Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-12-05
FROM WASHINGTON.
[Oorespondenee Of the Alexandris Gazette.]
WASHINGTON. Dec. 5, 1894.

for want of prosecution, were referred
to the committee on claims.
The Senate committee on foreign re,
lations commenced the consideration Oh
the Nicaragua Canal bill this morning.
The difference between it and the House
bill is that it not only gives the canal
company the money with which 10
build the canal, but apr opriates six
million more to reimburse those VINO
have thrown away their money on that
work. of their own volition.
Mr.. Kirk, of the Virginia Jockey
Club, is here to-day. He, like MIR. Nc
Intyre, says there couldn't be better
weather for racing than there has been
so far this December. He says that
while many of the horses that We're
running on the clubs track last month;
and would be running there now it
racing was in progress there, have gol 9
away, a large number will winter there,
as they can do so as cheaply as any
where else. A frequenter of the Jack
son Island track says large crowds are
there daily, that book makers are
numerous, and the gate receipts are
profitable. 49,,
A knowing republican Senator told
the GAzETTE's correspondent to Gay II
was too soon yet to tell what would be
done this session, hut that from appear
ances it seemed to him that nothing
would be done except the passage OF
the regular appropriation bills.
Senator Quay to-day introduced an
amendment to the sugar bill as passed
by the House and reported to the Sen
ate, providing for striking out the one,
eighth of a cent per pound differential
on sugar. Mr.. Quay subsequently said
that the democrats had been talking a
great deal about the sugar trust and at
the same time were endeayoring to
dodge the issue. His amendment would,
he said, bring them face to face with
the sugar trust and put them on record:
Speaker Crisp this morning informed
one of the friends of the Nicaragua
canal bill that the committee on rules
would permit that measure to come be-
fore the House at an early day, and it
is not unlikely that it may follow the
pooling bill, although several appro,
priation bills will be ready to be called
up as soon as the pooling bill is dis
posed of.
Members of Congress interested in
naval affairs show a disposition to an
tagonize the urgent recommendations
contained in the Presidents message
and in Secretary Herbert's report for
the relief of what is termed "stagna-
tom in promotion existing in the line
of the navy by passing bill prepared
on the lines of q recommendation made
last session to the joint committee on
Der ,onel by the Secretary of the Navy
The suit of Fulton Gordon, formerly
of Bailey's Cross Roads, Fairfax county
Virginia, against Lawyer Lester of this
ci for alternating his wife's affections,
was decided in the court of this city TO-
day in favor of the defendant.
Senator Hill, who has been in Florida
for the last week or two, recuperating
is expected here this evening. The
report that he was at the Capitol last
Monday, published in Northern pa,
per, was erroneous.
Congressman Meredith went to the
government printing office to- day tc
try to get Messrs. Marshall and Nc,
Daniel of his district places there. He
also went to the Interior Department,
seeking places for Messrs. Jacobs and
Alfred Thompson of Fairfax county.
Representative Bailey, of Texas, is
awaiting the return of Mr.. Culberson
chairman of the House judiciary com
mittee, who is to call up his (Mr
Bailey's), resolution regarding the issue
of bonds. The resolution was reported
favorably last session. 1t is as follows
Resolved, That it is the sense of the
House of Representatives that the Sec
rotary of the Treasury has no authori-
ty under existing law to issue and sell
the bonds of the United States, except
such as is conferred upon him by the
act approved January IA, 1875, entitled
IAN act to provide for the resumption
of specie pawn nts," and that the
money derived from the sale of bonds
issued under that act cannot be law
fully applied to any purposes except
those specified therein.
AS previously stated in this CORE
spondence, nothing has get been done
about changing the name of the post
Office at the site of the old court house
of Appomattox county, Virginia. It
was named Surrender at the suggestion
of the people of that neighborhood and
on the recommendation of Mr. Rosser,
the postmaster there. Since then some
requests for a change of that name
have been received at the Postoffice
Department, but according to the rule
of the department nothing will be done
in the matter until the Congressman
from that district, MIR. Tucker, shall re-
turn to Washington.
The President, in addition to a long
list of recess appointments, sent to the
Senate to-day the nomination OF E. H.
Stroba, of New York, (now minister to
Ecuador) to be minister to Chile, vice
James D. Porter resigned.
The House committee on rules held
meeting this morning at which it was
decided to bring in rule making the
pooling" bill, reported from the COM
MERGE committee at the last session, a
special order after the pending printing
bill shall have been disposed of. The
pooling bill referred to amends the
Interstate commerce law SO as to per-
NIT railways to pool their earnings
under certain restrictions.
Representative ]. W. Babcock, of
Wisconsin, who was chairman of the
republican congressional campaign
committee, said to-day that no attempt
would be made by the republicans to
revive the Mckinley bill.
The will case ofMrs. Cole, who left