Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-04-19

hill for the reason that they don't desire to
do go, and couldn't, if they did, under the
nresent rules and with Mr.. Reed as Speaker.
A subcommittee of the House committee
on the judiciary has ordered favorable re-
port to the full committee at the next meet
ing on the Senate bill TO prohibit trusts.
Ia the Senate to-day the Senators from
Nebraska presented petitions from the
Farmers Alliance of that State for the free
coinage of silver and the issue of legal ten
der notes until the currency of the country
shall reach $50 per capita of the population
thereof.
Collector Brady, OF the Petersburg inter
nal revenue district, Va, stopped here yes
terday on his way home from Phlladelpnla,
where he was in attendance upon the an
nual meeting of the Loyal Legion, Whie
here ne called at the State Department and
had an interview with Secretary Blame.
Whether in the interview there was any
reference to the possibilities of the next ne
tiona republican convention, or whether 1t
related so the political allegiance of General
Malone, has not yet transpired.
Mr.. Waddill, who now occupies the seat
In the House to which Mr.. Wise was elected,
Is already besaiged by republican office seek
era from the district he misrepresents, who
for congressional influence upon republican
representatives not from their own district,
have now descended upon him in full force.
he does bis best to satisfy them, but already
realizes that his task is hopeless one. He
has changed his quarters from the National
Hotel to the Ebbitt House.
The House committee on appropriations
has reported to the House bill making an
appropriation OF 1888 500 to provide neces-
sary vaults and safeguards for the security
of the public money in the custody OF the
U S. Treasurer.
The river and harbor bill in addition to
the other provisions for Virginia water ways
heretofore published 10 the GAZETTE. pre-
vides S., coo for Nomini creek, end g SOC
fer the Mt. Vernon channel, also for the
survey of Potomac creek ard ofthe Potomac
river, with q view of deepening the channel
at certain points in each.
| Representative Wilson. of West Virginia
who has just returned from Boston, where
be made low tariff speech, says that while
! the putting of hides on the free list has par
tally satisfied the shoe manufacturers Of
| Massachusetts, the low tariff doctrine is rs
pidly spreading all over New Eogland Al
an illustration of the truth of his statement
he save that Professor at Harvard told hin
that Of the present ffty.hree professors
there, fifty were tariff reformers.
The application for bail in the case of MIR
Kincaid, now !b jail for shooting the late e1-
Congressman Tnulbee, was heard by Judge
Bingham, If the District Court to-day. MIR
Kincsid's physiciens we're examined orally
as to his condition. The decision was rt
served till Monday.
Ir the H. use yesterday General Lee intro
duced bill for the relief of Caroline A. Fair
| fax.
The civil service commissioners say they re-
ported Colonel Elan for Indictment along with
Messrs. Verser and Newton, but that the District
Attorney refused TO prosecute They also say
that Verser and Newton, though at first denying
the charges brought against them, now confess
but defend themselves upon high constitutions
grounds.