Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-06-13
Complete schedules of

drawing to close. Complete schedules OF
the hill, excent tbose of tobacco and sugar,
have been given 10 the minority, and Sana-
ator Carlisle is now engaged in preparing
the report of the minority to accompany the
presentation of the bill to the Senate. 1t Is
said that the majority will make no report
in tie shape of 81 argument 10 favor OF the
measure, combining itself to the statement OF
reasons for making the changes reported
and the table showing the relative specihc
duties ia cases where ad valorem duties are
laid in accordance with the resolution pass
ed by the Senate.
fee today agreed TO take both the George
town and Arlington aud heWashington and
Arlioeton railroad bills from the table, and
referred them 10 subcommittee composed
of Senators Barbour and Higgins. As the
latter is recommended by the Secretary OF
War. will build its own bridge across the
river. and is intended to be produced to Nit.
Vernon, through Alexandria, while the for
rner ia to run TO Falls Church, il is supposed
it will at least receive the preference OF the
committee.
Republicans from the 1st congressional
district of Virginia here today say that Z
| ]. Spady of Northampton county, aud Smith
]. Il. White of Caroline county, are spoken
of as rivals of Congressman Browne fur The
republican congressional nomination in that
| district next fall.
The following changes in the i h class
postc ffices Of Virginia we're made tt-inS
| Craft, Scott county, ]. F. Starnes appoint
ed postmaster, vice M. Craft, removed
Deane. (now Brayton) Greene county, W
]. Deane, vice ]. L. Deape, removed Graf
lite Syringe, SpotieylvaDa county, J. Ii
Swift, vice J. II. Biecoe, resigned; Lomopd
| Carroll county, L. Brapscom, vice O. j.
| WOLF, removed.
The House C mmittee On reform in the
civil service, 10 their report to-day, pralsf
Commissioners Roosevelt and Thompson
but censure The other member OF the civil
service com mission, Mr.. Lyman.
The Senate committee on fisheries con
menced the Investigation OF the chsrg'
,siuet Commissioner Mcdonald OF the isl
nmissiou today, but the newspaper cor
respondents who lai published thos'
charges refused to reveal the sources OF ihei
information, ard SO tho Investigation VIZ
suspended.
vice. President StaLlman, of tho Louisville an
| Nashville B. r. Co., continued his argumeot be
! fore tho House commerce committee to-day
in opposition to tho bill allowing the interstate
commerce commission TO fix railroad rates, an
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ment in support of the bill to allow railroad com
panics to give special rates to theatrical com
panics.
Tho House committeo on elections has dccii'
10 call up in the House next week the Mississi 7
q contested election of Chalmers vs. aloTgai
Thi, will lbs followed during the orsuing week b
the Virginia case Of Langston VS. Venable, and til
South Carolina case of Miller VS. Elliott The con
mt.ee has allowed $1,000 each for expenses 1
the parties to the ises all csdy decided, EXCEPT i
the case of Cate of Arkansas who was allowed 81
OS9 Thcmsjority repoftin the Vonablo csseglve
Iangston the seat by three operate counts. tn
Low ct by / 81 votes, aud the hi chest by I3l. Eu
it does so by accepting IA returns OF the electio
/ in the 81 aud 9th wards of Petersburg not tbos
made by the sworn election officers who coGdactc
1 tho election but those made by III sworn ptltsa
rtpublicaGs who stood outside The polls and kel
TALES and lv throwing out entirely the vote o
one precinct IN Lunenbug and one in Ameli
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