Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-04-30
pR0N WAsHIE9TOE.
rspeescl Correspondence Of the Alessndria Gasest'

WAsaEae TOE. D. O.. April 30, 1897.
DUNG debate on private pension bill
in the House last night Mr.. Waugh, Of L.
dians, spoke OF one of federal armies as the
finest hs had ever saw" and said he would
be prouder CT drawing pension as cltl'
zen of "IgiisDy" thau OF the hiehett conn
mission iu 1.-The ermy OF treason" 10 tais
Mr.. Meredi.b, member from the Alexandria,
Va, district, replied ns follows: l want to
ask the gentleman if il was fair, II IL was
chiyalrous, and II is was brave IN closing
bis speech, 30 elegantly prepared and 30
msgnifcertly delivered, to make little
mean fling at this side OF the House when
we are yet ting pentions to bis people? L
have no douD5 he was In the army from tne
manner in which he made his speech, and
his warlike appearance upon tue hoor mere
tonight. sutp:ot that he wes at Bull
RIM. and have no doubt he made bully
ran upon that occasion. L.ugh,er.l Lst
ma saw to him that the war has been over
for toirty years, and that brave men OF both
armies have assembled here, and this ID the
first time that 1 have heard 30 mean, 30 low,
30 contemptible fling made at this sds OF
the House.
There Is good deal OF Inquiry hare for
Alexandria property. The TACT ID real
esta Ia 80 high hesu and 90 loW the.e, ana
tie 6i :tapcs so short 90 alexandria, ana the
fight bet Reen the two cities 30 cheap. that
MANY sorts of Industries and commercial
business for this city can be carried on more
proftsbly there than here. The inquiEers
referred TO are not spectators, but people
who intend 10 build and go lEto business In
A,eXand.is.
As the Coast Line Railroad and Mr.. Geo.
Driver have agreed npon terms, the work OF
tearing down the building on tho northwest
corner of Pennsylvania avenue and Oh
street has been resumed. The building
now occupied by Mr.. Driver will also be
| torn down and the railroad company will
erect magnificent building extending from
6 b street up TO the Metropolitan Eotel.
In the Houge t,.dsy Mr.. Meredith pre-
| sented petitions of Thomas B. Stewart, OF
| FauQuler county, for the estate OF Charity
Slncair, and OF Emily E. and Nancy b.
Stewart, of the same county, for the refer.
enoe OF their war claims TO the C2urt OF
Claims.
Col. Parsons the leader Of the snti-Ma.
hone republicans In Virginia, was at tie
Capitol today. He Gays the emil Malone
republicans In Bis State were cfsiclsl y noti-
fed two weeks ago to teke no part In the
selection of delegates to the State republican
convention, as under the present organic =
tlon of the party there their voice would not
be heard. Ha thinks the true republicans Of
the State ehouid meet In evary city ward
and county district AID elect delegates to 8
mass convention which should send dele
cation OF free republicans to Minneapolis.
| The Colonel ssys be believes Mr.. Blaine
would DO nominated If he would take the
requisite trouble, but that as he will not, the
nomination will probably go to Harrison,
Mckinney, Lincoln or Rsed, With chances 10
thu Older named. The Colonel says the
boom towns liz Virginia have done the State
no good, but that the foundations ere still
souod. He says the contract has been sgn-
cd for al electric railroad from Glasgow TO
the Natural Bridge.
This famous Slbiey bill. to paw the heirs OF
the late Gen. Slbey of Fredericksburg, Va,
the amount of his contract for royalty on bis
tent patent, amended 30 ss to refer the claim
TO tho Court OF OleiEss, got through the COM
nittee of the whole IN the House yesterday
with q favorable report. II can nov be call
ed up and submitted to vote Whenever
there shall bs favorable opportunity.
Prof. Lyon @. Tyler of William and Mary
College, Va, YVES at the Capitol to-day, urg-
Ing the Virginia delegation 10 the House TO
10 all 10 their power TO expedite the passage
OF bill 10 that body which bas slresdg paes-
ed the Senate apprcprlstlpg $64, 600 to pay
for damage done to that college by federal
sodiere during the war;
Al an investigation now being conducted
! By the HOUSE public lands committee, E D.
| Waters testified this morning that he had
come to Washington to secure certain Leases
from the then Secretary OF the Ioterior. Me-.
Villas, but bad accomplished nothing, and
| upon seeing thss be could not get anything
| done. ne eaid to friend that when another
| administration came In he could get the
matter through. Hs az acknowledged an 40.
a aaintance vi b RUSSELL Harrison, and said
| mat at the time he thought be might inter
cede Ia the matter and help him to get
things fixed mp. Upon close questioning bg
O member of the committee, witness said
that S., 900 of stock wss intended for Russell
Harrison, bus that he HarrisoD) knew moth
/ ing shout 1t. Ms. Harrison, however, was
4! to give hls aid purely for the public good,
aud did not know the stock was Get aside for
| him until last spring, chen he had been told
40, Waters farther said thet be had never
promised Russell Harriscn the stock for bis
influence, and when he was told ct 1t Mr.
| Harrison appeared very much embarrassed
and said he would not have had the matter
\ done ZOE 6uybuluS. mfs dnliAoou tOiA AiLui
said Mr.. Waters, that he would sac Secreta
ry Noble and lay tho taatter before him.
| A republican from Norfolk here to.dsy ssys the
republican nomination for Congress In that dis
| tri:t lies between ex.Congressman Bowden and
Martin OF Norfolk county.
| The attendance at the races yesterday wss small
and conn o:e1 almost entirely OF the m,le sex, in
consequences OF the rain, but that Of to-day was
l large and fashionable.
4 Tte iDyest;p atiOQ of hrOEep keystone Bank OF
Philadelphis was continued to-day. Comptl o.ler
Lacey gave history of the bank and of Pest
master General WanamSkeF's unsavory connec-
tion with it.
It is believed here that Mr.. Hsrrity Of Phils-
deIphis will be appointed chairman Of the nation.
| al democratic committee, vice Senator Brics who
intends to resign.
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