Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-03-01
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence OF the Alexandria Gazette.l
WASHINGTON. March l, 1898.

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WASHINGTON. March l, 1898:
Almost every building on both sides
of PENNSYLVANIA avenue has been pro-
fusely decorated with bunting and
many of them have had stands erected
tor seats in front of their windows. The
sunny side of that street was thronsed
to-day with strangers, among them
many street peddlers attracted by the
crowd. 1t is estimated
that the inaugural procession will be so
long that it will require FIVE hours for
it to pass any one point.
The Alexandria Ferry Company has
made ample arrangements for the ac-
commodation of passengers between
this city and Alexandria on the 4ih in
slant. 1t will have four boats on the
line, the Columbia, City Of Washing
ton. Arrowsmith and Wakefield, and
one will leave either end of the line on
every hour and half hour during the
day.
After three Intellectual attempts 10
get an executive session the republicans
were successful to-day, the understand
ing being, however, that nothing OF a
disputed character should be consider
ed. Accordingly, when Mr.. Sherman
made the motion there was no OPPOSE
ton. An effort was made to reconsider
the vote by which the nomination OF
Mr.. John V. L. Findlay, Of Maryland,
to be Gillian arbitrator, was rejected.
The effort was not very hearty one
and met with failure. The republicans
looked upon the matter as something
for the democrats to settle. Mr.. Find
Law was q democrat, and although nom
mated by Mr.. Harrison, they said he
was opposed by the Maryland delega-
ton and they were willing to let it go
at that and permit Mr.. Cleveland to
make the selection for the office. The
tacit agreement regarding disputed
nominations did not prevent the pre-
liminary steps being taken in the Han
chett nomination. AS soon as the eX-
ecutive session began this nomination
was referred to the judiciary commit
tee, and, before it was over, the commit
tee held meeting on the floor, and by
strict party vote reported the nomlna-
ton favorably.
The post-oiiice appropriation bill was
reported to the Senate this morning.
The committee added to the house bill
$50. 900 for the cancellation of stamps,
refused TO allow the special facilities,
and added little more than 5000, 900
10 the appropriation for foreign mail
service in accordance with the full es-
Inmates Of the department
Messrs. Anderson, Harlow, Barley
and Reed, of the Washington, AleXan-
dria and Mount Vernon Railroad, were
at the Capitol to-day, and, with Repre-
sentative Meredith, had an interview
with Senators Hunton and Daniel in
behalf Of the bill to allow that road to
build bridge across the Potomac at
Arlington. The Senators told them, as
they had done before, that they would
do all they could to have the bill taken
up and passed before the close of this
session, but that they didn't think the
prospect at all favorable.
The favorable report of the House
military committee on the bill granting
Il right OF way through the Arlington
reservation to the Washington South
crn r. Il. was presented in the House
yesterday by Mr.. Mitchell, and the bill
put on the calendar.
The public debt statement for Feb
ruary Shows II decrease in cash during
the month of about 100000. The re-
ceipts have footed S30,000,000, and the
expenditures nearly $3l 100000
\ bill passed Congress yesterday pro-
vidng for the improvement of the
roads in the rural portion Of the Dis
trict of Columbia. AS the District ex-
tends rs far down the Potomac as the
old ferry slip, opposite Alexandria, the
roads to that point will probably be
improved. and thereby increase the
need for the establishment OF the old
ferry across the river at Alexandria.
President Harrison held his last in
formal public reception at the White
House this afternoon.
The President sent to the Senate to-
day the following nominations: TruX-
ton Beale of California, to be envoy ex-
lraordinay and minister plenipoten-
tarv and consul general of the United
States TO Roumania, Servia and
Greece; Genio NJ Lambertson of Ne
braska. to be arbitrator on the part
OF the United States under the treaty
for claims commission concluded be-
tween the United States and Chile; f.
NJ. Ship of Virginia, to be assistant
surgeon in the navy.