Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-09-25
FROM WASHINGTON.


W.sH,tsrue. u. o.. Sept. %, 1891
Jodye freeman Of Fairfax county, Virgin
il. u delegate TO the recent republican con
,re.sopal convention of his dlsrlct at MAJ
.-a.s is here to-day. he says unless
.ufnlshtout republican be nominated ior
,]onxres. in his district, ne and msny oInet
,epuDlicsns there viii DO Is MT. Jonn wee
I'D mt year, 90 fishing Oh election day
Judge Freeman was once the republican can
dld.ie Tor Governor of Tennessee and was
solicitor OF the Postofiice Department under
Postmaster General Key.
The psyment OF the awards OF the Court
Of Olams 10 certain French spoliation case7
was killed ia the House yesterday by toe
republicans. VINO said that the House. having
failed 10 pass the per diem pension bill, In
ole of an expected deficit In the revenue,
certainly cou not afford to pass Dill to
nav the GAINS referred to. So once more
the worthy owpers of these claims have been
disappointed The best way for them to 81 Z
their money is to have their claims brougt
before ihs q s. Supreme Court Congress
would ba com psisd to pay Judgment
awarded hy that Court. The way would lie
long, but it would be sure.
la the Senate Jay oil four OF the labor
bills reported in that body were laid over
until next session. which, of course, means
that they are as lead as salteh and packed
behring's. Aud, the republican Senators. In
their public speeches yet scrape the ekles
for oratoriual gems with which to decorate
their pesns TO the honor and dignity OF
labor. -.,,,
Mr. G. C. R1uad, of Prince William
county. Virginia, WAS at the Capitol to day,
and AZ mis- instance Senator Barbour had the
papers il the claim of the M E. Church ct
Arlington. Virginia, withdrawn from the
lies Of the Senate without pref udice.
To Senator Barbour is due the credit OF
defealiug, yesterday, Senator Germans
proposition to make Baltimore, instead OF
Richmond, thu place for holding the u 5.
court for the 4 n circuit Mr.. Barbour had
been to Alexs ndria, but reached The Senate
inst In tune to sse the Senators on his side
and induce them TO vote against 1t. va the d
ma vote ouly three Senators on hls eide sup
Dorted the German amendment, Mr.. Cor
men and Mr.. Wilson, both of Maryland, and
Mr.. Cockreil of Missouri. -,
The republican conferree5 on the tariff
bill having agreed to all the sections OF that
hill except those on sugar and binding twine,
allowed their democratic colleagues to look
at it this morning. They say they Will soon
come to an agreement on the two remaining
sections referred to, and may possibly have
their report ready before the adjournment
of to days session of Congress, but if not,
csriainy by tomorrow. The agreement, II
ia understood, will be to admit all sugar
under lumber 16, free of duty and that the
lowest duty 90 sugar above that grade Will
bs six-tenihs Of cant a pound, and that
the duty on twine vii! be one cent pound
As stated yesterday the tax on tobacco Will
be ak cents pound L is reported today
that Senate Carlisle says the Senate Will de-
bate the conference report for eight days,
but the rumor is not credited.
The following Is the only change in the
4.b class postofficss of Virginia that was
made to-day: Sammit, Spotsylvania county,
G. F Hicks appon' ed postmaster vice H. d.
Tompkins, resigned.
The first business conference between tho Pres
ident aud Secretary Blaine when the latter shall
return to Washington, will be upon the three del
erses 10 lepIe eut tho Uuited states in the inter
intercontinentsl railway commission to meet here
in ctcber, and arrange for the construction OF a
railroad TO run rtom the northern to the south
ora extremity of the western hemisphere