Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-01-20
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'spee:al GnepoBlcses Of tst ALEXANDRIA Gasssk'I
WAsHIEefoa. D. O.. Jan. 20. 1872
There vas decided 6inunut;on in tae
war t,lk around the Navy Department tots
and a more peaceful feeling pre-
eaile1, Secretary Tracy has laid before cei-
tain mambers oithe Senate naval committee
g .,aseusnt OF the expenditures be has re-
cepslv incurred 10 h!s prepart o5s ior
naval d smonsirl on il Gillian Tatoff, end
etked tat vhso his et mst,s for sppto'
p..a.iops ehould be submitted be receive 1he
rnnnort of the committee. He how belleVes
thare will be no var. This be!isi is tsk
az an indication OF corci!E ,ry dispstcnss
from the Chiiian governna ant. L! - sp2R,
rent tia. Coc2ress all be enlightened
on the Gillian controversy for at .eaat 20
or three days, fJr ,hs snnouncemeit ID
made at the state Department thst the
cor,esno1 dance will not be sen. IL II NOR.
roW. ~,
The n ti3nsl democratic committee will
meet here tomorrow to fix tbs ma and
place for ho,d Dg the nezs nit ooa! dt D.
cratic conye1.ioc. Most OF the members OF
lhs committee are already te;e, AID numer.
cug delegations s.ficicg 10 have the CONVEX.
ton held IL their respective cities. Among
the delegations ie en- i5fleutisl ora from
New YORK, headed By Mr. C.ocker. urging
the uneq1slled advantages OF that G IL.
Senator Hill, 10. HE oVn cake. you d p ler
have the oon vention held In the Wet, bu5
saws he CANT go against q city 10 h,s oTo
State. General Rosaer OF Virginia sid some
other Vrgiliaps. who have iit,reete 10 81.
PAU, are here urging thai city Sc tho place
for ths coryeation.
Col. Robars Mayo OF Wes:m ireland ooar-
~, Va, and Attorney Bill Of this city are
engaged here to-day 10 preparing the reces.
sary papers for the sale Of certain lands 10
Westmoreland belonging to Or. Fairfax,
Ne sra. Coartusy, Barron AID Bowie, AID
hire. Bailey, com pfislng sbou. Eve thcusand
acres In one tract. bounded on two sidee ~
he Potomac snd Wicomico rivers. to Mr.
Dos Parsos, Nav York millionaire, who
wsnts 1t for duckpg and huotlng porpcses.
TEE average price vas so an acre.
a large delegation representing the
Weman's Suffrsge Asaocistiou, whica has
bean In annual convea Oh here this @esk
we're beioge tee Senate selec. commit ee or
woman's rights this morning, ond delivered
adore sses il favor cf tee proposed amend
u tQS Gtnsilt Eif!Ds tiS s'SoN "
outrage Il woman. Ga motion OF Senator
Roar ite oomm!.tss decided By vote OF
to 2 t, make a favorable repMt to ht
Senate 90 the measufe
Aethe meeting Of the House District o
Columbia CON uitiee to-day MIR. Meredith o
t ie Alexandra dit LEI vas appointed chslt
man OF the enb-comm tee on education
labor ami char es. Mr.. Rusk Of MerS LAM
oft oo on han
tee on eeau railroads which Ia favorable Il
| the B & O. B 3.
Ssta or Turpin hsa fed f7e 9psclht
charges, witt specifications, against To
confirmation OF Jadee Words as assoc'a'
jus,ice of the new q. 8 Court of Appeal
for the 5 circnis, with tie SENT, jodi;i
a,y committee. Copies of these cnsTge
have baen forwarded by the Committee t.
Jod:e Woods for recitation, and plt b
answer shall be received no a2.ion can b
| taken upon tie nomination.
Corgressmen Eimnndg Of Virginin, know
Familiarity Ia the House as Farmer Ed
mucds, is very popular with hisfeloW ulen
bs,e, especially with hls Stale colleague;
between whom and himself ke5 are Cor
tiuu4llg passing The lei st one they hav
on him Ia that though he has never paid bu
two socle Gallo here, one OF them was on th
wrong day.
Mr. Stanford OF California, will make
speech In the Senate 20 morrow en- lila bl
to print and lend government N orey It lw
per cent. ON landed property. The chea
money men will than have an occasion for
| demonstration, and Mesars. PETER, Kyle an
Irby, the Farmers Alliance Ssnatora, VII
aso speak their little pieces.
| Collector Brady OF Petersbarg Virginia, is her
to-day. He says politics are very qliet in hi
State now. He also rays it i3 appsreni to ever
| body that Mr Blaine's health vii not permit hir
| to be q Presidential candidate and that Mr. Hal
risen will be the ncmines.
The House coinsge committee, of which M
| Epes, Of Virginia, is member, at their regul
mee.ing to-day decided by a voc Of eight
| fvs, to delay indefinitely the rest luton for
international convention on silver coinsgc, en-
almost unanimously to take vote three weeE
| from today ca tbs bill fer free ana IN Unite
silver COINAGE which means that at the time aer
don I'd the bill referred to Wi be reported fa7
ably.
q. F. Perry was to-day appointed Io,tmasscr q
Dorcas, Augusta county, Va, vice J. Perry, oe
ceased.
Representative Wilson of West Virgins, VIII
| delivered an sddress st the celebration OF tn
| birthdsy Of General Lee in Alexandria last nigh
| says that considering the weather, ne had larg
audience, AID TIA, barring the weather, his visi
| to Aexsndris Has very agreeable.
| secretary Blair o will give 6inner to the Pre-:
| ident and the members Of the Cabin OF tonight.
NEWS OF TIE DAP.
The libel suit of Senator @ lay resulted Il
victory for the Senator at Beaver, Pa
vee,erdav