Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-07-19

Venab!e case will be called up 10 the House
IN Thursday next. fit shall be, which is
doubtful, sud vote upon it be reached.
Lsucston will amost certainly be seated, for
though one republican (Cheadie) will speak
against hin, and seve.a! others are opposed
to seating bin, when their names are called
it is probable ali but Cbeadie will be afraid
to vote against their party.
Tho republican members of the Senate
elections committee we're again in confer
epce to-day on the Force bill and the beat
wav by witch it can be forced through the
Sepa!e at this session. OF sl the republican
Senators Mr.. Edmu Ids is the only kicker,
and he, not because ne Is opposed to the Dill,
but because OF his opposition to the gag law
by which it must Do passed, If passed at all:
IL is probable that the bill when reported
will be more ike the Hoar than the Lodge
bill. The committee is anxious to complete
it. 30 as to report it 10 the republican caucus
next week.
Among the strangers at the Capitol to-
dsy was Mr.. FEark Hume, of Alexandria
,unty. Mr.. Hume's business was to see IL
an appropriation for Mt. Vernon Avenue
could not be included in the general deli
cheney bill. He was not seen after his bni-
mess was over, but it is riskipg nothing to
saw tQHG IL Was cutileiN uusuSSeSS'ui'
Ex-senator Lewis of Virginia, was at the
Capi.ol today He says he is out of poll
tics pow for keeps, end you'd have been
| last fall If Malone bad not sent negro preach
ers and money into bis voting precinct to
5 F, affect the vote there as TO show that he,
Lewis. had no Influence. That riled him,
he saws, into action. and the result was that
he not only voted for Mckinney, but
changed republican ma ority of one hum
dred for Harrison in the precinct the year
| before, into 6 democratic msjority OF sixty
the wear after. The ex-senator se5s he
thinks the chief .ct of the Force bill, II
passed. will be to cause the death Of msny
negroes 10 the South.
At special meeting of the Senate public
bulldogs and grounds committee, held to-
day, the bill for park at Arlington and a
bridge across the Potomac from Observatory
| Hill tc Arlington, now before that commit
tee, was informally talked about Il was
said by one Senator that no more bills ought
to be reported at this session, as the House
would pass no more. But MIR. Spooner
thought other1i Use, and said Senator'S bills, II
worthy, should be reported irrespective OF
the action Of the House. if for no other rea-
son, TO show the Senator'S constituents that
they were nct without influence in tbeir own
CON mittees snd in the Senate. Ibis ioes
seemed to be accepted, but the talk
thea wandered Off to the site Of lafayette
statue, ana never got back to Arlington Of
the bridge Another meeting OF the CEN
mittee will be held next week. The way the
bill referred TO got up was by the resdirg o.
q letter from ID IT, Clements. Commemorative
Attorney for Alexandria county, asking the
committee 10 have the report of the govern
ment engineer 90 the hill published. The
request was not granted, for the reason that
if sent to the government printer it would
not get bnck il time for the committee to dc
any thing with it Mt this session.
The general deficiency appropriation bill, the
last of the regular appropriation bills to be acted
upon iaitisiy By the House, was repoi ted in iha'
body to.day "he bill makes a total sppropri.-
ton OF So, 40, 40. Among the items in the
bill is one Of 34, 600 for deputy arshas at con-
gressonal elections.
Senator Barbour has p'irtd with Senator Platt
and gore to the White pbur Spring for few
| dayc