Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-04-02


at ekinauarter, Chesterfield county, qa., TO-
day, vice Y. a. Goode. died.
The sibley bill again went over yessel.
dav. The only hope for it nov Is Laas ~
NAV he referred to the Court OF Claims, anu
che ohauce even for that is By no means
good. ,r,,. .,o,. sroest.
ora came from Northumberland county, V B.,
ELL accompany Representative Jones W6en
the latter shall 90 there Sunday week.
IL is nrobsble that there will ba no formal
,enIy to Lord Salisbury's note OF the 26sh OF
March. Il Is the general understanding
tbst this government will accept the propo'
ei,ioa In the note which provides for sus-
nension of pelaeio sealing with provisions
for indemities. Beyond this there Ia moth
ing new 10 the situation to-day, especially
as it is understood that the cabinet took no
definite action In the matter at its meeting
yesterday.
Senator Ransom says there will probably
be some trouble with the Farmers Alliance
10 his State. but that it will be met and over
come. The psople Of bis State, he says, have
too much at stake In the preservation OF
solid South to think of destroying that
solidty while the threat OF the Force Dill ID
hanging ever than.
Among the strangers on the floor OF the
House to-day was ex Congressman j. II
Tucker, father of the present representative.
His hair Is as thick es ever, bus IL IS Be
white as snow, and his spirits are az Soune
as boys.
The GAzETTE's correspondent ia requested
BY some Of the Virginia members OF tne
House to gay that all the copies OF the morse
book we're iesued to members OF the olss
Congress-; that the members OF this, the ga,
have none, and Cannot buy any, as the ]ank
dsalers' supply has been exhaust
In the House this morning Mr.. Blanchard,
of Louisiana, reported the river and har0of
epproprls ton bill, and 1t vas ordered PRINT
ed and recommitted. Mr.. Fsthian, OF LII,
ncis, from the committee on mefchaut
marine and fisheries. submitted favorable
report On the bill! for the free admission to
American registry Of ships built in foreign
countries. Referred to ths House calendar.
& member OF the House from New YoIk
received letter from constituent this
morning to the effect that the government
had determined to take cast OF the'!ate
Cnmntroller Knox as model for statue OF
Lincoln, bat that he had cast of Lincoln
which he would disposs OF for considera-
tion.
1t ia probable the majority report In the
Noyes-R ,ckwe!l contested eleotioa case.
from the E mira district In New York, will
be presented In the House this evening, and
possibly the minority report also. The
former asserts that Rockwell, the democratic
Incumbent, has no right to the seat, which
should be given to his republican contest
ant; 1t also, 1t is reported, makes a slash or
two at Senator Hill for taking the part OF
tne democrat. The latter takes the ground
that Rockwell was fairly and legally elected
and ehouid retain bis scat. It is under
stood that when the case sha|l be called up
in the House, the republicans will vote for
it to man, but that there will be strong
opposition to its adoption By ths democrats.
MI, Russell Harrison, son OF the Pfesi-
dent, whose application for eeat In the re-.
porters gallery Of Congress was at first
granted, and then suspended upon protest,
bas, it Ia reported, resigned the seat which
had been given to him.
The republiesn congressional campaign
committee has been appointed. There is
not q single Vivginian upon It,
A Boston democrat hero to-day says ex
Gov. Ames, of his State: republican though
he is, 5as declared for tariff rsferm.
Commissioner Reum, during his invest CATION
to-day acknowledged that several Of the clerks
in his bureau were relatives Of pension agents. 1t
was slso developed that during the last two yesrs
he had been absent from his Office 137 days, and
not ono Of which for sickness.
The Maryland Legislature has voted Command
or Leary, y. 8. N, thanks and gold watch for
his gallant action at Samoa.