Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-12-01
FROM WASHINGTON.
Especial Correspondence of the Alexandria Ga@ctteJ
WAsHrNa roa, D. c., Dec. l. $780,

WAsH1Na ron. D. c., Dec. l. 1890.
The 2ad sessiou Of the 5l.t Congress com
menctd d today ID me presence CT q crcwd +
spectators as large ss usus; On snoa occa
siops. QGorums Were present Ia hoih
Rcueee, cut not quorums OF repuDicon
me,obers, nor is IL probable thera VIII be
Yepu blican quorpms al sDy time during The
session, and without them there eau be 30
partisan iegisistion. The democratic mem,
bers were 10 excellent condition and treated
their republican colleagues 10 deal OF good
natured bsdicage, whioh TIE latter received
with as good grace as possible under the
circumstances Many 0: the desks in beth
chambers were adorned With bouquets ard
other floral decorations, the most noticeable
being thoss of Senator VOORHEES, and Repre-
sentative Breckenridge, bed OF roses. sur
mounted by s chicken cock, On the former.
and the scales Of Justice on the latter. la
tho Senate both the Virginia Senators were
present, locking cell aud hsarty s;tor the
recess, aGd in the Holse sil the
Virginia members except Messrs. BoWoen
and Buchanan we're in their seats when that
body met, aud they too looked we'll rested.
The incident of the day was tho swearing
Ia OF M. Breckenridge 10 the House by Mi.
Speaker Reed, By whoss one man power he
had been cuated from his seat al the last
ssssion, Mr. Breckenridge having hesn re-
elected hg bis constituents 10 this rs also 10
the next C3nereer Mr.. Breckenridge was
escorted to !hs Speskei'a deck by tRo CT
his State colleague, and ia eoing 10 "a 'Vel
as coming from .t was g1sa.ed Tih The az
pause Of every man on hts siae O. the
chamber. After the hdcoisainn CT new mem
bers in both houses, committees we're 81
pointed In each to welt upon tie ffesloen5
and Inform him that Congress WAS ready for
| bis message, and then both houses recessed
until The message wss received, when Ii was
read. aad then both houses eel ,nrEed until
to morrow. No new gavsi was On the
Speakers d. 81, nor cid the OLD one have
Inscribed ucop it the word business.
Congressman Williams Of Otio says that
as the gerrymsncer in bis State made bis
DISTRICT democratic, he declired to run and
that the denocrets took bog out OF his own
flee spd rnu him against the republican
nomioee, aud beat him. Dir. Williams says
MS party during the remainder OF tho te-
slon, &C far from taking any sttp backward,
will nttsmpt to carry cut los wbola OF the
programme they al pied at The last session.
When asked If aoy hiog would be done
wi h the Mt. Vernon Avenue bill 81 This ses-
son, be said 'no" with emphasis be is a
member OF ne military committee, 10 which
the bill is referred.
Congress ran Cae2dle Of indiana, -cr u5'i-
car, says he bolleves eli the reputlicans
kept may IRON 10 p,lis 1T the late otac
lion !u Virginia aud siioHo4 40 democrats
to have their owo way.
Charles T. Ailsn OF Lsncnhnrg, Va, was
teddy appoin ed stortkseper Gbd gsuger In
the internal revenue service.
The Secretary OF the Treasury estimates
the rxrensee Of he gcrernnent for 81 al
t34l AIS 1893; for '92. S407, OF, 1877.
A RESOLUTION was introduced in the House
Il -toy for M icvssicn.ion CT the charge
that y Sens ofs and Is representatives., for
aidirg the passage of The silver bill, had
been admitted into silver pool, By which
they had inside ui;lliou dollars.
TIE republicans seem bent On trying to
oass not only a reapportiou ELL, but
bill 70 reGistrict the Sta'e for congressional
representation. but In thu present condition
of their party the indications tc-3ay ere thst
they viii succeed in ne,her.
A caucus of the republican Senators was
held this Of ernoon 20 arrange plan OF
business.
In the House to-day Messrs. T over and Gum.
minss OF Eew York offered for reference to the
committee on census, resolutions or pew ccnsus
o The loouiarion of lJew York city. MIR. Cutche-
on introduced resolution for supplying the State
Of South Dakota with arms and ammunition 10
defend III people thereof against Indian depreda-
tions,
Petitions for tho rebate of the tobacco tsx, the
section proyiding for which was omitted from the
Nick 'nley bill, were presented in both houses Of
Congress to day By Virginia members.
sonstpr Quay wss in ms seat in the Senate TO-
day g; parent!y a. clipper though he had gained
victory instead Of sustaining great defeat last
month 1t is Sid now that at he has been disci-
pined, if he behaves himself no will hs allowed
to retain his plsce as chairman OF the nationsl re-
pubican comm tee until thero be something for
that committee to do.