Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-03-02
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette. ]
WASHINGTON. Mar. 3. 1894.

Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette.
WASHINGTON, Mar. 2, 1894.
No message was sent to President
Cleveland last night about the passage
of the Bland seigniorage bill, for the rea-
son that the Presidents exact location
was not known. Private Secretary
Thurber said to-day that he did not
know where to send such a message,
and he thought there was no telegraph
station in the n%eighborhood where the
Presidential party spent yesterday.
The Violet and her passengers are not
expected back in Washington before
Monday evening, and it is more likely
that they will not return before tues
dav. 1t will take at least three days
for the little tender to make the home
ward Journey, for in the tortuous sound
region OF North Carolina she will be
Obliged to anchor every night, and a
clear run coni.ot be made until the
open waters of Chesapeake bay are
reached.
A bill was offered in the House to-
dav for the relief ofinjured and disabled
e Employees of the railway mail service.
The lighthouse board received a tele-
gram to-day from Tompkinsville, n. Y,
to the effect that the reported destruc-
ton of Gardiner Island light house Is
false.
Mr.. II. L. Biscoe, president of the
Virginia democratic association OF this
city, says the democrats who complain
of the President don't know him, and
that before his term of Office shall eX-
pire, when they will be more familiar
with his course, they will realize that
they have been mistaken, and that the
President has been right, while they
have been wrong.
During the session of the House to-
day, on motion of Mr.. Holman, unani-
nous consent was given to swear in
Hon. Galusha A. Grow, as a represent
ative-at-large from Pennsylvania, at the
present time, in the absence of his Gre
dentials. On the arm of Mr.. Holman,
the venerable eX-speaker appeared be-
fore the bar of the House, took the oath
and was greeted with applause. MIR.
Grow then took a seat on the extreme
left of the chair, next to the n oc'
cupied by Mr.. Quigg, the new New
York member.
The Senate committee on interstate
commerce continued its hearing to-day
on the pooling amendment proposed
bv Senator German. Geo. r. Blanch-
ard, of the Central Traffic Association,
declared that the interstate commerce
law had been of sweeping benefit of the
railroads.
Major R. F. Mason of Albemarle
county, Virginia, has been appointed a
postal Inspector and assigned to duty
in Montana. The salary of the place
is , 900 and So a day and all travelling
EXPENSES.
The democratic members Of the Sen.
ate finance committee were again in
session to-day, and heard Senators Hill
and White Of California argue, the for
mer against the income tax, and the
latter in favor Of protecting American
fruit. 1t is expected that the tariff bill
will be completed by tomorrow night,
and will be printed and submitted to
the whole committee at a called meet
luS ucNt NlOuudN ulOlHlbSs
At Marshall, Fauquier county, Va,
NJ. NJ. Gibson was appointed postmas-
ter to-day, vice Rose Bayly, removed.
Assistant Secretary Reynolds to-day
decided a case which will render pen
sionable q class of claimants under the
act of June ~, 1890, who were excluded
under the previous decisions of the
Department..
The demoratic caucus Of the House
to consider how best 4 quorum may be
established of members who are pres
ent and not voting will be held Tues
day evening, the 9th instant, at eight
o'clock.
First Lieutenant Joseph f. Gustin,
14th infantry, was placed on the re-
tired list of the army to-day with the
rank of captain.
The national association known as
the Daughters of the Revolution that
recently met in convention in this city
is threatened with dissolution in conse-
quence of the superiority some of the
members claim for their ancestors.
Governor Pattison of Pennsylvania
passed through here on his way South
to-day. His friends say that as he is
the Governor Of a State that gives
100, 900 republican majority, he would
be a good man for the next democratic
candidate for the Presidency, and they
intimate that his trip South will in
crease the number of his friends in that
section.
The resolution of the committee on
the judiciary, directing an investigation
of Judge Jenkins's restraining order in
the Northern Pacific Railroad case, was
reported by Mr.. Boatner with a request
for unanimous consent for its consider
alton, but Mr.. Kilore objected and it
was withdrawn.
The House committee on the District of
Columbia, at their meeting to-day, considered
the bill allowing the B.. & 0. R.. R. to change
the route of its entrance into this city. 1t
was reported in the committee room that the
route Of the road from Linden, OIL the Metro
politan Branch, to Fairfax station, on the r.
& d. road, now that theVirginia legislature
has chartered 4 road from Manassas to Rich
mond, will be changed, so that it will run
from Linden to Manassas.
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