Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-07-21
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FROM WASHINGTON.
rCorrespondcnce of the Alexandria Gazcttc.J
WASHINGTON, July u.
The President sent to the Senate to-
day the following nominations: Andrew
d White. of New York, to be Minister
TO Russia; A. Loudon Snowden, OF
Pennsylvania, TO be Minister to SPAN,
and Truxton Beale, of California, to be
Minister to Greece, Roumania and
Servia.
The President to-day approved the
Joint resolution providing for an inyes-
tigat!on of the ''slums of cities" the act
providing when plaintiff may sue as a
poor person and when counsel shall be
assigned by the court and the act to
remove the political disabilities Of VIM.
S. Walker, Of Georgia.
Secretary Chas Foster said to-day
that there is no truth in the report that
he contemplated resigning the Secreta-
ryship of the Treasury on account OF
his failure to control the Ohio delcSa-
ton at the Minneapolis convention.
Letters received here from various
parts of Virginia report the gradual
spread OF the peoples party and the
tendency of the republicans to unite
with that party In several OF the con-
gressional districts, according to these
letters, the peoples party will run cam
ddates who will be supported by re-
publicans, and that it will also run a
Presidential electoral ticket. In the
counties bordering North Carolina The
party is said to be very strong.
Secretary Elkins, who has refused TO
be the republican candidate for Gov
ernor of West Virginia, says Mr.. John
w. Mason will be the nominee.
An intelligent newspaper corresponds
ent. who returned from Pittsburg this
morning, says the general impression
there is that the strike was big mis-
take. and will be q bigger failure; that
non union men will supply the places
of the strikers that order will be pre-
served. and that hereafter the proprie-
tors of the works whose hands have
struck will employ no man who is sub
ice: to any orders but their own.
Mr.. Cleveland's speech in New York
last night is spoken Of approvingly by
all shades of democrats at the. Capitol;
Some of them, however, say he could
have mentioned silver, and given
as the reason for his opposition
to its free coinage the fact that
such coinage would have decreased
the amount of money in the country,
instead of increasin" it. by driving all
the gold to Europe, and that it would
have enabled the silver bullion owners
to have sixty-eight cents worth of sill
yer coined into silver dollars.
By bill which passed the House
Yesterday the foremen at the life saving
stations will hereafter receive $500 in
stead Of 500 year, and the surfmen
500 instead of $50 month for the eight
months they are on duty.
Mr.. Daniel delivered an able speech
in the Senate yesterday evening in OPP
position to the anti-option bill. which
bill, though nominally intended to
benefit the farmers, would really harm
them more than any other class of pee
pie. GIr. Daniel this evening will, il
an opportunity shall occur, make a
speech in favor of removing the gov
eminent tax on State banks.
The bill TO retaliate upon Canada:
which passed the House this evening,
abrogates treaty, but is in accord
with the Presidents pronounced jinSo-
ism.
The Senate committee on Territories,
as stated in this correspondence yester-
day, has reported bill to admit New
Mexico as State into the Union. 1t
will do the same with Arizona, it is re-
ported, but has determined not to call
up either bill until the next session. 1t
will not do anything with Utah at pre-
sent, for the assigned reason that the
Mormons if entrusted with State gov
eminent might legalize polygamy.
1t is reported at the Capitol that as
both Mr. Cleveland and Mr.. Stevenson
are in favor of the five million appro-
priation tolthe Chicago fair, that appro-
priation will be made, Notwithstanding
the adverse vote on it in the House last
Tuesday.
ALICE M1TcHELL's TRLAL.-The tes-