Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-02-17
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omony dne to hie high rank, the body of
David ID. Porter, admiral of the navy. who
died at his residence in this city last Friday,
yas this afternoon buried at Arlington. Not
.;nce the burial of Sheridan has Washing
ton Witnessed go imposing funeral. Every
brapch OF the military and naval service was
represented 10 the marching column toat
followed toe sdmirnl to bis grave. The
Grand AtmS OF the Republic aud the Sors
OF the American Revolution, of which or
gan z.;icus the Admiral was member, and
neeto soldiers occupied prominent places
in the long procession. All of the executive
depar ments of the government were closed
in honor of the dead, and eVeEyw here
througbt u the city hags were displayed at
half-mes'.
Among the strangers in the city to-day ia
MIR. J. N. Popham. .. s. commercial agent
at Panama, who has been sent for by the
Treasury Department on official business,
and who will be here for several weeks. he
says there Is no doubt of the completion OF
the Panama canal, and that the work will
be expedited by the passage of the bill for
the Nicaragua canal now before Congress
as France will at once supply the requisite
funds If tina. bill be passed.
Col. Larry Boyce, of Clarke county, vir'
pipis. is smong the visitors here to-day. de
is lust from N9w York. he says that Mr.
Cleve'and's anti-si;var letter, 30 far ss he
could learn 10 New York. Ia the bodkin that
has put quieua to all his aspirations for 8
denomination Ex-senator Heaton OF Con
necticut, who is also here, Gays that Cleve
lands strength in the North lies entirely In
republican and debateable States. and that
though be. Healon, thinks Connecticut IL
now safely democratic, he doubts IL 1t could
be carried by Cleveland, though 1t would BIZ
safe with either Hill or German.
The House District Of Columbia commit
tee at their meeting this morning struck out
OF the Norfolk ard Western Railroad bill al
refererce to tia Cumberland and Washing.
ton Railroad They also agreed to report
the bill for changing the route of the b. q
0 Il r to i.s present depot Ia this city
and also the bill for en electric railroad Ire lie
here to the Great Falls of the Potomac. Tbs
bill for the Norfolk and Western Railroad
will now go back TO the Senate for concur
renee or conference.
The House appropriations committee to
dhy completed the last of the appro ptiator
bills The general defciency-and it was re
ported to the II ouse this afternoon 1t car
| RES total appropriation of $50, 574 ,30S, 6
lSTSe pdTt Va Eu.Cu kCSo, VI u ooSJ 10 Va w
count of pen-ions.
Ex-Conerossmsn Wsrner of Ohio. the head o
| the silver national committee, made an argumen
! before the House coinage committee to-day, IL
| which he made tho remarkable staten ent that i
is the p,ce If gold and not that OF other articles
| thai i variable
| MIR. Martui A. Smith, del gate from Arizona
| slipped and fell on the marble floor of the Riggs
House last night and broke tho small bone of hi
right leg His physician says although the IL arl
| is painful one, he is doing we'll this mCrling
He may have to go o clutches for scme We ks
Senator Bsrlour's absence from the Senate yes
terdsy and to-day WAS caused by indispositioI
which confines him TO his house.
People connected with the new line of steamer
II be run from here to Norfolk say the Fl. st 0
the new boats will be comp eted about the 81
prox;mo. and arrive here ard 20 on tho line sool
| Afterwards
The Senate finance committee to-day reported
against Senator Stanford's bill to lend money oil
land at two por cent. interest, the report expos
| ing the utter ab;urdity of the proposition.
| The House Ways aud Means Committee to da.
heard arr uments against the bill imposing sp'c!s
tax on lager beer and regulating the manufactur
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