Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-04-15
FROM WASHINGTON.
[sl sclsl Correspondence of the Ae1s. GAZETTE

WASHING TON, D. c., April Is, 1890.
Among the strangers in the city to- day
is Mr.. Thomas Keogh OF North oaro!los,
once chairman Of the republican committee
of his State. and once secretary OF the ue-
tiopal republican committee. MI. Asogn
savs he has ceased to take any interest In
marty effairs. &c says that under the pres,
ont revenue system, if two men OF equai
capacity and equal capital commence ousi.
mesa one in the country and the other IN Tue
citv. in twenty years the latter Will cave
NOT oulv his OVID, but all the capitai OF tDe
f5rnsr. He also gays that Senator vance
piIl ha reelected without any trouble.
The Senate committee Oh agriculture TO-
dav heard Fish Commissioner Mcdonald
conclude his argument against the bill to
transfer the fish com mission to the agricu'-
tnral department. Assistant Secretary
Willis of the agricultural department. then
expressed the views of the department,
which favored the proposed transfer. The
committee is disposed to recommend tie
passage of the bill, but will refer it to the
committee on fisheries.
Among the petitions presented to the
Senate today was one by Mr. Daniel from
L. S. Saddep, john Purcell, S. L. Pidgeon }.
". Jarrett and other citizans Of Clarke ana
Frederick counties, Virginia, for the frse
coinage of silver.
The House tc iey OF an early hour re-
sumed the consideration of the naval appro-
pristion bill. When that bill was up before,
the appropriation for four new line OF battle
ships, 10 cost g coo coo each, was stricken
out. Mr.. Speaker Reed said then that toat
provision would be restored when the Dill
came up again. apd sure enough 1t Wss.
The Senate, after the morning hour, re
sumed tho consideration of the resolution 10
admit as Senators from Montana the two re-
publican contestants, Mr.. Morgan leadio 8
of in opposition thereto.
A Boston republican here tc-iay says Ma
sachusetts is sure to go democratic at the
next election and that the republicans oi
that State now spend one half OF their time
in denouncng Harrison and the other nall
in denouncing the new republican tafn Dill
Republican memb RS of the House ways
and means Committee say today their new
tariff bill will be reported to the House thi;
evening il by that time they csn definitely
settle upon the sugar schedule, some OF their
members being bent on putting sugar % tDe
free list and giving American sugar planter;
bounty.
Representative Mckinley, of Ohio, hs'
presented ia the House resolution provld
ing that statue Of Gen. Grant, rendered BY
the G. A. r, shall be received and erected
in statuary hell az the Capitol.
a bill w-s Introduced in the House lay
by Mr.. Chapman, democrat, of Michigan
providing that the provisions OF the eight
hour law shall apply TO all lsborere, work
men aud mechanics employed by contract
ore doing work for tina government.
The Senate aud House republican coU
mi.tees Oh the silver question held confer
ence this morning aud though they did nc
formulate conclusion, it il understood tha'
the oil they will report will provide for The
annual free coinage OF the entire years pre-
duct OF the siver mines Of this country
which last year amounted to sixty million:
of silver do,iero.
Among the late ertvn's here is that oil
Mis- Mildred Lee, daughter of Gen. Robert
E. Lee, and sister of the representative from
the Alexandria district.
The House comuii;ee on claims has re
ported adversely on the bill TO remit to Jno
d. Tyler the smDunt OF the slrety he had to
nav for E K SnesT. a defaulting interna!
revenue collector of Virginia.
Among the bills re ported favorably in the SEN
ate to-day was one providing that all unsold or
undelivered scc,nd class mail matter maie1 at
| pound rate of postage shall when returned to
sender be cha.gesbc at the ra!e OF one cens ior
every four ounces.
TIE House river and harbor committee has
agreed TO make ample provision for continuing
the u p covemc1ts to the navigation OF the Apo
mattox river, Virginia, provision perfectly satis-
| factory to Mr. Veuahle, the representative from
the Petersburg district.
1t is reported at the senatc to-day that Mr..
Sullivan, the postmaster at HarIisenburg, Va,
who're confirmation has been held up so long. wall
soon be given title clear to the Office he holds.
| 1t is a 50 said at the PostOlce Department thai
the nomination of Mrs Williams to be postmaster
at Lexington, Va, WAS made at the instance OF
| Mr. Parsons, Of the Natur1l Bridge, and GOES
nightly against the grain OF the republican
workers of that locality.
| A gentleman who SAW nr- Rsndal's remains
| this morning sIys they look like those OF y man
of three score years and ten, and we're SO thin and
emacated TO be slmosr unrecognizablo.
| The House District Of Columbia committee has
reported in favor of establishing a free p bic
bathing beach on the P.tomsc. ue.r tae Washing
| ton monument.
The House Appropriations COMMITTEES, of which
Mr.. Randall was member and for n long time
chairman, met to-day and passed resolutions in
respect to his memory.