Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-01-23
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette

quarantine bill, and that of the Senate
in the consideration Of the anti-option
bill a bill 10 prevent farmers from sell
ing their products when they please.
senator Daniel, who has been absent
from the city for the last few days, has
returned and was in his seat in the Sen
ate to-day.
Representative Edmunds of Vir
ginia says he has received letters from
democrats of South Boston, in his dis
trict, asking that the opposition to the
confirmation of Mr.. Stovall, recently
appointed postmaster at that place, be
Withdrawn. and that it will be, with the
faint hope that the applicant, who is o
partisan republican, may be removed
under the incoming democratic admin
istration.
Rev. Dr. McKim of this city, former
" rector of Christ Church, Alexandria,
preached sermon yesterday in favor of
closing the Chicago fair on Sundays.
As the result of inquiries made at the
Patent Office and elsewhere, the infer
ence is derived that, contrary to general
expectation, there is small prospect
that any relief will come to telephone
subscribers as the result of the expira-
ton of the principal patents combined
in the instrument now in use by the
public.
The L. S. Supreme Court to-day de-
cided that federal license is all tug
boats require, and that the attempt to
make them take out city licenses is I'M
constitutional. The Court also dis
missed, for want of jurisdiction, the
suits brought by the Northeastern Rail
road Company and the Central Railroad
Company to eDjoin county officers from
the collection of tax imposed on the
railroads by the State ofSouth Carolina.
These taxes were State, county and
school taxes. The State authorities as
sessed railroad property at higher rate
than other property, and it is claimed
that this is unconstitutional. 1t is held
that jurisdiction cannot be made to at
tach by combining the various forms of
tax in number Of counties, and thus
swelling the total amount-j9yolyed 10
above s., oQQ, the amount necessary to
take the case into the federal court
The merits Of the case were not gone
into.
1t is reported at the Capitol to-day
that President-elect Cleveland not only
approves of President Harrison's recent
eXtention of the operation Of the civil
ser ice law, but that he intends to eN-
tend it still further when he shall be
inaugurated.
To-Day tie health officer took from
the entrance to the private part of the
White House the cards warning persons
that scarlet fever existed within, the
four weeks limit for their display hav-
ing expired and the Presidents grand
child having recovered.
Senator Teller of Colorado, who is 4
member of the judiciary committee, is
quoted as saying: at is my opinion
that if Judge Gresham does not GO into
Mr.. Clcvcland's Cabinet he will, before
many months, be on the supreme bench
here. Mr.. Cleveland will have three
places Oh that bench to fill soon.
Blatchlord and Field will retire soon on
account of age. We will, by special
act. doubtless retire Justice Lamar
carly i'll the next session of Congress.
Everybody knows that Justice Lamar
is incapacitatcd by i'll health. He has
reached the age for retirement, but has
not been in the service ten years, as re-
quircd by law. Lamar is old and poor
and we are going to pension him by
retiring him by special act of Congress.
If Gresham is not in the Cabinet, he
will, | suspect, take Lamar's place"
DR.. Johnson, on leaving Mr.. Blaine's
house to-day, said he found his patient
quite feeble, not alarmingly so, but rs
weak rs Yesterday. He continues to
take fair amount of nourishment Dr.
Johnson. in reply TO question, said
that he did not consider Mr.. Blaine i'll
Il critical condition.
The President to-day sent to the SEN
ate the nomination of Frank G. Part
ridge, of Vermont, to be I. S. minister
to Venezuela.
Senator Washburn said this morning
that he would ask the Senate to remain
in session to-day until the final vote
was taken on the anticipation bill.
The opposition, headed by Sen
ators White and Wolcott, will not fill
buster. They think they have accom-
pished something by the debate that
has been going on, and after they have
exhausted this legitimate field of oppo
siton, they are willing to leave the
matter TO the vote of the Senate. Mr..
Washburn is confident that the bill will
pass, and the gentlemen on the other
side of the question are almost willing
to assent TO the claim made by the Min
nesota Senator The vote will not be
taken before next Tuesday.
Edward l.. Harl er, bank wrecker,
ex-President of the Fidelity National
Bank of Cincinnati, and convict in the
Ohio penitentiary, was to-day denied a
pardon by the President.
Maj. r. w. Hunter and Mr.. Thomas
J. Lutrell have been elected president
and vice president of the Confederate
Veterans Association of this city.
Mr.. Edgar Allen, recently Of Vir-
GINA, returned Saturday from Texas,
where he has been engaged in taking
dispositions in an important government
case.
According to the understanding to-day eu-
logies upon the late Senator John S. Barbour
of Virginia will be delivered in the Senate to-
morrow.
The Grand Harbor of the American Broth
erhood of Steamboat Pilots of the United
Sta .es met in annual session here to-day.
A MOTHERS CLEVER TRICK.-There