all things considered the General is conf
IDENTIFY believed by his attending ply sciaus
to be really better.
During debate in the House yesterday
evening Mr.. Weaver, the ex-Greenback can
didate for the Presi leacy said if he had Con
| troll of the democratic machine, and had the
authority, he would not retain in Office any
one who would not contribute a fair share of
his salary 10 the campaign fund. MIR. Comp
| ton, on the same question, said the hour had
never been when he WAS not opposed to the
civil service law, and that he was opposed
to it on principle
The democrats of the House he'll another
caucns last night on the Mills bill and agreed
to make several more amendments to it.
Representative O'Ferrall says the amend
ments do not materially change the bill, but
Representative Townsbend says the changes
have been 80 material as to make it accep.a-
| Die TO those VINO were opposed 10 10. Ine
general impression about the amendments
is that the character Of the bill haa been
changed by Them and that instead of being
a national measure, expressive of a cardinal
principle of democracy, it has become bill
of expedients and of spfcalties, in which
vain attempt is made to protect tho local
interests of different States. Another eau
Gus will be held 10 morrow night, al which
| final action will be taken on the proposed
amendments
All that part of tho famous old National
Hotel, in this city, occupied by the billiard
and adjoining rooms, ia being torn down,
and will be rebuilt on more improved
plan.
a Doctors Struggle With 81 Savage
MasfifI.
Mrs. Amelia Hurd, of Boston, give birth to
hnv Monday NIGHT the 0ccOuchment bo