Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-04-07
FROM WASHINGTON.
Especial Correspondence Of tie AleSssdr'a 6asse, }
WAsH1Karoa. D. O.. April Z. losZ.

FROM WAsEIEeToA.
Especial Correspondence Of tie Alexandria 6Nse'sJ
WAsH1Heroa. D. O.. April z. iosz'
At the BAUM investigation today is was
that Lemon, the pension Agens
who endorsed Raum's mole for Sl2,ooo, nsu
an many of his cases advanced after tnst en-
dorsemept that he made S250,0OO IN elgoe
mocths. and skipped to Europe Wnen tns
Renm investigation was comme1cea. BAUM
rafussd to cay whether or nos ne naa ye'
Maid that note. Raum testified that .. d.
Hersey obtained the status OF cases oeiofe
the pensions committed OF Congress from the
clerks thereof and charged IS case Tor
them. and that such cases we're called up IN
the House by Mr.. Cooper, one OF the prose
cutors in his case.
In the Senate to-day Mr.. Barbour present.
ed protests from the boards OF trade OF West
Point, Hampton and Lynchburg against the
passage OF the bill TO prohibit States from
executing their compulsory pilctage lava;
also numercusly signed petition from the
womsn's temperance alliance of Loudonn
county, Va, against the Rsle OF liquor at the
Chicago fair.
The result of the Rhode I.land election
Yesterday hes had q decidedly depressing
effect upon those democratsin Congress VINO
are more intent upon the success OF cneiI
party than of their own. They are troubled
because the Hill men say many OF tne hncoe
Island democrats had their ardor cooleo Dy
the fact that their State convention nso De-
clared for Cleveland, and the CleVelana men
say the Hill men "knifed" the democratic
candidates; and they fear that this feeling
will spread 10 other States. Some OF the
In he
to be friendly to Mr. Cleveland, are serionE-
~ COZ sldering the propriety OF advising that
gentleman to follow the example OF Mr..
Blaine and write public letter Withdrawing
from the contest, In order that party har-
mo,y may be restored.
A delegation, consisting CT Messrs. Cog.
eiD. Lowry, Cambsll and Saunders. OF Bed
ford City. arrived here to-day to urge upon
the Congressman from their district the ne.
oessity for the psgsege of the bill for pub
iio building ct Bedford City. The House
oommittes on public buildings and grounds
to-day reported tavorably bill appropriat'
ing s25 600 FIR public building at Betford
City.
TIE formation OF the new sugar trust has
induced Congressman Buchanan OF Virginia
TO Introduce bill in the House to remove
the tariff tax on ri iced sugs..
Troop F, 7 h Cavalry, arrived here To-Day
from Fort Sill, Iodian Territory, and will be
added to the garrson al Fort Myer, Ajax
andris county.
In the Ssuate to-day Mr.. Dawes presented
q numsrously signed petition from citizsns
OF Boston for the natural zAtion OF such CHI
nete as came here prior to The first e1ou'
sion act.
As Spain obi acts to the establishment OF
Uni cd States consulate at Ponape in the
Caroline Islands, Mr.. Band, who was re-
Gently appointed consul a. that place, has
been recalled. l. Is understood that TIL
/ Government will take no further ec:ion 10
the matter.
10 the House to-day MIR. Williams, OF
North Carolina, ntst duce a bill to coin ali
the silver Ia the Treasury and distribute to
the several States two-.hirds OF 1t, to be
lent by those States to borrowers at low
rates Of intsres', and II retain cne.third se
seourity for the silver certificates iesued for
that silver.
b. toe District OF Columbia appropriation
bill before thu Senate to-day. tae salaries q
the register OF wills and the recorder oil
DECIDE for the District will hereafter be
81 900, instead of from len to fifteen thou
sand az heretofore.
| In the House to-day Mr.. Meredi introduced 8
bill to refer to Tbs court OF c'aim' cal N OF J.W
Martin of Louioun county, Vi'ginis, for 81 ,086,
for property taken by fed ,ral soldiers during the
war
The two Senators from Pennsylvania have rec
On nended J. Hay Brown o. Lancaster county, IN
their State, az proper man to Fl the vac ncy on
the O S. Sup enc Bench, caused by the death oil
| Associate Justice Bradley.
Ihs speech Of Mr.. %ilsou OF West Viri inia, in
the the House to day. was as much the feature OF
the days session OF that body, as Mr.. Wolcott's
was iha. f yesterdays session of The senate. he
/ held the undivided attention not only OF the gal
aries but of the Il oor also, and proved by patent
facts that the tariff was mere fer the profit OF the
protected manufacturers than for that of the gov
eminent.