Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-01-16

Tha latter committee will it is understood
to-day report IN favor Of allowing tue Tas5-
;rgtcn and Georgetown R dirosd Company,
v6.oh is to make the Pennsylvania avenue
road p csbe road, change is route go ss to
reach the east front OF the Capitol by track
laid On the North side OF the grounds Of that
building. instead OF By the present ope ou
TIE -ouih side.
An sppliaeuon fsr TIA establishment Of
possc ffiua al Peagith, CGmherland county,
Virginia, having been received. p0stofhce
inspector has been s=ut there TO Inquire into
The grouGds Of the application. The fol!oS.
iog il the Only change that was made IN the
D class posto ffioee OF Virginia to-1ay;
Cnildresa, Montgomery county. s. 6. Palm
or, appointed postmaster vice g. I. 6ccS-
inghem, resigned.
Senate committee on interstate commerce
to-day agreed TO amend the section OF the In
ters.ate commeics law establishing through
routes over ccauscting railways, by provid-
Jog that facilities TO oe so afforded shail IL
olp6e the Gus and reasonable receiving for
wardica and Gaiiye.iog By ooe common car
rier at Tie -eGuest of any other common
carrier or shipper or conslgnae OF through
trs at through rates of fare.
TIE bill fer public building Of Staunton
Ia ha7.ng hard ime. Il went through the
Senate with !i;tie or no trouble, but In the
House 1t WAS delayed during the whole OF
the las. session, end o1;y.goi through at THIS
one after much difficulty apd with toe open
opposition CT Mr.. Speaker Reed. who went
20 the verge OF his authnrIty 10 his attempt
to prevent its passage. Bat having at last
succeeded in escaping that Scylla 1t Is now
In cire peri Fl, N toe Charybdis of thew hite
nh I'm
believe that the colo objact Of oil bills Tor
The expenditure Ct moEey in the South ls,es
ne eSlr sses it, TO ioot the Treasury. TIE
act is that Me. Harrison emo his Congress
asVa allowed the Treasury to be plundered
10 sueh an enormous extent In order to re-
comuenee the claim agents for the money
shey gave 10 buy bis election. that he is
alarmed 81 the s.Za OF the probable deficit,
and ID now attempting to curtail expenses.
Ccnptessmen Tucker mas worked hard for
the S:auotoo bill, and deserves the thanks OF
me 8 aunton people weather it shall become
a law OF net.
The repub caos uy insisting upon tho pos
| ssae OF The Force bill have practically SUE
pended Congressional legislation, for the
dem crSts will Of course consume as much
tirne as they eau On every thing else In order
| TO reduce The tine that c;n 10 devoted &c
,hst bill AZ present it does nos scen pcs
| sibIa that an extra seesion can be avoided.
The postal telegraph bill received its quietrs 10.
| day when the Hou. C postofice committee sgreed
| 10 postpone it's consideration iLdefnitely.
The 1umors sbout the fate OF the silver bill are
numerous and diverse. Cne is that sixty admin.
istration republican members OF tho House, ar.
Reed st their head, say shat nothing shall be done
with that bi IN the House until the Force bill
shall have passed The Senate. Another ia that
enough republicans will unto with the demo
Gratis TO call mp the bill and push it through the
House at ouce. 1t is sad at the Capitol thai
should the bill pass it viii BE- signed By the Prcsi-
dent at The Treasury Department, on the couir a
~, il is SAID the President will veto it, The fact
about both the Force and the silver bills at thi:
time is that no body knows what will be the fate
of either
The II us committee 10 investigate tho charge
,ha. certain Senators aud Representatives had
orofted by tho pas ,ge OF last sessions silver bill
| hold socre5 meeting this morning, at which they
detem ned 20 examine The newspaper corre pond
eas who first published the chrge.
The 6ouse naval tff4irs com iit;oo to-day agreed
| TO report bill to incresso the strength and eff
cheney Of the Marine Band, and put it under the
commsnd of r mus ca, director with the pay, rank
aud er clumenjs of second lieusen mt OF msrirc5