Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-02-06
Fror,, Washington.
{ ,pecial Correspondence OF the Alexa. GAGnTrEJ
WASHING ION, D. c.. Feb. 6. 1889.

WASHINGTON, ~. u, ESD. U, 1901
Notwithstanding the feet that Mr., Xii
gore gave the ladies' who called upon him
Yesterday on the subject of the Nit. Vernon
Avenue bill 10 understand TINT he would
oppose no further objections to the passage
of that bill, he dii oppose it vigorously last
night, and succeeded in having 1t amended
and thereby sent back TO the Senate. Glen
Lee was forced to accept the amendment
in order to save the bill. Mr. kigore was
the sole opponent, but Messrs. Roweil,
Heard, O'FsrraIl and Hemphi!l rallied 10
the assistance OF General Lee.
Ole Of the Virginia republican candidates
for Congress who were defeated at the late
election, in the city to-day, said his inllueoce
in the next State convention OF his party
would be thrown fora declaration for the set
,lement OF the State debt upon terms salts
factory to the creditors. In that case, said
he. the democrats will be batween the devil
and the deep sea; they will then have to
hear the odium Of being tho rea! reputation
party in the State, or have to follow the re-
publicans into debt paying, rs they did iuto
Reputation. A Virginia democrat ftom
Richmond, here to dey, talking on the sab
iact of the State debt, said the course BOW
being pursued in Richmond with regard TO
coupons iS CHlCuialeu W i!ihhS SGue va tuS
best democrats there mad, rs they paid their
taxes in coupons, nut were always among
the largest subscribers to democratic cleo
ton funds
Some of the negroes here are by no means
pleased with the ruling of the inaugural
committee, making o certain dress 9 prereq
uisite for civilians to place In the lnauSu
raj procession, for the reason that they have
70 q va
The interest about the Samoan affair has
completely died out, and the belief now is
that if the Germans did anything that was
wrong, it was By order Of their consul, and
if 80, that be will be removed by his govern
ment for exceeding his instructions.
Some of The female employees in the Gov
eminent printing Office were no less sur
prised than delighted when upon their last
nav day they received a sum considerably
larger than they expected. their pay hnv
Ing, without their knowledge, been increased
bv Mr.. Benedict II is needless to say That
every one Of them ~ surprised is now OPP
posed to the removal of Mr.. Benedict by the
next administration.
The House Committee on Territories at
their meeting to-day sgreed 10 report sc's
enabling the Territories OF Ar;z)na, Wyom
ing and Idaho to become States. The com
mittee did not vote on Utah. Some OF the
democrats on the committee were IN iaVor
of treating that Territory the same way, hut
ss they knew msjnrity of the committee
was against them, no vote was taken, so
that recorded vote could not be used to
their injury hereafter.
Ia the Senate today Mr. Daniel presented
petition of certain citizans of Richmond
in favor of the passage Of the Sunday Rest
bill Mr. Stewart of Nevada, presented the
petition of certain citZsns of Virginia for
increasing silver coinage.
While Me8sra. Kilgore, Holman, and the
other watch dogs" of the Treasury are fe
liCilating themselves ever the distractions
they put in the way Of the passage Of the
bill for the relief of the heirs OF the late
General Sbley, the principal of those heirs
lies dead in her bed al Fredericksburg, Vir-
GINA. She, though old, was we'll and
hearty woman, but the disappointment oc
casioued by the objections OF the gentlemen
referred to last F,iday, when bec bill was
under consideration in the House, depressed
her sadly, and she died this morning.
Ali the democrats Of both houses Of Con-
gress were invited TO attend the reception
that was given to Gov. Hill by Secretary
Whitney at the iaiter's home at one O'Clock
to-day, and many of them accepted the IN
vitation.
The House Ways and Means committee
at heir meeting to day continued the resd-
ing Of the Senate tariff bill. No vote was
taken on the motion TO strike out the sugar
schedule The information the committee
is seeking from the Treasury has bot yet
been received A member of the committee
told the GAZETTE'5 correspondent to day
that the report that would he made would
be as much in the line Of the Mills bill as
might be possible Nothing will be done
either with the tariff or theinternal revenue
at this session of Congress, for if the demo-
Gratis were disposed 10 do all the republicans
ask, the latter would oppose them. The re.
publicans will make reduction Ia the in
terna revenue ct the next session Of Con
gress, but then they will get the whole cred
it OF such reduction, and it is that credit
that they want.
1t is reported hero on what has heretofore al
ways proved reliable authority, that Gen. Malone
will be offered a foreign mission and that he will
accept
Representative Kilgore told the GAzETTEs cor.
respondent to-day that what he said TO the ladies
who called upon him yesterday in the interest of
the Meuut Vernon Avenue bill, WIS. not that he
would offer no moro objections 10 That bill, but
that il the bill were 1T that particular moment
before the House he would not oppose 10, !or the
reason that he WAS then sui .ct to the powerful
Influence of their presence. What he would do
when that il tueuce was removed, he says, he did
rot tell them. He saws, hOwcve' tla5 had it not
been for them he would have defeated the bill.
He says the Senate will concur in the amendment
to-day, and that there will be no further trouble
about it. Gen. Lee went over to the Senate this
ard got Senator Faulkner to promise
{ hat when the bill shalt be sent there be will
move to concur in the House amendment ut once.
and also got Mr.. ingalls,. president pio TEN. o!
the Senate to hold the bill on his table until MIR.
Faulkner, who may be absent Temporarily, shall !
make that motion. Mr.. Ki1gorc says Lc intends
to send copy of the GAZETTE containing his in
terview with the ladies to his wife in Texas.
During the debate in the Senate yesterday /
evening on civil service reform, Mr.. Daniel, of Vr
,in;s. said be did not tlink the incoming admin
stration ought to be embarrassed, by any civil! .
service rules, aud that he would he most happy to T
Import any bill that would enable Mr. Harrison
% remove any body from and appoint snyhody TO
,fiice that may please him
The rumor that ex-Secre.ary Window will be
Secretary OF the Treasury is received here with
!, cd deal of credence 1t is remembs red that