Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-01-22

cure rETsrast OF tae Oeci-iou vi tEo y. -
Court In the case involving the constitution
atty Of the legal tender noses.
AZ stated In this corre:ponoeoce Sestet,
da7. Mr.. Fam Shepherd OF Virginia caliea
all the Virginia msuceEs OF TIE doose 70
meet him that day In one OF the commiHes
,ooma. When they went there they iouoo
that the conference Was 10 be aoont chaDe.
ing the ballot system 10 pirgicla shd aoou'
the Encouragement OF the congressional o.s-
trIcts. TIE CoDgressmsn tocK toe VsiJ
-.onar g,ound tina. bo,h the subiscta refer.
led Ia we're mattars for .hs Virginia iegisla-
tn1a IN consider, certainly roE for them.
They vould not therefore Esq word ABOUT
The Iearrsneement OF the G;sircts, but some
~ them did gay that not as CopgreEspsr,
hnt "a democratic citizsDs Of the State, tne5
admit see the necessity CT changing fait
sss.era Ct voting when, By that cssteo, the
S,ate at the laes legislative, cougEtE4toral
and aubsrnssorial elections. gave deoiE.
I've democratic mi ,riiies. Mr.. shephstd
did not represent the State, or any ois.Flcs
committee, or the democratic msmbeEs Of
the lepisIsture, bat held TIE conference CT
his own book.
The talk about var win Cali has en-.
ti,ey aubsided here. aud nanbefs OF The
foreign afaifs committees of both brsrches
CT Congress, when asked about thu uatter
this morning, spoke fit a. thing Of tie
pasf. and said the im5roglio would soon be
set,led to the entire satisfaction CT both
countries.
Mr.. John Wise, who ba7 recently BEEN In
this city. lef. iaat night for bis home in NeT
YORK. I. ia the current talk among the
Virainians here that one Of h!s aeqaa'n:-
ances saving TO him tina t If &c wcuiu come
bzck Virginia ne would be made Gcge'nor,
be replied thzt "he would rather hold
horses In New York than be Governor OF
Virginia. And get his hcnofed and distir.
gnished father once held that lfioe, and Mr..
Wis. himself tried 10 ge. II few yests ego
The,e was no session Of either brsnca OF
Congress today, bo:h having soj3urasd
Yesterday u1t Mor day ,wheU, 1.-THE wealth.
er ba favorable. MI Speaker Csisp VIII D:e-
aida 10 the House. Several committee,
hcwsver, held meetings to day, and qui.e a
number OF democratic members were on the
a DOR Of the House. The Ia K among them
was chiefly about ths ac.!cn OF tie demo
ctst national CON mittee yesterday, and Wss
TO the eff ct that 1t indicated the nom 'na-
,lon OF Sspe'o or Hill for the Presidency. Elk.
Secretary Villas urged Milwaukee az tue
place for the convention, On. Mr. Viias
Wss known II be Cleveland man, ard a5
il wss thought tha, tls 81 e. ion OF that city
would give Cle7eisnd q boou, Tas a
upou. Mr. Villas aleo advocated Cieve-
| snd coa;estau. for Montana. bus he WA de-
fe It'd Ia that 90. There is no dou't Of
the (, CT that II the DIT ora democratic cam
mittse we're eupowar, 10 selec. tle pres.-
Denial candidate, Senator Hi poud be
nominated wi.hou. The slightest Mc1y
1 i.oa;nr NJ TIM H,usp m
| GAZsTTH's correspondent th.s morning hat
be though. free silver bill would 20
through though the Houss by q two thirds
Mr.. Sprluger's bill for freq wool or any oil
his separate billa for removing the tirif tsx
on single articles would be passed for the rea.
son tina, t. such strais have toe republicans
reduced t le Treasury ths. oil the revenue
tie country now receives il required. He
said be would not be surprl5ed If the HOUSE
coptented .self WITH VT ng to repeal the
Mckinley bill and passing the free silver
bill, AMI ttel hurrying the passsge Of The
regular appropriation bills go as to have IA
early ali 1uru mant and eaye mouey.
The following changes we're mtda In the
4,h CASA posteficss Of Y r2lnia to-day
Book Neal, Campbell couUtg, E @. Harvey,
sopoit ted postmaster, vice 3. E. MusgrovP
| resigned GATE Citv, Scott count, w. L.
| Horton, vice ]. A. Q1illln, removed; Head
| We.sop, Highland, county, ] Z. Ctumue l.
vice E A. Marshalj, rem owed.
| Congreasusn Eimund5, of Virginia, In
troduced come petitions In The House yes-
terday for his colleague, Mr.. Lester, who Ia
sick at home; 30 sick. Mr.. Edmnnds ae5s,
that he fears he will not be able to be here
| much this eessiop.
| First Assistant Postmaster General Whit.
| field, has received from the Postmaster at
Baird, Callahan county. Texas. an e1pana-
| tion OF the Confederate flag incidert He
| Gays that at the time the flag Is said to
| have been lying over the building in Which
the postof6ce is located, tho county fair vas
IN progress ut Baird. In honor OF that
event the citiz,ns decort ID their places CT
business and displayed az many flags and az
much buntlpg as h.y could obtain.
in conseq 1er ca IF the great demand the supply
/ of United States aais became exhar s.ed, and the
owner OF the building il which tho pes'odice 10
Ice ,ted in order to com ete his decorations p:o-
cured come bunting and had his sister mako a
| flag. With only an imperfect knowledge Of how
| the United State flag ia fashioned the result OF
her labor w4s q complete failure except as dis
| play of bunting. Instead Of thirteen stripes her
flag had only three stripes With niue stare in the
| b ne field. Bat !. answered the purpose and was
bosted over the postofice building. This is the
ro,tmasters explanation. This Is the end OF
| the natter.
| At the late conference OF the Alliance members
| If Congress, it is understood TIA. only three OF
| them, Sins2on and coleseu, from his own State,
ami Watson, o. Georgia declared Themselves as in
| favor OF the third patty