Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-05-28
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence Of the alexandria Gazette
WASHINGTON, May IS.

Capitol to-day. lie says lie met Sena-
tor Palmer this morning, the first time
since the former, in 1865, invited him
and another negro 10 ride with him IN
his carriage to Il public meeting in Ken
tuckv, ofwhich State he was military
commander. and which meeting was
guarded by three regiments CT negro
troops, TO near him declare freedom TO
all the negroes in that State. and that
ne and The General to-day revived the
memory OF that occasion and te!iclt&ted
themselves upon the part they took III
it. The ex-Congressman says Mr Har-
rison is not sin it, any longer, and that
if Mr.. Blaine wants the nomination ne
can get ii without the slightest trouble,
and that either itl!sk or Aigcr will be
the nominee for Wee President. He
saws the Virginia delegation to Mime
apolis. except himself. Of whom al bat
seven are anti-Hai1ison, will leave here
together OH the night Of the 3rd proXi-
mo. He SAYS Mr.. Cleveland, Of whom
he speaks in the highest terms, and
who, he says, will receive . large non
I partisan vote, will be the democratic
nominee.
Senator Sherman will deliver a long
and carefully prepared speech in the
Senate next Tuesday in opposition to
the free coinage of silver. No matter
what NAV be said to the contrary, there
need be no fear of the passage OF Il bill
for any such purpose at this session OF
Congress. as. in their hearts, large ma
iority OF the Senators, Of both parties,
being sensible men, arc opposed TO free
silver.
Among the strangers here to-day is
Col. Jones, formerly OF Virginia, but
now of Missouri. The Colonel left the
democratic party in Virginia with Gen
cral Malone, but says he has come back
to it Oh account of the negroes. lie Is
lust from New York, and says that from
what he heard there he is confident that
Hill or German VIII be the nominee of
the Chicago convention, as the hayseed
and cowboy whoop will not be rs po-
tential with the delegates to that con-
vention as it has been in State conven-
tons, and that when those delegates
become convinced, as they will be sonn
after they reach Chicago, that there will
he great danger of the loss OF New York
if Mr.. Cleveland be nominated, they
viii not be disposed TO vote for him.
He says it is well known in New
York that many Of the delegates who
are really for Hill, had to keep their
mouths shut in order to be elected but
that there would be no necessity for
them to DO so ut Chicago, and that there
they would vote in accordance with the
lights before their eyes, and for the sue
cess OF the party.
The national convention OF silvcrites
after long session adjourned sine die
to-day. The last business that occu-
pied jlieir attention was the question of
raising funds to carry on the work of
the silver league, for which several
large contributions and pledges were
received from Colorado and other min
in" States
Neither house Of Congress viii be in
session OH Monday, all the federal and
district Offices here will be closed, and
the day will be observed as q general
holiday. People have already com
mcnccd TO collect flowers with which
10 decorate the graves Of federal sol
dicrs at Arlington and other federal
cemeteries in and near this city.
Mr. O'Donnell, of Missouri, republic
can, IN his speech on the postol1ice APP
ororiiation bill in the House this morn
in" said: Ahasuerus, King of Persia,
q. c. 456) was the first recorded mon
arch who sen: letters into every prov
incc OF his vast empire informing his
subjects that ii YVES his imperial will
that every man should bear rule in
his own house" The King did this be-
caused he was piqued with the Queen
4 questionable beginning of great sys-
ten.
The President and party left here at
Z o'clock this morning over the Penn
sylvania railroad for Rochester, n. Y,
where, on Monday, he will take part in
the Decoration Day ceremonies.
The legislative appropriation bill was
reported to the House to-day. The
most important feature of the bill, and
one which will probably lead to q bitter
contest in the House, is that abolishing
the Utah commission. The total APP
preparation made by the bill is SOL,
6S2.752. which is $45S, 122 less than
that for the current year. 1t abolishes
the places of SO clerks of the senators
who are not chairman Of committees.
Rcctiliers are required to submit pack
ages of distilled spirits before rectifca-
ton to the inspection of a United States
guager: requires al packages of recti-
fed spirits containing five gallons or
more, to he branded, and requires
wholesale liquor dealers to make sworn
monthly returns of the kinds and quail
ties of spirits received and sent cut and
the amount on hand, Another para
graph abolishes the office of marshal to
circuit courts Of appeal and imposes
that duty upon the L. 5. district mar
shals. Still another provision make its
the duty of heads Of departments TO re-
quire all employees to work not
less than seven hours each Gay
except Sundays and holidays.
No appointments are to be made dur
ing the next fiscal year except by pro
motion. to iill vacancies in any Of the
executive departments, except such va
cancies as shall be created by removals
made or designations requested because
OF ineiiiciency.
The joint printing committee of Congress
has net vet selected the site OF the proposed
new government printing Office. but the chair
man of the House committee says the sclec-
ton will be made as soon rs Mr.. Henderson,
chairman of the Senate committee, shall re-
turn.