Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-02-23
FROM WASHINGTON.
correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette ]
WASHINGTON. Feb. %, 1898.


CORRESPONDENCE of the Alexandria Gazette
WASHINGTON. Feb. %, 1888.
At the whisky trust investigation TO-
dav Herman Endemann, New orS
chemist, testified that he had examined
some of the essences and essential oils
used in compromising spirits. Some of
them were poisonous and would cause
death if q table spoonful of them was
taken. He could not say how danger
Gus they were in the quantities used,
but thought that their continued use
would be detrimental 10 health. To
what extent he could not say; it de-
pended upon the constitution of the
consumer. He could not say what the
medical properties of pure gins, whis-
kies, etc, were as compared with adul-
terated goods. He knew physicians
preferred the pure article.
No site will be selected for the pro-
posed new government printing office
by the present Congress, and General
Malone will, therefore, have a chance
10 induce the next one to choose his lot.
In the House to-day, Mr.. Tucker pre-
scented for reference to the committee
on foreign affairs resolution request
ing the President to lay before the
House the proposed treaty with the
Hawaiian Islands and all correspond
ence in connection Herewith. 49,,
The House yesterday passed the bill
allowing the Secretary of the Interior to
paw to Virginia her portion Of the pro-
ceeds of the sale of public lands
appropriated for mechanical and agri-
cultural colleges in the several States.
which has been withheld because Of the
failure of the legislature Of Virginia to
give its assent to its acceptance before
its adjournment, as it should have done.
1t is said that the nomination of eX-
Congressman Findlay. of Maryland, to
be arbitrator for the United States in
the matter of Gillian claims, was re-
iected By the Senate because of the OPP
position of the Maryland Senators. Mr..
Findlay is making strenuous effort to
have the vote reconsidered.
I'm the Senate to-day Mr.. Vest, from
the commerce committee, reported fav-
orably that part of the Washington, AL
exandria and Mount Vernon Ry. bill
relating to a bridge across the Potomac
river at Arlington, and referred the
other part Of the bill, relating to the oc-
cupation of streets in this city, to the
District of Columbia committee. Mr.
Wise. chairman of the House CON-
merce committee, told the GAzETTE's
correspondent it was too late in the SEES
sion for his committee to take any ac'
ton in the matter.
The American bi-metallic league this
morning passed resolutions demanding
the free and unlimited coinage of silver
at the present ratio Of IL to / denounc'
ing all legislation which in any way
discriminates between silver and gold
as money metals; declaring it incon-
sistcnt with sound public policy to
confer with any foreign nation as to
what the money or currency of the
United States should be; and denounc-
ing the recent attempt to repeal the
silver purchase act, and the measure
now pending before Congress to author
ize an additional issue of government
bonds. The league also declared it to
be their purpose to open the contest
in the middle and eastern States, and
calls upon all fair minded people in all
sections Of the Union to aid them.
1t is said at the Capitol that Mr.
Harrity's circular calling for informa-
ton MS to how the new democratic con
grcssmen and the members of the pre-.
sent Congress who were absent when
the bill to repeal the silver act was re-
Gently before that body will vote, means
that one good turn deserves another
and that those who will not vote to re-
peal the act referred to need expect
10 White House favors.
Senator Ransom, by length ofcontin
uous service, is entitled to the presi
dency pro tenn, of the Senate of the
next Congress, and it has been Offered
him. but he has declined it. He init
mates TO his friends that if Il salary
were attached to the position he might
accept it. Senator Harris, of Tennessee
will fill the place. The latter Senator,
though hale and hearty, is seventy-fve
years old.
The President to-day nominated Ben.
ton Hanchett, of Michigan, to be U. S,
Circuit Judge for the sixth judicial Cir
cult Ito succeed Judge Jackson
The Navy Department has been III
formed of the arrival of the gunboat
Bennington and the cruiser Newark al
the Canary Islands, with the Columbus
caravels Nina and Pinta in convoy.
As stated in the GAZETTE yesterday the
postotlice appropriation bill as passed retained
the provision for sending the fast mail by the
Richmond and Danville r. r.
In the Senate to-day Mr.. Hunton attempted
TO have the bill for the Washington, Fairfax
and Alexandria r. R. taken up, but Mr.. Hale
objected. ana the bill had to 90 over.
The House appropriations committee this
morning by unanimous vote agreed to non
concur in all theSenate amendments to the sun
dry civil bill and request a conference thereon.
This includes the Sherman three per cent.
bond amendn eat The committees action
was taken to expedite the bill. 1t is in the
power of any member of the House to send
the bill to committee of the whole for consid-
Grafton separately of each amendment. The
silver men will insist before the bill goes to
conference on n vote of the House on the
bond amendment. 1t also agreed to non-con-
cur i'll all the Senate amendments to the legis-
latlve bill.
Farmers Institute.
The Farmers Institute now in pro-