Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-01-22
FROM WASHINGTON.

RVREV DUu WIN kfs
V,rG;n;a couoon cases before the court re-
ferrYed TO Yesterday will be surprised II lne
decision bs not in favor Of the creators.
Mr. Tucker made the bsst argument tnaU
was noegible for the State, and met the poiots
tbat were raised against him as wen asUuey
could have been met by any pouy
slse. Init it was evident from tDe
ones,ions %propounded from seVefai OF
~ ~ In.t;ces that he had not satisfied them
49, Tho General Assembly of his State IN
ira ,eoislstion on the subject OF the State
Ssht had not passed laws that impaired, ana
hat were intended to impair, the obligation
of a contract. Indeed, it seemed, iron the
onestions. as if some of the Justices were in,
olined to believe that the States case would
have been stronger had it not been Tor iegis-
lative tickering.
To-day was devoted by the House Com.
mittee on the Merchant Marine 10 q puolc
hearing on the question OF Subsidies 10
American merchant vessels engaged 10 the
foreign trade. The testimony Of the inter
ested parties examined was to the eHecs
that the American shipping engaged In the
foreign trade of this country had iaileh Oh
from ninety to thirteen per cent. and that
the decrease was mainly due TO hlgner
rates of wages to American seamen, higher
UTloeS OF AmeilCru pluSiSiuuo u p'bo(N
interest on American capital.
The House committee on the election OF
President aud Vice President at their meet
ING this morning discussed Mr.. Springer's
hill for electing the President and Vice
President by The Crawford county system,
| That is by allowing the minority in the sew
| eral States representation.
The subcommittee of the special House
committee on the Worlds Fair this morning
discussed the Springer proposition to select
the site for the Worlds Fair by ballot In the
House to morrow. The sub committee waa
hopelessly divided upon the proposition
| and it will report TO the full committee to.
morrow that it has come to no conclusion
thereon.
By a strict party vote the House Elections
| Committee to day decided to report in favor
of unsesting Jackson, the democratic repre-
sentative from West Virginia, and declaring
Smith, the repubi lean contestant, entitled %
the seat. This is the first Of the seventeen
contested election cases which the commit
tee has disposed of, and it was the first one
upon which argument was heard. Yester-
dav the committee decided that it would
look into the charge Of fraudulent votes Oh
both sid 90. This was what the democrats
| desired but to-day the republican me jrity
| of the committee reversed that decision and
| determined to give tbs seat to the repubii
| can conteataut. Taere will OF course he two
| reports, which it is expected will he present.
| ed TO the House tomorrow. Oae or the
democratic members Of the committee was
absent. Democratic sbaenteeism is not only
characteristic of the House, hat of the CON-
mittees also. Tie republicans are never de
linquept in this respect.
The House Committee On Public Build
logs and Grounds at their meeting this
morning elected Mr. Emerson OF M.chigan
keeper of tho House restaurant. MIR. Tea
ing, caterer at the Greenb!ior White Sui
pbur Springs. was one OF the several unsuc'
cessful applicants for the place.
The Senate Committee on Foreign Rela
tions to-day ordered an adverse report on
the Call resolution requesting the President
to open negotiations with Spain for the pur
pose Of inducing that government 10 consent
to the establishment of q republic In Cuba.
Among the nominations the President
cent to the Senate to day were the follow
ipg to be pustmastefs; James Sullivan,
Harrisonburg, vs.; Mrs. Mary II. s. Long,
Charlottesville, Va.
r. D. Reckley Of Fairfax county, Virginia,
| and another colored man named Fisher.
| from aiUSuIhliS CcGG'y III 1lhtSt HuVGO
| names have been on the labOrers roll Of the
| House for several years, have been removed
ard their places been filled by white msn.
Among the Virginia republicans In the
| city now are Mr.. Bowen Of Tazewell county,
| who ia looking sfoer the contested election
case to which he is q party, and U s. District
Attorney Craig and Mr.. Funkhonser, both
of Harriaonbnrg.
The members Of thu Houae committee on
rules have received notice that q meeting of
| that committee will be held 10 morrow. AS
| previously stated Ia this correspondence,
the rules proposed by thu republican ma
iority of the committee for the government
of the House have been changed consldera-
bly, from those originally drawn up. They
are now by no means as obi 4ctionable to the
| democrats ss those first prepared, but still
are outrageously uni ust to the minority, and
| will be combatted to the full extent of the
l%atter's power.
Secretary Tracy appeared before the Sen
| ate naval committee to-day and advocated
the building Of eight line of battle ships AT
a cost of FIVE million dollars.
During the last admin ~s.ration Represent
alive Lee of the Alexandra district bad his
regular days for the reception of office
seekers from his district. His district adj
joins Washington on the south and
west. Mr.. Mudd, the republican con.
testant for Mr.. Compton's seat for
the district that adjoins Washington on thu
north and east, under the present ADMINISTRATION
has his regular days for the reception of the
same sort of people; but what is strange is that
Mr.. Claggett, a republican from tho same district,
and an avowed candidate for the republican con.
g,essional nomination there next fall, also has his
days for that particular class OF visitors, and has
| almost as many callers as Mr.. Mudd.
NEWS OF TIE Day.
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