Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-03-22
- ANnpIA GAZETTE AND VIRGINIA ADVERTISER

The House to-day was engaged IN Inc
consideration OF bills reported from its Jn,
dietary Committee. The Senate considered
the conference report on the urgent deticlen
oy bill. The appropriation to pay the ]anl
tors and custodians of public buildings mas
been reduced from S25, 900 to SIS. OO0. :,
Senator Riddleberger this morning SAID
his intention was to move in the senate TO-
dav to consider the Canadian Fisheries
Treaty. in open session. OF course his mo-
ton will be obj ected to, and will have 10 lie
over .lo~-
Indpe Stuart and Mr. Armstrong OF Alex,
andria. Senator Daniel of Virginia, snu
Judge Willoughby of this city. argued the
case of Shipman vs. Fletcher, OF faisiaA
county, Virginia, before Judge hel9n Oh tae
Alexandria circuit of the Virginia court, III
chambers here last night.
JJnon enquiry this morning at the room
Of the House Committee on Claims as 10
why the delegation appointed by the MI.
Vernon Avenue Association to appear be-
FIRE the committee and urge the payment
ofthe Virginia claim which has baen turned
over to that Association, it was learned that
such delegations have always to arrange
beforehand for hearing, but that the one
referred to had not done 3d. and that wnen
the gentlemen composing IL arrived at tae
committees room last Tuesday, the commit
tee was engaged with other business and
could not hear them. They had not applied
for hearing up to noon to day.
| The Senate committee to investigate the
oneration ofthe civil service law under the
present administration met to day and APP
| pointed subcommittee to proceed TO Fhii-
| edelphja and commence their work In that
city.
To.day was the time appointed Tor SUI
committee of the House Committee on Eiec-
| tions to consider the Blair educational dit.
No quorum, however, was present, ana 30
the hill WAS not considered. MIR. Grain, OF
Texas. the chairman Of the sub committee,
in a talk with the GAZETTE's correspondent,
said he had no doubt that if the bill shall
ever come before the House it will be passed.
He also said that while he was utterly OPP
posed to it, he wanted it brought before the
| House. and intended to keep on calllng
meetings for that purl ose, go as 10 MAKE
/ members show their hands, and not defeat
! the bill by refusing TO act upon it, and then
going home and saving they would have vo'
4 ted for it il il had ever come before the
House.
Representative Yost, In reference to the
election OF Mr.. Bowen as the Virginia mem
| Der of the congressional republican cam
psign committee, says its only significance
| is that the Virginia Congressional delegation
did not want an extreme man on either side
of the question that has been raised in bia
party in Virginia. He says be, Yost, Is a
pronounced nnti Malone man, and that MIR.
Bowden is pronounced Malone man, aod
that to get man who is not an extremist,
and besides, to get one from white republic
can district, the delegation chose MIR.
Bowen.
Tie House Committee on Ways and
Means to-day formally directed a favorable
report of the Mills tariff bill, which, MIR.
Mills says, has been amended By providing
an appropriation for the tobacco rebate.
The prevailing opinion among most OF the
democrats that are here, or who have been
here recently, concerning the nominee OF
the next national democratic convention, is
that Mr.. Cleveland will be renominated
without doubt unless the New York dele
CATION in that convention be divided or op'
posed to him. In that case, 1t Is believed
somebody will have to be selected who
will unite that delegation 1t ia rumoted
here that the friends of Mr. Randall and oi
Gov. HILL of New York, are in perfect &C
| cord on this matter.