Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-06-30
FIFTY THIRD CONGRESS.
WASHINGTON, June 50.
SENATE.
The Senate was not in session to-day
unTIcE

The Senate was not in session to-day.
HOUSE.
Mr.. Robbins's request for the consid-
Grafton of the bill repeating the laws
relative to shipping commissioners met
with objection and the bill went over.
Mr.. Terry called up private pension
bill, but a demand was made for the
regular order, and the committees were
called. When the committee on post
offices and postroads was reached Mr..
Henderson called up the bill TO read
just the salary and allowances of post
masters ut Guthrie, Oklahoma, and
Kingfsher, Oklahoma The bill pro-
poses to allow them the salary of n
Presidential office, according to their
receipts.
The merits of the measure being then
discussed Mr.. McMillin moved to strike
out the enacting clause. Defeated. The
point of no quorum was then made,
and the vote by tellcrs showed no quo
rum present AS the morning hour had
expired the bill was Withdrawn.
Twenty-nnc private pension bills and bills
removing the charge of descrtion were passed
by the House
The Senate amendments to the House bill
fixing and defining the units OF electrical
measurement were concurrcd in, and at 2:30
o'clock the House adjourned till Monday.
CLOSING EXERcIsE5.-Thc closing
exercises of the Potomac Academy took
place yesterday at the school room on
Washington street. The award of the
certificates is based upon the standing
at the daily Rotations throughout the
session, except that in few branches
written examinations are held. The
following are the names of those who
obtained first division certificates Of dis
tinction, their average for the session
being up to the standard, viz: so per
cent, except in English branches, in
which the standard is Sc per cent.
English Branches-G. a. Abbott, +.
S. Baker, j. 0. Bruin, A. H. Bryant, s.
r. Cats, Il. ]. Daingerfeld, jr., ii. +.
Gentry, VIM. Herbert, A. Herbert, NJ.
H. Janney, J. w. May, F. J. Rawlinson,
G.. Thomas, D. C. Walsh, J. Il. thinner
man, jr, and w. II. Fawcett.
French-D. c. Walsh.
Greck-D. c. Walsh.
Latino. A. Abbott, S. r. Cats,
VIM. Herbert, f. J. Rawlinson, ID. c.
Walsh and ]. Il. Zimmerman, jr.
Arithmetic-G. A. Abbott, }. o. Bru
in, A. H. Bryant, r. j. Daingerfield, jr.,
II. Z. Gentry, VIM. Herbert, j. W.
May, F. j. Rawlnson and J. r. Zim-
norman, jr.
Algebra-G. A. Abbott, L. d. Bridges,
All. Bryant, s. r. Cats, RI .Daingerlield,
jr., l.. i. Dangerfield, w. H. Fawcett,
VIM. Herbert, L. Powell, G.. Thomas,
d. C. Walsh and J. r. Zimmerman, jr.
Geometry-S. Il. Cats, Il. J. Dain-
gerfeld, jr., and d. G. Walsh.
Geometry and Trigonometry-J. r..
Zimmerman, jr.
Trigonometry and Analytic Geome-
try-W. II. Fawcett.
Pysics, junior class-A. P. Brookes,
and NJ. H. Janney; Senior class, w. II.
Fawcett, F. J. Rawlinson, and J. r..
Zimmerman, jr.
Typewriting-A. II. Bryant, L. L.
DAingerfeld, and J. S. B. Daingerfield
Peumanship-J. o. Bruin, S. Il. Cats,
r. J. Daingerfeld, jr, l.. l.. danger
field, J. S. B. Daingerfeld, J. f. Grigg,
A. H. Bryant, and F. j. Rawlinson.
The following, having no dement's,
received certificates of department j.
0. Bruin, S. r. Cats, w. II. Fawcett,
]. L. Grigg, NJ. II. Janney, J. w. May,
L. Powell, F. j. Rawlinson, w. 0. b.
g,rt, and ]. r. Zimmerman, jr.
A certificate was awarded to Z. S.
Baker for punctual attendance during
the session.
Diplomas were awarded to G. NJ. Alb
bott, a. II. Bryant, S. r. Cats, Ct.
Thomas, Il. ]. Dainertield, .jr., VIM.
Herbert, D. G. Walsh, and ]. r. thinner
man, jr., as graduates in English
branches, they having reached the re-
quired standard (75 per cent? at special
written examinations.
Special certificates were awarded to
f. j. Rawlinson and j. r. Zimmerman,
jr., they having obtained first division
certificates in all their studies, and no
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