Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-01-22
FROM WASHINGTON.
fsDscial Correspondents q he Alexandria Gaseite
WASHING roG. d. O.. Jan. %, 1890.


WASHING ron. Il. O.. jan %, 1890.
Ths Senate pensions COMMITTEES has re-
ported bill for giving pension to Henry
Siseop, upon the ground that his iatner was
soldie. in the war of 1872. Tie applicant
ip his petition says heis slxty-seVen yesis o'o'
gss bora snd raised 10 Westmoreland c5un-
ty, Vugiais, ard is now 81 Inmate OF tue
aims house OF this city.
That Mr.. Speaker Reed is resolved on
desnerate deeds was demonstrated this
morning. When the House met il was fp-
psrent to ai that no quorum was present.
indeed the democrats Kept out OF the wsy
for that very purpose, but when thai fact
was stated to him he looked owe. tae house
and said 16S were present. An accurate
count was made Of the members pres
ent. and at the Tina Mr Reed made bis
statement only 107 msEbers we're within
the chamber. The correctness CT the Speak-
er's count Sas challenged, but Mr. Rseo
would entertain no motion, and directed Inc
CLERK to read the journal, which wac Done.
Appearances at the Capitol to-day indicate
sDeedy break In the deadlock, both 10 tie
Senate and the House. The Vlce-President
has determined to stand in with the Sou.h
haters even to the extept OF doing all they
NAV ask him to do, spd Mr. Reeds rulings
ia the House were more arbitrary and ty-
ranuicsl than ever. II was eeen ssid that
Mr. Morton's. decision on the democratic
point of order was prepared for him by ar.
Edmunds, and that when the time should be
suggested to him by the republican, ne
would read it ard declare the gag law TO be
thu question before the House. Tbe demo
cratic Senators fear the Force bill Will be
nsssed and their republican colleagues tear
that 1t will not be. Bad feeling is rising in
both the Senate and the House, and Is rapld-
ly spreading. :,
TIE special House committee On the sill
YER pool this morning examined Senators
Stewart. Teller and Walcott. Tneg denied
all knowledge of pool. E n. Still and
James Z George testified that they knew Of
10 Senators or Representatives who we're In
terested in silver pool, bat that they had
been told of the existence OF pool by a
man named Heidelberg, who sought to have
| them interest congressman in its operations.
At the conclusion OF Mr.. Wa'cott's exami-
| patton be referred to Senator Stewards ref
ereuce on the aoor OF the Senate to act OF
silver epecuIators whom be did not want to
bensf-, and suggested thas Mr.. Stewart
might havs some knowledge on the subj ,ct
| for the com mittee. Chairman DiDgey re
/ ezarkeG that Senator Stewart nau afssuJ
! baen on the stend and disclaimed kooWioe
any thing. "Oh." said Mr.. WaIcott, "he
vas speaking generally. If is like the rob
Der barons peoole talk about" Laughter
Young Mr.. Jim Blaine, Jerk Oh the House
foreign siTsrs committee was elected from a ball
room in Baltimore last night for improper behav-
ior and disorderly coudnct though he resisted and
threatened the 81 .ctors with tbs Vengeance Of the
Secretary of State in particular and Of the whole
administration in general.
The following changes in tho 4 h Glass postof-
| fees OF Virginia were C:aie to-day: Almond,
Rockingham county, w. T. Shaver appointed post
master, vice l. NJ. Shaver, resigned Bailey Ice
county, T. b. Thompson, vice Mrs a. c. Bal eS.
deceased Fox, Grayson county, ". ]. Phpps,
vice ". Bryant, resigned; Rawley Springs. kcck-
ingham county, Lucy g. Robinson. vice s l. Rob
in:on, 1esignei Saddle, Grayson county, Matte
! E. Cox, vice w. J. Phipps.
The fact that Senstor lrgslls has not only gone
away but before he did SO killed another repnb /
can vote BIZ pairing with Mr.. Allison on both the
gsg rule and on sny motion to sjo track the soree
bill, is sny thug else than agreeable to the south
haters, who now say they don't caro- whether he
| be reelected or not.
Mossrs. Powder,y and others OF the Knights Of
Lator, aud Mr.. Livingston and others OF the
Farmers Alliance, hava arrived here and VIII
bod cen 'eronce tonight.