Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-02-25
From Washington.
,ecal Correspondence of the Alo1a. GAZETTE
WASHINGTON, D. c., Feb. 25, 1889.

NASHINGsOE, ~. ", req. 70, 1908.
The Mount Vernon Avenue bill was ap-
proved BY the President today. and is now
2 law. To tee sure, the bill oply provides
for proper survey OF the proposed carriage
road from Washington to Mount Vernon,
for which it appropriates ten thousand dol
lars, bat the commencement OF a govern.
ment work almost always results in It's COM
pletou.
The republicans of the Senate held eau
Gus this morning, and as they understood
that their democratic colleagues had deter
mined to defeat the passage Of the Hoar
nlocdy shirt resolution by talking it to death,
they resolved 10 abandon the attempt 10 pass
it aud to proceed with the really pressing
business before the Senate. They console
themselves for their back down by the silly
assertion that they have attained their ob
Jet by putting themselves on record as anx.
ious to stop political outIages in the South,
and bg forcing the democrats to counteGance,
support and defend such ontTagea.
Senator Kenna was 10 bis seat today.
| u pom his desk lay basket of beautiful
roses. He was congratulated upon his re-.
election by many of his colleagues, repuo-
lcans Gs we'll as democrats.
The Senate 10 day took up the Sioux lu-
dian bill At two o'clcc!; it will hear euio
gies upon the late Representative Burnes, Of
Missouri.
Judge Emorg Spear of Georgia, the man
who when consulting the late Aleck
Stephens upon the ACCESSIBILITY Of his at
tempting to play the part OF Malone in his
State, was paited On the shoulder by the
ex President of the late Southern Confed-
Grey, and told, My dear boy, it won't do in
G., orgia," is here to day, and, it is said, has
hopes that lightning may strike him in the
shape of cabinet appointment.
II was reported at the Senate to-day that
Mr. R.dd!eberger had determined 10 sup
port Mr.. Harris in his endeavor to have the
nominations COW before that body acted
upon, and that SO his vote would effect tie
in full Senate, the republicans in that body
were considerably lusJer ed as al their mem
bars were not present
| The talk about an extra session OF Con
gress is dying out. The passage of the bill
admitting four new republican States has
contributed considerably toward that end.
Ia consequences CT the passage of that bill
the republican msjority in Congress will be
much larger next December than it will be
before that time. 1t is also understood that
Mr.. Harrison does not want an extra ses
sion and does not think the failure 10 change
the existing tariff lnd internal revenue laws
by the present Congress will be a sufficient
reason for calling an extra session.
General Malone has telegraphed that he
will be here by Saturday next. He will call
upon President elect Harrison; and some of
report that Mr.. Harrison viii! come here
with four OF the cabinet places untitled, still
leaves chance for him. No body else
i'll h,,f IL Il m ho ho l.
ing impression that the General will be ten
dered foreign mission.
Mr.. Randall will call up his substitute for
the Cowles bill as soon as the House shall
conclude the appropriation bills. Mr..
Speaker Csrliale Will recogniz, him for that
purpose, though he is opposed 10 the substi.
tute. Mr.. Mills and tho democratic mem
bsrs of the Ways and Means committee will
oppose the substitute, for the reason that
not to do SO would be to abandon the st.
Louis platform ard the revenue principle
by which the democrats last November got
a me iorty of nearly ona hundred thousand
of the popular vote Of the country and q
million majority of the white vote. The re-
pu5licans will assist Mr. Randall solidly,
but his support among the democrats will
not be sufficient to eDnble him TO push his
measure through the House.
Republicans from Georgia here to-day say
that General L0ngs!reet of their State, will,
under The next administration, Gil the
place now held by General Joseph E. John
stoa-that Of Commi. sioner of Government
Railroads.
Commander G. ". CcGin, U. s. N, has
been appointed naval secretary of the light
house board, vice Commander Evans, de-
teched for service ia Central America.