Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-02-14
Havlev Cameron. Henderson,

Meesrs. Hawley, Cameron, Menderson,
Stewart and Davis. When this bill comes
nm in the Senate for final action it would be
a good time for some democratic member TO
offer as a substitute bill repeating the Sec
tioual statute referred to.
The House Elections Committee, by
strict party vote, decided this morning to
Gust two more democratic members, MT.
Barnes Compton OF the Prince Georges
county. Md, district, and Mr.. Cate OF Ar
kaness. .u
The vote on the rules of the House Will
be taken this evening. The democrats, up
to two o'clock to-day, had not determined
whether or not to vote, some OF tne more
timid ones deeming it better TO vote: put the
others being of the opinion that IL the re-
publcans will perpetrate the contemplated
outrage they should receive no assistance,
but do 30 by counting members not voting
In order TO make quorum, as they have
heretofore been doing.
The House committee on the World g
Fair agreed to day to report two bills. one
permitting the fair to be held either in New
York. Chicago or St. Louis, and one permit
ting it to be held in Washington. As the
question of the site of the fair has been left
to the House, it is recommended that when
the debate on the report shall close, the
House shall determine that question by bal
lot. the lowest named site on the list being
dropped until one shall be selected. When
cite shall have been selected, bill will be
prepsred the provisions of which will &C.
cord with that site. This matter will be
taken up as soon as the rules snail % U.S.
posed Of
Geo. N. Duaney and James n. Thomp-
son have peen appointed storekeepers and
gaugers In the 9Th district of Virginia.
In the Senate to-day Mr.. Davis introduced
bill giving all women who were army
nurses during the war pension OF $50
| month.
It is rumored in the room Of the House Dis
| trict of Columbia committee that adverse reports
will be made upon the bills now before that COM
| mittee for draw in the Aqueduct bridge and FOL
using that bridge for railrosd purposes. MIR. La
cey, of Alexandria county, Va, was before the
| committee this morning. His idea is that If the
bridge be used for the purposes referred to- am
PIE pro,ection be secured to those who use the
| bridge as road way.
Virginia republicans are here to endeavor tr
have Mr. Scott, democrat of their State, remov-
| ed from the position to which he was recently ap
| pointed in the census bureau The nominatior
! of Mr.. Winston, another Virginia democrat, as
census supervisor for the Alexandria district, II
also highly Objectionable to them, and they are
| endeavorng to have it withdrawn, and failing II
that, to have it rejected by the Senate.
The seventeen southern republican members o.
the House have appointed committee OF them
selyo. to wait upon the republican Senators wht
have intimated intention of voting agalps
the Blair bill and beg them not to endan
ger tho passage of that bill by failing to sup
port it, as should it be defeated, il
| their opinion not more than four of then
would DO reelected. As there are several of the
| Senators referred to and some of the democrat
ic Senators who voted for the bill in the last Con
gross are now opposed to it, its passage Is by nj
|! means assured.