Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-12-13
of Appeals, but that they still hope he

begun at last. 1hlS afternoon Tue Nav
Department received the following
cable message from Capt. Picking:
s'RIo DE JANEIRo, Dec. 13.-Copas
Island and Enchadas in the possession
of Admiral da Cana (the insurgent
commander. Former is well fortified
and is continually firing upon the Gus.
tom house and naval arsenal with small
arms. 1t is dangerous to land"
The Senate committee on privileges
and elections this morning discussed
the bill to repeal the federal elections
law, but no action was taken, and the
bill was laid over until tomorrow.
The discussion showed disposition on
the part of the democrats to push the
bill through the committee and send it
back to the Senate with favorable re-
port with all possible speed. The re-
publicans urged delay and said more
time ought to be given to a matter OF
this Importance. The impression, how
ever, prevails that the bill will be
favorabIy reported tomorrow.
It is the intention of the Senate COM
mittee on the judiciary to meet to-mor-
row to consider the nomination of Will
liam B. Hornblower to be associate
Justice of the Supreme Court of the
United States. Ifso, it is stated upon
the authority of members of the com
mittee that favorable report will be
made to the Senate, so that Confrma-
ton can follow before the holiday re-
cess.
Mr.. Wilson, rep, of Washington, pre-
scented to the House to-day a joint res
olution of the Legislature of that State
in favor of annexing the Hawaiian ISL
ands, and calling on Senators and Rep
r.scntatives in Congress from the State
TO use their influence to this end.
Chairman Hatch, of the agricultural
committee, says he will to-day intro
duce in the House his anti-opinion bill,
which, while resembling the old bill, is
different in some particulars. 1t will
be termed revenue measure, and the
taxes it will impose will be lighter
than those of the old bill.
The congressional committee to Sc
lect site for the new public printing
office are considering proposition to
enlarge the building now used for that
Office.
The offer of % cents gallon and the
payment of the tax on the brandy re-
Gently seized by the revenue officers in
Culpeper and Rappahannock counties,
Virginia, has not been accepted, and,
it is stated, will he increased to fifty
cents gallon, which, with the 80 cents
tay, will make $40 q gallon, which
the distillers will have to pay for their
own brandy.
Congressm. N Meredith called at the
War aud Postoliice departments and al
the government printing office this
morning to try to get places for his
constituents, but was unsuccessful in
every case.
The friends of the bill for a chart
er for the Washington, Alexandria and
Mount Vernon Electric Railroad to get
into this city via Arlington, are conf
dent that bill to that effect will be
passed at this session of Congress.
Capt Ham Shepperd, who is still
here, has prepared statement with
regard to the action of Mr.. Pitcher, the
delegate from Fauquier county in the
Virginia Legislature, in the recent u.
:. Senatorial election, in which the
gentleman referred to appears in any
thing else than favorable light. The
statement, it is understood, is only for
eli culation among the Fauquier county
democrats.
Repre- sentative Holman of Indiana,
chairman of the democratic caucus, has
decided to call caucus for some even
ing this week to consider the new tariff
bill.
1t is understood that President Cleve-
land after New Years will recommence
holding the midday public receptions,
which were discontinued some weeks
age. The olicer in charge of tie
White House attendants says: "There
is not one in a hundred of the lady visi-
tors who come here who doesn't ask to
see the little ones as soon, almost, as
she enters the house. l have had them
tell me that they would sooner see the
baby than the President himself. No
matter how much they are told that
the Presidents family is not on exhibi.
ton, they continue to beg and plead for
just one look, and seem to feel aggriev-
cd when the refusal becomes perempt-
DRY. All women love babies, of course,
so l suppose it's only natural"
Mrs. Georgia Anne Porter, the widow
of Admiral Porter, died this morning at
her residence in this city. Mrs. Porter
was "a years old, and has been i'll for a
long time with catarrh of the stomach.
She will be buried beside the body of
her husband in Arlington, on Friday.
The House committee on coinage, weights
and measures to-day voted to begin the con-
aideration of the Bland bill re-enacting the
free silver coinage of 1897, the second
Wednesday in January.
The Secretary of State and the Secretary of
the Navy heard from Honolulu this morning
through kilograms sent via San Francisco by
Minister Willis and Admiral Irwin. What
Mr.. Willis told Secretary Gresham will prob
ably remain secret until the President sees
fit to make it public through the medium of
Congress. Admiral Twins telegram to Sec
rotary Herbert says the provisional govern
mcnt has one Thousand men under arms
prepared for the defense" Mr.. Thurston's
visit to Honolulu at this time is to place the
benefit of the knowledge he has gained in
Washington at the service of the usurpers and
TO advise resistance TO any attempt TO re-
enthrone Lilliuokalani.
INVESTIGATION PosTPoNED.-Dele-