Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-05-03
FROM WASHINGTON.
c,xu..,o,d.,oa of the Alexs. GAZETTE

snacIal Correspondence of the Alexs. HAzsrTsl
WASHING roN. D. O.. May 3, 1890
A mint meeting of the Senate and House
Hopse committees on public buildings and
grounds was held this morning at which
The selecticu OF site for the post
Office OF this city was considered. Inc
only result was the appointment OF gu.
committee to drive around the CITY 1nis
afternoon at the governments expense anu
;osnect the different lots proposed Tor tnhI
site.
after rendering some opinions and nearing
motions will recess until Monday the l9-h
instant, on which day 1t will render more
decisions and then adjourn until the lall
term. Il is possible the Virginia coupon
cases may not be decided until next NO
yember.
The order passed by the House military
committee in reference to the Mt. Vernon
Avenue bill was as follows: Ordered tGat
the bill be referred to the sub committee on
military reservations with instructions 20
rsport bill for cemetery road TO AtinE.
ton with 0 carriage way OF 10 feet.
MIR. Cutcheon, chairman of the whole coz
mittee. told the GAZETTE's correspondent
this morning that ne thought bill Tor
good road from the south end of the Aqu
duct Bridge 80 Arlington would be reported
fsvorably. He also seid he thought g bridge
would eventually be built across the river al
Arlington, and Whan that WAS done inc Eoad
to Mount Vernon wonld soon be provided
for, but thought that time would not come
for ten years. Regarding the bridge rsiei-
red to, 1t may be said that just as tbs NEE
ing of the Senate COMMITTEES on pubic onilt-
ings and grounds WAS on the point OF az
farming to-day, Senator Gibson, observing
plan of the proposed bridge on The table,
suggested that the bill for that bridge he
taken up, but the other members seemeI 10
Thick tie selection OF cite for p0stcfnce
| in this city was about IS much as they cou'o
look after to-day.
Mr.. Cleveland has returned to New fo!K
but the murmur Of the echo OF the CieVe-
land boom is a!ill heard in the Capitol.
Representatives BgeckinriGge. Wilson ana
| Springer went to Hege.atown, Md, !ast
night to attend 8 democratic meeting. Inc
first letter read at the meeting was from
Mr.. Cleveland and the second from Gov.
Campbell, of Ohio, and the refrain OF the
murmur referred to was Cleveland and
Campbell. But New Workers here say the
democrats CT that State will never unite on
Mr. Cleveland, and without united delegs-
lion from New York in the national demo-
cratic convention Mr.. Cleveland canrot bs
renominsted.
Judge Smith Of New Mexico Is sill here,
advocating The admission OF that Territory
as 8 State into the Union. Hs sags he
thinks if the two political parties IN the
Territory can come to an agreement On tbs
subject Il is pns5ble the Territory uSy be
admitted at this session of Congress.
Ia the Senate lay Mr.. Daniel presented
petition Of fifty light citizans of Skipwi!f,
Va, for tie free coinage o! silver.
Gray, the MAJ who shot himself at the
south end Of tho Long bridge several nights
ago, died last Eight.
| We'll informed republicans from the first
| Congressional district Of Virginia here to
day say that s.rcng opposition will be made
to the renomilationslf Mr. Bailey Browne,
| the present republican Congressman from
| that district, and .hst among those spoEen
| of as his con est anita are Mr. Spady OF NORTH
anpton and judge White OF Caroline county.
! Ia the House tc-day Fir. Henderson, OF
Iowa, introduced bill to exclude obscene
literature from the mails. ANY one V'ols'
| ing the law shall be fned not more than go
OOO or imprisoned at hard labor not more
| b, an FIVE years, or both.
Ia the Senate to-day Mr.. Frye reported
| fsvorabiy from the commerce committee
two bills, one 10 pay an oDen subsidy to the
shir-owners of this country, aud the other
to do practically the same thing but do 1t
| under the name of paying for mail trans
portatiou.
Mr.. Willie Yeat0n, formerly Of Alexandria,
has resigned bis place in the congressional
library and il now praciicipg la@ in Par
kersburg, W. Va.
1t is said her tod y that an ex republican con-
| grossman from Virginia has sued another one i'll
his State for the payment of gambling note, got
| Judgment and attached property, and that the
other has seen him and gone b; tier by sning him
for seven Thousand dollars, which he claims the
other won from him during the one term they
| both served in Congress.