Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-05-01

the Speaker by the speech he intends to
make In the House next Tuesday, when ne
will call up the tariff bill.
At a meeting of the Washington, Norfolk
and Old Point Steamboat Company held
here Yesterday the bids for the two new
steamers the company Is to have built were
onensd. but the awsrd was not made for the
reason that some of them were not explicit
enough az to the character of the WorK 10
be done. IT, -
FIX. President Cleveland ia in the city tc-
day. and will remain here day or Two.
He arrived quietly and unannounceo al Tue
Arlington last night. his arfiVai was hoU
Generally known until this morning, when
fhe ouidnuncs at once concocted the story
that what with Reeds sway In the House,
Senator Sherman's expressed desire for elm
iler rule in the Senate, the Supreme Courts
decision that States cannot exc ude what
thew please from their own borders, and the
proposed election and anti-gerry manderipg
bills now before Congress, the ex President
thinks the whole government 10 TO
he subverted and no more democratic
Presidents be elected, and has come
on to consult with the leading democrats
| in Congress as TO what must be cone to be
saved aud to prevent the whole works fro;o
ooiug to destruction. TIE true obj ect OF
Mr.. ClevsIepd's visit TO the national capita!
is TO argue q case In the q. 8. Supreme
Cont, He appeared In that court tc-ity
aecom panied by his ex-Attorney General,
Mr.. Garland, on whose motion hs was az
mitted to practice in the court. he then
retired to the clerks Office. where hs paid
ten dollars, the regular admiitance fee, ana
where several of his few personal friends
among the members OF the Ssnate era
House, called to ss9 him. MIR. Cleveland
fat, but apparently not more so than ne We
| when he left here thirteen months ago.
| In the Senate tc day MIR. Daniel presented
a petition from tbs "Woman's Chamber Of
Charities" OF Virginia, for the better ohserV
ance of Sunday M. Frye reported iaVct
ably bill for light house at Pages hock
York river, Virginia General Lee 10 pr.
pairing hill appropfiating S25 GOO for puo
iic buidiae In Lssshurg, in his district
Mr.. Holman told the GAZETTE's cores
pondent tc-1ay that the bill passed by The
House Yesterday, by the Speakers counting
a quorum, to put the same duty on Worsted'
as ON wooleus, offered all the grounds the
democrats wanted on which to base caee
no which the u s Supreme Court could De
eide upon the question Of the right of
SNEAKER of the House to count quorum o
the members present but not voting. ant
that be understood such case would b
made up OF once and submitted to th'
court.
Tho Hous, military committee will meet to
morrow for tho especial purpose OF Considering
the Mt Vernon Avenue bill. Col. Hams will ap
pear before them and explain tho charges to ha
made in the plane ard estimates for the proposed
avenue. As previously stated in this correspond
ence every democratic member of The committee
ia in favor of the bill. Its fate therefore depend
| on the republican members, who are Messrs Clutch
con, Rock well, Osborne, spooner, Williams, Ian
sing, Snider and Kinsey.
The House committee on foreign affairs to ia!
ordered a favorable report bill for III
rengthenins and widening of tho commcrcia
relations of this country with lis neighbor-; a S
on the bill for iailroNd connection betwocc thi
country ., d Central and South Amcrica.