Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-04-18
RRoM WASHINGTON.

FROM WASHINGTON.
Especial 0osresposdeses Of Es AleSas@s'a Gasstsel
WAsHInefoE. D. O.. April l6. lSsS.
In the Senate eo.day Mr.. Vest Intro daoea
several petitions and bill to proniDlu YES zee
sels subsidized by the government from uis.
eliminating In favor of some ana agsins.
other port. OF this country, ss the unlted
Ststas and Brazil line does against New
norts' News, Virginia. Mr.. Cockrell intro
duced several petitions With the Same Oh,
lot. and Mr.. Daniel announced thaS ne mao
sonos more of the same sort Wh.on ne Wouio
Introduoe hereafter and would have come
thing to say on the sui .ot.
The fact that General Peston wise and
Dol. Wilbur Reid are both from Virginia
and are being urged by Virglnians for the
place In the civil service commission made
yscant by the resignation OF e1.Commlssioner
Thompson, initiates, II is said, against the
appointment OF either, bat the friends OF
both, however, are doing their best to have
their faVorits appointed.
LIS reported at tho Navy Department
that Commander Graham, o. 8 N, lately
cours-martialed at Richmond, MY be sns-
pended for year or two.
The Mt. Vernon Avenue bill was brought
up at last Saturdays meeting OF the ssnate
committee on PUBLIC buildings and grounds,
and received long and favorable considera-
tion, not single member OF The committee
saying one word against 1t. As there were
several plans for the avenue and tae bridge
across the Potomac, they were ordered to be
sent TO the Secretary OF War with directions
that be select the best one aud report oacK
J. n nFQHtinahl6.
Senator Palmer and wife spent yesterday
at Cupeper Court House. Virginia, and are
muct pleased With the hospitabIe treat
ment they received there. The Senator's
mother was from Oulpeper, aud bis father
from Northumberland county In the eame
State.
Toe people who come to Washington
next March to witness the inauguration
ceremonies must sand out 10 the open cir
and take their chances OF getting Wetting
II they desire to hear the inaugural address
of the next President, ss the resolution LOOK
ing to the erection CT temporary roof over
the space at the east front OF the Capitol
building was adversely reported In the Sen
ate to-day.
The President sent to the Senate friday
the nomination OF James 81. Batter, OF Mary
land, to be appraiser Of merchandise 10 the
district OF Baltimore.
The contest for the place OF the late Gen.
eral Field 10 the office OF the Records OF the
Rebellion" ia still In progress. Tha mrs
prominent contestants are Generals Maury
and Lomax. Generals Walker and Wash.
ipgtop of West Virginia have been pushed
| By their friends. but neither seams to be
strong. General Longstreet also Is spoken
of, though only by republicans, but he. IL ss
supposed, ia now too feeble.
| Republicans from the Alexandria district
here to-day say that 1t is pretty we'll deter
mined by the white republicans OF that dis
trlct that postmaster Agnew OF Alexandria
will be one Of the delegates from that dis
trict to the Minneapolis convention, but
thew seem Ia the dark as to whether the
main strength of their party 10 that district,
the negroes, will or will not take the bit In
their hands, and select the other one from
their own race.
Mr.. Sherman, Chairman of the Foreign
R citations Com mittee, gave notice 10 the
Senate to-day that he would tomorrow ask
the attention OF the Senate to the Chinese
restriction bill.
Juatice Lamar, who has been very sefl.
ously i'll, Ia now oonvslescens and able 10
walk about the house.
The contested election case OF Noye5 Va
| Rockwell, from Senator Hil's district 10
New York.is set for to morrow in the House
| Because Senator Hill has dons whist DC
could to haVe the democratic contestee re-
tain his seat, the Cleveland and
republican members will do what they
caa to beat him. but bets Of ten
to seven are freely offered with no takers al
the Capitol to-day that Mr.. Rockwell will
not be Quoted. The democrats say he got
more votes than his republican contestant,
and they remember tho way fairly eiecte J
democrats In the last Congress were reuoved
by Mr.. Raid's method.
Chief E ,glneer N. B Clark died at his
residence 10 this city this morning, He war
the inventor of tle detective armor now
used on war ships OF all nations.
A bill sppropriatng $l8,494 for q monument
commemorative the surrender of Burgoyne at
Saratoga, N. z, was favorably reported in the
Senate 10 day.
Owing to the inclt ment weather TIE celeb ration
OF Emanc patton Ia, by the negroes of this city
proved q said disappointment to those interested
in 1t. Two negro volunteer companies, about
forty Negroes on torseback, and dozen ciosded
carriages and buegies and two negro BINDS,
marched up PennsylvsDis avenue IN q ench ne
rain and that was all OF The prcc :sson.
Senator Daniel to day proposed an
| amendment to the naval appropriation bill
making an appropriation CT $500 600 for the
pavsl review 10 the spring of 1893
| The Senate to-day passed bill to amend tbs
Articles of War 80 as to suthorize courts martial
to puaish persona for contempt; limiting the pun
\ ishment Ia the case Of civilians to imprisonment.
\ for three months aud fne Of $lOO
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