Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-02-27
ANAL crowd of officials from this

9mall crowd Of officials from TINS
city. The party from here will include
the President, Secretary of the Navy
Tracy. Postmaster General Wanna
maker. Attorney General Miller, whose
daughter Jessie has been selected by
President Harrison to chrlsten the new
boat. and several Congressman and de-
D artmcnt attaches.
The agricultural appropriation bill
was reported to the Senate this morn
ing. the estimates being S3,3l5, 800.
The items of increase are Forestry in
vestigation and experiments, $4,000;
for agricultural experiment stations,
$4,000, and for irrigation investiga-
tions, $4,000.
This was the day Mr.. Beltzhoover
promised to call up in the House the
bill for the benefit of William and Mary
College, but this morning he said he
would do so tomorrow.
The inauguration visitors, who COM
menced 10 arrive last week, are increas-
ing by every train that reaches here,
and the sidewalks of Pennsylvania ave
nue. are already crowded. Many OF the
buildings Oil that thoroughfare are dec
GRATED, and all will be by Friday.
Messrs. Anderson, Reid, Hume, Har-
low and Brent, of the Washington
Alexandria and Mount Vernon r. r.,
were at the Capitol to-day waiting Tor
the bill which authorizes that road to
bridge the Potomac at Arlington to pass
the Senate so that they may then try
10 induce majority of the House COM
merce committee to make favorable
report upon it Immediately, and there
by strengthen its chance of becoming a
law at this session.
The sundry civil bill will be sent to
conference under suspension OF rules
as soon rs an opportunity to make the
necessary motion can be obtained. An
understanding has been reached that
all the amendments shall be formally
non-occured in and that unless the
Senate recedes on the Sherman bond
amendment the House conference
shall insist on their disagreement and
report the amendment to the House for
its approval or disapproval. 1t is I'M
derstood by members of the House that
the bond amendment is not so strong
in the Senate as it was when original
liz tackled on the sundry civil bill, and
some of them believe the Senate will
recede and will not insist on this
amendment provided it be seen that
the House is inclined TO stand firm
against it. 1t is expected that the
Worlds Fair amendments will also be
voted on by the House, sits believed
that the House conference to be APP
pointed will not agree TO these amend
ments in advance of an expression OF
the will of the House.
Senator Stanford has returned from
California, and, it is reported, says Mr..
Harrison has been offered, and will ac-
cept the law professorship at the Uni
versity of California.
Senator Colquitt, of Georgia, who
was paralyzed last year, made his first
appearance in the Senate to-day. One
side of his body is utterly helpless. and
he had TO be borne to his seat by some
of the Senate's employees.
The whisky trust investigation closed
today. James NJ. Veasey said that
there being no vinous, malt or spurious
liquor produced in this country which
is in any way improved by any change
or alteration, permits by the govern
ment TO make such changes should not
be issued. Let fruit brandies be made
in their respective districts from fruit,
rye WHISTLES from rye, and Bourbon
WHISTLES from such grain as compose
them. Amend the internal revenue
laws so as to abolish the issue of recti-
liers license to liquor dealers. Make it
a felony to use oils and essences or col
orings in adulterating or changing pro-
ducts, vinous, malt or spurious liquors
produced in this country. Fine whis-
iies require at least five years to
ripen and become fit for use. Under
the bonded period law, whisky is re,
ouired 10 be withdrawn from the bond
and the tax paid at the expiration OF
three wears. 81 h Of these goods as
are not lit for use are exported, stored
in foreign countries and returned here
when our markets will receive them.
This practice seems unwarranted, un-
fair and unjust. Let the bonded period
he made five wears instead of three.
The new proprietors of the Ivy Hill
race track near this city are so conf
dent of success that they have COM
mcnced the erection Of q building there
that will cost $4,000. The races will
continue until the 18th Of next April
and will then stop until the 10Th of Dc
tober.
John l. Davenport, who sued the
government for large sum fpr mar
shal's fees. was awarded S461 by the
Court of Claims to-day.
The Court of Claims to-day rendered an
adverse decision in the case of d. G. Swain,
Judge advocate general of the army, versus
the United States for the recovery of half OF
his pay for the period oftwelve year., adverse
TO General Swain. The case has been pend
ing in the Court OF Claims for the past two
or three years.
A PREACHER GOES WRoNG.-An unparall-
elcd sensation was caused in Wheeling, W..