Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-02-01

nnblicsn convention, but he thinks that TO ap.
point him in the face of the opposition OF
hoth Bowden and Malone would iooH TOO
mnoh like personal politics. The nomina
tion of Mr.. Banks for the place, OF Wnicn
Mr. Rowden some time since expressed nlm'
self 40 conf 1ent,is still only among the pos
s;hiGties "a ia that of as yet an unnamed
man. avail
Judging from the comparatively smal'
crowd in The galleries to day the Wasning-
tonians have lost interest in the dead-iocA
that Mr.. Speaker Reed has produced 10 .ne
House and which the democrats, uo9er .ne
sdvice OF their old disabled leader, Mr; eau
Randall will attempt to maintain Dy Ill sae
parliamentary means in their power. nj.
Mar,;n the Texan, has seat near the oarR
.,a,a to the extreme right of the Speaker.
While walking up and down this aisle yes
tordav evening, cutting chew OF tobacco
trim black plug with Jack knife. he heard
Mr. Bynum tell the Speaker that his ruling
was "damnable." Instantly approaching
the Speaker as near as possible, aos knlie
in one hand and plug of tobacco In the other,
the Texan shouted out, "Did you hear MIN
sav your ruling was damnableP l say IL
Ia God.damnable." Mr.. Mckinley said
this morning that the Speaker Dad
determined. and would be sustained
therein By his side Of the house.
To recognize no democrat for any
motion that he deemed dilatory, but that
all reasonable time would be allowed the
demoorsts to speak on the contested election
case when that case was under debate. he
also said that as yet no call for another
meeting of the committee on rules had peen
issued. e,-
The House Committee on the worlds fair
met this morning, but did not complete
their labors. One of the members told sne
GAzETTEs correspondent that what they
would do would be as follows: Present TWO
reports, one allowing the fair to be halo
either at ST. Louis, Chicago or New otk
and one allowing it to be held In Washing
ton but both leaving the selection OF ths
site to the House.
Ex-Coperessman Bowen, who Ia contest
ing the seat of Mr Buchanan from the y l
| Virginia district, says that having been IN
| formed by Mr.. Edgar Allen, whom he nat
engaged as his counsel, that 1t will proosoiy
| be impossible for him to argue bis case, h'
will probably engage the services OF Judg
John T. Harris OF Virginia. -.
Quite number OF Virginia republican
are In the city to-day, among them Messrs
Edgar Allen and Russell of Richmond
| Lindsay of Portsmouth, and others.
The committee appointed by the MI
Vernon Avenue Association 10 examine tn'
surveys of the routes for that avenue, made
| by Col. Hains. and recommend one for adop
ton. met this morning at the office OF thu
latter, and after inspecting the maps OF TIT
different routes. agreed to recommend TIT
| middle route to Aexsndria-whicb orosse
the Lsesburg turnpike between Rooti's ruI
| and Shutters hill, across Hunting creek Yves
of the cemeteries, along the road near th'
| water trough beyond Johnson's farm, ant
thence in southwesterly direction unit
it connects with the west route to Mt. Yer
non. All the members of the committee
were present, Mayor Dowoham and Messrs
Reed and Hume of alexandria, Mr.. Pier
son of Fairfax county, and General Well
of this city.
Col. e. M. Roberts. Corps of Engineers
has been detached from duty at Philadelpht'
and ordered to relieve Major Chas. w. Ray
mond, Corps of Engineers, as engineer com
| missioner of the District Of Columbia.
| In the House the Virginia members yesterday
| introduced the following papers MIR. Browne,
| bill for the relief OF John H. Redman; Mr.. O'Fer
! rail-, petition Of citizsns of Accomack county
Virginia for the passage of the bill to prevent the
adulteration of lard, and Mr.. Wise bill for thu
| reiefo John Dilford.