Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-03-07

slightest necesaity. The silve.itee, soco;d.
Ing TO previous announcement. moved that
the resolution to fix day for the conelaei.
alton of Tbs free silver bill be taken up q.
once. The opposers CT that bill ealo
the motion was net in oEder unoh
the journal was read. The silverltes
maintained that es the motion came ifom
tbs committee On rules 1t could be tagen up
at any tims. During the discussion u 9
membsrs left their seats aDd CROWDED tne
centre aisle and the Speaker was constantly
ponnding his desk with his gaVei and re-
nnjrine members t, keep order. AS TIE
row was confined to the democrats, the r..
nub,ioan members enjoyed t immensely.
There are no new Developments to-day, 30
far az can now be learned, In the BeEEing
Sea controversy. The illness OF Secretary
Blaine would have prevented meeting OF
the Cabinet to-day even II one was contem-
plated. The situation will be fully consid-
cred, however, st the regular meeting TO-
morrow, for the purpose OF det:rmining the
policy Of this government 10 the event OF
Lord SslisbEry's continued retusa! TO renew
the mo6us vivenGi for the coming season.
Gan. J. ". Foster, Of the State Department,
who Is assisting Secretary Blaine In the ne
gotistion on this subject. had conference
with the President on the situation snls
morning and subsequently, conferred Wild
Mr.. Blaine at his house. Later Sir jnlian
Psunceiote called at the State D3pastmen
and had an interview with Assistant Sscfe'
tary Wharton.
MBior Boo Mason, OF Albemsrle county,
VIreiuis, here to-day. says General Rosser
is making ON active canvass for the Dc NC
Gratis congressional nomination In his dis>
| trios, and has more supporters tnan scme
people believe.
nond, Virginia, district, says today that
from che Intelligence he receives from his
distriot he ia induced to believe now that
that district will send Hill delegation ID
| Chicago. 49,,
Ia the House to day Mr.. Meredith miro
duced the following bills: To pay the heirs
OF the late T. B. Robertson 81 SEQ for use OIL
his house 10 Alexandria ss hospital dur
Inc the war; to pay N. G. Sanford 81 327
for property destroyed during the war to
nav G. 81. e.enkls $749 for property destroy
ed 6u1ipg the war for paying J. W. Beck'
lev, R, D. Backley and Al. Hopkins, color
ed. employees In the quartermasssr's depart
msut t Alexandria during the war. balance
due ham, end foT paying MslvinR Maxwell,
Administrative of G. W. Maxwell, S66O wax
Il
damages.
The court OF claims today decided thai
mail carriers whose work as carriers and aE
clerks combined wse m ore than eight hours
g day ere entitled to extra pay for all time
over eight bcurs.
Several of IL directors OF tie Virs inia Midland
Railroad Company were here to-day to attend {
meeting o, that company that has bsen called 70,
this evening.
representative Springer had a serious relapse
yesterday, but is elightly better today, though
delerious at times. His condition is the cause
great solicitude to his friends
1t is stated here that Mr.. Russell Harrison ha
caused another member of his fathers cabinet Il
"put his foot in it," Mr.. Noble, go the rspor
eoes. is SO desi1ous of making himself solid will
the President that he has broken contract Will
a transportation company In Yellowstone Park il
order to make one with another company In whic!
young Harrison is interested. But, sli the same
Mr.. Harrison must be renomir a.ed "becsuse hi
administration has been clean."