Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-03-05
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WASHING ron, D. c.. March 5, 1889
The Senate met at noon to-day, Vice
President Morton presiding. Mr.. Barbour
of Virginia occupies the seat that Mr.. Faux
ner of West Virginia occupied in the last
Senate, the one on the outer row On the demo
cratic side to the extreme right Of the presd-
ing officer Mr. Ingalls,, the presiding officer +
the last Senate, was one of the first of the
republican Senators to come over and con
graduate him. He tod him that he could
catch the eye ofthe presiding otlicer from hat
seat as we'll as from any other in the chamber
Most if not all the others, and all the demo
cratic Senators also congratulated him upon
his becoming a member OF the body. Alter
the prayer. Mr.. Stewart, republican, of Ne
vada, introduced resolution providing for
thu purchase of four million dollars worth
Of silver every month, hut il was objected
to by Mr.. Harris. democrat, Of Tennessee,
upon the ground that this Is en- ex-
g ulive session, in which no lcgis-
lative business Can be transacted
The doors were then closed in order that
the Senate might consider the Cabinet nom
uatons which bad been sent in. Ia about
ten miuutes the doors were reopened and
the Senate adjourned until noon tomorrow
The Cabinet nominations were as follows /:
Secretary of State, James q. Blaine, OF
Maine; Secretary Of She Treasury, Wm.
Window, of Minnesota Secretary of War,
Redield Proctor, Of Vermont; Secretary OF
the Navy, Benjamin f. Tracey, of New
York; Secretary OF the Interior, John w.
Noble, of Missouri Postmaster General, John
Wanamaker, of PeDnsy lvapa; Attorney Gen.
eral, w. n H Miller, os Indians; Secretary of
Agriculture, Jeremiah Ru5k, OF Wisconsin.
They were oil cor frmed unanimously, the
democrats being glad to lend their assist
ance, as the Cabinet is said to be about as
unpopular to the republicans as could
we'll have been selected.
Elk Senator Rid ileberger was in the dem
ocratic cloak room OF the Senate tC-dsy,trY.
ing to get Senator Daniel 10 offer resoiu-
ton that the whole proceedings in reference
to his (RiddeberGer'sl sjectmont from the
Senate which were omitted from the Record,
be inserted therein, in order, as be said, 10
show to the country that Mr.. ingalls,, the
presiding officer Of the Senate, declared that
he would no longer recognize the Senator
from Virginia.
Several bills that had passed both houses
of Congress were defeated by the refusal Of
Mr.. Cleveland to sign them before noon yes
,erday, but the bill for the benefit OF the
Theological Seminary. near Alexandria, Yves
not aman g them, Mr.. Cleveland having sign.
ed that within the prescribed time. That bill
is therefore law, and the 100000 it appro.
PIRATES can be drawn from the Treasury to.
morrow if it shall please the trustees Of the
seminary to DO so.
The crowd here today is nothing like as
large as it was Yesterday, but it will dc.
The sidewalks Of Pennsy lvania avenue are
still thronged, and the roadway was filled
at times By soldiers marching to the railroad
stations. and by clubs marching TO and from
the White House, where the President held
q public reception, the crowd at which was
go large that it extended from the doors CT
that house as far outside ss 18Th street. The
Capitol also was so crowded that passage
through that building was effected with
great difficulty As wss the case yesterday,
it was observed that the enthusiasm Of the
crowd did not compare with that here four
years ago. Few of the parties who
erected stands along the Avenue prof
tied much, as the rain stepped the sale
Of seats. The space beneath The stands,
however, Afforded shelter aud sleeping
places to many last night and the night be-
fore who had not the wherewi,h hal TO pro-
cure better accommodations. The work OF
removing such stands as were erected in
front of the houses on the Avenue has al
ready commencsd, but the faded decorations
still remain.
The democratic Senators 'heli p short confer
encc this morning at which the inject of the
composition of the democratic part of tho Scnatcs
committees, and the course the democratic Sena-
tors should pursue on the question OF transacting
legislative business during the present called
executive session were informally considered.
Nothing definite wa' determined and the con-
ference adjourned sHhect to the call of the chair
man.
Frederick Douglass and his white wife were
cons pcuous attendants at tho Inauguration bail
last night, and the latter did not seem to be at all
ashamed OF her negro husband.
General Leo is improving slowly, and his ply
stefan says will DO well enough to lie out
again W tn the advent OF good weather.
Senator Barbour has appointed his nephew Mr..
r. c. Thompson, to the private clerkship allowed
him by the regulations of the Senate.
Telegrnpiic Briefs.
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