Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-01-21
FROM WASHINGTON.
Is2ec:ag Correspondence Of tie Alexandria Gc=etcl
WAsHINaroH. d. o.. Jan. q, 1890

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At the silver pool examination thia morn
iag Senator Vest was examined aad stated
that ne bad never directly CT indirectly
han any hing TO Go with such pool- Hs
also testified that Senator Cameron bad tod
niua be had bought snd soid silver alter tie
vote In the Senate and that be thought be
had perfect right to do SO, because it wss
sf.er the vote, aud therefore could not IL
huenCe bis action.
People here to-day who ware present at
the Lee banquet in New York last Monday
night say that the speeches Of REPRESENTA-
tive O'Ferrall of Virginia, and OF Mr. Go
wsrdin of Richmond, were received WITH
much applause. They also say that Ar.
John Wise, formerly Of Virginia, bat now CT
New York, another enc of The speskers, was
yery much irtitsted at the expressed or in
nlied allusioo BIZ others to the fact that all
the ex-Copfederates IN New York were
| democrats, and asked the authority .or it,
and that as he was the only exception to
that rule among those present, he evidently
felt ont Of place.
The following is the only change hat was
made in the 4lh class postoifices OF Virginia
,o-lay Singer, Roanoke county, Pattla b
Yestmsu appointed postmaster vice 81.
Galloway, who failed to give new bond.
The House com mistee en- coinage to-day
consumed the whole day in examining one
witness, refused to take any dehoite sc'lon
on the oliver bill, and postponed doing 80
until next Wednesday, the evident i1teution
of the republican maj gritty, ar the Instance
of Mr.. Speaker Reed, being to take nc &C.
ton on the bill uotil the silver rel u oicen
Senators shall have voted on the Force bill.
The republicans are proposing all sorts OF
! revolutionary schemes IN order to prevent
so extra session of Congress, which has been
made necessary by the time consumed oy
the republicans in their conspiracy to pass
the Force bill. Among them ia one TO ez-
tend by the resolution, amounts OF the pre-
seat appropriation Dils 20 tie first OF next
January, so ss to avoid the necessity OF the
passage OF such bills.
Private ntellige uce heie to day from EeT York
is to the effect that the Cleveland men had set
] their hearts on making Mr.. Weed q S. Senstor.
snd that as the only way left by which they could
at that late hour be deested was by offering II 10
| Governor Hill, that method was adop'ed. ms
! is strange if true i'll view of the fact that Mr.
Clevesod is thu leader OF the low taTlti men, and
Mr. Weed protectionlst.
. The House commit G on rules determined TO
report rule for oiing debate on the District OF
Columbia appropriation Till, of which not a
twelfth portion has been considered, at o'clock
tas evening. 1t WAS proposed TO expedite the
passage of all the other appropriation bills 5y n
! 2imsr method, but that WAS postponed for SAB
Sc Iuen5 meeting. When this rnlo shall be report
ed the lvnliest time of the session ID expected.
Every f1rt is Low bting made to get all the
Congressional republican abscntees here as soon
as possible. 1t is said that less than dozen OF
them arc required 10 make quorum. In n iuli
House they have % msjority l6I make qnc.
rnn On thu Force Ii !, if it come bsck to tie
Jorsc said at least republicans VIII vote
against il with the 6cmocrats-Messrs Coleman,
B owne, Lilhbsch Farmer aud EwsrG
The President has received a pa k4g' from Hen.
VIM Walor Phelps. United states Minister to
Germany, containing five walls OF Koch's lymph,
and tho II csdent has distributed them RS follow:
| Two Walls to turgoon General Hamilton, OF the
Marine Hospital Service in Washington, and one
vial each to the Polytechnic HOSPITAL Of hicsgc,
the Charity Hospital OF Now Orleans and the City
hospital Of Indianapolis