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

Mr.. Hit made strong speech against the
bill to exclude the Chinese from this County,
In the House to-day. 10 1t hs said Chinees
soldiers we're now guarding the parsons emu
property OF Americans In Chine. while me
American Congress was passing Dill %
preveut any Chinese FROM coming 10 tnis
countrv. evep those who had 30 hospitality
enfertaiued Gen. Grant But SAND lot iDh j.
ence was too strong, and the bill was passed
BY q large naej GRITTY.
In the Senate to-day MIR. Barbour pre-
sented memorials from the City Council OF
Po,t,nouth for the improvement OF the APP.
proaches to the ravy yard, and for pubic
buildine at Portsmouth, and for the defeat
OF the bill to prohibit oompulecry pillotage.
The vote Of the 6she,ie, committee OF the
House on the pill to elbow citizens OF any
State to fish In the waters OF another State.
irrespective OF the laws thereof, was seven
to six against 1t. Since then one OF the ssven
has lef, the committee, and his place been
filed Dy one whose views on the subject
nave not yet been expressed. Strange ss 1t
may seem, some OF those 10 favor OF the bill
ca them selves democrats.
The debate on the free wool bill will, It lie
expected, be concluded In the House this
afternoon or tonight Mr.. Springer has
entirely recovered his health and will make
the closing speech ia favor Of the bill.
The bill to put the growers Of tobacco On
the same footing Eith the groweraso wheat,
corr or any other agricultural product. ex-
cept sugar. will, 1t ta said. pass the House
without any trouble.
All the democratic members OF tbs House
who went to Connecticut to take part 10
the camra'gn there have returned. The
consensus: OF their views of the result of
Wednesdays election there Ia that the State
democratic ticket will be elected, but that
the legislature will be republican.
The torpedo boat Gushing arrived here last
Saturday evening for the purpose OF testing
the Whitehead topedo.
Secretary aine and General Foster had
conference With the President this morn
lug In regard to the arrangements for
closed season in Behring sea this year,
though reports from that SEA are to the
effect that more seals are being killed now
than usually.
The report Of the Judiciary committee OF
the Sspst, la favor Of the bill to refer old
Mr.. McQsrrahan's claim to the Court OF
Claims, which has been before Congress for
the last thirty years, made to-day, was
agreed to by all the members OF that com-
mttee except Mr.. Hoar.
The u 8 Supreme Court -dey rendered
another dscislon In the original package law,
that Is prohibiting the sale of liquor IN pro-
hlbi.ion States sent from other States.
The District appropriation bill was reported in
the Senate to-day.
Senator Morgan says he is going to make every
member OF the Senate show his hand in the silver
game, and, with that object In view, made long
speech in Tho senste to-day. Some Of the wiser
Senators say he will not succeed.
The President sent the following nominators to
the senate to-day Medical Director John Mills
| Browne to be surgeon general and chief OF the
Bureau OF Medicine and Surgery with rank Of
commodore. Commodore James A. Greer 10 be
rear admiral. Captain Henry Erben to be com
modore.