Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-02-12

lesed Southern outrages aud suppression OF
The negro vote was q good scheme and
would make party capital in the North, still
as the use of such capital was not pressing
now and could be delayed without injury to
the party the debate referred to should not
be allowed to interfere with the appropFia-
ton bills.
The Presidents promotion Of Mr.. Co!man
from chief OF the agricultural bureau to Sec
rotary of Agriculture is not at all surprising,
as it was generally supposed he would DC
so if he approved the 6l creating the De
partment of Agriculture.
The House 10 day resumed the corsdefa-
ton of the Smalls- Elliott contested election
case, Mr.. O'Ferreli, OF Virginia, leading OIL
in long speech in favor OF the contestee:
The contestant is the negro who, as pliot Oh
q Confederate vessel during the war, ran ner
under the guns of U. 5. vessel, SO that she
was captured II is understood that several
Northern democrats will vote for the con-
testant. as is usual in such cases.
The House Claims Committee was reaay
to dav TO consider the bill for paying tne
awards of the Court of Claims in the French
snolia,i IN cases, but ct the Instance Of Rep
rasen,a,ive Blu kalew, Of Pennsylvania, cd,
iouined until next Tuesday, when counsel
from the Attorney Generals office will APP
pear before TIE committe and oppose the bill.
As a majority of both the Senate aud
House conferrees on the direct tax bill nre
in favor OF that bill, its friends are conhdent
| of it's speedy passage. They are not, how
ever. 40 cor tient that it will receive the
Presidents approval.
Democratic members OF the House Ways
and Means Committee say their report on
the Senate tariff bill! will tie presented to the
republican members of that committee TO-
morrow, and that while n reasonable time
will be allowed the latter to consider it and
prepare q minority report, prolonged de
iay cannot be permitted. The report will
present substitute for the tariff bill in the
line of the Mills bill aud containing pro-
vision for the repeal Of the tobacco tax
Should the substitute not be acceptable to
the tobacco men, Mr.. Randall, it is under
stood, will, day or two after, report The
F.! Cowles bill.
J The House Naval Committee agreed to
day to repor, favorshly the bill promoting
engineer Melville.
4 A bill was introduced in the House to-day
prohibiting the conductors and drivers o
! the street cars in this city from taking OF
| tn ir cars more passengers than can ot
1 ,ated.
The bill for bridge across Mill Creek
from the Government reservation at Fortres;
Monroe to Elizabeth City County. Virginia
was reported fav iahly in the Senate o.dsl
with an amendment increasing the appfo
priaton from 500 900 to S25, 600
Among the petitions presented in the Senate yes
terday was one from the Indian rupi at clamp
ton School, Virginia, who want the government
to issue agricultural implements and stock to Thu
Indians on the re ervations, instead of rsions, as
better calculated to promote their civilization
An work at the Pension Office had to be suspend
cd yesterday, though 1T is already two days anf
half behind, because the heating apparatus tbci'
WAS not in operation, aud the place was so colo
and damp that no work cou'd be pc. formed there
| In the House last Saturday evening Genera
Lee tried, but failed to get in an order upon th'
Secretary OF War for certain information con
corning stone Quarries on Aqua Greek; lie pre-
sented the petition of Harriet Sudduth, OF Eau
quier county, Va, for the reference of her wa
| cain to the court of claims.
| A delegation of Indians, representing twenty
| five thousand of their race, here, opposing t.
the extent of their power the passage of the Okla
homa bill which bill they think, and by no mean
unnaturaly, is legaizcd attempt to rob th'm