Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-01-10
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence OF tae rAlezandriz Gazette1l
WASHINGTON, Jan. 10. 1893.

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night. and that that was 10 i'e inter
Dretez. - meaning that the patient was
better than h had been 81 any lime
since The relapse. Mr. Blaine passed
L very comfortable night aua when Or.
Johnston If. Ejn his condition MAS as
favorable u could be expected. lie
continued 10 take n0urisBment. u mic
be was wiling 10 state lbs; Sir. B.sine s
condition showed Improvement. ire
physician would not % - far Is - as-
sert that that Improvement could &c
maintained TIE 1anily appeared 10
fe without alarm tbcn2n tneE DO not
think that the improved condition oi
N. Blaine l. anything more tnan a
temporary suspension vi the raYases OF
the disease ti4a. must sooner or l;steT
end III dissolution.
giSIanv Nnginians here express
themselves a. gra5iiied a the endorse
,nent OF Mr. Cor5in, OF King George
county. l.. eir SITE. Tor The place q
Assistant etaiy- Of the Agricultural
Department. " the Virginia TEes!-
Dental tleclors Yesterday.
The postmaster - l';.sEsiac, VINO Is q
son OF SIR. Ielircw, q weil-known law
Yer OF this city VINO was auditor OF the
Treasury under President Grant. has.
il j. said here, lied not only his Office,
but his town because ne was snort ID
MS accounts. having lost the money III
bets on Harrison.
One Of Senator henna's physicians
this morning informed reporter that
the Senator had slept soundly during
the night. but early this morning for
about a hour. ne suffered from nausea.
He was now. however, g q. n relieved.
The physicians 90 not think the sick
mans condition TO be necessarily dan
gerous. and although he is still liable TO
a relapse, they hope for his permanent
recovery. He Is still very weak uo"-
ever.
The senate judiciary committee had
one or two witnesses before II this
morning. testifving in the NcComas
case. Mr.. McComas, himself, sent the
committee q sweeping denial oi the
charges and says he knows nothing
about the National Investment Compa-
NJ. and that if his name has been used,
I il was without his knowledge and au-
/ thority.
rnittee oftheHouse in favor ofthcSunday
opening question was begun this morn,
! Ing. The committee room was filled
with members of the city government
OF Chicago and other persons, including
four women interested in the subject.
The intercontinental railway com
mission will ask Congress for ,OOU
/ additional with which to complete the
Office work of the Surveys for a railroad
to connect North and South America.
Messrs. Carter and Ciarkson Of the
national republican committee are still
here. l. Is said they are afraid 10 90
10 New York lest they be attached
there as absconding debtors for unpaid
/ debts due by the committee OF WHICH
! thew are al the head.
+ Frederick Douglass, the negro leader
Of this city, has been put on the inaug-
ural committee, Dot the committee on
the negro part Of the procession, bat on
/ the general committee.
In the Senate to-day Mr.. Daniel re-
ported adversely a bill for the benefit
Of Aaron Van Camp and Y. 7. Chapia
< Co.
4 meeting Of the Senate finance com
/ m;.tee was 10 haze been held to-day to
consider the silver question, but no
quorum Was present. Messrs. sherman
.aE-.soa, who we're among those
,.,.--,- Said they were both III favor
Of the renaal Of the present bill AZ once
If a better oae could be adopted, ire.
spcctive Of 3Ir. HaTrison's advice 70 &c
nothing. but that thcy were AFRAID
nothing could be suggested that would
slrit the silver men. and that they
therefore thought no silver legislation
would be enacted nj this session.
The n"nDers of the RaUm invcstigat-
M committee have il contemplation
the framing Of a bill to remedy some O
the defects found 10 exist in the present
system Of dealing with pension matter;
by the Pension Bureau. a member d
the committee. who is himselfa veteran
OF the late war. admits that there are
persons now iraudulently drawing pen
sions. He proposed to have the name
Of all persons drawing pensions publicly
posted in some conspicuous place IL
each locality, which will enable the de
serving pensioners TO ascertain if any
undeserving names are on the list.
The demand of the southern alliance
democrats that they shall be recognized
/ in the Cabinet by the appointments OF
Congressman Livingston of Georgia to
a seat in that body, is said here to be
not only an evidence of fight between
the alliance and the straightout demo
Gratis OF the South, but is q means to
prevent the appointment of Mr.. Hoke
| Smith of Georgia to a Cabinet position.
4 number of naval officers have re-
signed within the past few years to go
with big naval and engineering firms.
Nearly all of these have been members
of the engineer corps. The causes that
! have led them to resign from the navy
have been poor pay for the ability dis
PLAYED, slow promotion, long services
at sea, and the main reason, superior
offers in salary and work by the pri-
vate firms. One of the younger mem
bers of the engineering corps is now
receiving q salary Of $4,000 a year
from a private firm.
In the House this morning Mr.. Miller,
(pop.,) of Wisconsin, offered a pre-
amble and resolution reciting thereport
that the Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany is discharging men because they
are members of the labor union, and
authorizing the committee on labor to
inquire whether there is any remedy to
prevent this outrage upon people who
nrn nhlined 10 labor