Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-07-23
WASHINGTON CITY.
AlexANpRlANS WHO PETITION TO
GET BACK IN THE DIST RIOT.
a R~pubiican Defeat on the Original
Package Question-Passagc of the
House Substitute.
From Our Regular Correspondent


WASHINGTON. July 22.-Mr. Edmunds
presented in the Senate today a petition
signed bv 400 citizens of the county OF
Alexandria. In Virginia. which shows that
tho signers are anxious to come back into
the District Of Columbia Just as they were
before that part OF Virginia was retroceded
% the State Of Virginia. Many Of the
most prominent business mon Of the city
of Alexandria are signers. the first name
on the petition being Joseph Broders, a
prominent businessman. Then there is
The name of Henry Strauss, who has SO
often had aspirations 10 become
1nsvor OF The good and ancient
town on the other side OF
the Potomac. aud who having failed to
make the connection has some origihal
opinions Of what politics Is. Mr.. StranSs
is one of the leading businessmen. having
hecn IN Alexandra for great many years.
There are many other well-known names
ON the petition, but the grass WIZ grow
over their graves IL all probability before
Alexandria county is again made part OF
the District of Columbia.
BAYIEY DBowSi's TKNcrs
Congressman Browne. Of Virginia, re-
turned this morning from visit 70 ms
home lie il candidate for denomination,
uf course. and so far, 10 Is said that he has
no opposllon IN his own party. The
Democratic aspiTants numbers seven or
eight. and Az interesting contest IS sad 70 pe
roinC on. The FRS, IA \ Democratic as
trict II the party II aggressive ana unlted'
and but for the fact that Mr. Browne man
ages 90 run ahead Of the Republican tcket
m his own county he could not pc electeo'
Ex-senator John i. Lewis. OF Rocking,
q L.. rrltf AZ [
to-day. He ~ IN somewhat better heal'h
than he was last winter.
THE oRIGINAI-PACKAGE BILL.
no Republican leaders in the House
mot with a bad defeat TODAY IN the settle
rneut 81 the original-packase question.
In splte Of the fact that the majority mem
lars Of the House Judiciary Committee re-
ported a substitute for the wilson or Sen
Ate bin and drew up lengthy statements
in supp3rt Of the passage OF the subsil-
iute. thoy finally abandoned their own bill
nrl started IN 30 FIX mp a plan Tor ran
reading through the Senate bill on the
Ground that II they did not &C;
cent the Senate bill there would
be- no legislation on the question
this session. Every Republican lean
irr toward prohibition strcnuously urged
~. passage Of the Senate bill. mat
measure APPLIES 10 only one article OF com
60 -liTnors and beer. II il should be-
c.,,. a law n would enable the Prohl-
iH,,ouists Of Iowa. Kansas, and other
state. where Prohibition laws are IN force
r. seize anv consignments of liquor or beer
net MIGHT come through on trains,
oven though original packages. In other
words. # a frmin Kentucky or OHIO should
re.eivc an order for "A case Of liquors. WINE
or bear from "a customer in Minnesota. the
CONSIGNMENT could pass on lts way 10 lts
destinetiou safely through Indiana and
illinois. but once inside of the Iowa state
liro the Prohibitionists would have the
power o. seize and destroy the cases, re-
rsrdlcss ~ the rights Of the customer III
Minnesota,
SUBSTITUTE PASSED.
The House substitute that was passed
tu-lsv applies 90 oil articles OF commerce,
and does not discriminate against hquor.
u i0cs not permit the seizure OF packaSes
flguor or beer that NAV go into q state so
Tong a. people receiving them do not open
AMI trv 10 sell by the bottle.
The vote was not party vote on either
s,lo.
mo hill was finally passed by very large
majority. The liquOr-men have not OBJ
tanned Just what they want, but 1t ~ SAID
thew Will Do satisfied TO accept the House
substitute. The Prohibitionists are much
disappointed. and declare that TINS
ioeosnre will never be accepted by
III. Senate. on the ground that 1t would
tive the States the right 10 dlscrlml-
nate against Chicago dressed beef and
many other articles of commerce. judge
Peters. of Kansas said this afternoon that
De- thought an entirely new bili wouid
finally De brought in. and that the hepuo-
irans would have 10 stand together on IT,
ont IL Is doubtful il they can unite their
e
House are 80 afraid Of the brewers and dis
tiners that they will do their utmost To
prevent any legislation on this subject
Mr.. Kimberly. Of Norfolk. recently
nominated to be COusul-General AT Guate-
ma'a. has the satisfaction OF knowing that
his nomination was unanimously reported
10 the Senate by the Committee on For
tirn affairs. Mr.. Kimberly expects TO
start for Guatemala next month.
HEKD REPLIES TO ). q. II.
Sneaker Reed said to-day that he would
lav, am article IN the next issue OF the
N.rA American RCud7r in reply 10 y. NJ. &.
II. saws he does not know who wrote the
article signed Y. NJ C., hut he thinks he
irl VS. who inspired II. So do other peo-
ule. In il generally conceded that Mr..
blame inspired the attack on the Speaker,
Apnst-0fice has been established AT Sea-
rle. Lincoln county, n. c., Monroe Seagle,
postmaster.
PATENTS ISSUED.
Patents issued TODAY: Nirglnia-Wn-
liam T. Marrce. Norfolk, wash-valve for
water pipes and means for operating the
same; George T. Ill., Alexandria, assignor
80 the Smith 4 fgge Manufacturing Com
PAW bridgeport Conn, combined tension
Ild take-up device for sewing machines.
North Carolina George +. Johnson. Au-
lander logging car.