Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-01-11

ial bench Ia the gallery. The coffin was
hronoht in the House and set on stands in
front of the Speakers chair by a squad of
,ha NC Canitol rolice, preceded by Rev. MIR.
GnIhert of this Baptist Church, and the
ohanIain of the Senate, Rev. MIR. Butler, of
ths Lutheran. aud followed by the family Of
.ho deceased. Vice President Morton took
. asat beside that of Mr.. Speaker
pasd and at q single rap OF
the %latter's gayel the services began.
Each of the preachers read a chapter from
the Bible and each offered q prayer tne
hanediction was then read, and then the
coffin was taken out, followed by the ami
10 and than the Senators marched out, each
wyovement being directed by a single rap by
tho snesker's gavel. The House then ad
ionrned. The galleries were pretty fuli,
mt the funeral wes BY no means an lmpos
inc one. MIR. Kelley never was q great
man. and such interest as might otherwise
lave been taken in bis obsequies was lost
by his having Jagged go long supeifuous on
the stage. Such ia human nature.
The Senate committee on public buildings
and grounds at their meeting yesterday
agreed to report favorably bills for the i'm
movement of the public building at Peters
bnrp. and for the erection Of public build
inps at Norfolk, Roanoke, Lynchburg and
Newport News. A
Il having been definitely ascertained that
the salary of Trotter, the negro RECORDER OF
| deeds of this city, amounts to not lees tnan
twenty thousand dollars a year, ne mas oeen
directed By the President to send In his res
ignation at once.
A delegation of New Workers appeared
before the Senate quadri-centennlal oom-
mlttee to day and argued 10 favor OF New
York as the site of the worlds fair. Mr..
Depey made q strong and effective state
ment of the case. 1t is said that many mem
bers OF Congress will be induced to vote fol
| New York for the reason that If that city oe
selected the government will not be calico
on for q cent of the necessary expenses.
At the meeting of the Senate committed
on public buildings and grounds yesterday
| Mr.. Stanford called the attention OF the com
mittee to the bill for q memorial orlogt
across the Potomac from Observatory III
to Arlington, and 10 that connection re1erree
to the proposition for the construction OF al
avenue from the south end OF that bridge u
Mt. Vernon. As Capt. Hams report OF
survey of the latter had not been received
it was determined to wait until it shall o.
before anything else shall be done in tn
matter. Not only MIR. Stanford, but severa
other members OF committee, are hearth.
In favor of both the bridge and the avenue
and the prospect for both ia decidedly NOR
favorable now than 1t ever was before. Mrs
Grant Is here, and she too, 1t Ia said, wou'l
be highly grati6ed by the construction
the bridge.
The following changes in the 4th elias
postofices of Virginia were made to-day
Allisonia, Pulaski county, w. NJ. Taylor
appointed postmaster, vice w. w. Breed
ing, removed Buffalo Gap, Augusta county
T.. W. Spiece, vice T. w. King, re
moved Cartersville, Cumberland co., G. I
Flanagan, vice Mrs. M. E. Palmore, removed
Crystal Hill, Halifax county, H. J; Covingtor
vice w. Woodall, removed TOlvin, Wise county
w. F. Gibson, vice E. A. NJ. Wilson, removed
Mcconnell, Scott county, W.. G. Mcconnell, vic
H. G. Mcconnell, removed Stone Mountain, Cal
roll county, S. j. Stanley, vice E. Marshall, II
moved Wayland, Scott county, j. T.. Lane, VIC
NJ. J. Mcconnell, removed.
Among the guests at the banquet OF the bus
ness men Of this city last night the Virginisn
present were Representative Lee, of the Alexai
dria district, and Messrs. Agnew and Reed, {
Alexsndris. The latter was the only one OF Their
who made 8 speech. In IL he SAID thai II tn
worlds fair be held in Washington, Mount Verno
Avenue would have to be constructed. Mr.. Reed
speech was one of the best of the evening.
committee OF the House was appointed SON
ime ago to investigate the Foraker-Halstea
forgery, but its composition showed that 1t we
selected to shield rather than expose the OK "
erpor, aud that fact has been demonstrated b
the other one that the committee has not yet CON
menced the work assigned to 1t.