Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-02-14
Nram Wasi,Engton.
+ ,,ecisl Correspondence Of the Alexs. GAzsTTEl
WASHINGTON, D. c., Feb. II, 1889

'leci8l correspondence Vi bne Aie&"' HaH"Ai n
WASHINGTON, D. c.. Feb. a. 1889
The reason Mr. Perry Belmont, U. S. min
lister to Spain, did not present his credentials
until Yesterday, was the fact that though he
hsd been in Spain for month and ready to
do so, the State Department here had for
gotten to notify the Spanish government
officially of the resignation OF Mr.. Curry,
the ex-Minister, and OF his own appoint
ment. The Spanish government, OF course,
had to wait until officially informed OF MIR.
Be,monts appointment before it could re-
ceive him officially.
The conference committee on the direct
land tax bill though appointed some time
ago has not yet met, but has designated this
afternoon as the time for doing so. AS a
majority of the conterrees on the part OF
bo.h houses are in favor OF the bill, it is not
doubted that they will agree upon report,
which will, of course, be adopted. Whether
tho President will approve the bill still re-
mains doubtful question.
A delegation of Alexandrians consisting
of Mayor Downham, Treasurer Harlow and
Me.-rs. f. A. Reed and Park Agnew, were
q the Capitol to-day, urging the members
of the Virginia congressional delegation 10
do what is possible toward locating one OF
the sorghum experimental stations at Alex
audria.
The House committee on appropriations
ulet this morning and by vote of II to i
agreed 20 consider the Cowles bill. They
also and by vote of II to 2 agreed that in
the consideration Of that bill nothing extra
neous thereto should be considered. By
The same vote they agreed to report the Dill
favoIably. They then adjourned until to-
morrow, morning when they will formulate
their report. The CoWes bill, il will be re-
mem bered, is the tobacco section OF the
Mills bill.
Tn Senate Committee oG Claims Will not
meet again until Wednesday next. II it
shall ttel conclude the consideration OF an
OTHER Claim, commenced yesterday, it will
take up the question OF passing The Maddox
claim over the PsesdeuLs veto.
Representative Gaines of the Petersburg
district, who has teen home for some time,
returned to this city TO day.
The report Of the democratic members of
the House Ways and Means Committee has
been completed and been submitted to the
/ Republican members o! that COMMITTEES. Ii
contains the free wool clause and all the
other essentials OF the Mills bill, including
the tobacco section, now known as the
COWle5 Dlil. III UUtS HOl leCOuhLEcuE Cou-
ference committee. 1t will be reported to
tbs House next week, and several Of the
democratic members Of the committee Nill
speak in favor OF its adoption, but it will be
simply that and nothing more-ofany conse.
quence.
Col. Fster. chief clerk of the Office of the
supervising architect of The Treasury, in his
testimony before the Senate committee now
investigating the affairs of that Office, posi-
lively refused TO day to answer questions a
to Whe her contributions to the democratic
election fund had been enforced or were el
lowed in that office, and wac threatened
with enforced appearance before the bar of
the Senate.
In the Senate 10 dag Mr.. Edmunds intro
duced resolution directing the Commerce
Committee to inquire into the expediency Of
purchasing he Dismal Swamp canal, in Vir-
gnia, for governmental purposes, one Of
which would be the creation of fresh waller
basin for harbor for the metal ships Of the
U. S. navy.
Senator Ingalls,, president pro TEN. of the
Senate, being complimented by friend this
morning on the dignity with which he COL
Quoted the official counting Of the Presideu.
tial electoral vote yesterday, replied Eyes.
and that, too, though was engaged in de.
posing myself'
Gen. Lee has been ind5posed for aome
time. and yesterday and today was SO much
40 that he was unable to come 20 the Cant
to