Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-04-05

ofternoop. had not evinced courtesy enough
tn reply to the request made by the TOBACCO
representatives in the House for recognition ol
to enable them to move to take up tne Diii
to repeal the tobacco tax.
The House committee on rivers ana mar
bors. at the instance OF General Lee, mas
agreed to put 10 the river ana maroon Dill
appropriations OF SIC, 600 each for improV'
ing the navigation OF Aqua and Occcqaan
creeks or the Potomac river. Ihe House
military committee, also at the Generals
request. has reported bills appropriating
Sc GOO and IS 600 respectively for improving
the roads to the national cemeteries al Alex
andria and Culpeper.
Tn the Senate to. day Mr.. Hale gave no.
tice that he would propose the following
amendment to the army appropriation Dill
providing that no alcoholic liquors, lnciuo-
ing beer and wine, shall be sold or supplied
70 the enlisted men in any canteen OF IN
any room or building at any garrison or
military post" This amendment was re-
jected by the House. 80,
Senator Higgins to-day introduced Dill
providing for the establishment OF ligntsnlps
with steam fog signals at q cost not 10 eX'
coed $40 600 each at Winter Quarter Shoal
Md: Fenwick Island Shosl, Md; Frying
Pan Shoal, n. c., and Martins Industry,
8. @.
Congressman Dalzsll, republican, from
Pennsylvania, says that Delamoter, Senator
Ouay's candidate for Governor of PeDnsyi-
vania. can never be elected and State
SENATOR Emory, Of Pennsylvania, another
republican, brings the most serious charges
against Dalamater. and says he only hopes
the latter will sue him for defamation.
The House committee on the election OF
president and vice-presdent have reported
The McComas bill, to make null and void the
late democratic gerrymandera in Ohio and
MARYLAND, by a strict party vote, Mr.. Stew
art, republican, of Vermont, however, re-
serving the right to oppose the Dill In tne
House. Mr.. Tucker of Virginia, az prevl.
ously stated 10 this correspondence, Will
present the minority report.
Senator Barbour says he has seen Senators
Allison and German of the Senate appropri'
atops committee, and that they ssy they
will hear the Mt. Vernon Avenue people ad
vocste the building OF that road on Tues
day afternoon next a favorable report
from that committee he thinke, will go Ions
way towards helping the bill through the
House.
The case of the Uoited States vs. Verser
secretary of the Old Dominion Republican
League of this city, for violating the civi
service law by collecting political assess
ments from other Virginia office boldera. wa
called In the police court of this city thi
morning, but was postponed until Wednes
day next, OF the instance of MIR. Edmunt
Burke, the counsel for defendant, whose
services had only been engaged last night
Mr.. Armes, deputy U. S. District Attorney
appeared for the government. Judge Milie
will not decide auy Constitutional ques ions
that may arise, but only questions OF fact
Should the case golagainst Veraer, it ia IN
derstood an application for habeas corpus
will be made and the case thus be brought
before the u S. Supreme Court when thecon
sti utionality OF the civil service law will b.
determined, as many suppose adversely. L
that law be constitutional and Verser be-
guilty hs may be fined So 600 and lmprison
ed in the peni.entiary three years, or both
at the discretion of the court.
In the Senate to day Mr.. ingalls, introduced 8
banking bill prepared by the wage workers aili-
ance. By it ban king for tho people shall be done
| Free All the postoilices of the country shall be
branches. Loans sha be made on security. The
money shall DO supplied by the u. s. treasury
| and its denOminati ms shall range from one mil
| to FIVE talents" Isl COO.
| The following changes in the 4th class postoi'
| fees in Virginia were made to-day Erin Shades,
| Henrico county, B. F. Bowles, appointed post
! master vice Kate w. Winston, resigned Mineral
| Apnomattox county, w. +. Moore, vice T.
! Moore, resigned Profitt, Albemarle county, ID
Cox, vice J. B. Norris, removed.