Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-07-02
FROM WASHINGTON.
tpso.sl Correspondence Of the AIexa. dAzhrrHl
III e.rr.-a rou ID q Inlu 9 1860

,osc,sl iorroe pend once Of the Alsxs. GAZETTE
WASHING ron, ID. c.. July 2. 1850.
Senator Barbour went 10 the Agricultural
Department this morning to see about hav-
ing the appropriation for an agricultural ex-
detrimental station OF Arlington restored to
the agricultural bill Re thinks he will be
SUCCESSFUL. Ths bill for improving the road
to the National Cemetery at Alexandria
that passad the House is defective, as IL
provides that tie street lra1ing to the ceme-
terry must be wider than 1t can be MACS
Without pulling down the houses on it. But
Mr.. Barbour thinks ne can have an appro-
nriation bill so amended in conference as to
avoid that objection.
The ccDfei seq on Tho silver bill met this
morning but came to DO conclusion, aud
will meet agaio tomorrow.
The House committee on postoflioas and
postroads to-day reported favorably the bill
limiting the hours OF labor to eight hours
for clerka in l., and 81 class postofli 'es.
The national american woman suttage
association, through Jane II. Spotford, lite
treasurer, and the national woman's oh ist-
ian ten persnce union, through Ada M. BIZ
tenbender, lis superintendent of Legislation
and petitions, called upon the President &c :
day and asked him to sign the bill provid-
ing for the admission of The State OF Wyom-
log into the u oion on the fourth of July.
The Wy omng bill provides for poiliea!
equality without di, tinction OF sex.
The confer7ecs on the District OF Columbia
appropriation bill have stricken cut pro
vision for eight tickets for quarter, and
! have added one to the feet that the Wash
| inpton and Georgetown and Metropolitan
,,k,, ixpa or
some modern motive power and abandon
the use of horses.
Senator Barbour says the statement that
| he is q member of tbe syndicate that has pur-
chased large tract of land in southwest
| Virginia is incorrect. He has no Interest In
the matter.
A republican Senator In talking about the
election Hill to day, Said it would probably
pass The House, but certain! y not the Senate,
at least at this session. He said without
that bill, Congress would be ready to adjourn
by the first OF August, and that few HenatorT
wan ed 10 stay here beyond that time. lie
said If the coming elections in the South
were conducted fairly there would be no nee
essiiy for the bill, and if not, there would
be little or no trouble about passing IL In
time for the next Presidential election.
1t is understood that tho LaugstOn-V enable
contested election will not be delayed longer
than next week 1t is pretty we'll agreed tn 1t
the report of the elections committee, ousting Mir
Venabe, will be adopted.
Genersl Malone and his son Butler are here at
Chamberlains, and eome of the members OF
his State committee who did not receive notice Of
the postpoL ement of tho meeting of that commit
toe uatil the Sth inst.
The absentee democrats, who uld have render
ed the election bill innoxious had they been in
their places in the House yesterday, are being
roundly denounced by their colleagues to-day.
Republicans are never guilty OF such delinquency.
1t is reported here that Mr.. james Frazier, of
Rtckbridge county. Va, ex-membsr of the legis-
lature of his State and leading republican, but
a kicker has written letter to the President, in
which he says he f,ars God will never forgive
him for going to the national republican conven-
tion and for voting in that convention seven
times for Harrison
The galleries of he House are crowded to day
with people to listen to tho deba on the election
bill and to witness the vote That will be taken on
it. The iorg north gallery is crowded. with ne
grocs, who en- to bake gioat interest IN The pro-
ceedings The republicans i,aye sll their forco on
hand and expect To pass tho bill by a small ma
jority. Mr. Browne is the only one OF the three