Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-12-23

bile for calling up the resolution Of the
investigating committee demanding
the removal Of Commissioner Raum for
malfeasancc
A prominent New York democrat
here today says Mr.. Cleveland trusts
few people, and that among those few
is Mr. Lamont, in whom he places the
utmost reliance, and that so great is his
need ofhi services that in order TO Sc
cure them he may possibly oiler him n
place in his Cabinet.
4 dispatch received Mt the State De-
partment to-day, says that American
exhibitors mt the Madrid Columbian
Exposition have been awarded eight
gold medals, fourteen silver, and fifteen
bronze medals, besides receiving honor
able mention in numerous cases.
The merchants and hotel people here
Az this is the dullcst ante-Christmas
season they have experienced fornany
wears.
Col. Mosby is here to-day. lie VIII
90 to Warrcnton this evening and spend
Chris,l. IS there, and from there proceed
t. Mexico 10 superintcnd Il lottery
drawing. The Colonel says the people
IN Mexico look upon Cara. that Is
those Who have ever heard Of him. ~ n
bandit. not Is reyolutionist. and that
i, seems 10 him THAI all the revolution
izing That CARA is doing is in this
country. The Colonel also says lie
takes the GAZETTE, receives ii regu-
LARRY in san Francisco. and that by do
Ing so, he finds Wien he comes hacN
here and meets NirSinians that ne
knows more about the condition OF II
fans in the State chan some OF the
prominent politicians in Virginia who
dc not subscribe to the paper.
The House side Of the Capitol this
morning was deserted. The hegira OF
members began some days ago and TO-
day but hail & dozen representatives
were in the chamber engaged IN an
swering their pre-Christmas conespon-
dcncc. One of those present, Air.
Dockery. predicted that little lesiaia-
;ion would be enacted this session out
side Of thc regular appropriation bills,
NIL OF which were in an unusual condl-
lion OF forWardness. As 10 an extra
session. he thought thai one would be
called. On the Senate side there was
An aspect of complete evacuation and
/ Il, sertion even more striking than chat
Of the House The chamber was rs
quiot as q cemetery, not page llltiln&
about nor siM@ie Senator MAS to be
The friends of the Torrey bank
rnptcv bill. fearful that ihe House,
through inactivity, might not give even
consideration at this session otCongress
to their measure, have obtained Il ma
ioy;ty of the si@nitures of the members
TO petition asking the rules committee
to bring in special order fixing day
at which ii shall he taken up.
Mr.. Speaker Crisp says he IS decided
" in favor OF an early extra session q
the new Congress. that he thinks Il ma
ioritv of the members of that body
agree with him on that subject, and
that the prompt revision of the tariff is
recognized rs the great duty OF the
democratic party. He says the work o.
such a session should be restricted s)ic-
w 10 matters OF especial importance.
IKE Secretary of State to-day re-
c. I'D a cable message from Dir. Estes,
~ ew Consul at Hamburg, this morn
ing. saving 'Bills of health have not
been clean. Two cases to-day" The
first paragraph Of the above message Is
in response to an inquiry rs 20 the truth
of a rcuort that the Consul had decided
10 issue clean bills of health to vessels
sailing for United Suites ports from
Hamburg. Notwithstanding the con
finued existence OF cholera in that city.
i'on2. IS man Springer said to-day
thai tlr proposition to elect Presidents
b ,he dir Il cote Of the people seemed
20 be growing in favor, and was certain
IL a,traytin@ 4 GREAT deal Of interest.
There is to be an organized effort
in the House after the holiday recess to
bring abou; some sort of financial
legislation. /; Viii probably take the
shape ofan attempt TO repeal the SAer-
man law. anier which the Government
is purchasing at010,090 ounces Of siL
yer wear. The opponents Of free
coinage believe that this law is daily
menacing the securities of the Govern.
ment. and inevitably leading 10 sigan
tic losses.
General Malone Of Virginia, who i
now operating corn me"l mil il
North Carolina, has recently bought ;
hotel nj Long Branch. lie has so IA
been unabie 10 induce either the lious'
or Senate 20 regret the selection of tht
site chosen hy the ioint congressiona
committee FOR the new government
nrini;nr ri'icc. and to choose the lot il
which IL isiu,erestcd for that purpose.
III, ficnia Associate Justice Lama
mere sav they hardly think il possibl,
tau: ne viii. again ne well enough
"a resume his place on tie supreme
Bench. il is sincerely hoped he may
not die ,ilring the remainder OF Dii
iflriisuns term, for If so, Judging by
the Piss. some Harrison worker are
Soulh-hr;scr would be appointed to hi:
place. Justice I.amaris III an advanced
sia.se of i}right's disease, and before ht
left here he suiltreda severe CONFUSION
The result Of ur;rmic poison, ami wa;
unco. sciouS for the space OF threo-qtlai
tci> OF m hour
Attorney General lillcr acknowledged to
Jay thgt he had to ask for nearly two million
more loy his Department for the next, ihai
WIS provided f,r Il last year. for the rcasol
that lis e, ,ousas of last year are not We. paid
~. tint the i',cF.-ast' is to supply deficiency
LEFT i EoL0GEAfnic NtLL:-Th'
difference. bctwcch ..''c laws OF the Dis
trict Of Columbia and of Virginia have
compelled the heirs of Edmund Fla"