Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-12-21

dark drapery about the eeas hs 80 long
occupied iorclbly reminds bis fellow mem
bers that they have ioss one OF taelr most
active and industrious workers. as e1-
periepce. his practical way OF DOING tainga.
his sepeci.Y aud his great powers OF endr:.
area. his cons;aucy and faitn;ulness Oh duty
and his elertness In ac.ion mgda hiu con-
spicuous figure smong the sircng rnen OF the
ration, But there sre otesre wso feel this
bereavement mcIs keenly tbaa sc, upon
whom the b!9v ha3 fallen with crushing
weight. There is Il wheEe this Ciaa
vas sno~n as tie world knsw Elm aot.
sre where htar ere iacorsteu
and bleeding, where Z loving family
will be g 'sd eYoa IN tbeir tr;s!, TO receive
at car nands Whst is tf. Of The fond hue
band and father In whoa life theirs wss
closely bcun6. TO them thsra ere, at Ieast,
two s9urcas OF curso'etien ere. That he fell
while OF duty a his Losd IN the service OF
his coentry the her ttet there Is foun:-
ain cE e'rsngth i.fitita Ia POKE: Grd dufa-
ton trem which evs ii o. J c'aw 10 tiaoe OF
need. a. tie p.cptr t!:ne :.i! eek the
Senate tO Iene time ~bea VS. az psy
tributa 20 Gu, Gecees-d Srctb,r Ii to npprc-
pirate nsunar. = thea hersG me usual
resolutions On euch o9Caeone. A'tsr The
usual oareul oDie3 tte bc3y Ssa & incvsd, IL
charge Of he Ssrgaant-a.-A:1c 3! seo5 10
Kausas
Twas Sei!.suown durias ID Gho;s OF
the Lust session Of Congtes. ,aai Dc rnorO OF
the Eouss COT u!ttee Cd accguD.b Ess Used
By the repub icap nemDers # I'VE. * slrit-
tes es poker room. Since ths democratic
committee hes tsken charge il has beeo d's-
covered that The republican u,emsefe C: the
last committee bought twice as rnaay things
as we're required aud PAID double price for
them. The new committee will make re
pert OF their discoveries, which, herd ss 1t
will be to do, will add considerably to ire
BID reputation OF the billion Congress.
The q. 8. Supreme Court to-day affirmed
the decision OF the lower court which cnn-
voted come Of the officers of the broken
national bank CT New York city f; the court
also affirmed the decision OF thu lower court
sustaining the oonstitutionality CT the Nav
York law for killing condemned cfirioeis
by electricity; the court s!so reversed the
decision of the lower court In the fsmcra
case OF Thomas knight We. the United Lead
Association and q. O. Trip, involving the
title to great Geel Of valuable property in
San Francisco. The Court adjourned until
the 4.h nro1imo.
Mr.. Meredith's credentials as representa-
tive from the Alexandria Congressional dis
trict have at last been received, and tnat
gentleman will he swcrn In on Wednesday
next when the Houss meets.
Congressman O'Ferrsll bss appointed a
son OF Mr.. R. 8. Walker Of Madison county,
Va, cadet st West Point.
There is practically nothing In al the re-
publican talk about breaks smorg the DEM
ocratic members Of the House 10 conse-
qusnce Of Speaker Csisp's committee se.ec.
tions. There never was seesion Ct Cou-
g.ess at which all the members were estis-
fed with their assignments, and never will
be, for such condition is impossible. Some
of the members OF the present House will
nos be satisfied With theirs, but there iEn't q
democrat among them who is foolish enough
to kick, and G will be found that
every democratic membar will eue!sin the
Speaker ard work in the traces inst as well
as II Mr.. Mills held the reiDs. Why, 10 ops
democratic House Mr. Springer, who will
get the leading committee OF the present
one, was 30 ignored that he cried out from
TIE e ;or that tie Speaker could not keep
him off the committee of the whole.
F1-Assistant Postmaster General Brady, now 8
fsrner of Westmorelsrd county, Virginia, says
az he appointment of Ilkins is very gratifying,
but who would have thought that the King of the
Star Reuters wou.d he made momher Of the Cab
met"
senator PETER, had dyed his long whiskers
when he road the announcement o. his colleagues
death in tho Senate to day. eeDaar Plumb was
interested in some business schemes at or near
Weldon, North Carolina. He took his last din
per with General ahone at Chsmberlains, the
night before he died, going to il ct 7 p. m.
and leaving at tho following morning.
The Kansas congressman here say that ex-senator
Iugalls will not be appointed to fill Senator
Plumb's place by the repubi AN Governor OF
their State, thorgh he probably might have
been il no had, as he was begged to d. helncd the
republicans in their last fight there. The ap.
pointee will have long term t, serve, as the ses
sions of the Kansss legisa ure are biennial, and
the reput lcsn Cove will certain ly not call it
together to elect another PETER Congressman
Simpson is s,rely troubled at the condition of
things in bis State.
Senator Barbour, at the request Of the Governor
of his State, was at the Treasury Department to-
day, to see what further steps the Governor would
have 10 take in order to have the direct land tax
duo the people Of Virginia taken out Of the ma
tional, and put into the State treasury.