Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-05-14
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence Of the AleIandrla Gazette
WASHINGTON, May Il. 1894.

WASHINGTON, May Il. 1881.
The U. s. Supreme Court to-day sus-
tanned the validity of the Ohio law re-
curing insurance companies TO make
reports of their business, assets, etc. Oh
the ground that the law is merely an
exercise of the police power. OF the
State, and in no way impaired the OBJ
legation Of contracts.
Mr.. H. O. Claughton, prominent
lawyer of this city, formerly OF AieAan-
dria. is in bad health, and mas been Tor
some months. His friends are very
much concerned about his condition.
One of the members of Congress from
virginia in talking to-day about the
nrobabi1ities OF his denomination, said
While Of course he would like to cave
!, he wouldn't cry if he did not, as
,ho,;pn he believed he could get more
votes than any other democrat IN the
district. he was not certain IN his
mind that even he could be elected.
A story printed in a Philadelphia
naDer this morning purporting to relate
| how the Senate and the members OF the
finance committee capitulated TO the
smear trust in the arrangement OF the
sugar schedule OF the tariff bill, attract
ed some attention among Senators but
few of those whose names are proml-
nently mentioned were present.
Senator Smith, OF New Jersey, Is absent
on count OF sickness, and Mr.. German
is out ofthe city. Mr.. Brice said he
had glanced through the article sutil-
cient TO know that there was no truth
in it so far as he had any knowledge in
the matter. Mr.. Jones, chairman OF
The subcommittee that fixed I'D the
bill. said life was too short to bother
with the reading Of all the stories
printed in the daily papers concerning
the Working OF the finance committee
and statements purporting TO give the
reasons for the attitude assumed by
various Senators
The blue book of 1893 just issued
shows that about 100000 persons are
employed in the postal service OF the
United States. These, with the 10000
engaged in other departments OF the
q lvernment service, make grand to,
til OF 10000 persons forming the Civil
Service army OF the United States.
Governor Tillman has not only lost
the right TO sell whisky in State dis
pensarics in South Carolina, but the L.
:. Supreme Court to day &c ided that
rs efforts TO secure the registration OF
2 tr de mark therefore are in vain.
The ord nance passed By the city OF
Charleston, under an act of the legisla-
lure OF South Carolina, by which the
Postal Telegraph Company was COM
PEELED 10 pay yearly license OF 500
for business done exclusively in that
city IS valid and the license coilectable,
according 10 the decision of the SUI
preme court Of the United States an
nourced today by Justice Shiras.
During the Consideration Of a district
bill today in the House, considerable
excitement was caused by q colored
man in the public gallery, who arose
and addressing tde Speaker, said that Ii
the Coxey bill was not passed, the
" mite House, Treasury and Capitol
would be destroyed by thunder and
lightning. The Speaker directed the
,loor- keeper to remove the iaterrupter
which was done with some difficulty.
The mans name is Matthew A. Cherry,
He : big burly negro and is black
smith, residing in this city. He insists
that he is not insane, but his mind is
manifestly unbalanced. When ques-
toned by the Capitol police he said
Congress would be given until the oath
Instant to pass the good roads bill.
The Washington and Great Falls
Electric Railroad bill was reported with
certain amendments in the Senate to-
dav. The bill for the relief OF the Sib-
lev heirs in Fredericksburg, Virginia,
came up in lis place on the calendar,
but went over.
Among the visitors at the Capitol
70 dav was Senator,elect Martin of Nir
ginia. He had interviews with Repre-
sentatives Turner and Swanson OF his
State, and, with Senator Daniel, called
upon the new public printer.
Representative Turner of Virginia
was again at Internal Revenue Office
this morning in the interest Of some Of
the distillers in his district. The inter
nal revenue laws have been so loosely
executed in that district for several
wears that the distillers had learned to
disregard many Of them entirely Tn
der the present administration an in
spector has been sent there, who has re-
ported the delinquents, some OF whom
have been arrested. They look upon
their arrest as a sort of ex post facto
proceeding, inasmuch as for years they
have been doing with impunity what
they have been arrested for, and Mr..
Turner has advised that they be let of
on the easiest terms.
A competitive examination will be
held in the 9TH Virginia district tomor
row for cadetship at West Point, and
Representative Turner Of that district
will 90 home this evening to be present
at it,
Intelligence from Alabama here to-.
day is to the effect that Mr.. J. F. John
ston will beat Congressman Oates for
the democratic gubernatorial nomina
ton in that State Mr. Oates is the
Cleveland and Mr. Johnston the ante
Cleveland candidate.
The fate of the tariff bill is as much
in doubt to-day as ever, and its most
sanguine friends concede that the
grounds for hope are growing smaller
day by day. Not only are the demo
cratic members of the Senate divided
on the subject, but even the democratic
members of the finance committee, and
it is currently reported that some of
the latter have played tricks upon their
colleagues, and that the immense num-
Der of amendments, over four hundred,
were prepared for the sole purpose of
defeating the bill Senator Daniel
when asked by the GAZErrEs CORES
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