Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-12-19
FROM WASHINGTON.
Of the Ale ,sndris Gazette
WASHINGTON, Dec. 10.

Correspondents OF Inc hle ssiioiiS 0a1es"
WASHINGTON, Dec. 10.
The House committee on the election
of President and Vice President to-day
considered the bill prohibiting Presi-
dent from serving but one term, with
out an intermission, but took no action
on it.
Congressman Tucker of Virginia had
an appointment with the Postmaster
General to-day to talk over the propo-
sition to change the name of Surrender
Postofice. CT,
The prevailing opinion at the Capitol
to-day ON the subject, is that the new
currency bill will fail even IN tny
House, let alone the Senate: Secretary
Carlisle is still so much in favor OF 1t,
however, that he was at the Capitol to-
day to explain some of the objections
that have been made to it.
Congressman Jones, of Virginia, re
ceiyed a note from the Secretary OF
State to-day appointing tomorrow
morning as the time for selecting plan
for the monument to be erected at
Wakefield, the birth place of General
Washington.
The MariaCole will case was again be-
fore the Circuit Court here to-day, MIR.
Walton Moore, of Fairfax county, Vir.
ginia. appearing as counsel for two OF
the heirs, Mrs. Tolson. of Prince Vii,
liam county, and Mrs Lewis, ofStafford
county, Virginia.
The Senate committee on foreign re-
lations at its meeting this morni oG de-
cided to favorably reportto the Senate
the treaty recently negotiate d with ia
nan. q full committee with the excep
ton of Mr.. Daniel being present.
The President will have hand In 1t,
and therefore the American consul at
Siyas has been ordered to investigate
the alleged Armenian massacre, but ON
his own account, and not as memher
of the commission appointed under the
Berlin treaty.
The recent official correspondence o.
the Hawaiian affair was sent to the
Senate to day. 1t shows that II the
Rawaiians thought the United States
would not support the usurping filihus-
tiers at Honolulu, the PEOPLE of that
country would try to regain their own
government, and also that Admiral
Walker supported the flibusters and
tried to produce ill feeling between this
country and England by reporting to
his government that the British minis
ter at Honolulu was assisting the dc
jure government.
The House commerce committee to-
day instructed the sub committee to
whom was referred the bill to prevent
train wrecking, to report it as soon as
possible. The committee postponed
the consideration of the bill for me-
mori.l bridge across the Potomac at Ar
]ington until after the holidays. The
committee considered the bill to pro
hibit express companies from carrying
obscene matter, but reached no conclu
sion, though all the members seemed to
be in favor of it.
The Southern Railway Office here
was informed by telegraph to-day that
it had won a en-thousand-dollar dam
age suit that had been brought against
il by a man named Patterson in south,
west Virginia. The road is in good
luck, having won two similar suits
lately.
The proposed new gas company here
of which Governor Morton of New
York is q member offers to sell gas ut
S5 cents thousand.
Ex-Congressman Yost of Virginia
was at the Capitol to-day, but not, he
says, on business connected with his
proposed contest for the seat to which
his democratic opponent holds the GER
tificate. He says he doesn't know, but
supposes from the little he has heard
on the subject, that the republicans O.
his State favor Mr.. Reed for President
Chief Arthur of the Brotherhood o
Railroad Engineers, and E. E. Clark
chief of the Railroad Conductors Asso
citation, appeared before the House
committee on labor to-day in connection
with the bills looking to the peaceful set
Element of labor troubles. They would
not commit themselves on the arbitra
ton bill. Ida Wells, the famous color
ed woman, addressed the committee IL
support of the resolution of Mr.. Blail
providing for an investigation OF the
subject of lynchings.
Ex-Governor Mckinney of Virgins wa
among the visitors here to-day.