Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-02-19

he fact that the Treasury is bankrupt.
S43, GOO, 000 appropriated b7 the iass Ooh,
sress Is unpaid, and the last Treasury rspp.'
shows that but s27. 0o0, COO Ia on 6ano, NUE.
If any Of which, is available. oa
The Maryland authorities having fsiuseu
to pay the commissioner OF that SIste sp
pointed to prosecute Msrylanos c.s' S.o
against the government the amoune OF n,'
commission on the direct lanc tax leIunu,
upon the ground that the refuno was luo
work of congressional lobbyists. the oomm, s
ssoper hss applied for manasmae COZ pen.
Ing them to pay him the t amount, ana says Say
he wIll summon ali the Maryland ano fis-
einia delegations in Congress as witnesses, 70
testify 90 to whether or not tns Dill was iol-
hiaI through their respective bodies.
Jndee Watts OF Norfolk, Va. has recsntly
neen here and expressed himself as In favor
NJ Senator Palmer go the democratic nomt-
nes for the next Presidency. Ken ucky
democrats here say the Judge ce; tiinlF
doeen't know any thing about MIR. Palmer,
who. during the war, had some young men
who vent 10 see their friends hanged az
epies. and Hho conducted bayoEet cleo
ton.
Mr.. Smith Of Michigan says he has not ytt
been appointed to succeed Col Rsid OF Al.
exandris, SO deputy register of the Treasury
though be understands he will be, but tdst
as The saIary OF the place Ia only $1,000 ne
Decent know whether hs will ACCEPT ir, as
be has more lucrative offsr from private
parties.
Mr.. Speaker Crisp i5 not we'll. He left
lest night on the Norfolk boat for Fortresf
Monroe, where he will spsrd few days.
Among tae pt tltions presented in IN:
Senate to-day was one by Mr.. Dawes to: 3
T. Crn!t and others OF Alexandra county
Virginia. praying Congress to prohibit ths
ose of the Aqaduot Bsldge by any kind 81
railroad. Il was referred t, the Distri
of Columbia Comm se, which has sires"y
decided tbs t no railroad tracks shall be la'o
across ibst nriise.
representative Ctt,hings. 8 member Of
he commi tee on rules. snys that COMM see
will probably scon ix day for the consid
-ra,ion Of t5e silver bill, OFT be Is uy nc
means CO, t ,in that bill viii pass H hr-
iost returned from NeS York. BE says, c
Hui men there told bin Hi I, II nomins ed,
souo carry The State by forty thousand
msi >rit9, aud th, so tsr ss be IL concerned
ne ia In favor of Lifting them do 30.
Mr.. Favs, well sno~n a-chiie>t OF { IL
city, snd distin gursh. geoogis!, says t "a
marble qla,ry his eoently been d'sonV'
ere d IT Vf.inis, tls 'one OF which is equs
to toe q mnrole 10 the world.
NV York member of the House says
TO-DAY ,hst Hin will have every ,ue OF tle
entire seveuty-two de egates that S;sts vi,
send 20 hs national democratic convention
hs House ways and means coumit:e'
to-day determined t. allow the republican
uioority one week in which to prepare III
report GA the tariff bills agreed upon, and Il
| call ND those bills In the House early weef
after next
Some OF the southern delegates to th'
Fsrmsrs' Alliance convention to meet In ST
Louis next Monday sre here. They So!
that II that convention declare for thirt
psrt3, all the southern delegates will With
| draw at once.
Before the Joint committee on immiera
tioa to-day, b ]. Deily of the American De
fsnse Association, Of New York, argued IL
| favor of an amendment to the Constitution
providing that 20 State shall grant ths RICH
| OF iranchise to any person net cilizsn
| the United States.
The following changes in the 4th class pest
offices OF Virginia were made to-day: Codd, 81 Ore
Sussex county, L. n Harwell appointed postmas
ter, vice J. ". Wilson, resgnsd; RaLton, Iunen
burg county, A. L. Ba-cock, vicc y. 2. Childru5
| resigned.
Four trains of Pullman cars left here this after
| noon ut intervals Of fifteen minues for Chicago
| They we're o1ded with senators, Representatives.
ne wsr aper people ar d foreign ministers, SINE O
q h,m were accompanied by their wives. The.
are the guests Ct the city of Chicago, and will q
to that city to view what has been 80 far done 10
| the fair to b held here.