Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-09-03

who was to have spoken at Lexington this
afternoon, told the CAVITIES correspond.
ent this morning that with his speech 10 his
eatchel he had hurried to The depot yesteT-
day evening, but reached there just I'VE
minutes after the train left. He says he re-
grets exceedingly his occidental failure 10
meet his engagement with the democrats oi
tn eValley, but that he will certainly masea
speech either at Lexington or Staunton De.
fore the election, and that he telegrapned
Mr.. Tucker TO that effect this morning. H.
deed the Speaker was debating the as
patch referred to when the GAZETTEs cor
respondent called at his room, and he seem
ed really disappointed at his failure 10 eaten
the train.
Among the strangers CD the floor OF the
House to-day WAS ex-representatiVe Ls"is
Mckenzie OF AIexandris, who was there
irving TO get speakers Tor republican meet
ing to be held in his city.
Representative McClammy ofNortb Caro-
lima his sent to his State for samples OF pine
straw. which is said to possess all the quail.
ties of lutte, and when he receives them VIII
deliver lecture in the House upon the adj
Yantapes of substituting pine straw Tor Jute
| the least of which will he to break up OF The
jute trust. .
representative Steel, an Indiana republl-
can. saws his State is sure to 60 for Harrison
next November, not for the reason that ne
is protectionist, but because the democrats
there have been made apathetic and luke
warm by the retention of so many Indiana
republicans in the federal service by the
democratic administration.
Senator Allison says the republican tariff
bill will be ready TO be reported to the sen
ate Finance Committee next week ; that 1t
will provide for reduction of fifty million
in the revepue,to be effected by the removal
of the whole tobacco tax, hall the sugar ts1
and the tax on whisky used in the arts. He
SAWS the Mills bill is bill to benefit the
South at the expense CT the North, and in
timates that there will be long debate In
the Senate on the tariff bill when that bill
shall be reported Many people now be-
lieve the session will lost until March.
The House TO Gay passed, unanimously,
bill putting further restrictions upon thel i'm
Emigration of Chinese into this country.
was introduced hy representative Scott
ldemocrst, of Pennsylvania. in consequence
of the reported rejection of the treaty by
Z China, and though the republicans didn'
want the democrats 10 get the credit CT 1t
lt1ey were airsd to oppose its passage. Al
ter that there was call OF states, and thei
he consideration Of the bill for detail o
army officers for State schools WAS resumed
In the Senate Mr.. Vest called attention t.
arepubicen campaign book, just prepared by
he assistant librarian OF the Senate, par
tissu republican named McKee, and said tht
like of sucn q thing wac never seen or heart
of b fore. and demanded the seVerest con
demnstion Of the Senate, as, if permitted t
Dass unpotce6. every employee Of the bod!
would naturally consider himself free to Ell
gage 10 partisan work at once. he thet
read letter from Postmaster Judd Of Oh!
caeo DENYING Senator Gu !om's charge tina
be had permitted the collection OF poiltlca
as ,essrn euts in bis Office. Mr.. Vest said hi
submitted the letter for what it was worth
that if the republicans believed the charge
was true they should order an investigation
and that if il should be sustained no Sena
tor would more willingly unite in demand
for his removal. Messrs. Hoar aud Cu'Iou
defended Mckee.
The Senate committee on appropriations
has refused 10 add TO the deficiency bill ar
appropriation to refund the money Virginia
advanced the governu ent in the year OF 1872
for the reason That the fact that the Hous,
refused to add the French spaliatlon c'aimi
to that bill shows that it will not permit tns
bill to he further amended.
Messls Harlow, Reed and AgneT, OF Alexan
dria were at the Capitol to-day to see if nothing
could be done at this session of Congress to hell
build Mt Vernon Avenue Senator Daniel, whC
has charge Of the matter in the Senate was no
there having gone to Spotsylvania Court Hons
10 make a speech. They saw Representative
| Shaw of Maryland who has charge of the hill il
the House. who told them he thought an attemp
to push it now would do more harm than good
and that it had better be postponed until mex
session.